Team making changes for Summer 2026
The 2025 season marked a significant milestone for the Lake Oconee Wild Things baseball program as the collegiate baseball team relocated to Greensboro under new ownership after previously competing at Reinhardt University in Waleska.
With the inaugural season in the books, Corey Schachter, the team’s owner, is making multiple changes for the upcoming summer.
Schachter said he hopes to adjust pricing in multiple areas, including lower ticket costs. He noted that he anticipates “opportunities for interaction” between Wild Things players and the community through his role as an investor for the Capstone Athletics facility in Madison.
“We’re excited about having the opportunity to spend more time to put an even better quality product and experience out there on the field this time around,” Schachter said. “We can promise an even better experience this year than last year, and we want to engage the community more and figure out ways to give back to them.”
In more recent months, Schachter hired Logan Hicks, a former pitcher for Kennesaw State University, as the new head coach for the Wild Things. Hicks is also a partner with The Chaseland Group for Lake Oconee and often volunteers as a coach for local youth sports programs.
“He’s very active in our community, and I love that he volunteers a lot of his time with the children,” Schachter said. “That’s important to me, and we are growing kind of a Wild Things, youth baseball brand.”
Schachter said he is happy with the program’s direction for the upcoming season and finds the early hire helpful for getting things going efficiently.
“[Hicks] will have a lot of help and support with building the roster, and we have a lot of people involved with the Wild Things,” Schachter said. “We love his background as a former pitcher and would love to have some more pitching knowledge added to our organization.”
In taking the position as the new head coach, Hicks admitted he initially hesitated to accept the offer because of his full-time job. However, after consideration, he was on board because he enjoyed his time as a former college athlete in the Sunbelt League and saw a good opportunity to develop current members.
“[Schachter] slowly convinced me of what it would be like and all, and I love baseball. I went ahead and committed because you want to give back to the place you live,” Hicks said. “I figured it’d be a good chance to help develop some kids and to do it how I wish it were done when I was a kid growing up.”
Hicks said this will be his first experience working with college athletes, as he has only coached younger age groups in recreational travel ball. He believes that working with older athletes is more relatable due to their years of experience in the sport.
“It translates a lot easier because they’re already at a great level, and there are a couple of other guys that will probably push along with me. So I think the kids that do come here this summer won’t have a deep pool to pull from,” Hicks said. “As a younger guy, I can have that relatability to give them some advice, help them grow and develop, and then we’ll have people that have played much longer.”
With the upcoming opportunity to coach, Hicks said he can’t wait for the chance to get playing time in the sport and face “high-level competition.”
“To look back at how it was for me to stay with the host family, and play ball with no school, it’s just nice,” he said. “I can’t wait to see kids have a good time, play at a high level, and have their families visit.”