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Back Row Mgr Brett Washburn, Asst Mgr James Cooper, Justin Myles, Jonathan Vines, Glenn Harbin, Mike Brown, Brandon Paritz

Front Row: Stef Lollar, Jeremy Duffy, Brendan Pilger, Brian Dermond, Chris Haggard, Matt Bishop

Not Pictured: Daniel Sarisky, Eric Swegman, Brett Kennedy, Aaron Patterson

Team Record Win % Home Away RF RA Last 10 Streak

Dragons 20-5-1 .788 8-3-1 12-2 192 67 8-2 Won 1

Robert Frazier – 5 years - #6

Frazier started the Dragons in 1996 but prior to that, he ran the 93 Cubs, 94 Indians, and 95 Hooters before settling on the Dragons name that would stick for decades. Frazier managed the Dragons to 54-48-1 record over his 5 seasons but more importantly, he set the tone for how the team would be managed. He was very well organized with little sheets of notes everywhere, with names, phone numbers, etc., however, he rarely missed a managers meeting and became one of the most reliable and respected managers in the MABL. He stressed being a good teammate and assembled the original group of Dragons in the mid to late 90’s, many of which are still friends to this day thanks to him. When he left for Japan in 2000, he turned to the team over to Brett Washburn, saying, “The Dragons will never last if you don’t take over.” Robert followed the Dragons from Japan for over a decade with bi-weekly phone calls to check in. Today, he still checks in on the team from Minneapolis, where he is employed at Amazon. Robert was able to be in attendance for the 2017 Championship series vs the Cherokees and witnessed the first championship with a great deal of pride for what he had started 22+ years previous.

Mitch Jolley – 7 years - #3

Jolley played 7 seasons with the Dragons from 96-02 before retiring. Mitch was the all time catcher, all around good guy, and never say die attitude. A Marine at heart, he gave everything he had oftentimes catching both ends of the doubleheader in 100 degree weather. Mitch was instrumental in growing the Dragons as well as he was the rock behind Robert for many years. Today, Mitch works in construction and lives in Cumming with his wife Amy.

Billy Whitfield – 14 years - #14

Whitfield played for 14 seasons before retiring after the 2012 season. Billy infamously came up with the kangaroo court fine system and made sure it was documented in the book weekly so we could recap at the end of the year at the team party. That was always good for a lot of entertainment. On the field, Billy was a workhorse on the mound for many years of undocumented success. Billy should be far and away the career leader in wins, innings pitched, and strikeouts however pitching stats got the short end of the stick in the early years. Billy is the career leader in Home Runs with 55 and 3rd all time in RBI with 224. Billy works in the construction business and lives in Kennesaw with his wife Kelly and their 3 kids.

Todd Edwards – 14 years - #9

Edwards played 14 seasons with the Dragons but would have been 19 had he not moved away from 2005-2008. Edwards was a stalwart at 3rd for the Dragons for years and usually hit 3rd. He is the Dragons career leader in RBI, 2nd in Runs scored, and 3rd in Home Runs. He career batting average of .354 places him just outside the top 10 but his high was .453 in 1997. He is the career leader in doubles with 69. Todd, aka Hollywood, was known for having the latest trends on the baseball field and was a leader in the dugout and off the field. Todd’s last season was 2014 but he keeps in close touch with the Dragons and their successes. Off the field today, Todd is active in the Atlanta tennis community and lives in the Milton area with his wife Daphne and their sons Aaron and Dayne. Dayne is a standout football player in the Milton High School program which Todd is actively involved in volunteering his time and energies.

Mike Hanelin (Doc) – 12 years - #32

Doc played 12 seasons and was a key cog in the lineup, on the mound, and in the field, manning CF for years. Doc’s career on base percentage was .468 with ranks 7th all time. He is in the top 10 in many career categories including 1st in triples, 3rd in runs scored, 4th in doubles and hits, 6th in RBI, and his .360 career batting average is 10th. Doc would be in the top 5 in career pitching if those stats had been kept better in the early years as he won some big playoff games over his time wearing #32. Doc was known for his intensity and a strikeout was sure to produce a helmet bounding against a wall near you in the dugout. He raised the level of everyone’s game around though and he is probably the career leader in fines as well. Today, Doc is still a radiologist in the Phoenix, AZ area and has taken up acting over the last several years and you’ve probably seen in some commercials and short films.

