Oglethorpe University

• Location: Atlanta, GA
• Nickname: Stormy Petrels
• Conference Southern Athletic Association 2013- ; Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 1992-2012; Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
• Division: III

Oglethorpe University is the alma mater of 9 former MLB players including Hall of Famer Luke Appling. It was a baseball power from 1917, when the University was re-constituted, until 1944, when it was forced by World War II to shut down its baseball program. That period coincided with the stint of Frank Anderson as head coach.

Notable Alumni

• Luke Appling, infielder
• Dave Barbee, outfielder
• Cleo Carlyle, outfielder
• Roy Carlyle, outfielder
• Harry Dean, pitcher
• George Dozier, minor league catcher
• Greek George, catcher
• Dan Giordano, college coach
• Rudy Kinard, minor league infielder
• Cliff McClanahan, olympic pitcher
• Phil McCullough, pitcher
• Chip Moore, minor league executive
• Jay Partridge, infielder
• Lucas Turk, pitcher
• Al Wingo, outfielder

Coaches

• Frank B. Anderson, 1917-1943
• Pete Meyer, 1992-1993
• Bill Popp, 1994-2003
• Dan Giordano, 2004-2020
• Sam Agnew-Wieland, 2021
• Kellen Greer, 2022-present

Assistant Coaches

• Sam Agnew-Wieland, 2019-2020
• Dan Giordano, 2002-2004
• Sean West, 2021

Further Reading

• Paul Hudson: "Frank Anderson: The Dean of Southern Baseball Coaches, 1916-1944", in Baseball in the Peach State, The National Pastime, SABR, Volume 40 (2010), pp. 8-17.