Hiram Hornets 2016 Fall Sports program

Marra comes to Hiram after four seasons at Georgia Highlands College. Marra is the architect of Charger baseball as he started the program from scratch in 2012. In 3 seasons at GHC, Marra help promote 16 players on to scholarship schools and one player drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 22 nd round of the 2015 MLB Draft. Prior to his arrival in Georgia, Marra came from New York State, where he taught physical education for 22 years and coached for 12 in a high-school environment. He coached baseball at Sullivan County Community College in New York, where he resurrected the college’s baseball program, which had not fielded a team since 1986. In creating that program he outlined a three-year plan for success. In the program’s second year the college’s team reached the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XV Final Four, then won the NJCAA Region XV championship the following year. Marra also served as assistant director of athletics and as an adjunct instructor in the physical education department at Sullivan County Community College. While coaching high-school teams, Marra was named the 2004 American Baseball Coaches Association Region I High-School Baseball Coach of the Year. He was named coach of the year three times by the Kingston Daily Freeman and once by the Times Herald Middletown Record. He was also recognized by his peers as the as the American Baseball Coaches Association NJCAA Region XV Baseball Coach of the Year in 2008. Marra holds a Master of Education from the State University of New York at Cortland and a Bachelor of Science in physical education from SUNY Brockport. Michael Marra 9th Grade Coach/Head Coach Varsity Baseball

Bruce Jones 9th Grade Assistant Coach Married to Christi Jones and have 3 children Indiana Jones 11th Grade, Mon- tana Jones 8th Grade, and Arizona Jones 4th Grade. 1990-1994 Mt. Zion(Carroll) High School, Community Football and Baseball Coach 1994-2000 Jonesboro High School Assistant Football and Baseball Coach 2000-2005 Mt. Zion (Jonesboro) High School Assistant Football (2000-2001) Head Baseball (2000- 2005), Head Softball (2003-2004) 2005-Present Hiram High School Assistant Baseball (2006-2007) 23nd year of teaching Social Studies

Terence Lindley 9th Grade Coach Coach Lindley is a 2009 graduate of Hiram High School where he lettered three years of varsity football. He has been part of the staff since 2009.