Winterville’s Dremann runs baseball program

Cason Dremann wants to grow young boys into men beyond the sport of baseball by instilling life lessons into the game, on and off the field. That’s one of the reasons he founded the 706 Baseball Club.

Dremann, a LaGrange, Georgia, native who lives in Winterville, also wanted to create a program that tied his passion of coaching baseball with his love for the Athens area.

“We do kind of have a central hub, but the beauty of that is there's so many good talented players and communities around this area that everything's within 25-30 minute drive, so I still ask parents from Oglethorpe County and ask people from the surrounding area to join,” said Dremann, who played baseball at Andrew College and Berry College. 

Dremann, his wife, and the coaching staff collaborate to establish a strong foundation for the program, which started in 2022. They aim to ensure that it welcomes families from several counties. 

This is signified by the 706 area code, representing the area.

“I also think the good Lord put me on this earth to have a coach’s heart and just really pour into and educate people and the next generation,” Dremann said. “What I'm trying to teach these kids is that baseball provides so much value to our community sports, in general, provides so much value to our community. I think that 706 baseball club resonates with a community vibe.” 

John Reynolds, father of Mac Reynolds on the 13u team, was told about the club by his son’s former Little League coach. 

Interested in the possibility of fostering his son’s passion in a more competitive environment, Reynolds saw the tryouts as an ideal chance for his son to embark on a new chapter of growth and development.

“Moving forward (the 706 organization), will benefit him as a player, but also just from that side of understanding that in life, if you want to do something and do it well, you have to apply yourself,” John Reynolds said. “So, I think this (706 organization) helps push towards that.”

With an emphasis on his attention to detail, Dremann’s goal is to understand the players he fosters and what they need as individuals, to instill values in them for when they step off the field and go about their usual day in life.

“My job is to get them ready for the next level,” Dremann said. “So, the coaches in our area from North (Oconee), Prince (Avenue), Oconee (County), Oglethorpe, Madison (County), all of those coaches are going to have a certain level of standard that they want their players to be exposed to. And I’m trying to get these 12-, 13- and 14-year olds exposed to that kind of standard.”

There are six teams in the organization, which includes five middle school teams and one high school team. 

“Not every player’s recruitment, and not every player develops at the same scale,” Dremann said. “So, a 15-year old may need more game reps and development in the weight room and developing their skill, applying it in the game before they’re ready to get recruited. So, we’re just still trying to figure out how we can fit the high school and serve the high school students a little bit better.”

The team practices at The Yard, an indoor facility at Wire Park in Watkinsville. 

“We just really want to make sure that the community knows that we're just really built on creating lineups, win, lose or draw that put the kids first,” Dremann said.