Brother Rice High School - Quest Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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Intensive raining Erects Hard-r ore Reserves Q w.Wi . . Risking the chance of being tagged, Gary Martin races toward second. The Reserves' daring and spirit combined to form an unbeatable force. 164 RESERVE SCORES BRI-IS OPP 1 Catholic Central 2 1 g Notre Dame 4 5 Bishop Borgess 3 2 Detroit Cathedral 1 4 De La Salle 3 6 g Salesian ' 0 1 Aquinas, 0 5 WINS 2 LOSSES Typical of the Reserves' daring base running, Mark Batchko sets himself for one of the team's many stolen bases.

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eated Ba ts Bu ttresf Success of Star FZ.8I6i6VJ Untimely injuries cripple pitching arsenal, compound sandlot shortcomings VARSITY SCORES Q1 BRI-IS OPP 0 Austin 7 2 U of D 1 2 St. Ladislaus 3 4 Detroit Cathedral 3 O De La Salle 4 6 St. Mary Redford 3 as 11 Salesian 0 K 1 Notre Dame 0 3 Austin 2 fx gli O Catholic Central 1 N c Y . Q? psf 7 Madison 1 I K ff 2. Pontiac Northern 5 , wwe 7 WINS 5 1 5 ln a successful attempt to score on a teauzn1ate's force hunt, Ed Bracken slides across hoine plate in a cloud of dust ahead of the lfmll. Vlfirh muscles straining, Ed Bracken griinaces with pain as he Throughout the season, consistent hitting and effective pitching unleashes a powerful swing, hoping to zlrive in teammates on hase. coinhined to bring the team through another victorious season. 3' s ai-HW ,, ,Q fi-'P ff, ,R QA 13 Q4 , . W 1 . ff mt, X, 4 in ,wiv ifv'l'!Ez 1 ' a Q 5 5 S ' if N L , in , D, L 5 i ' . .- X .wt- iw!

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Harrier League Rivals Maybe one of the most important factors in the success of any athletic team is early and intensive training. From an inexperienced and untried group of Sophomores and Freshmen, Reserve Baseball coaches Gaertner and Farrell have molded a group of promising young men worthy of the shoes they will step into in the near future. A talented Reserve team has always been the standard for Rice and the 1968 team was no exception as they powered their way to a near perfect 5-2 record and a second place finish. Although the whole first team was worthy of praise, stellar performances given by Gary Mazza, Mike Prudhomme, Bob Brown and Tom Bowen, proved to be the backbone of team strength and spirit. Losing the first two games of the season could be hazardous to any team, but the coaches rallied the spirit and the Reserves became an immovable object as they bowled over their opponents. With solid hitting providing the necessary runs, the pitchers accomplished an out- standing feat of silencing the opposing bats and allowing only eight runs in their final Hve games. Several times in their victory streak, with the Warriors on the low side of the score and knowing each game to be important, the Re- serves rallied their forces to come from behind and defeat the opposition, making their record even more impressive. Closely watching the pitcher unleash a breaking curveball, Tom Kurowski readies himself, expecting a chance for another base hit. His face distorted by the motion of his awesome stroke, Gary Martin connects on a booming smash into the outfield. RESERVE BASEBALL TEAM: Front row: Bracken, L. Andrews, C. Mazza, T. Bowen, M. Prudhomme, M. Holden, H. Nelson, B. Breen. Second row: Br. Gaertner, Damioli, mgr., T. Oldham, Gerback, B. Brown, G. Collins, B. Lowry, T. Decker, T. Kurowski, M. Batchko, G. Hamilton, mgr. Missing: G. Martin. B. Lesner. 165