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Unique year does
have its winners
* fi I think we had a very unique Junior Bruce Smith received the
■ year. We had six extra-inning Golden Glove award (best defensive
games, (beyond seven innings) and average) with a combination of 40 or
our district game lasted eleven more put outs and assists, and a
innings,” said varsity baseball fielding average of .967.
coach Deloss Smith. Senior Mike Markoff was voted
‘‘This goes to show just how into the Red Team of the All Star
tough the Metro conference was Cornie Collin and Scotty Orcutt
this year, compared to past years. game by the Metro coaches. Senior
Some of the teams that usually don’t Steve Petersen was voted as an
win, did.” alternate to this game.
The team compiled a 7-15 win/ Outstanding players were Allen
loss record, including the Ram and for his batting average, followed by
Thomas Jefferson Invitationals and Markoff with an average of .343,
district playoffs. Smith with .286, and senior Dave
Smith thinks that possibly the rea Burdette, who pitched 54Vs innings
son why this team’s record was with an ERA of 1.55. Team captains
lower than past years was because were Burdette and senior Mike Klev-
of lack of leadership and certain atti eter.
tudes among the players. But Smith said something new that
though the team had its low points really helped the team this year was
during the season, he did have a the hitting cage which was set up for
number of winners. the players.
The Silver Bat award (best batting ‘‘Five or six of my junior starters
average) went to junior John Allen, were really tough this year and look
who had 58 AB’s and 27 hits for a very promising for our next season,”
.466 hitting average. Mr. Smith commented.
Pitching a fast ball is one of senior Joe Henk's specialities. Joe deliv
ers a pit^h against Roncalli.
