University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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OPPOSITE TOP: Charlie Gray rounds the bases after another deep hit. The Pine Bluff native slapped five out of the park this year. OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Out or safe? We'll appeal down the line—the bag’s in the way. ABOVE: Another one bites the dust. Ag- gressive infield play bailed UAM’s fat out of the fire on a number of occasions. LEFT: Carlos King warms up at first base. Baseball 195

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Baseeal Coach John Rollins’ Boll Weevil squad was looking for some sort of miracle this year. From the beginning of the year, even before the team took to the diamond for spring practice, Rollins knew that pitching would be the big deficiency. And it was. The Weevils finished the season with a discouraging 10-14 record, 4- 10 in the AIC to finish in seventh — place in a field of eight. They had all the elements — except one —for an outstanding season. The team hit well, they had good fielding and excellent speed, but pitching was their downfall. et y,.- ie a 194 Baseball

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Regardless of their prob- ems, the 1981 team managed to make quite a few impressions in the school’s 196 Baseball Monroe sophomore Gary Soignier made his mark primarily for his hitting. He broke Tom Spencers batting average record (.382, set in 1977) by finishing the season at 392, His teammate, Jerry Owen, a Pine Bluff junior, entered the record book slightly below Spencer with a .372 performance this year. Soignier and — Owen tied for third place with the most hits in a season (29). Terry McClung set the record with 33 in 1972, and two other former Boll Weevils occupy the second spot with 30 hits each. Soingier moved to fourth place in the most walks in