Linden High School - Linden Legend Yearbook (Linden, MI)

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Varsity bonball Has Disappointing Season The Varsity Girls ' Softball team had another disappointing year. They started out with a re- spectable non-league record of 6-9 but their league finish of 3-13 was far from satisfactory. Before the season began, many felt that with the solid pitching and hitting and a much ma- tured defense that this would be a real turn-a- round season for the Eagles. But as it turned out, the team had trouble making the key plays and getting the big hits when they were needed. And they found the other Metro teams very unforgiving as they held the Eagles to just over 2 runs a game while scoring over 8 runs a game against them. The Eagle ' s big hitter was Wendy Thompson, who batted .381 in league. The other leading hitters were Tammy Evans .345, Becky Smitz .340. and Amy Fredrick .300. Becky Smitz led the team with 16 RBIs in league play while Sandi Swink followed with 13. With some of these key people back and the strong pitching of Krista Weaver, this should still be a team to contend with in the Metro nent year. All League — Wendy Thompson 2nd Team Back row: Sandi Swink. Tara Willoughby. Shelly Crispell, April Schmidt, Amy Fredricks, Wendy Thompson. Becky Smitz. Front row: Alicia Johnson. Tammy Evans, Bev Osmond, Krista Weaver, Julie Geyer. (not pictured — Coach Tom Day and Assist. Coach — Paul Alger) 95

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94 Non League (6-9) Metro League (3-13) Linden 2 Swartz Creek 6 Linden 3 Oxford 4 8 Swarlz Creek 4 7 Oxford 4 2 Brandon 6 10 Lakeville 6 5 Brandon 16 2 Lakeville 8 13 Lake Fenton 21 1 Lapeer West 3 19 Goodrich 2 1 Lapeer West 8 17 Goodrich g Fenton 5 8 Bendle Fenton 8 19 Bendle 6 2 Lapeer East 10 9 Hartland 15 6 Lapeer East 7 13 Byron 2 8 Holly 7 2 Carman-Ainsworth 15 2 Holly 7 4 Hartland 16 1 Durand 11 7 Hartland 12 3 Durand 10 4 Birch Run 99 Mt. Morris 14 7 Mt. Morris 8

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JVS Rich With Talent The Linden J.V. Softball team completed an exciting season with an overall record of 14-17. The Eagles ' strong points were hitting and defense, and a young pitching staff also contributed to the fine season. The girls also got a good start on preparing themselves for Varsity ball next season. We had a lot of fun this season, and we accom- plished what we wanted to. stated Jeannine McWil- liams. The team was made up of a well-balanced group in- cluding one Junior, 10 soph- omores and seven freshman. Next season, the Varsity will be a strong team. The future of Linden Softball looks bright, with many young talent coming up. Linden will be a team to contend with in the Metro League for years to come. Most valuable player award for 1988-89 went to Jeannine McWilliams, the most improved award went to Sandi Jordan, and the most spirited award went to Jaimi Smaka. OPPONENT SCORES Swartz Creek 16-11 19-7 Brandon 14-10 17-7 Lake Fenton 16-12 14-7 Goodrich 19-9 15-10 Bendle 18-6 19-10 Oxford 16-6 18-6 Lakeville 18-7 12-7 Lapeer West 15-13 18-0 Fenton 14-0 16-4 Lapeer East 13-8 5-2 Hartland 22-6 Frankenmuth 12-6 Milford 9-4 Holly 15-11 9-8 Durand 25-7 18-7 Mt. Morris 13-5 19-14 Hartland 19-8 18-8 , Back row (L-R): Coach Car! T. Gabrielson, Jodie Geyer, Ann Ford, Jessica Terry, Tammy Dawson. Karin Hoeg, Melody Builte, Lisa Coad, Mary McDaniel, Coach Bill Hoppe. Front Row (L-R): Jeannine McWil- liams, Jammie Thompson, Jaimi Smaka, Lennie Hoppe, Jennie Ciesielski, Sandi Jordan, Paula VanHouse, Dawn McDaniel. Sitting ' Amy Bartlett Not Pictured; Sequoya Hasselrode. 96