Agoura High School - Quixotian Yearbook (Agoura Hills, CA)

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Practice ake perfect 'I love to get to the park and play baseball' -Mike Maggiora ractice, practice, practice. Yes, practice was the key to the successful seasons of the varsity, IV and frosh baseball teams. As frosh coach Dennis Ritterbush said, We practice until the big orange ball in the sky goes down in the hills and you can't see the little white ball with the laces. The 1988 varsity team, under the direction of Coach john Crow found the winning combination and started off the season with three straight wins. Seniors Mike Maggiora tshortstOPif Scott Heflin tpitcher and outfieldl, and jeff Ritter tpitcher and third basel gave the team its experience and lead- ership. Both Heflin and Ritter said they planned to play college ball and had hopes of major league careers. Coach Crow advised, 'fYou can't get good by going to practice and games, you have to work on your own. Ritter agreed that working on the same skills over and over helped him improve. Heflin added he often practiced batting at the cages and practiced throwing with my dad. For the first time since 1975, there were sopho- mores on the varsity roster. Both catcher josh Smaler and infielder Brian Smith promised to add some spark to the lineup. Crow did his part to make the season fun by rewarding pitchers with whole pizzas and letting players who had made good plays warm up with blue balls tblue-col- ored baseballsi. The prospects for Coach Bart Morefield's 1V team also looked promising as the season got under way. Sophomore catcher Andy Kap said that he takes the game very seriously and hopes to pursue it in the future. Kap had played on the same team as pitcherfshortstop Bob Kazmirski for many years. Both players expressed their excitement about the '88 season and about their future as members of the Charger varsity team. Frosh coach Dennis Ritterbush felt that the main goal for the freshman team was not necessarily to play well, but to learn the Agoura system. But if they can play well too, that's even better! The competition for positions on this team was not as fierce as the stressful tryouts and cuts for the IV and varsity teams. The freshmen saved their rivalry for the games. As catcherfoutfielder Aaron Yu- hasz remarked, I really enjoy the competition of games and the thrill of winning. The players on all three teams, along with their coaches, took the game of baseball very seriously. Most of the players started young, around ages five to eight years of age. That's an awful lot of practice, practice, practice! - jennifer Grossman f i' Wy. 3 A. 1 . , -V15 V Q If at .. . R . Q. . 5. ,hy . -V K f,,'.,v.. w -f 4 ff ,Q ,V ,Han N, .J 4, ' ., ' ' laugh H sa. MA.. -Mt' ii' e i -zrfikf'-'f- , ' ' L .I Will- rl.. pf :lil T' ' . a. f . L 5,1 5 sa. L 'if i - X. - -'+ . . ' 'S ' f , T' I 'M' .- ' W . l A 4 ... 3 , V V 5..,3,l V f:.,.,.,. , . f A '- f . ' r' ' A- wx fi g ' ' ta' ' ' V- , W f V V , . .. . . 5 1. 4-j f' , .,' 'V fa. V-iw ' ' f ff 2' + . Y-,Vi vi , V :ggi V x 7 -1 '- 1.34 I - is 'A as W ra. V .. 7 I Q ' i 1 ' ' l ' C ffl ---aa ,1,,, ,L . V if V 1 7 V V Q I .V MJ ' a 1-W Q ' ' . 9 it 3 T if I X I iiffrksairfea- 6 - f ' A ' ' ' r 'W' Eu fin:g-:mir - I . rg 9 5 ' i. f . , X ' gg 'in X 15 .,,:j5 if' g.. ll1 ' ig!- ' l fx , wa.,-f or K N., s,.QjLfw,, Q 7+ ' ' -s F'-A , ' ' . Rama, ' V VV M ' if ,VSV ,rf ' ff .V VV g l-'- -'-'fx ' ff '7.g -.5 1? - 1. f r 'i: wg. 11.7 i V N2 , V L19 V 5 .V 1,0 , VV Q? 5V V' t ,ff . Q . v -V , so f V ' 'J ', s f I V . V ,i-Haw! X .A X, VV 5' ' VM - ,Q A -an V f f 'TM' T ' .J f' T i, ff'-' 'rf . , 5 V. , V. ' - f V 3. fri ' A if .-fit .. 14 -xc. 4 A - -fu? . ' nh- Q - - -31 -. . fa '2 Ya- x L 'r .1- -fit. .in 5-I' :'A fjiA 4! ' i Wt: .-B :1 , ..,-:qnf'l'f273f 9 as in ' '.....gaei:i-qs. - 1 ' 1. :wir A Fffgif -' ef- r . in J. , 'NEW' I --.'.f'- -' '- ' ' V f'f'rff':1T2w . '- i vary Thevarsitytcammembersin- T. York, M. MaggiOf8,Al' clude Top: R. Dietz, Cr. Smaller, S. Klein, C. Pit- Manos, S. Heflin, Coach tenger. Bottom: 1. Hender- Crow, 1. Ritter, D. Aronowitz, son, B. Suder, N. Townes 3rd, B. Smith. Middle: M. Dubow, Xqrsitx Baseball E. Shultz, C. LaRussa, M. Costes. The team began the year by winning most of their non-league games. V'nOflOl'l leff Ritter has a great pitch along with an excellent batting stance. l-le was the star pitcher on the varsity team for the '88 season.

