American University - Talon / Aucola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Baseball U) Mcirk Lowenstein I 1 Cliff Taylor 12 Ron Riley 13 Frank Zizik 14 Steve McGugan 15 Ken Becker (i Chuck Taylor 17 Arnie Grubel 20 Gary Marschhausen 21 Gary Bick 23 lohn Boggs 24 Rich Meth 27 Rick Fleshman 29 Dave Stuart 31 Gary Master 32 Neil Zurowski Dee Frady, Coach It was not a good season for Coach Dee Frady and his diamondmen. The Eagles were 6- 1 1 overall and finished fifth in the MAC East. Frady, however, has much to look forward to in the nature of eight returning starters and his whole pitching staff. Rick Fleshman made a fine comeback from a bothersome elbow in 1972, as he won three games and led the MAC in strikeouts with 50 in less than 46 innings of work. He also led the DC Intercollegiate League with 45 K ' s in 35 ' 3 innings in the fall, hit six homers and knocked in 18 runs in 12 games to lead the DCIL m those departments. He batted .305 in the spring and lead the Eagles in hits, triples, and RBIs. He was aided by junior catcher Steve McGugan the DCIL all- star catcher, who hit seven homers and knocked in 24 runs in the split seasons. Only a great infield play in the final game prevented him from hitting 300 for the third time. Gary Bick was Fleshman ' s ma|or helper on the mound. The junior righty was 2-2 with a 2.45 ERA, the team ' s best, including a one-hit shutout against Hofstra which came within one out of a no-hitter. Ron Riley had a good freshman year at the bat and afield. Cliff Taylor, |ohn Boggs, Gary Marschhausen and Arnie Grubel played a lot of infield. Centerfielder Mark Lowenstein proved his versatility as he added the reputation of being the best defensive outfielder in the MAC to his MVP in soccer. Rich Meth and Chuck Taylor also helped in the outfield while Neil Zurowski, Dave Stuart, Frank Zizik, Gary Master and Ken Becker aided on the mound.