The Citadel - Sphinx Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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1978 — YEAR OF THE The 1978 Baseball Team, while surprising some Bulldog fans and impressing many others, com- piled a very impressive 30-9 win-loss record during a year that was supposed to be mediocre at best. The Diamondmen, led by .300 hitters Marty Cros- by, Al Diket and David Fairey started the season with a win and extended this into a 17 game win- ning streak. Two other outstanding players were pitchers Martin Rivera who struck out 16 batters in one game and Mike Pendleton who had the lowest Earned Run Average. One of the Dogs big- gest wins came with state rival Carolina. In this home game Al Diket hit the winning run to give the Bulldogs an exciting 4-3 victory over the tourna- ment-bound Gamecocks of South Carolina. The season ended, however, with a disappointment as the Bulldog Diamondmen failed to get a post-sea- son tournament bid even with their impressive re- cord. Frank Galloway slings Fast Ball towards home plate. DIAMONDMEN f A Mark Gaetke scrambles to steal second base. r David Fairy snags line drive in the infield. I

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Left to right — Dale, A.; Sweat, L.; Anderson, D.; Stephens. J.; Norton, B.; Blind, S.; Campbell. G.; Barrineau, B. Golf ... the game of etiquette. John Stephens aims for the hole. 245

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STRIKE! ir 3 , iJt.Jf Mark Gaetke begins slide into second base. ■- » v ' ¥ Tam - ' A Great Year — 30 And 9 Diket skirts towards infield grounds. 247