ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
Coaching Staff
Frank Pait
Head Coach
Coach Pait is entering his second season at the helm of the Buccaneer baseball team and 18th overall at the collegiate ranks. In 2010, Pait led a first year squad to a 31-20 record and and a birth in the Region 10 Regional Tournament in Martinsville, VA. During their inaugural campaign, CVCC was also ranked as high as 14th in the NJCAA DII national poll.
Pait came to CVCC after an eleven year stint as the head baseball coach of Lenoir Rhyne University. As the all time winningest coach in program history, Pait compiled a 291-239-1 (.549) record as Bear mentor to go along with one South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Title (2001), two Food Lion SAC Tournament Championships (2000 and 2001) and one berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs (2001). Pait also earned 2001 SAC Coach-Of-The-Year honors after the team completed the year with a 33-18 mark. Prior to his time in Hickory, Pait spent three seasons as the assistant coach at Wingate University.
During his playing career at Wingate, Pait was named an NAIA First Team All-American and Conference Player of the Year as a senior. Coach Pait earned his B.S. in Human Services from Wingate University ('85) and a M.A. in Counseling from Lenoir Rhyne ('90).
Coach Pait resides in Hickory with his wife (Sheila) and two sons Tyler (15) and Baylor (11)
Scott Lefler
Assistant Coach
Coach Lefler is entering his second season as assistant coach of the Buccaneer baseball team. During the 2010 inaugural season, Coach Lefler helped guide CVCC to a Region 10 Regional appearance while posting a 31-20 overall record.
Lefler came to CVCC after two years as the Assistant General Manager of the Aiken Foxhounds, a minor league baseball team located in South Carolina. Prior to that, Lefler played baseball professionally during three seasons in the Independent Frontier League with teams in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois.
Coach Lefler is a 2004 graduate of Brevard College (NC) where he finished his collegiate career ranked second in doubles (67), second in RBI's (192), and third in home runs (42). While at Brevard, Lefler earned a degree in Political Science/Communications and a minor in Business.
Lefler currently resides in Hickory and has a one year old son named Abram.
Kelly Haynes
Assistant Coach
Coach Haynes, a 1996 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, North Carolina, is entering his first season as an assistant coach for the CVCC Baseball team.
Haynes coached the 2010 season at Division I Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. While at Hofstra, two of his players were named All-CAA, Hofstra set a school record for fielding percentage, and the Pride accumulated its most wins in over a decade.
Haynes coached at his alma mater for eight seasons (1997-03, 2007). During his tenure, he served as a recruiting coordinator, infield coach, and assisted with hitters. Haynes helped the school win conference tournament championships in 2000 and 2001. He also was part of a staff that led Lenoir-Rhyne to school records for wins in four different seasons, including the current mark of 35 wins in 2007.
Lenoir-Rhyne appeared in the NCAA Division II South Regional in 2001, and also finished in the Collegiate Baseball Top 25 that season. Haynes coached 22 all-conference performers, five All-South Region selections and two conference rookies of the year during his time with the Bears
Haynes is married to his wife, Angie, and the couple have a daughter, Maddie (7). They currently reside in Hickory.
