Mauldin High School - Reflections Yearbook (Mauldin, SC)

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pirit Hlp Team's Enthusiasm Keeps Them Going Spirit and enthusiasm played a major role in the junior varsity baseball team's successful season. Starting the season by winning five of their first six games, the team went on to enjoy the rewards of a seven and two season. Coach Dennis Massengale had a good attitude towards the team mem- bers and me, said Emory George. This feeling of confidence also had a major part in the team's success. With hitting not a strong point, the J .V. made up for it with strong pitching Holding down the fort! Gary Sheppard, playing alert at third base, waits for a line drive from Eastside. iPhoto by Robert Freeman! He's outta' there! Jimmy Pillar was out at the plate and out of the game for a run in . iPhoto by Robert Freemanl No, not Nolan Ryan, but . . . Scott Small is one of the J.V.'s strongest points with his fast ball, top. fPhoto by Robert Freemanl 9 iv Baseball and good defense. I had a lot of good kids, but they have a lot of growing up to do. They are coachable people and do good on the field, said Coach Dennis Massengale. The team also proved to be a stepping stone for some players. Greg Catron ad- vanced to the varsity level to play the catcher position. Junior varsity was merely a training period of most play- ersg yet with attitudes of the 1984-85 team, winning and training went hand in hand. Todd Ballew

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It's a drive! Bryan Sheppard stabs a single in the hole against Eastside. Bry- an was named best defensive player. iPhoto by Robert Freemanl It's a hit! Greg Catron cracks one down the middle to give the Mavericks a dou- ble, and a score. iPhoto by Robert Free- manf Baseball Fever . Varsity Baseball Endures A Rough Season The varsity baseball team started their season out very well by winning their first three ball games as they de- feated Riverside once and J.L. Mann twice. Todd Dunlap, voted M.V.P. for his third consecutive year as well as being named all-region designated hitter, re- called the season, For me this year was kind of fun, but I wish we had won more games. I hope next year we won't make as many errors and hopefully we'll go further. Todd was part of Mauldin's pitching staff along with Tommy Col- son, Wesley Coker, and Scott Fowler. Mauldin's mid-season play compared to their strong start wasn't quite as im- pressive, when they lost five of their next seven games. Jeff Pope, Mauldin's second base- man, gave his reasoning, After facing such a strong pitcher in our fourth game against Pickens, our confidence seemed to go from extremely high to very low, and once our confidence took such a dive we seemed to fall apart as a team. Although the season wasn't one of Mauldin's best, the players hoped it would simply be just a learning season for the upcoming year. However, Maul- din wasn't completely unsuccessful. The team defeated Laurens by a margin of six runs, which broke a three year losing streak against the Raiders. Todd Sycks Baseball 9

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This years baseball team was a learning trial Scott Ferguson While having fun, I learned to accept hard times. Scott Small 1985 J.V. Baseball Team MHS 12 Eastside MHS 6 Wade Hampton MHS 6 J.L. Mann MHS 10 Laurens MHS 5 Pickens MHS 6 Travelers Rest MHS 7 Easley MHS 8 Hillcrest MHS 1 Greenville Wins 7 Losses 2 Junior Varsity Baseball Team CBack rowj Scott Small, Gary Sheppard, Gaven McDonald Jimmy Pillar, Mark McKinney, Brad Colson, Matt Hamby, Jay Reynolds, Kirk Young. tFront rowj Scott Harrington, Mike Kerley, Greg Catron, Charles Desfosses, Emory George, Scott Ferguson. iPhoto by Robert Freemanl Debating the matter , . . Scott Small, Jimmy Pillar, and Emory George discuss game strategy against Laruens. y .l,V. Baseball