Archbishop Mitty High School - Excalibur Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Sun brightens chances for a Varsity victory The WCAL was bound to have a big sur- rise with this year's Varsity Boy's Base- all team. Everything was in favor of the eam. Practice started early with the leasantly mild weather in January. The two est pitchers, junior Mark Demsky and se- ior Kevin Christman, returned, along with any talented players, and the team was eared up for the year, Last year, the team missed being in CCS y only a half game. lf one game hadnt nded in a tie, the team would have made he playoffs. This year's team felt confident bout making the playoffs. Coach Bill Hut- on was proud of having such depth with killed players. 'There are sixteen players on the team, nd all sixteen are good, he commented Players agreed. Hutton could take the people who don't put them in the game, and our team be just as effective, said Demsky whose personal goal was to be named All League CCS. Most of all, the team drew on the spirit needed to have a successful season. Hut- ton felt there was a great deal of enthusiasm among the players. The team too, felt spirit was an essential factor. Everyone encour- aged each other, and as Demsky said, when one person is down another person will pick them up right away. Rich McLaughlin remembered an inci- dent when the players were really united. The team had gone on a ropes course where they had to get over a twenty-foot wall with only the help of each other. Mclaughlin felt they really worked together and showed unity. All in all, Varsity Baseball was prepared for a successful season, hoping to be the surprise team of speculated Demsky. - Niyo Kachalia - 'rlfoneuf' s fini' i E i NNARCI-lS V Rich McLaughlin tabovel drills the ball to first to stop an opposing runner. First row: Tom Formosa, Todd Flemming, Joe Asunsolo, Jeff Garcia, Scott Mushock, Scott Sullivan, Adrian Valdez Second row: Mike Mercado, Jim Balbas, John Martinez, Erik Coca, Mark Amaral, Rich McLaughlin, Pete Tanquary Third row: Alison Rehmus, Dawn Flores, Bill Hutton, Ron Mifsud, Bill Rehbock, Kevin Christman, Mark Demsky, Jim Harrigan

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ld and h F JV aim for title repeatg frosh learn the ropes After last seasons first place, Junior Var- sity Baseball anticipated another winning season. Coach Ron Nicoletti hoped to win the league again. Team spirit was high, and the members of the team seemed to get along well. There is a lot of joking around before and after practices and games, com- mented Junior Ted Wertzberger. Even at school during the day. Practices included a lot of running and hitting drills. lnfielders spent much time working on bunt defense, while outfielders took fly balls and practiced long throws. Hit takes a lot of dedication because we practiced six days a week, including holi- days, stated Wertzberger. The players must make some sacrifices such as no vacations. Two tough competitors were Serra and St. Francis. However, the team had serveral good players, including Tim Pardi, Steve Nlannina, and Ryan Seto. Our main goal this year is to have the team players develop into Varsity players, commented Nicoletti. -- Patricia Curran -- 0 They may be new on the high school baseball scene, but the freshman baseball boys have potential. Eighteen players were chosen from a strong season turnout, and fourteen of them formed the backbone of the team. l'm impressed with the pitchers the most, said Coach Bill Abb. Last year there were two pitchers, this year there are six. Last year was Abb's first as coach. The team finished third in the WCAL with a 6-6 record. One of last year's freshmen ad- vanced to Varsity this year, while eight con- tinued on in JV. Abb expects at least four- teen of his present team to advance to JV or Varsity levels next year. Errors were to be expected at the begin- ning of the season, but Abb and assistant coach and alumnus Randy George stressed the importance of learning from mis- takes. Abb's philosophy: I hope the errors will be made now, so they won't be made later on. Serra, Bellarmine, St. Francis, and St. Ignatius have been the hard-to-beat teams in the league. But the thrill of competition made the boys look forward all the more to the seasons games. Abb was also optimistic about his own coaching experience, This year l know the ins and outs of my job. - Li Miao - Ryan Seto Chris Burkhardt Jeff Gann, Todd Cronin, Scott Wininger, Mike ob Fonseca Second Row Coach Ron Nicoletti, Jim Carpeneti, Steve Man- Egan Kevin Christian Tim Pardi, Jeff Wertzberger, Mike Linden, Assistant sg X fkxxii, .. is