Turlock High School - Alert Yearbook (Turlock, CA)

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,fur Practices determine outcome of sluggers Our practices are very involved. Our infield- ers take a hundred ground balls daily, while our hitters work a great deal on quality batting ,,,,,,,,,,,- practice instead of quantity batting practice, stated first-year varsity coach Mark de la Motte. Determined to advance to Section Play- offs, THS braced itself for a tough year, with all CCC teams expected to finish very high- Beyer rated the most foreboding opponent. The Varsi- ty nine relied on their strong and solid defense and outstanding plays from such stand-outs as Brian Fantazia, Ralph Gonzalez, Mike Willemse, and Charlie Dragna. I loved playing on the team. l'd also like to continue playing baseball, because I don't think l'm good enough for big leagues . . . yet! commented a confident Dragna. Earlier in the season, Tegner Park was dedi- cated to the late Atch Pedretti who had devel- oped the winning tradition at THS. He was a close friend for many years and l felt we had many similar ideas. He was a great coach who can only be succeeded and not replaced by any- one, concluded de la Motte. 148 - Varsity Baseball 1 'X vff -.11'3Z '-VS! i '

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