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

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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

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Mike Potter fbelowj digs his way out of a sand trap. Dan Moran putts a 15-footer fabovej while Tim Preiksa blasts his way closer to the hole Crightj. First row: Mike Ng, Christopher Nunzir, Rob Floyd, Paul Hough, Tim Alvarez, Andy Tittle, Jeff Craig Hannoll, Jeff Lease Second row: Victor Pekarcik, Mike McTighe, Mike Potter, Tim Preiksa Facchino, Brent Honnoll, Donny Collver, Rick Norbutas, Dan McCrone S ,ay J, ,,