David Zanaty – 10 years - #22

Z played 10 seasons with the Dragons and once said prior to retiring, “I’m not sure what to do, I’m a baseball player.” He was a constant in the lineup with his best year hitting .400 in 2002 and racking up double digit RBI’s for 6 consecutive seasons. He’s 7th in Dragons history in career hits and RBI and 8th in runs. He ranks 2nd in career SAC fly’s and was always a quick witted personality, making everyone laugh on a regular basis. He once won in poker on a team trip and carried a little sheet of paper with an “I owe you” on it for several years. He never had a problem finding what to do after baseball. He’s been very successful in Real Estate Investment, Development, and Operations over the last couple decades. David and his wife Katie still live in Atlanta.

Rusty Umphenour – 6 years - #5

Rusty will go down as the funniest Dragon of all time and one of the best teammates anyone could ever have. Always smiling, he made coming to the ballpark as fun as it could be. On the field, he’s one of the best hitters in Dragons history compiling a career .416 batting average with ranks #4 and .568 on base percentage which is #1 all-time. He hit .400 or better in 4 of his 6 seasons. Fun fact about Rusty, he played on the 1983 Little League World Series team out of Murphey Candler Park. He lives in Atlanta and has 2 kids.

Wayne Hauenstein – 6 years - #15

Wayner never met a call he agreed with or an umpire he liked. He was famously ejected in the 2002 playoffs vs the White Sox declaring, “I couldn’t hit that with a step ladder” on a called strike 3. Wayne was a heck of a hitter though coming in 7th all-time with a . 379 career average. He places 10th in hits and 9th in RBI over his 6 years. He played a solid SS for many years and was a true competitor. Wayne was once fined for bringing the book, “What to Expect When Your Expecting” into the dugout to give to Ken. In his personal life, Wayne is an avid follower of Georgia Tech football, basketball, and Atlanta Braves baseball. He has his own consulting company, called Learning Curve Consulting that he started in 2012. He lives in Roswell with his wife and 3 kids and coaches his son’s travel team.

Ken Taylor – 5 years - #39

Ken played 5 seasons with the Dragons before moving up to the 28+ Dragons for several years later. He was brought on in 1999 by Wayne and found out he made the team when Edwards handed him a Dragons t’shirt after the 1st practice. Ken quickly fit in and became one of the proudest Dragon players in a short time and even wrote a book called “Dragonball” that may be published in 2018. The book chronicles his work life and Dragons baseball in regards to how baseball saved him and allowed him to be himself. It’s a fascinating look into a young career and Dragons baseball in the early days. On the field, Ken would famously throw his bat upon being hit by a pitch and is 8th all time in just 5 years for hit by pitches. Many Dragons players would privately root for him to be hit so we could see the show. He is also 8th all time in stolen bases and was a great bunter. In his first season, he used to bunt a lot until one day, Washburn told him to swing the damn bat and don’t be a p****y. Ken hit his first career home run the next game and would finish with 3 on the year. Ken never hit below .300 and finished with a .346 career average. He now runs his own consulting firm called 39 Consulting and has published a book called “Persuaded” that you should check out. Ken lives with his wife Kellie in Alpharetta and has 2 kids.

Paul Brooks – 6 years - #1

Paul came to the Dragons in 1999 from the league commissioner and fit in immediately. Fresh out of school from the U. of Virginia, he moved to Atlanta to go to grad school at Georgia Tech. His young legs were a welcome addition and he always had a solid bat and pitched in some big games. In the 1999 playoffs he pitched one of the best games in Dragons history and led just 1-0 going to the 9th. The Dragons had no pitching left and with 2 outs the season ended on a walk off by the opponent in the bottom of the 9th but Paul pitched his heart out. He finished with a .311 career average and very respectable .423 on base percentage. Today, Paul is back in Virginia where he is a professor at Viriginia Commonwealth in Richmond and lives with his wife Courtney and have one son.

Rusty Umphenour

Dragons HOF’er Rusty Umphenour is all over the

Dragons Record Books. Finishing Top 10 All-Time in BA,

2B, 3B, R, BB, Slugging %, and OBP in a Single Season.

