Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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Freshman first baseman Geoff Slaughter chases down a ball (above right) in the infield. Sophomore Mark Banashak (above) cocks his bat as he waits for the pitch along with the catcher and the home plate umpire. Members of the freshman baseball team (right) are (row 1) Manager Kris Lesnick, Jim Hall, Chris Hockney, Trent Abell, Don Ernst, Rich Williams; (row 2) Coach Ed Sherry, Tim Hall, Dave Sauerman, Joe Rettig, Steve Stratten, Todd Andersen, and Manager Debbie Gordon; (row 3) Geoff Slaughter, Kerry Roman, Jerry Luebcke, Tim Hofferth, Bill Filter, and Kevin Kolar. Not pictured is Bill Love. 1% — Junior Varsity Baseball

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E S3t ii ilTi Coach Dick Webb (left) flashes signs to a C.P. batter from the third base coach’s box. Members of the var¬ sity baseball team (below) are (row 1) Steve Kvachkoff, Brad Johnson, Bill Byrnes, Danny Pierce, Bill Kozlowski, and Randy Sowder: (row 2) Mike Donley, Jim Donley, Chris Lain. Dick Sauerman, Mark Keene, and Marty Zurbriggen; (row 3) Coach Dick Webb, manager tassie Prange. manager Kris Ranfranz, Scott Reid, Gary Stratten. Craig Ligda, Mr. Pete Iussig and statistician Mr. Rick Rogers. Junior Marty Zurbriggen (left) heads for first after slashing a single into right field as catcher and homeplate umpire observe. Senior Danny Pierce (above) takes a big leadoff off of first as the first baseman anticipates an attempted pick off throw from the pitcher. Varsity Baseball — 195

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J.V., Frosh end shortened seasons The junior varsity baseball team ended its season under Coach Gary Sproat with a 2-5 record. The freshman squad was more successful, while compiling a 8-1 mark under the direction of Coach Ed Sherry. Both teams had several games rained out, two or more times during a rainy spring. Standout players for the freshman team were Chris Hockney, Bill Love, and Trent Abell. Hockney and Love both posted excellent won-loss records and earned run averages. Abell was superb at home plate, getting on base, and driving in runs. For the junior varsity team, fewer than half of the scheduled games were played. Their performance was furthur hampered by a shortened number of practices. Out¬ standing players for the junior varsity team were third baseman Jim Kish and first baseman Mark Banashak. who also doubled on the varsity team. Kish was moved to the varsity after a few games and eventually won a starting role by the end of the season and into sectional and regional play. Kish and Banashak, along with several other junior varsity players, will replace the nine seniors who left the varsity. Members of the junior varsity baseball team (top) are (row 1) Manager Angie Williams. Jim Kiefer. Tim Tobias. Jim Kish. Hap Weis, Dave Johnson. Dennis VanWaardenburg, and Manager Renee Slosson; (row 2) Carl Smead, Jetry Rooks. John Wilcox, Mike Gursky, Mike Foss, Jeff Hove, and Mike Michaelis; (row 3) Dave Gervais. Keith Roman. Dave Anderson. Roger Vezeau. Dave Lappin. Mark Banashak. and Coach Gary Sproat. Mike Foss (left) strokes a single into left field. Dave Weiss (above) fires a strike to strike out another batter. Freshmen Baseball — 197