In just his fifth season as head coach, Rod Whitesell '02 guided the Holly Springs Golden Hawks baseball team to the North Carolina 4A Baseball Championship on Saturday, clinching the title with a 11-5 victory over Asheville's Roberson High School at Five County Stadium in Zebulon.
Whitesell’s Golden Hawks finished the season on a 21-game winning streak en route to a record of 27-2. Two of Holly Springs’ seniors have committed to play college baseball at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Read more about Holly Springs’ state championship victory in this article in the (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer.
Whitesell, who also teaches math at the school, lives in Holly Springs with his wife, Jessica Fowler Whitesell ’02.