wˌɛn mˈeɪɚ lˈɛft dʒˈɔːɹdʒə tˈɛk ˈɪn , hiː sˈaɪnd fˈɜːst wɪððɪ ɐtlˈæntə kɹˈækɚz ænd ðˈɛn wɪððə klˈæsdˈiː fˈeɪətvˌɪl hˈaɪləndɚz ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə lˈiːɡ.
When Mayer left Georgia Tech in , he signed first with the Atlanta Crackers and then with the Class-D Fayetteville Highlanders of the Eastern Carolina League.