HR257 Summary

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

• Putman achieved a career record of 1,000-455 with a .687 winning percentage and led Wallace State teams to the postseason 25 times in 27 seasons.

• Wallace State teams under Putman's leadership won seven Alabama Community College Conference championships and made 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), and was named ACCC Coach of the Year seven times.

• Former players coached by Putman include current MLB professionals Craig Kimbrel, Derek Holland, and Jake Elmore, plus 30 other players who pursued professional careers and numerous others who became educators and coaches.