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

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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

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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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7th Inning Stretch Yes we can. This motto carried the Cali- fornia Angels to a winning season and also the playoffs. The boys J.V. baseball team kept such a positive attitude. The result was a 10-5 overall record and a 3-4 mark in league. I learned how to treat each game with a positive attitude, said centerf ielder Rick Bowen. Plus I managed to cope with slumps. The team did O.K., said shortstop Rich- ard Medina. It was good for me because I got more practice and improved. The team never reached its potential. I know we were capable of playing better, said pitcher Steve Gill. However this didn ' t keep the team from maintaining a loose atmosphere. It seemed someone was always putting Bengay on Mike Mo- dika ' s hat. «««s, si !i:i ;. ■ ' ' • ' ' ' « ' rtv » 1 , tl Dorado 14 1. buniiY Hills :l Dorado i 2 Brea El Dorado 7 15 Biea :l Dorado 4 Diaiiiond Ba tl Dorado II 7 Servite El Dorado 10 s El Modena :1 Dorado 7 1 Katclla :1 Dorado 3 Loara ■1 Dorado J 6 Esperanza 11 Dorado 8 1 Troy El Dorado 6 5 Troy- El Dorado 2 Cypress El Dorado 5 7 Pacifica £1 Dorado 3 Los Alamitot El Dorado 6 . Kennedy Top row (L to R; • M. klassen, ! Giii, R. Hanna. Coach Novick. Mi die row (L to R) - T. Wunsch. I Rice. R. Bowen, D. Yates. C. Ritch Bottom row (L to R) - D. Ireland. Medina, F. Flores. M. Modica. . As if squatting all game isn t touj enough, catcher Chris Ritch fields a bunt and makes the play . first. Batting cleanup and being a- hitter. Doug Yates swings for t. fence. S;ife„ Rearing back and putting all his power into the pitch. Rob Hanna blows down the a 256 J.V. Baseball