George McQuitter Set to Join MACCC Sports Hall of Fame

RAYMOND, Miss. – George McQuitter is set to be inducted into the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) Sports Hall of Fame at the Clyde Muse Center tonight at 6PM.

McQuitter was named Head Baseball Coach at the Utica Campus in 1980. The Bulldogs started an eight-year run that included multiple championships and Major League Baseball draft picks.

McQuitter won 284 games in eight seasons at Hinds Community College including a 49-9 record in 1985 when the Bulldogs won the South Division Championship with a 27-1 record. Additionally, he helped 24 athletes make the jump to professional baseball and multiple players continued their collegiate baseball careers around the country.

McQuitter was the Associate Head Coach when Raymond and Utica merged as one team. He along with Head Coach Rick Clarke led Hinds to become the first Mississippi Junior College to play in the JUCO World Series in Gran Junction, Colorado.

He is a member of the Hinds Sports Hall of Fame at both Utica and Raymond. His Uniform number 26 was retired in a ceremony in Raymond in 2008.

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