Triples

1. 4 Mike Hanelin 1996

2. 3 Kevin Haney 2013

3 Bill Wright 2001

3 Rusty Umphenour 2006

3 Paul Brooks 2002

3 Costa Christou 2015

3 Todd Edwards 1996

3. 2 16 Players Tied

Runs Batted In

1. 40 Mike Vallee 2010


3. 38 Brendan Pilger 2015


35 Andy Taulbee 2002

5. 34 Brian Dermond 2012

34 Wade Beacham 2015

6. 33 Wade Beacham 2014

33 Todd Edwards 2001

33 Ben Chandler 2015

Hits






37 Mike Vallee 2006

5. 36 Brendan Pilger 2017*

36 Mike Vallee 2005

6. 35 Todd Edwards 2011

7. 34 James Cooper 2014

34 Kevin Haney 2013

Batting Average

1. .589 Brian Dermond 2012 2. .560 Mike Vallee 2010 3. .537 James Cooper 2013 4. .527 Mike Vallee 2007 5. .524 Wade Beacham 2015 6. .487 Wade Beacham 2013 7. .485 Mike Hanelin 2007 8. .484 Jeremy Duffy 2011 9. .481 Rusty Umphenour 2001 10. .476 Neil Grachek 2016*

Runs Scored

1. 41 Brett Washburn 2005


3. 38 Rusty Umphenour 2005


5. 33 Steve Kisling 1997

33 Chris Cummo 2011

33 Brett Washburn 2006

6. 32 Billy Whitfield 1997


8. 30 Stefan Lollar 2016*

30 Brian Dermond 2012

30 Aaron Bickhart 2010

Home Runs


2. 9 Aaron Bickhart 2010


9 Wade Beacham 2014

9 Billy Whitfield 1999

9 Todd Edwards 1998




7 Steve Kisling 1997

7 Wade Beachum 2015

Doubles


2. 11 Brendan Pilger 2017*


11 Mike Vallee 2007


10 Mike Vallee 2010

10 Rusty Umphenour 2003




4. 9 2 Players Tied

Brett Washburn

In 2005, Brett set the Single Season record for Runs

Scored. A record that may never be broken.

Brendan Pilger

Brendan picked up the Dragons MVP Award in 2017.

Leading the team in all offensive categories (BA, R, HR, RBI)

during the Championship Run.

Brian Dermond

Brian was a beast in 2012 setting Dragons Single Season Records

in Average (.589), Slugging Percentage (1.018), and OBP (.667).

Sacrifice Flys

1. 5 Tony Lawrence 2005

5 Dave Zanaty 2001



4. 4 Mitch Jolley 1997

5. 4 Ken Taylor 2002


Slugging Percentage

1. 1.018 Brian Dermond 2012

2. .941 Mike Vallee 2004

3. .938 Wade Beacham 2014

4. .917 Brendan Pilger 2015

5. .905 Wade Beacham 2015

6. .882 Todd Edwards 1998

7. .873 Bill Hackney 1998

8. .848 Brian Dermond 2009


10. .830 Rusty Umphenour 2003

Stolen Bases 1. 37 Brendan Pilger 2016*

2. 27 Jordan Suvak 2011


26 Brian Reece 1997


5. 19 Kevin Haney 2013


17 Brian Reece 1998


15 Andy Dunagan 2009

15 Jerad Johnson 2015

Hit By Pitch

1. 11 Mike Brown 2017*



8 Stefan Lollar 2017*

8 Brian Dermond 2017*






On Base Percentage

1. .667 Brian Dermond 2012


.634 Wade Beacham 2015



5. .587 James Cooper 2013

6. .569 Brendan Pilger 2017*

7. .566 Joe Rodriguez 2000

8. .565 Jonathan Vines 2016*


Walks



3. 21 Jonathan Vines 2016*


20 Paul Brooks 2002


19 Cade McIntyre 2005




Jonathan Vines

In 2016, JV had one of the wackiest seasons at

the plate in Dragons History. JV was Walked or

Hit by a Pitch in 39% of his Plate Appearances.

Brendan Pilger

Brendan shattered the Dragons Single Season Stolen

Base Record by swipping 37 bags in 2016.

Stefan Lollar

Since the addition of Lollar in 2016, he has been the Dragons

best 2-Way player bringing home the team MVP nod in 2016.

Billy Whitfield

Pitchers never got away with mistakes

when Dragons HOFer Whitfield was at the

plate. Billy went Yicketty more than any

other Dragon in history.

Todd Edwards

HOFer Edwards was a Power Hitting Machine

and surprisingly a cat on the base paths.

Edwards is Top 10 All-Time in Slugging %.

