Baseball
High School Vikings Baseball Team
Canyon Anderson
Drew Ashton
Jackson Boatner
Joe Callahan
Ethan Daniel
Blake Dugan
Cason Emerson
Austin Floyd
Jackson Hilton
Tucker Kite
Jay Menefee
Quay Menefee
Holden Nowell
Brooks Parkerson
Caleb Perry
Carson Pilgrem
Bryce Richey
Blake Schneeberger
Gavin Shaw
Austin Stephenson
Jake Trotter
Will Vinyard
Chandler Walker
Hunter Walker
Joey Walter
Canyon Anderson
Drew Ashton
Jackson Boatner
Joe Callahan
Ethan Daniel
Blake Dugan
Cason Emerson
Austin Floyd
Jackson Hilton
Tucker Kite
Jay Menefee
Quay Menefee
Holden Nowell
Brooks Parkerson
Caleb Perry
Carson Pilgrem
Bryce Richey
Blake Schneeberger
Gavin Shaw
Austin Stephenson
Jake Trotter
Will Vinyard
Chandler Walker
Hunter Walker
Joey Walter
Meet the Coaches
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School announced the hiring of Bobby Howard as its head Vikings Baseball Coach in May 2018. Coach Howard is one of the most successful high school baseball coaches in Georgia High School Association history with a record of 1003-307, a winning percentage of 77 percent. He has 41 seasons as a head baseball coach with 31 seasons spent at Columbus High School in Columbus, Ga., and, most recently, two years at Central High School in Phenix City, Ala. During his time as head coach, Columbus High School won 12 state championships and seven state runner-up finishes to go along with 29 region championships. He has also coached at his alma mater, Jordan High School; Chattahoochee Valley Community College; Kendrick High School; and Middle Georgia College.
Coach Howard has been recognized as a three-time national coach of the year, ABCA/Diamond Baseball National Coach of the year in 2000, USA Today National Coach of the Year in 2004, ESPN High School Coach of the Year in 2012. He has been inducted into Columbus State University's Hall of Fame in 1998, the Georgia Dugout Sports Hall of Fame in 2004, the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, the Sunbelt Classic Hall of Fame, the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Jordan High School Hall of Fame in 2014, National High School Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018, and was most recently inducted into the Georgia Coaches Hall of Fame in 2019.
In his 39 years as a head coach, many of Coach Howard's former players have played college baseball and at least five of his players went on to the major leagues.
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School announced the hiring of Bobby Howard as its head Vikings Baseball Coach in May 2018. Coach Howard is one of the most successful high school baseball coaches in Georgia High School Association history with a record of 1003-307, a winning percentage of 77 percent. He has 41 seasons as a head baseball coach with 31 seasons spent at Columbus High School in Columbus, Ga., and, most recently, two years at Central High School in Phenix City, Ala. During his time as head coach, Columbus High School won 12 state championships and seven state runner-up finishes to go along with 29 region championships. He has also coached at his alma mater, Jordan High School; Chattahoochee Valley Community College; Kendrick High School; and Middle Georgia College.
Coach Howard has been recognized as a three-time national coach of the year, ABCA/Diamond Baseball National Coach of the year in 2000, USA Today National Coach of the Year in 2004, ESPN High School Coach of the Year in 2012. He has been inducted into Columbus State University's Hall of Fame in 1998, the Georgia Dugout Sports Hall of Fame in 2004, the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, the Sunbelt Classic Hall of Fame, the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Jordan High School Hall of Fame in 2014, National High School Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018, and was most recently inducted into the Georgia Coaches Hall of Fame in 2019.
In his 39 years as a head coach, many of Coach Howard's former players have played college baseball and at least five of his players went on to the major leagues.
Matt Aldrich
Assistant Vikings Baseball Coach |
Jeff Boatner
Assistant Vikings Baseball Coach |
John Metasavage
Assistant Vikings Baseball Coach |
Jared Stansell
Assistant Vikings Baseball Coach |