El Dorado High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Placentia, CA)

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.- - •4 , rflbilt • ' ' s ife sitting L-R) S. Fairfield. S. Wholley, S. Blankenship, B. Boone, and R. Wojcik (knee ing) S. Shedlock. F. Ricco. A, Vlastnik. C. Saito. J. Cribari. D. Sipple. and I. Holt, (standing) S. Leavitt. S. Holcomb. R. Sporrer. D. Rice. T Goff J Petredes. J. Buck, and S. Gullolti. Frank Ricco congratulates Scott Holcomb after Scott beat undefeated Katella Scott joined the team in the middle of the season after moving from Missou- Vs l § - i - X Taking his best cut at the ball is Tim Goff. Tim. the season. a senior, was DH throughout Third baseman Joe Cribari slides into second base safely. The team had people who could steal bases up and down th eir lineup. 254 Varsity Baseball

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- fl% L Baseball Has Slow Start Fast Finish You only improve when you play someone better than you. Unfortunantly, this has meant a long season for the guy ' s Varsity baseball team. They possessed a 300 re- cord of 11-8 overall but a 3-6 league re- cord. The Empire League was filled with quality opponents, three of which were ranked in the top ten in Orange County. This season was a good learning exper- ience because it taught me how to handle frustration, said centerfielder Steve Whoolcy. We had bad breaks and wer- en ' t able to put everthing together at once. The season had it ' s positive aspects. The team ' s strength was our defense. replied Brett Boone. Brett was one of only two sophomores to make the Varsity Team. Also he earned himself the starting position at second base. We always kept a good attitude and never gave up, he added. El Dorado 22 7 San Clemente El Dorado 6 La Quinta El Dorado 16 1 Brea El Dorado 12 8 Brea El Dorado 4 6 Magnolia El Dorado 15 6 Garden Grove El Dorado 4 3 Servite El Dorado 1 2 Katella El Dorado 2 13 Loara El Dorado 1 3 Esperanza El Dorado 4 12 Cypress El Dorado 6 5 Troy El Dorado 7 6 Troy El Dorado 2 1 Pacifica El Dorado 8 9 Loa Alamitos El Dorado 5 8 Kennedy El Dorado 3 2 Loara El Dorado 7 1 Katella rett Boone races around third base trying to score on a hit by Todd Holt. Brett I one of the two sophomores that made the varsity team. teve Wholley and the rest of the team await Rob Sporrer at home plate after ob hit a home run. The home run was Robs second game winning home run in s many games. Varsity Baseball 253

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oun Like Nolan Ryan, D his fastball. My curve is also good when it works, said Dave. Dave is one of the members of the Varsity pitching staff. He has played baseball all four years at El Dorado. He culminated his years as a Hawk pitcher on the starting rotation. The biggest game for me came against Servile, replied Dave. Three pitchers were competing for the 2 spot on the rotation. I had a lot of luck on my side that day and got the 2 job. This year our team has had some tough luck. We find ourselves in one of the most difficult leagues in the county. As for my- self, I have improved about S0% in my pitching, and still improving, but I still have to work on my hitting. W I Todd Holt puts on the brakes on command of Coach Gullotti. Todd in his first season on the varsity team started in left field. Doug Sipple beats the throw into second base. Doug was a good defensive player behind the plate. Varsity Baseball 255