Brunswick Academy - Viking Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

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BELOW: DIGGING HARD, Carroll Moseley tries to beat out a bunt. LEFT: STANDING AT EASE in the coaching box, Tex Whitley contem- plates the Kenston defense. BOTTOM: FRONT ROW: Greg Christopher, Warren Moody, Mike Gibbs, Charles Cross, Mike Wright, Charles Finch, Carroll Moseley, manager Paul Townsend. BACK ROW: Statisticians Becky Wright and Debbie Allen, Mike Daughtry, Chris Barker, Mack Daniel, Bernard Nash, Tony Veliky, Greg Jones, Tex Whitley, Curtis Brickell, Coach Mike Lynch. Not pictured: Heath Lucy. Doing — Baseball — 17

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Season Saver T he sun beamed its warmth on everyone, but few smiled back. Storm clouds of worry shadowed many minds; fans crossed their fingers and hoped for a miracle; the players seemed to wonder if it was real . . . something would go wrong, for sure. The last inning popped up, and the Vikings still led the first-place Mecklenburg team. Homers by Mike Gibbs and Mack Daniel had padded the lead, but now it was up to the defense. Carroll Moseley put his 10 strike- outs on the line, and the Vikings set the Knights down for good. BA had won, 9-6. At least the season was not a complete failure record-wise. Sometimes it seems you can’t win for los- ing — just ask the ’76 baseball team. They had their ups, but boy, did they have their downs. Sometimes they could pinpoint their prob- lems — such as injuries or sore arms — but much of the time it was the “invisible” troubles that dragged the Vikings down. To rekindle competitive spirits, the Vikings traveled to Courtland for a pre-season scrim- mage with Southampton. Superior pitching and defense by both sides forced a scoreless deadlock until the eighth inning, when SA pushed across the triumphant run. The crack of wood resounded over Amelia’s field as the conference season began. A Mack Daniel homer in the first inning led the BA eight-run barrage, but Amelia wasn’t exactly silent. Aided by errors, the Patriots managed to round up 15 runs. Mecklenburg dropped anchor on the team’s sinking spirits by also capitalizing on BA mistakes. The guys fought back and chopped down MA’s lead, but ran out of innings. Coach Mike Lynch and the team tried to change their misfortunes, but to no avail. (continued on page 19) BAS, MAS TOP: PUTTING everything into his pitch, Bernard Nash throws a strike. BOTTOM: DUI ING A time-out. Coach Mike Lynch gives the team a pep talk and some extra pointers. 16— Doing— Baseball

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r 1976 BASEBALL RESULTS BA 0 Southampton 1 BA 8 Amelia 15 BA 3 Mecklenburg 5 BA 2 Prince Edward 16 BA 2 Kenston Forest 14 BA 6 Amelia 8 BA 4 Prince Edward 20 BA 5 Huguenot 11 BA 9 Mecklenburg 6 BA 5 Huguenot 8 BA 7 Kenston Forest 13 RECORD: 1 win, 9 losses in VAAC, 1-10 overall MVP: Mack Daniel MIP: Mike Daughtry All-Conference: Mack Daniel, OF; Curtis Brickell, Utility V. RIGHT: HAVING FIELDED a sharp grounder, Charles Cross flips to Mike Wright for a quick out against Prince Edward. TOP: SCOWLING AT a Kenston batter, Curtis Brickell follows through his famous “trash pitch.” 18— Doing — Baseball