FORMER FL MANAGER GREG JELKS PASSES AWAY
Source: Frontier League News
The Frontier League is saddened to learn of the passing of former field manager Greg Jelks, as reported by the Community Newspaper Group of Perth, Australia, on Friday. Greg fell asleep while on a flight back to Australia after spending the holidays visiting his family in Alabama and never work up. Their stories can be viewed at http://www.communitynews.com.au/comment/news/perth-heat-baseball-legend-greg-jelks-dies-aged-55/ and http://www.communitynews.com.au/joondalup-times/sport/greg-jelks-death-devastates-carine-cats/ Greg served as a field manager in the Frontier League for seven seasons, posting a career record of 313-337, tied for 10th all-time in Frontier League managerial wins. Greg made his Frontier League managerial debut with the Evansville Otters for the 2002 season. He received the Roger Hanners Award as Manager of the Year in 2003 for posting an 18-victory improvement over his first season and leading the Otters to the Frontier League Championship Series. Under Greg, the Otters would return to the league finals again in 2004 and in 2006, sweeping the Chillicothe Paints for Evansville’s first championship. Greg went on to manage the Slippery Rock Sliders in 2007 and the Washington Wild Things in 2008. He managed the East Division in the 2003 All-Star Game while serving as an All-Star coach in several other seasons. Greg’s playing career saw him…
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