Mackey Sasser - 1992

Mackey was interested in sports from a very early age.  He started playing baseball in the city league in Tallahassee, FL at age 5, and continued in that league until he was 14.  Mackey played football at Godly High School in Tallahassee, but did not participate in baseball.  He injured his knee at Godly High moved to Dothan, Alabama with his mother. After his final year in high school, Mackey decided to play summer baseball.  He participated in Dothan’s American Legion program that summer.  His athletic ability and potential earned him a scholarship at Wallace College.  The talented junior college player had an outstanding freshman year.  He hit .356 with 5 homeruns, driving in 46 runs.  His second year was even more impressive.  He hit .410 with 9 homeruns, with 52 RBI’s.  He won every conceivable honor that the state had to offer.  He was not only an All-Conference player, but the Most Valuable Player in the league. 

After his sophomore year, he signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants in 1984, and stayed with that organization until 1987.  He was recognized as one of the organization’s most promising hitters.  In July of 1987, he was traded to the Pittsburg Pirates.  That year he spent 2 months in the Big Leagues.  He was then traded to the New York Mets in 1988, and continues to play with that organization.  Recognized as one of the most consistent hitters in the big leagues today, he has been named player of the month on numerous occasions.  Consistency has been the trademark of Sasser, especially in the months of August and September. 

Mackey Sasser believes in junior college athletics.  He says, “junior college athletics is definitely the route to go for young college athletes.  These programs give the young athletes an opportunity to compete on a high level and mature both academically and athletically at the same time.  Without my experiences at Wallace College, I could not have achieved the things that I have done.”