Bishop David High School - Crosier Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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District pitching duel L own 5-2 going into the last inning, Mike Thielmeier led off the inning by getting on base through an error. Opie Harreld then got hit by a pitch and Mike Johnson pinch-ran. Rick Curtis then walked to load the bases. Dave Smith singled to score Thielmeier and Johnson. Then, one out later, Steve Thieneman doubled and knocked in the tieing and winning runs to give the Falcons a 6-5 vic- tory. The first game seemed to drain the team as they lost the second game, 14-2. The next day brought Thomas Jefferson and an 8-1 victory behind Joe Scheler ' s three-run homerun and Jeff Lyons ' pitching. The team then hit a slick spot and lost the next 1 rotting to first base, Doug Higgins watches his long ' fly ball. The Falcons rallied in this game for a last- i 6 5 victory over Clarksville in the first game of a fhe doubleheader. 3 games to E-Town, Fairdale (7 errors were committed) and Iroquois. Derby Day brought the annual doubleheader with Valley. The Falcons came from behind in the last inning to win the first game, 2-1 and went 9 innings before losing the second one, 5-4. The next Tuesday was the start of district play with the Falcons drawing Butler and pitcher, Darryl Becker. The game was scoreless until Butler scored 1 run in the 6th inning which held up as Butler escaped a last-inning threat and won, 1-0. Joe Scheler was named to the all-district team because of his fine pitching performance against Butler, allowing 1 run, 3 hits, and striking out 10. @ 62 Varsity Baseball

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s yii a sa Collecting one of his two hits against Butler in the dis trict opener, first baseman, Mike Thielmeier cranks the bat on a low ball. The Falcons collected only 3 hits as a team and lost, 1-0. VARSITY BASEBALL RESULTS Won 11 Lost 13 BD 6 PRP 2 BD 8 Beth Haven 1 BD 3 E-Town 4 BD 1 Floyd Central 4 BD 1 Jeffersonuille 11 BD Lanesville 10 BD 5 Shawnee 2 BD 1 Butler 9 BD 1 DeSales 2 BD 1 Floyd Central 11 BD 6 Beth Haven BD 3 LaRue County 1 BD 7 Valley 3 BD 11 Valley 1 BD 6 Clarksville 5 BD 2 Clarksville 14 BD 8 Thomas Jefferson 1 BD 1 E-Town 6 BD 1 Fairdale 7 BD 4 Iroquois 6 BD 8 Lanesville 6 BD 2 Valley 1 BD 4 Valley 5 BD Butler 1 Varsity Baseball Team — Bottom: Billy Groaning, Joe Scheler, Bob Nash, John Johnson, Mike House, Kavin McGrath, John Rhea, Jerry Wallace, Mike Thielmeier, Opie Harreld, Doug Higgins. Top: Rick Curtis, Mark Faulkner, Jeff Lyons, Larry Druien, Andy Craycroft, Dave Smith, Mike Johnson. with a double. Mike Johnson came in to pinch-run and was thrown out trying to ad- vance to 3rd on a passed ball. Then in the 7th inning the Colts scored twice and the Falcons, with bases loaded, could get only one across. The final score was DeSales 2, Falcons 1. Joe Scheler was named to the all-tournament team for his fine pitching performance. After a week of rest came the first rematch of the season against Floyd Cen- iral. This game was no better than the first with the Falcons losing it 11-1. The team then seemed to shape up, having a 3-7 record at the time, and won their next 5 games. They beat Beth Haven for the 2nd time, LaRue Co., Valley twice, and a come- from-behind-last-inning-win in the first game of a double-header with Clarksville, j Varsity Baseball 61

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Preparing to deliver a pitch, senior. Jeff Lyons winds up. Jeff was an integral part of the Falcon pitching staff. Entering the game in the 5th inning, relief pitcher, HAUR1DI8 P ' Harreld hurls a fast ball. Surveying the action in jn ' tmi the background is Doug Higgins. QubleMD 17 After hitting his first homcrun of the year, Kavin McGrath heads home as Dave Smith (18) leads the team out to congratulate him The Falcons went on to defeat Lanesville, 8-6 Varsity Baseball 63