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Bellevue West is number eight ASEBAL
Freshman Aaron Carmichael,
photo by Candi Zych
Fun or Not For Fun?

For the freshman and JV baseball to diminish our weaknesses and
teams practice made for almost work on the strengths we did have."
perfect records. Availability of He also said it was helpful knowing
coaches and extra help made those college players had true
practices more effective to the game experience.
players. "Every day, even when In the end the practices paid off
we didn't have practices," Fresh­ on the field, Lacey said that the
man Scott Lacey said, "we could freshmen ended the season with a
go to the coach (Coach Carl "pretty good record." As for their
Cohan) and he would give us extra individual records, he was pretty
help where we needed it." impressed. ”My hitting average
Lacey also mentioned that those was around .330 for the season. I
practices made for an easier tran­ was both surprised and happy, all
sition from Middle School ball to the practice paid off. Practice re­
High School. He said the competi­ ally helped get us ready for future
tion of teams was at a much higher years in baseball."
level and the scores meant more Losing the last game of the year
to them than before. against Bellevue East wasn't as dis­
Some freshmen made it past the appointing as could be. Smith said,
hardships onto the JV lineup and "It was the best game even though
their practicesalsomadetheirjump we lost; we all were goofing around
up easier for them. Junior Chris and remembered how fun the
Smith related instances of JV Coach game is and was meant to be. It
Kevin Wynn bringing some Bellevue was my most memorable game of
College baseball players to help the season." The JV team ended
their team on some skills. with a 10-8-1 record.
Smith said, "It helped expand the NICKI MCMANIGAL
coaching staff so they could give
us individual help and concentrate

J.V. Baseball
Front Row: Troy Hackendahl, Jim Young, Jeremy Clark, Joe Hansler
Second Row: Rob Mullin, Chris Smith, Kyle Vohl, D.J. Rowe, Will
Rushing, Corey Christenson, Jason Castillo Back Row: Eric Gibbons,
Dan Wilson, Justin Tiehen, Coach Kevin Wynn, Joe Isbell, Aaron
Carmichael, Brian Holmes photo by John Lincoln

0 h e team was very pleased with
Junior Will Rushing's hitting."
said Chris Smith of Rushing, also
on the JV team, photo by Candi
Zych

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