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

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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

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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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Transition Period The High School level is much tougher than little league, said first baseman Charlie Stevens. The Frosh-Soph baseball team had to make the jump to high school competition. The result was a 30-2 re- cord in league. Benefit of the rule that one tie goes to the win column and the other to the loss, the team possessed a 4- 3 mark. Our hitting and fielding were our team ' s strengths. The problem was we couldn ' t put both together for one game, said Chris Facione. Throughout the year, we had a good attitude towards the coaching and everyone helped each other out. What goes through your mind when you come up to bat? If I have men on base I ' m batting to score or advance them, re- plied Charlie Stevens. I don ' t worry about being hit. If I do get hit, I get the base and it only hurts for a minute. 2 8 Katella El Dorado 9 9 Loara El Dorado 7 7 Esperanza El Dorado 4 5 Cypress El Dorado 9 6 Los Alamitos El Dorado 8 3 Kennedy El Dorado 4 2 Loara Chris Facione swings level and punches through a basehit. He watches to see if it has any extra base potential. First baseman Charlie Stevens gets down and ready for anything hit his way while Kent Kieffer delivers the pitch, Chris Olsen has a front row seat for every game as the team ' s catcher. He starts the ball around the horn after a strikeout. F S Baseball Pg 257