WHIP

1. 0.6261 Daniel Sarisky 2017*

2. 0.8085 Stefan Lollar 2016*


4. 0.9844 Chris Haggard 2017*

5. 1.0333 Jonathan Vines 2017*

6. 1.0625 Ben Chandler 2013

7. 1.0675 Doug Massey 1997

8. 1.2105 Brett Washburn 2017*


10. 1.2611 Keith Hicks 2006

Saves 1. 4 Aaron Bickhart 2006

2. 3 Chris Haggard 2017*


3 2 Stefan Lollar 2017*

2 Jonathan Vines 2017*

2 Clay Mead 2011

2 Cade McIntyre 2004


Innings Pitched

1. 88.6 Aaron Bickhart 2010

2. 76.0 Billy Whitfield 1998




55.3 Ryan Prep 2011

6. 54.3 Doug Massey 1997

7. 53.3 Justin Patterson 2006

8. 52.3 Keith Hicks 2006


Strike Outs


2. 79 Daniel Sarisky 2017*




6. 63 Keith Hicks 2006



53 Justin Patterson 2006

9. 50 Doug Massey 1997

ERA

1. 0.60 Jonathan Vines 2017*





6. 1.89 Brett Washburn 2017*


8. 2.11 Keith Hicks 2007

9. 2.53 Ben Chandler 2013

10. 2.75 Mike Vallee 2005

Wins


2. 7 Ryan Prep 2011


6 Justin Patterson 2006

6 Keith Hicks 2006




5 Ben Chandler 2015


Ryan Prep (AKA Bulldog)

Ryan was an animal on the mound in 2011.

He led the Dragons to a Runner Up finish

and is 2nd All-Time for Wins in a season (7).

Stefan Lollar

Stef was lights out in the decisive Game 3 of the

2017 MSBL Championship. Leading the

Dragons to their First Championship in 22 years.

Chris Haggard

Haggard had a sensational season during the

Dragons Championship run in 2017 finishing

in the Top 10 All-Time in every pitching

category for a Single Season

Aaron Bickhart

Aaron has been the Dragons Ace on the mound

over his career. Holding Individual Season

records for Inning Pitched (88.6) and Saves (4).

Daniel Sarisky

Sarisky may have been the most

dominant pitcher of All-Time in

2017 averaging 19 Strikeouts

per 9 Innings Pitched.

Runs Batted In

1. 276 Todd Edwards

2. 242 Mike Vallee

3. 224 Billy Whitfield

4. 184 Aaron Bickhart

5. 166 Brett Washburn

6. 140 Mike Hanelin

7. 107 James Cooper

107 Dave Zanaty

8. 97 Wade Beacham

9. 93 Jeremy Duffy

Hits


2. 314 Todd Edwards

3. 269 Mike Vallee

4. 253 Mike Hanelin



7. 179 James Cooper

8. 162 Dave Zanaty

9. 156 Cade McIntyre

10. 148 Jeremy Duffy

Batting Average

1. .482 Mike Vallee

2. .473 Wade Beacham

3. .425 Ben Chandler

4. .416 Rusty Umphenour

5. .391 Brendan Pilger

6. .379 Wayne Hauenstein

7. .377 James Cooper

8. .370 Marc Glickman

9. .368 Brian Dermond

10. .360 Mike Hanelin

Home Runs



3. 37 Todd Edwards

4. 24 Mike Vallee

5. 23 Brian Dermond

6. 19 Wade Beacham

7. 16 Brendan Pilger

8. 14 Ben Chandler

9. 13 Jeremy Duffy

10. 10 Mike Wildstein

Doubles

1. 69 Todd Edwards

2. 54 Mike Vallee



5. 47 Mike Hanelin


7. 27 Jeremy Duffy

8. 26 Cade McIntyre

9. 25 Rusty Umphenour


Triples

1. 14 Mike Hanelin

2. 8 Mike Vallee

8 Todd Edwards


4. 6 Brian Dermond

6 Paul Brooks

5. 4 Jordan Suvak

4 Kevin Haney

4 Bill Wright

6. 3 4 Players Tied

James Cooper

Coop has been a modle of consistency in the Dragons lineup since

2010, and helped the Dragons capture their first MSBL Championship

by going 5 for 9 at the Dish in the Championship Series.

Cade McIntyre (AKA Biscuit)

Cade was a staple behind the dish for 13 seasons with the Dragons.

Cade is Top 10 All-Time in Career Hits, Doubles, R, and BB.

Brett Washburn

Wash has been a steady presence at the dish

and on the mound. Wash leads all Dragons

in Career Hits, Runs, BB, HBP, and SB

Ben Chandler & Wade Beacham

Ben & Wade (AKA Bash Brothers) were Power Hitters in the

Dragons lineup during the 2013, 2014, and 2015 Seasons

“The Core 4”

Duffy, Bickhart, Cooper, and Washburn

combine for 40+ years of Dragons Baseball.

