The End Of A 34 Year Baseball Coaching Career

(5-30-22) The final game for Jay County’s Baseball Coach Lea Selvey, after 34 years of coaching, happened today in the Sectionals when the Patriots lost to New Castle 6-2.

Selvey would end his career with 528 wins in 880 games, including 7 sectional titles, 3 regional titles and 6 conference championships.

We want to thank Coach Selvey for 34 years of dedication to the program and wish him a happy retirement.

— Jay County Baseball (@JayCoBaseball) May 30, 2022

His last win came in the Sectionals on Saturday (May 28) beating Yorktown 4-3.

WE WILL SEE YOU MONDAY!!

We beat Yorktown 4-3 to advance to the sectional semi-finals Monday morning at 10:00. pic.twitter.com/ti0DVGxEBs

— Jay County Baseball (@JayCoBaseball) May 29, 2022

His final win at his home field (Don E Selvey Field) and named to honor his dad was a 10-3 win over South Adams on May 23rd.

BIG thank you to all who came out tonight to honor Coach Selvey!!

On the field, our boys were able to honor him with a 10-3 victory over South Adams for his final win at Don E Selvey Field! pic.twitter.com/8J5ZZTho65

— Jay County Baseball (@JayCoBaseball) May 24, 2022

Coach Selvey’s thank you to those over the years.

Before he was the Head Coach

Coach Selvey in 1974 as a Junior at Redkey High School, a year before 8 schools consolidated to become Jay County HS-

1987 as an Assistant Coach with Jay County and Head Coach Ted Habbeger