Milton adds five names to Wall of Fame

MILTON, Ga. — This year, five individuals were inducted into Milton’s Wall of Fame, a recognition of athletes, performers, coaches and contributors who got their start or made their mark in the city.

Scores of people attended the ceremony at Bell Memorial Park Oct. 28, celebrating two Major Leaguers, softball and lacrosse standouts, and an impactful coach. 

The five inductees:

• Dylan Cease is a Milton product who, after being drafted 169th overall in the 2014 pro baseball draft, ended up breaking into the Major Leagues five years later with the Chicago White Sox. Cease has been one of the best pitchers, not just for the White Sox, but in all professional baseball in recent years. He finished second in the 2022 American League Cy Young voting after sporting a 2.20 earned run average, or ERA, with 14 wins and 227 strikeouts.
• Bridget Deehan also spent lots of time at Bell Park and others around Milton, albeit on different shaped fields. She’s one of the most celebrated goalies ever in Georgia girls’ lacrosse history, having been part of three state championship teams at Milton High School plus being named High School South Player of the Year and Under Armour Senior All-American before moving on to a celebrated collegiate career at Notre Dame.
• Kyle Farnsworth got his start in baseball as well as basketball and football in the community. He traveled the country playing for nine teams during 16 Major League seasons and has now resettled in the area. He was known for his rocket right arm, racking up 963 strikeouts over roughly that many innings pitched in addition to 43 wins and 57 saves.
• Les Kuykendall was the lone inductee honored for his performance on the sidelines, not the field. As a volunteer, he led about 40 baseball teams, including recreational and All-Star Hopewell squads; six basketball teams; and more than 20 football teams…