Kerry Kellogg

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame will enshrine eight people at its 44th annual induction banquet on Feb. 16 at the Lakewood Rod & Gun Club. Below is the biography and photo of Kerry Kellogg, one of the inductees of the CSHOF’s Class of 2026. The other inductees are Kenny Betts, Jennifer Giebner Donato, Karl Englert Jr., Brianne Prince Hazelton, Trevor Hitchcock, Brian Hull and Dan Wolfe. Tickets are available for $50 at the CSHOF, 15 W. 3rd St., Jamestown; Matt’s News in Dunkirk; by calling chairman Chip Johnson at 716-485-6991; or online at www.chautauquasportshalloffame.org.

In a lifetime of involvement in the game of baseball, Kerry Kellogg found success as both a player and coach. As a player he competed at all levels — from Little League to professional baseball. Likewise, as a coach across many levels, he gave his players a chance to be successful and to establish careers of their own.

Kellogg’s baseball journey began on the Little League and American Legion ball fields in the Lakewood area. He exhibited promising skills as a pitcher, tossing several no-hitters and playing on championship winning teams from 1965-1970.

As a student-athlete at Southwestern Central from 1970-1973, Kerry was a four-year letterman on both the baseball and football squads. As a pitcher and middle-infielder for the Trojans’ nine, he was a two-time league all-star.

Following graduation from SWCS in ’73, Kellogg continued his baseball journey by playing in the Chautauqua County Grape Belt League where he was a league all-star on the mound.

Kerry’s next stop was at St. Petersburg Junior College from 1976-1977. He set a school record with 17 career wins against only 4 losses. His ERA of 1.70 led the conference in ’77 and he was named to the all-conference team.

Kellogg transferred to Division 1 University of Florida. In 1978 he was used as a reliever, going 2-0 with three saves and a 2.02 ERA in 15 appearances and 23 innings. The Gators named him “Fireman of the Year.”

The next year he was moved into the starting rotation where he recorded an 8-3 record in 16 starts with three complete games. He fanned 50 batters in 107 innings. He was selected to the SEC All-Tournament team after tossing a three-hitter against LSU. His Gators were SEC East Division champions both of his years in Gainesville.

After college, he was signed as a free agent by the Montreal Expos in August of 1979. He played for manager Pat Daugherty of the Jamestown Expos in the Class A New York-Pennsylvania League in 1979 and 1980.

He had four saves, an ERA of 1.71 and struck out 20 batters in 21 innings his first season. His first professional win came against the Oneonta Yankees in a game in which he threw 6.1 innings, allowed just two hits while striking out 10, including future New York Yankee great Don Mattingly. The following season, Kellogg pitched 32 innings in 19 games, striking out 24 and earning two saves with a 1-2 record.

Kellogg next enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served 14 years, reaching the rank of staff sergeant. He continued playing sports in the military on the competitive base teams wherever he was assigned.

After receiving an “early-out” from the USAF, Kerry was hired as the head baseball coach at Jamestown Community College in 1995, a position he held until 2005. During his tenure as manager, the Jayhawks earned playoff positions five times, including a berth in the regional final four in 2003.

The following season, 2004, the Kellogg-led squad won JCC’s first-ever Region III title and competed in the NJCAA Division III World Series. He was named the American Baseball Coaches Association’s Region III Coach of the Year.

After earning his 200th win at JCC in just 10 years, Kellogg switched roles with his assistant coach, Anthony Barone, a 2025 Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame inductee. Barone became the head coach and Kellogg the assistant for the next four years.

Other highlights from his career were having four of his JCC players sign professional contracts, serving as the assistant coach on a SUNY all-star team that played in a tournament in Moscow in 2002, and serving as the bullpen coach for the 2001 Jamestown Jammers for manager Jim Saul.

Over his career as both a player and coach, Kerry has carved out a notable niche in the rich tradition of baseball in Chautauqua County.

Kellogg is retired and lives in Lakewood. He and his wife are parents of three grown children.