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DeWayne Kitts

Graduated from Amherst County High School in Virginia – 1975
Received Bachelor of Arts degree Lynchburg College in Virginia – 1981

Playing/Coaching Experience

Lettered 3 years varsity baseball Amherst Co. HS 1973-1975; compiled career record 23-1
Won state championship 1974, first in school history
District player of year 1974 and 1975
Team MVP 1974 and 1975
Inducted into Amherst County Hall of Fame as a member of 1974 state champions team
Member of Lynchburg College baseball team 1976-1979
Old Dominion Athletic Conference first team left fielder 1977
Regional MVP 1977
Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the Year 1978
Senior Athlete of the Year 1979
McDonald’s All American Team 1978 and 1979
First team All Valley league 1978
Drafted by Atlanta Braves 1979
Inducted into Lynchburg College sports Hall of Fame 1993
Member of the 1976 team inducted into baseball Hall of Fame 2011

Coaching/Scouting Experience
Head Coach of a private school in Virginia from 1981-1984
Assistant coach Berkeley High School over 30+ years
Area scout for the Atlanta Braves 1989-2019
Coached in the Diamond Devils program 2 years