Hall of Fame
Jimmy Cain, a product of Madison Central High School and an All-State performer who led the Indians to four state tournament appearances, was a two-year All-Ohio Valley Conference selection at third base for coach Charles “Turkey” Hughes Eastern baseball team.
His sophomore season, Cain led EKU in hitting with his .395 average and played in an infield that was among the nation’s leaders defensively and that turned 38 double plays in 29 games. In 1968, Cain was second among the nation’s top players in two categories, home runs (seven, an average of 0.37 per game) and runs batted in (27, an average of 1.50 per contest), and also batted .400, finishing among the top 50 in the country. That season he also led the Colonels in extra base hits and was voted by his fellow teammates as the most valuable player.
An injury to his leg in the fourth game of the 1969 season prevented his playing the remainder of his senior year.
