Binghamton University - Colonist Yearbook (Vestal, NY)

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loosely played contest at Utica. This was another extra-inning affair. Sherm Bletchman spun a neat four-hitter to shut out Keystone College 3-O in a game played at john- son Field. The Colonials scored all of their runs on two hits and an error in the initial stanza. Bletch- man had things in control all afternoon. The Key- stoners gained revenge a few days later on their home held as they slugged out a 9-8 victory. Coach Wel- born laid part of the blame for the loss on a muddy field. Rain at the end of tive innings of play brought a halt to the destruction handed to the State Tech Hornets by the Triple Cities College nine. Five hits scored eleven runs for the Welbornmen while Tech was able to garner only one tally. Big Pete Macan held the Tech batters to four safeties, two of them scratch infield hits, and gave up but one walk. Wel- born's charges received a total of ten free passes as two Tech pitchers couldn't locate the plate. Behind the one-hit pitching of Macan, the Green and Wfhite drubbed Wfilkes College 6-2 at johnson Field. Macan was also batting star for T. C. C. by getting two hits in three attempts. Three errors spoiled a shutout for Pete. Hartwick shaded T. C. C. 3-2 at Oneonta for their second one-run victory over the Colonials. The diamondeers from Endicott were only able to get five safe blows while jerry Flanagan gave up six to Hart- wick. The locals then traveled to Ithaca to absorb a 9-5 beating administered by the Ithaca College nine. Bletchman led the Colonials to victory over the Utica College Tangerines 9-6, to avenge an early sea- son loss. Sherm held the Utes to six hits while strik- ing out four and walking five. Coach Welborn's charges blasted eleven bingles including a double by Carmen Calenti, off two Utica hurlers. T. C. C. started with two runs in the first but the invaders from upstate New York came back with five tallies in the fourth. The Lincoln Ave. nine picked up two runs in the fifth, two in the sixth and added three more in the eighth. Utica garnered one more run in the ninth to end the scoring. Heavener and Brown paced the local attack with two hits each. T. C. C. lost its chance to finish the season with a .500 percentage when the last scheduled game against Wilkes College at Wilkes-Barre was washed Out.

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I I FIRST Row: Sherm Bletchman, Dennis Bottino, Pete Macan, jim Heavner, Bob Bargetzi, Art Kalliche. SECOND ROW: Coach Welborn, Mike Pavylak, Dave Brown, Ted Scarinzi, Bill Walling, Tom Zowine, Bob Hood, Carmen Calenti, Bill Custis, Mgr. BASEBALL Despite the fact that the T. C. C. Colonials shift- ed from high school to sandlot to industrial baseball fields for their home games, they still managed to compile a fair, won 5, lost 6, record for the 1948 baseball season. Four of these six losses were by one run, with two of the games going extra innings. Failure to hit with men on base lost the season opener against the Ithaca College frosh at Ithaca by a score of 2-O. Coach Gene Welborn's team outhit the Ithaca nine, six to four, behind the masterful pitching of Pete Macan, but could not put two blows together. The locals lost a heart-breaking 4-3 extra-inning contest to Hartwick College at Johnson Field. T. C. C. held a 3-1 lead going into the ninth inning, but when the third out was made, Hartwick had knotted the count. The visitors went on to win in the tenth off reliefer Sherman Bletchman, who replaced jerry Flanagan in that fateful ninth. The Green and Wfhite found the formula for victory by knocking off State Tech 14-3 at Johnson Field. Four of the 16 hits garnered by T. C. C. went for extra bases. The Colonial baseballers were limited to two hits as they bowed 5-4 to the Utica College nine in a

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FIRST ROW: Don Chatrnuk, jim Jordan, Herb Callahan, Art Rybak, George Horkott, joe Ludka, Earl Clark SECOND ROW: Dave jones, Charles Turkott, Dick Herzer, Bob Klinko. THIRD ROW: Herb Mohney, Al Hansen, Dick Hamann, Pat Paglia. M W it ,.g Q.. La , S' . A N asf' Svfggy.:-.:ggi'fvl,fff,It .,,. 11,-:W . zg. ,,,,,, ,,,. ,, , . ' az 'iwwefrfmslis if 95 1- iisfrzrvw- af ' ' as W, ,,,,,, , George l'Spud Forbes, instructor at Union- .5-.e .L Endicott High School took over the reigns as T. C. C.'s track coach in April of 1948. The Niagara University graduate took his squad to Scranton, Pa. to compete in the first annual An- thracite games against teams from Scranton Univer- sity, Ithaca College, Wilkes College, Kings College, Susquehanna College and Keystone junior College. Sparked by Earl fEndurancej Clark, who won both the mile and two mile events, T. C. C. captured 12 place medals and finished second in the meet. Scran- ton University, with more than double the number of T. C. C. entries, took first place honors. 110