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

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OPPOSITE PAGE: Odis McCowan re- ceiving the most valuable player trophy at Grand Junction. TOP LEFT: Mike Boyce coming in with the high hard one. MIDDLE LEFT: A familiar scene in the Gaucho dugout all season-Boyce being congratulated for a clutch performance. BOTTOM LEFT: Jim Williams and All- American selection steps forward to ac- cept the championship trophy at the end of the last game. TOP RIGHT: AllTourn- ament selections McCowan Thorley Williams Snyder and Boyce share Coach Boetto's admiration for the most valuable player trophy won by McCowan. BOT- TOM RIGHT: Coach Boeto and a hard hittion trio of Paul Thompson Jim Will- iams and Odis McCowan. F-2

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as Gauchos grab national JC championships After an entire season of taking each game as it came, the Gau- chos found themselves in game number 49 with a chance to win number 37. lt also meant a chance to win the national junior college championship. It had been that kind of year. Playoff wins over Phoenix College, Dixie College of Utah and Treasure Valley Oregon finally gave the Gauchos the chance to go for the big one. With their backs to the wall after dropping the first game of the tournament to Manatee JC of Bradenton, Florida, I5-6, the cardiac crew then charged right back as they had done all season. Bacone, Oklahoma fell IO-2, Mesa, Colorado 8-2, Manatee 4-2, and Blinn, Texas 4-I. The cham- pionship game pitted the Gauchos against the favored Manatee team once again. Mike Boyce hurled a 9-4 win to nail down the national title and his l2th win of the cam- paign. For such a rugged schedule and pressure packed series, the Gau- chos needed depth in the pitch- ing corps. Boyce, Jack Snyder, Lee Cole and Jim Montoya pro- vided the stout arms. Each pitcher was called on several times to win the big one. Named as most valuable player in the tournament was center fielder Odis McCowan. Odis went ll for 24 including 2 home runs for a .460 batting average and ll runs batted in. Boyce, Snyder, .lim Williams and Doug Thorley were named to the all tournament team. Jim Williams finished the year with an outstanding .36l average and 33 runs batted in. Williams slapped out a total of 69 hits for a total of 94 bases. Jim was honored with selection to the All American team at third base. McCowan's .329, Thorley's .325, McGuire's .320, Thompson's .3l8, and Thoen's .309 were all out- standing batting records for the national champs.

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