711 Bascomb Comm
Suite 116
Woodstock, Ga 30189
770.591.4778

Hours
4:00p-9:00p Mon-Thu
4:00pm-8:00pm Fri
10:00am-8:00pm Sat
2:00pm-8:00pm Sun

Coach McKinlay was the Senior Assistant Coach at Kennesaw State University for 13 years. He helped build Kennesaw into a national power and developed a reputation of being one of the top hitting instructors in the nation. He was a baseball letterwinner at Kennesaw State for two years before getting into the softball coaching profession. A member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, Coach McKinlay is a popular instructor at Cherokee Batting Range and participates in various camps and clinics across the nation.

Current News

Baseball Instructor

John Kokotajlo has joined our staff as a baseball instructor. He finished his collegiate career with Kennesaw State University and has continued playing professionally. His specialty will be fielding and hitting.

New Baseball Instructor

Jody Samples is now available for baseball lessons on the weekends. Coach Samples was a standout high school player in Cherokee County, very successful college player and played professionally. He currently is a scout for the Reds.

2008 Signees

Congratulations to these players that train at our facility and have signed to play at the collegiate level.
Jessica Symanski - Kennesaw State
Tori Moody - Georgia
Katie Hamilton - LSU
Brittany Newberry - Lenoir Rhyne
Tess Echols - Georgia
Jessica Sinclair - Georgia Tech
Nikki Roddy - Chipola College
Jessica Martin - Georgia Southwestern

All-County Teams

Cherokee's students had a great high school fastpitch season. A total of 21 of our students were named to either the Cherokee or Cobb County All-County teams. In addition to these, there were several from other counties that received similar awards. Congratulations to all of these players for their hard work.

2007 GHSA Fastpitch Playoffs

Congratulations to the participants in the 2007 Georgia High School Fastpitch Playoffs. Cherokee Batting is proud that more than 50 of our students from more than 14 high schools participated. Two of these teams won State Championships and one was Runner-Up. Our coaches enjoyed sharing their excitement as they squeezed in lessons during the high school season and playoff run.

College Awards

Several of our students are receiving accolades for their college seasons. Please click here for a recap of the players and their awards.

2006 All-State Teams

Many of our students received Georgia High School All-State Honors. Please click here for a list.

New Baseball Instructor

Bob Roman, Kennesaw State University Director of Baseball Operations, has joined our staff as a baseball instructor. He has 16 years of baseball teaching and coaching experience and is now available for lessons.

College Signees List Added

We have added a list of College Signees that have trained at our facility. Please check out the list and if someone has been left off, please let us know.