Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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BASEBALL r - K Pi Caught in the crossfire, Mike Matejicka is thrown out at second base. Top Right: Tom Leaswitch grabs for the ball in hopes of making an out. Bottom Right: Stretch is the word as Leaswitch leaps for first base.

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A fatal loss to Northampton in playoff action cost Whitehall its baseball crown as the Zephyrs ended the season posting 10-3 league and 14-6 overall slates. Whitehall started the action by beating host Northwestern 9-8. Jeff Mondschein broke a 7-7 tie in the fifth with a two-run triple to give the Zephyrs the runs they needed. Whitehall got a 2-1 win over visiting Parkland as Mike Matejicka drove in his counterpart Tom Leaswitch with a long single to right field in the seventh inning to give Joe Steiner's team the victory. Don Hagenauer hurled a no-hitter to turn the Lehigh Valley League first half championship against Stroudsburg into a rout. Hagenauer struck out six allowing one walk. The Zephyrs defeated Emmaus 5-2 on hits by Matejicka, Ed Roman, and Leaswitch. Whitehall started a come-back in the sixth inning to defeat Lehighton 6-3. In the LVL playoff game May 27 against Northampton, both teams watched runs in the first inning but the Zephyrs went ahead 2-1 in the third as Leaswitch walked and Roman tripled, but the Kids came up with two in the sixth inning to beat Whitehall 3-2. 00 c s m 00 23 Full force ahead, a Lehighton opponent slides into home plate where Whitehall's Al Hetrick holds on to the ball to make the out. Despite numerous errors, the Zephs copped a 7-1 victory over the Indians. Jeff Mondschein takes a throw from a teammate and tags second base for the force out. Left: Tom Leaswitch put the tag on Parkland base-runner but it was too late; he was safe.

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Although the defending champion Zephyrs lost the Lehigh Valley League crown to Northampton, Whitehall's exciting, young team put the Maroon and Gold to no shame. By defeating Slatington, 3-0, the Zephs were now tied with Stroudsburg for the first half championship. The Zephyrs continued winning with a 7-0 victory over the Mounties to take the first half crown with ease. The Zephyrs scored six runs in the fourth to break open a tight game with Catasauqua, as Whitehall belted the Roughies a 10-3 loss. The sixth inning again played a major part in the Zephyrs success as they pulled off a 6-3 win over visiting Lehighton. Giving up only six hits, Greg Smith's pitching helped Whitehall to a 5-2 victory over the Emmaus Green Hornets. Parkland avenged a 2-1 loss earlier in the season as they romped over Whitehall 4-1, as the Trojan's Fred Silar slammed a bases-loaded triple in the bottom of the fourth inning to give Parkland the win. Palmerton's Mike Koma and Ricky Engle singled in the third and scored on a double by Terry Slot as the Bombers upset Whitehall 6-1 on home turf. U3 IS) m CD Season Results WHITEHALL OPPONENTS 9 Northwestern 8 4 Southern Lehigh 3 9 Palmerton 4 7 Emmaus 3 3 Stroudsburg 2 7 Lehighton 1 2 Parkland 1 4 Dieruff 2 3 Catasauqua 0 5 Northampton 0 0 Slatington 3 1 Palmerton 6 0 Parkland 4 5 Emmaus 2 4 Stroudsburg 0 6 Lehighton 3 3 Northampton 10 10 Catasauqua 3 11 Slatington 13 2 Northampton 3 Won 14 Lost 6 VARSITY BASEBALL — Front Row: Dennis Horvath, manager; Joe Recker, Brad Rice, Ed Roman, Jeff Mondschein, Jeff Kurtz, Greg Koren, Doug Kocher, manager. Second Row: Vince Huetter, manager; Alan Bowen, John Klobosits, Al Hetrick, Jeff Steiner, Tom Leaswitch, Mike Matejicka, Dan Kochenash, Bill Kocher, manager. Third Row: Ron Kroboth, Lou Bodish, Greg Smith, Bob Bartholomew, Don Hagenauer, Steve Scott, Keith Hansen, Dave Boandl, Scott Sniscak, Rick Hebrock, Rick Hamscher. As he moves towards second base in hopes of a steal, Tom Leaswitch caught in the action, tries to get back to the bag before the Parkland pitcher has time to throw the ball to the first baseman. 25