HJR 250 Summary

• Commends Wallace State baseball coach Randy Putman for achieving 1,000 career wins on March 26, 2017, in his 28th season with the Lions.

• Putman holds a career record of 1,000-455 with a .687 winning percentage and led Wallace State to 25 postseason appearances in 27 seasons with seven Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) championships and six NJCAA Division I JUCO World Series appearances.

• Putman was inducted into the Alabama Junior College Hall of Fame (1991), NJCAA Coaches Hall of Fame (2006), Alabama Coaches Hall of Fame (2009), and Cullman County Hall of Fame (2013); named ACCC Coach of the Year seven times.

• His former players include current MLB professionals Craig Kimbrel, Derek Holland, and Jake Elmore, plus more than 30 additional players who pursued professional baseball careers after playing for Putman.

• House adopted the resolution on April 13, 2017; Senate adopted on April 25, 2017.