Ammann, Class of 1967, lettered in baseball and football and was part of Lakeside’s first graduating class. He tossed two no-hitters while pitching for Lakeside, earned All-State status in 1967 and was a two-time recipient of the Viking Award.Ammann went on to play baseball for the Florida State Seminoles, making the starting team as a freshman. During his debut season, he went 5-0 with a 2.17 ERA. As a junior, he had his best collegiate season, earning an ERA of .66 while boasting a flawless 15-0 record.Overall, Ammann had a 1.45 ERA with a record of 31-2 as a Florida State Seminole. He currently holds the NCAA record for most shutouts in a single season, throwing eight during his junior season. In 1970, he was selected as Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series.Ammann was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the third round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft and played professionally for four seasons in the minor leagues and one year with the Hankyu Braves in Japan. He was inducted into the FSU Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.
Cash, Class of 1967, was a baseball standout at Lakeside who was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers following his senior season. Cash attended Manatee Community College and Florida State, where he would make appearances in the 1968 Junior College World Series and the 1970 College World Series.He was drafted four more times - Baltimore Orioles (1968 January Draft), Atlanta Braves(1968 June Draft), San Diego Padres (1969 January) and Minnesota Twins (1969 June), before signing with the Detroit Tigers in 1971. Cash made his Major League debut in September 1973 with the Tigers and had a .410 batting average (16-for-39) in 14 games.He divided his playing time between left field and third base until appearing mostly as a third and first baseman in 1974. Cash also played for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in 1973 and for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rico Baseball League in 1973-74 under manager Frank Robinson.In a two-season majors career, Cash was a .297 hitter (30-for-101) in 34 games, including 14 runs, 11 runs batted in, three doubles, one triple, and a .324 on-base percentage.
The Lakeside High School Sports Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring the rich history and achievements of high school athletes who graduated from Lakeside High School in Atlanta, Georgia.
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