Cate School - Mesan Yearbook (Carpinteria, CA)

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Front row: Young, Ellis, Prindle. Back row: Berolzheimer, Fairchild, Howland, Cooper, Wood, Moseley. Waudq 2 The Varsity Baseball Squad of 1955 had a potential to be Tri-Valley League champ- ions. Coach Woodworth greeted a squad of six returning lettermen, and worked them into a fine, well-polished ball club. Bill Cooper, who toiled on the mound for the Blue and White horsehiders, was backed up by George Ellis, returning shortstop. Mike Berozheimer and Jack Wood saw infield chores and Bob Fairchild and Dave Young patrolled the pastures as in '54. The hitting was not outstanding, but was not as poor as the preceding season. The infield eventually grew into a tight defensive unit. A small bench also plagued Coach Woodworth, and a lack of pinch hitters added to the coach's grey hairs. In some spots, experience added greatly to aid the club. George Ellis had much sum- mer experience in municipal league ball in Los Angeles, and Bill Cooper chucked a little, though not on an organized club. The other returning lettermen also saw limited 'sum- mer action. The team was not benefited by the fact that practice didn't start until April first, due to a late cage season and then spring vacation. Last season, the club finished seventh in the Tri-Valley League, but knocked off fourth-place Carpinteria High and tied-for-first Santa Ynez. This latter victory, in the last diamond skirmish of the season, proved to be an aid to the men in the '55 campaign.

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COACH EATON The crop of unior Varsity horsehiders were seen by Coach Sid Eaton to be potentially very successful In his first year at the helm Coach Eaton moulded them into a tight de almost no help from the sticklers but was backed fairly well by Hurler Gary Moulin and the infield The material it was also noticed by Coach Eaton was not as green as last year s crop The club however had trouble with a short bench with certainly no reserve sl ggers The Tri Valley League JV schedule was quite small this season but games were picked up with such teams as Thacher and Santa Clara The Varsity baseball squad re quested drafted for just snatched any terrific diamond men so it can be to Coach Eaton s credit that his Job was well done and the team drew into a tight improved ball clu , , l V y ' y S . I I i . . , . . - fensive clubg however, hitting was poor. Kirk Prindle, returning J.V. chucker, received . , . . J ' 7 7 Y ' 7 7 7 u . ' . . . l , , , . . . . y . . l 7 7 b.