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glasser g.ivi.ui ...ww l -...M iff' wgftwcsewafw... A9 WR Y :BNHS saw,-Magi-mwmMM2f WMMMWmwWW .Mm - Kam gaviali Top varsity player Mike Baukholt steps forward after his serve. Baukholt was placed at the top of the lad- der through challenge matches. Adam Nielson serves to ace his opponent. Nielson's style was developed through years of dedicated practice. Freshman Russell Hoskins punches a backhand volley during a home match. Punching the ball allowed for power and control. tv .Y .. . -ms 5. V . S can QM Members of the 1987-88 boys' tennis team included: M. Baukholt, J. Metzger, M. Kelly, Coach Perry, K. Kall- man, B. Yates, G. Stieglitz, B. C-iamela, D. Soucy, M. Balin- git, S. Katter, W. Neale, D. Swick, R. Hoskins, S. Niruyi, A. Nielson, G. Park, M. Brueckl. Despite the intense competition on the team, players worked well togeth- er. y.iry Boys' IV Tennis 123

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, W xwklg V x morlon Mike Maggiora really puts his all into this throw. He was a key player on the varsity team. The IV team members in- clude Top: B. Kazmirski, C. Ludwig, K. Teasley, Coach Morefield, D. Freedman, M. Currie, 1. Hanover, Middle: A. Kap, G. Federrnan, D. Car- amanis, M. Costello, 1. Me- daglia, C. Lamen Front: M. Kubasak, S. Adams, C. Tagawa, B. Spina, S. Guerra. All of the hours of intense practice really paid off for this IV team. .ff . Q A 4 ,.,..,,, v ' ' 1.4, ,av ' v.,f,, ' ww---. 14-vwawrnni ' . . ' -' 1 IIIUIIUII I ' ' ' ' V -21, . . ., -',. - , 1 .. . . 11.4, A' W-H .,. , 2. Q63 'Yl?r'OS '5 eage'lY.aWf l' SP 'l5 Willy boosted the Va 1 ing a hit into his area. His high sity team s esteem. monon YNY ww The frosh baseball team mem- bers include Top: 1. DiSimone, 1. Gelfand, M. Terras, Coach Rit- terbush, D. Fowler, B. jones, S. Fitzgerald. Middle: A. Yuhasz, G. Ross, 1. Osbrink, D. jones, D. Neckanoff, P. Siegel. Front: B. Gonzales, M. Meyers, R. laco- bellis, 1. Nelson, D. johns, B. Winckler. Coach Ritterbush's goal was to teach the frosh team the Agoura System and he really succeeded. Scott Heflin has a feeling the ball's going to come right to him. Obviously he enjoyed being on the varsity team. IV and Frosh Baseball 125