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

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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

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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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l-v »i .rT • ■.. Sr . ZfT. ' . „ ' Take me out to the ball game! ff Varsity Baseball Team — 1st Row: John Johnson, Mark Faulkner, Coach Tom McAnally, Bill Groaning, Mike House, John Rhea. 2nd Row: Kavin McGrath, Rick Curtis, Doug Higgins, Mike Johnson, Dave Smith, Andy Craycroft, 3rd Row: Larry Druien, Mike Thielmeier, Bob Nash, Jerry Wallace, Joe Scheler, and Opie Harreld. In the Clarksville game, Joe Scheler prepares to take a swing at this pitch. The Falcons split a doubleheader, 816 and 2- 14. In a game of Pepper before a ballgame, Kavin McGrath saves someone a trip around the fence by snagging this pop up. 64 Varsity Baseball