Hall of Fame
As a two-sport athlete from 1977 to 1979, playing baseball and basketball, Atlee Hammaker became the only ETSU player ever chosen in the first round of the professional draft, being chosen by the Kansas City Royals in 1979. Hammaker posted a 16-4 record as a pitcher for the Bucs in three seasons, and in 1978, he threw a no-hitter versus Davis Lipscomb College. He pitched for four different major league clubs and was a starter in the 1983 All-Star Game. Hammaker received the honors of being named the Major League’s pitcher with the best control in 1982 and 1983. Hammaker joined other greats from ETSU in the ETSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.