Hit By Pitch


2. 44 Mike Hanelin

3. 26 Brian Dermond

4. 25 Dave Zanaty

5. 21 Todd Edwards

6. 19 Mike Vallee


8. 16 Ken Taylor

16 Stefan Lollar

9. 13 Ed Emerson

Sacrifice Flys

1. 18 Todd Edwards

2. 15 Dave Zanaty

15 Brett Washburn


4. 10 Mike Vallee

10 Mike Hanelin

10 Jeremy Duffy

5. 7 Jordan Suvak

7 Ken Taylor

6. 6 3 Players Tied

Slugging Percentage



3. .737 Mike Vallee




7. .625 Aaron Bickhart

8. .619 Billy Whitfield

9. .574 Todd Edwards

10. .514 Mike Wildstein

Stolen Bases


2. 72 Brendan Pilger

3. 63 Jordan Suvak

4. 56 Mike Hanelin

5. 54 Brian Reece

6. 48 Mike Vallee

7. 47 Jeremy Duffy

8. 41 Todd Edwards

9. 32 Ken Taylor

10. 30 Brian Dermond

On Base Percentage



3. .519 Mike Vallee




7. .468 Mike Hanelin

8. .454 Chris Cummo

.454 Mike Wildstein

9. .451 James Cooper

Walks




4. 107 Mike Hanelin



7. 81 Dave Zanaty

8. 67 Jordan Suvak

9. 62 Todd Edwards

10. 59 Paul Brooks

Runs Scored


2. 223 Todd Edwards

3. 217 Mike Hanelin



6. 173 Mike Vallee


8. 137 James Cooper

9. 133 Brian Dermond


128 Dave Zanaty

Jordan Suvak

Jordan had a knack for getting great jumps on the base paths.

He is 3rd all-time in Career Stolen Bases (63).

Todd Edwards

Todd is the Dragons Career Leader in Sacrifice Flys (18).

Mike Vallee

Vallee was prolific at the plate over his

Dragons career totaling 269 Hits

Innings Pitched

1. 318.3 Aaron Bickhart

2. 224.0 Billy Whitfield

3. 150.6 Clay Mead

4. 131.6 Brett Washburn

5. 130.3 Justin Patterson

6. 124.3 Keith Hicks

7. 102.0 Mike Hanelin

8. 99.3 Doug Massey

99.3 Chris Haggard*

9. 96.6 Stefan Lollar

Saves 1. 9 Aaron Bickhart

2. 4 Chris Haggard*

3 3 Clay Mead

3 Mike Hanelin

3. 2 Cade McIntyre

2 Stefan Lollar*

2 Jonathan Vines*

4. 1 8 Players Tied

Wins



3. 13 Justin Patterson

4. 12 Clay Mead

12 Keith Hicks

5. 10 Chris Haggard*

6. 9 Stefan Lollar*

9 Brett Washburn

9 Mike Hanelin

7. 8 Ben Chandler

ERA

1. 1.58 Stefan Lollar*

2. 1.66 Daniel Sarisky*

3. 1.72 Chris Haggard*

4. 2.73 Jonathan Vines*

5. 3.11 Keith Hicks

6. 4.58 Ben Chandler



9. 5.52 Mike Vallee

10. 5.56 Mike Hanelin WHIP

1. 0.7538 Daniel Sarisky*

2. 1.0241 Stefan Lollar*

3. 1.0871 Chris Haggard*

4. 1.2857 Jonathan Vines*

5. 1.3512 Keith Hicks

6. 1.3761 Ben Chandler


8. 1.5000 Doug Massey

9. 1.6830 Billy Whitfield


Strike Outs



3. 135 Keith Hicks

4. 120 Justin Patterson

5. 114 Daniel Sarisky*

6. 108 Clay Mead

7. 92 Doug Massey

8. 79 Chris Haggard

9. 72 Ben Chandler


Billy Whitfield

Billy could throw and hit the rock with the best of

them. Sliding was not his strongest tool.

Stefan Lollar

Stef leads all Dragons in Career ERA with

an astonishing 1.58 over 96 2/3 IP.

Clay Mead

Clay was a power pitcher for the Dragons

ranking in the Top 10 All-Time in Career IP,

Wins, Saves, and Strike Outs

Chris Haggard

Chris is Top 10 All-Time in all Dragons pitching categories. Chris

helped lead the Dragons to their first ever MSBL Championship

by pitching a CG Shutout in Game 1 of the Championship Series

Jonathan Vines

JV had an incredible 2017 season on the

mound, finishing with a 0.60 ERA over 30IP

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