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Seated—Bennett, Powell, Lehmkuhl, Baher, Tankel, Kostmayer, J. Bose. Standing—Mr. Maxim
(Coach), J. Shaw (Manager), Ehrhardt, Dodge, Youritzin, Mr. Groebli (Coach).
Varsity Baseball 1958

ROPPING one contest to Horace Mann, Yet, in actual combat, strangely inconsistent
12-7, and snapping back to beat Poly Prep, performances and plain bad luck prevailed
D 6-4, the 1958 Varsity Baseball Team opened its throughout the season. No one really hit well
7-7 season. In the series that followed, Trinity (some did not hit at all) ; fielding and pitching
bowed to Stony Brook, St. Paul’s, and Hackley, were balanced solely by an able coach and team
while cleaning up Barnard and Adelphi, and determination—these two qualities drove the var­
licking Riverdale 7-3. After losing two more to sity to a slightly disappointing, but adequate rec­
Trinity-Pawling and Hackley, the team avenged ord, while leaving room for improvement in
a previous defeat by beating Horace, 6-4. Trinity 1959.
continued to move and thumped a persistent
Concordia, 3-2, in a battle that raged for twelve
innings. Before throwing away the season’s finale
to St. Paul’s, the Varsity met Riverdale and beat
them again, 6-2.
With an infield wall of Pete Dodge, Rob
Powell, John Kostmayer, and Doug Ehrhardt,
with Dick Tankel behind the plate, and John
Bose, Cam Baher, Tom Lehmkuhl, and Vic
Youritzin alternating the outfield patrols, plus
a slew of would-be pitchers, Mr. Maxim had a
good supply of well-rounded baseball talent.

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