FORMER KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL AND ALICE LLOYD STAR PROVING TO BE A BIG SUCCESS IN BASEBALL
Baseball has taken Dalton Cornett many places. The former Knott County Central star and Alice Lloyd College All-American has found a way to make a career out of the sport in a unique way - by playing Banana Ball!
Cornett, the son of Alice Lloyd head coach Scott Cornett, was an All-American and NCCAA Mideast Region Player of the Year for the Eagles. He then transitioned to playing baseball professionally.
He played for the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League and the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League. He also spent some time in Puerto Rico before signing with the Savanah Bananas organization. He spent his first three years playing with the Party Animals, one of the teams created to play against the Bananas.
This season, he is playing with one of the organization’s other teams - The Firefighters. Cornett is still enjoying the game he loves and recently hit a homer against the Bananas in a game.
Cornett also owns DC3, a baseball equipment and clothing company. His company has designed uniforms, and his gloves have even been used in Major League Baseball games. One of his gloves is a tribute to Kentucky.
He’s showing how one can be a success in a sport that they love without going the traditional route while using savvy to run a baseball business.
We’re proud of what Dalton Cornett is doing, and he serves as a role model for young athletes in the mountains with his hustle both on and off the field.
@FB_goatlake@BadgerMBB Hey dumb ass. It’s called a box out. Basic basketball play. And he fell over the camera man. Boxing out is part of basketball if you play long than it sounds like Myles Dread (and you) went to school.
*midwesterners trying to ask for a favor*
Hey could you pick me up this weekend? Absolutely no pressure. Totally okay if you can’t. In fact you can run me over with your car if that pleases you more.