Canyon High School - Legend Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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llliiTl'iiYl With eight returning lettermen in Steve Byrne Mike Byars Ted Beltram Mark Haas Tom Irwin Gary Hilton Pat Mumford and Rob Deer the Varsity team looked forward to a successful sea- son. Considering Gus Bruner a transfer from Loara a pleasant suprise Coach Hi La Valle credited Gus with the first four wins of the season as pitcher. Cary Hilton also added great pitching strength and helped round out one of the best outfield trios in the country-Hilton Deer and Byars. An infield team of Tom lrwin first base' base' and Rick Contreras short stop supported the team. Early season home runs were hit by Beltram Byrne and Deer with Mike Byars the average leading hitter. jeff Smevog and Gary Hil- ton added offensive and defensive strength to the catching department. Coach La Valle ob- served that he was able to make substitutions frequently without losing performance quality with pitchers Larry Smith and Scott Harlin utility players Mark Haas and Bill Vinivich infielders Tim Mosbarger and Rick Delperdang outfielders Keith Watkins Fred Seguin and Nich Yniquez. 1. The Varsity Baseball Team' Front Row: Mgr. S. White R. Contreras T. Beltran T. Irwin P. Mumford R. Delperdang M. Haas L. Smith F. Seguin' Back Row: T. Mosbarger T. Vi- novich K. Watkins G. Bruner G. Hilton R. Deer N. Yni- guez S. Harlin NA. Byars. 2. Showing real catching style is 1. Smevog. 3. T. Mosbarger slams in to a hit. 4. M. Haas shows his power as a pitcher. 5. Ready for the next batter is T. lrwin. 6. M. Byars tries to outguess the next pitch. l I I I I I , , , 5 6 I I II II I ll I I II I I Ted Beltram, second baseg Steve Byrne, third I I I I I I I I I i 2 57

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Beginning the season with a 9-1 victory over Norco, the jV baseball team went on to win four of five pre-season games. In the very first game, Ken DeShano pitched all the way, while Gary Stewart hit a grand slam, bringing victory. Leading hitters were Brian Otten, Gary Stew- art, and jim Roche. Brian Otten also led with five extra base hits, and the leading pitchers were jerry Hart, jim Roche, Brian Otten, and Ken DeShano, who caused 27 strike-outs in 'I6 in- nings, The team also won its first two league games with Sonora 6-3 and La Habra 7-2. Coach Lance Dinwiddie declared, So far, it's the most bal- anced team l've ever had. With Larry Smith play- ing part time with the jV's, we may take league. To help substantiste his hopes, the team's batting average after pre-season was .293 with seven players over 300. A wrap-up of the balance of the season appears in teh SPRING SUPPLE- MENT. Captained by Rob Morton, the sophomore baseball team began the '78 season, winning four of five pre-season games too, defeating Sonora in the first league competition by the spectacular score of 24-0. Coach john Ostile credited this success to a well-balanced team with strong pitching, a smooth defense, and a powerful of- fense. By this first league game, jim Dierker, Keith Pregler, and Pat Sharpe had developed into strong pitchers, and first baseman, Matt Lescault, was on the way to breaking three team records. jim Dierker had six stolen bases and had a pitch- ing record of three wins and one loss. jeff Sim- mons, the most versatile player, had really sparked the offensive attack, backed by Rob Morton. ln the first league game against Sonora, jim Dierker allowed only five hits and zero runs, and the defense had no errors. The offense had 16 hits and scored 24 runs. Another overall strength of this team was the second string that was also very strong and lent the support needed for a winning season. For coverage of the bal- ance of the season, see the SPRING SUPPLE- MENT. 1. C. Steward swings with real power. 2. M. Rex takes a nice cut at the ball. 3. Swinging with so much intensity is j. Hart- man. 4. K. DeShano shows his excellent pitching form. 5. The Sophomore Baseball Team, Front Row: j. McGowan, G. Boer, j. Azling, j. Stephens, M. Rex, K. Dacus, j. Bererskinsp Back Row: R. Morton, P. Sharpe, K. Pregler, K. Nelson, j. Dierker, M. Lescault, D. Lewis, M. VanWonterghem, L. Biletski, Coach john Ostlie, j. Simmons. 6. B. Otten throws to stop a home run. 7. The junior Varsity Baseball Team, Front Row: Score- keeper P. Vanwonterghem, j. Simmons, T. LaPorte, j. Eto, Scorekeeper L. LaPeere, Middle Row: D. Dolechek, G. Vee- vert, K. Davis, j. Hart, M. Wolfelt, T. Oakland, Back Row: j. Hartman, j. Roche, B. Otten, K. DeShano, G. Steward, Coach L. Dinwiddie. e UE I e