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s much as I hate to baseball philosophy is to
admit it, this past take the game seriously,
lRams’ baseball but have fun too.
season was a season of Shockey said inconsis­
rebuilding.” That is tency and injuries played a
what Varsity Baseball big role in the outcome of
Head Coach Curt the season. “When we
Shockey had to say about were hitting will, we
the season. weren’t pitching well, thus
After graduating many out of the games we played
of the 1987-88 players, we only put together a few
this year’s varsity team solid games.”
very much resembled As injuries go, the injury
last year’s j.v. team. The to senior pitcher Jeff
varsity team, with its Nollette was the one that
seven sophomores and crippled the team the most,
three returning letter- according to Shockey.
men, made it one of the Even though this year’s
youngest teams varsity team did not regain the
baseball has seen in state championship, they
many years. “We started did play in the district
five or six sophomores semi-final game. This
almost every game,” season did not go without
Coach Shockey said, individual honors either.
“While many of our Senior Pat McElligott, had
opponents had all of their the team’s highest batting
returning players.” Jun­ average, a .396.
ior Wil Willis, one of the Shockey said he hopes
varsity team’s relief this year’s motivation will
pitchers said, “It didn’t carry over to the next
take long for the younger season and he is hopeful to
players to gain experi­ once again walk away with
ence, because we faced a a state championship.
lot of tough opponents
Sophomore Matt Mosser wants
and each team’s best
to bring his teammate home.
pitcher.”
Shockey said the team
worked very well to­ R a ls to n B a s e b a ll - B o y s ' - V a r s it y S co re
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