Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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I feel that this year ' s JV baseball team is one of the best JV teams I ' ve had in my career. COACH GREG GLENN JV BASEBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Kimball 1-2 Cranbrook 2-4 Lasher 3-1 Troy 2-5 Andover 2-3 Southfield 0-2 Groves 4-2 3-1 Oak Park 3-1 1-2 W. Bloomfield 6-4 Athens 2-4 10-6 Berkley 0-3 Brother Rice 3-1 4-1 Cranbrook 3-6 Kimball 5-2 Troy 3-0 Lasher 4-2 FRONT ROW Steve Kurth. Tom Weddle. Milch In his powerful batting stance, sophomore Mike Fischer. Bill Solomonson. Fred Funke SECOND Lawler thinks about his full count situation and the ROW John Thurber. Mike Carroll. Coach Greg two men on base He hopes to drive in two more Glenn, Charlie Tatham. David VanMeter. runs. phoio by Mike Rafferiy Sluggers Recover After Slow Start by K. Andreae. K, Mylod E Sard Backed by strong hitting and deter- mination, the 1985 JV Baseball Team pulled itself from a 1-6 slump to a final record of 11-9. Sophomore Tom Weddle also credited the team with great amounts of maturity and flexibility. Although their pitching could have been better, the power of the hitters was exceptional. Tom Weddle, the team ' s leading hitter, carried an awesome .520 batting average throughout the season. Billy Solomonson and Dave VanMeter were also consistent throughout the season with .350 and .320 averages, respectively. Because of a tough start in the season, the players had to pull together and work as a team. This was the easiest challenge they faced, considering most of the players were friends and had known each other for a long time. Thus, the team felt at ease and relaxed. The team pulled together and could finally count on each other to come through. Dave VanMeter confirmed this stating. Although we had our detriments, the team hung together, had fun, and performed to the best of our ability. Losing their first game to Royal Oak Kimball 2-1, the team began the season slowly, winning only one game out of seven. One of the many highlights of the season was breaking this losing streak by sweeping Groves in a double header, 4- 2 and 3-1. The Maples ' defense was headed by sophomore pitching ace Bill Solomonson, junior pitcher Steve Kurth, and star relief pitcher Eric Griffiths. Mike Carroll, the only freshman on the team, started as catcher and was an exceptional hitter. Coach Greg Glenn remarked, Mike will definitely be a power in a few years. Dave VanMeter, Mitch Fischer, and Charlie Tathum were other key players who made a significant contribution to the success of the Junior Varsity team. Playing Brother Rice is always a big game for us, more so than Groves, said sophomore Fred Funke, after the Maples swept past the Warriors, 3-1 and 4-1, to help cap off a memorable season. 226 BOYS ' JV BASEBALL

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' ' AMiiiii;.. Maple pitching power, David Kubn. shows his aggressive style as he throws the ball in perfect form. The Maples went on to win the game against Adams, 5-3. pholo by Mike Rafferty FRONT ROW: Scott Milius, David Kubn, Marc Spencer, Scott Christie, Joe Holland. Tony Purth er. SECOND ROW: Jeffrey Hepfer. Don Righter, Jim Hakemian. Jason Smith. David Martin. THIRD ROW: Coach Don Sackett, Phil Bivens, Mike Kauth, Assistant Coach Jeff Harris. Team captain and Seaholm ' s star pitcher. Jim Hakemian, stops to talk with the umpire before going out to the mound to strike out the next Andover batter. pholo by Mike Raffeny BOYS ' VARSITY BASEBALL 225

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Sophomore slugger Tom Weddle assumes the perfect batting stance which led him to his outstanding .520 batting average- the highest on the team, photo by Mike Rafferty Anticipating a bunt, junior Steve Kurth prepares to steal second base in the second game of the double header against Brother Rice which the Maples won. 3-1 and 4-1. photo by Mike Rafferty BOYS ' JV BASEBALL 227