Glendale Community College - El Ano Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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Top left: An Eastern Arizona runner checks in with the only score for his team during a doubleheader sweep by the Gauchos. Catcher Mike Sparkes goes high to snare the relay throw from the outfield which arrives too late to preserve a shut out win for pitcher Sorenson over the Gila Monsters. Middle: During the first game of a double header defeat at the hands of the Phoenix College Bears, Gary Bishop successfully steals second base. The national champion Bears 096$ were the only team able to throttle the heavy hitting Glendale club.

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CenTevrfieldevr Booth leads T wiThAOOoyerage Ix --- .. q. yr .7777 a '1 11 : ' ' - T JH' m m u e 1m 'vlr .H. -r' , 1w av! . . w: '. m T I ; e T m, ' If n'- '1' Heavy hitting and clutch pitching marked The Gaucho Team performance over The firsT half of The 1966 season play. WiTh The Team record sTanding aT 8 wins and 7 losses, The Team baTTing average hiT a very respecTable .314 mark. John BooTh's .400, Jim STolI's .350, Nick Candrea's .340 and Bruce SmiTh's .333 were The Team leaders. Leading in The power deparTmenT were Mike Sparks wiTh 27 ToTal bases including Two home runs and John BooTh's 26. BoTh Sparks and BooTh were Tied for The RBI lead wiTh 10. PiTcher Bob SmiTh led The mound sTaff wiTh 3 compIeTe games and a 3-3 record, Working for a ToTal of 46Va innings, Smith led The hurlers in ThaT deparTmenT also. xv 1. m; u T 80 - ATHLETICS

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ms-uW'iJninwdw T m u w T H TNT U' mw 82 - ATHLETICS . -:um -. 2mm Gauchos finally drop P.C. Bears, 1-0 Top Left: Conferring before he steps info The baTTer's box, Jim STolI geTs The word on The opposing piTcher from Gary Bishop. S'roll ranked Third in Team baTTing wiTh a .328 average aT The conclusion of 23 games. Top Right: Work- horse hurler Bob SmiTh resTs in The dugouT while The Gauchos are aT baT. SmiTh led The mound staff wiTh 45 sTrikeouTs, an ERA of 2.66 and a record of 5 wins and 4 losses aT The 23 game mark. Below: First sacker Jerry Stone snaps back from a high and inside piTch in The 7-1 Triumph over EasTern Arizona.