Deer Park High School - Deer Yearbook (Deer Park, TX)

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Workouts ready Deer diamondmen Starting practice with stretching exercises, the varsity baseball team loosen up for workout. Following the stretching exercises of push-ups and side straddle hops, the group pair off and warm up while pitching to each other. After the warm up, baseballers split up for individual defensive drills. These drills consist of game type situa- tions for all team positions. Defensive drills are followed by offensive drills such as bunting, base stealing and base running. Following the individual offensive drills, the team regroup for defensive team drills. As a group, they work on defense of the bunt, squeeze plays, cutoffs and steals. The offensive station drill is the last group of drills per- formed by the varsity. These drills help to improve the batting of every individual on the team. Before the end of practice, the team goes through a conditioning phase of the workout, including sprints and distance running. Coach Art Pettit and his assistant Dennis Chaloupka stress agility drills. Workouts such as these, Coach Pettit said, aid in the prevention of injuries. Wins are great, but the safety of our players is our utmost concern. ,l gf ' , in '11 'g ,jf if 'K' lvgfrjf 'Q ,JJ',j'i- Z V'f'5'L 3 Qi13122,l,jjA21if 2fawZ4.i' ffif' fi 'ff 4f5gs S TLP-57 'Y' 'r5'P W Lf' V. M 1 2t':S,gQi, .'ff'f:sf vi yas... MSTT' if-f2gfi :f:.ws . M ., V ,. . , . -575,1 .- ft W .5 aw . 3 A . , 3, as 13,6 3 if J .1 A, V- A . H ,kV, . I It ri... 6 A T . . gd.. T ,.ai g 753g . fnavburn. 50001 . . .,... f T' fllsa Q S i l TT it i7i2i?.ig.52 'fT2Tf? lil . . , - N .MW , xl. A . . . . QiTft'f1.'Tf A P f fx 1 T T 5959? T. s .. .h.. t T T 1.t,tr . .TT . ' j A T 1 . if 1- ty V' E 1345 - - f- if t ,. ' Qi rr' -T . , . Ls T- 9 . fi Q52 V 4, A. Staying close to first base, senior Mike McLennan jumps back under the attempted pick off. B. Warming up before the La Porte game, senior Rod White practices his swing during a pre- liminary drill. C. First baseman Mark Snell moves to stop a ground ball in the Dobie game. The varsity won the contest 6-1. D. Senior Robert Riley takes his warm-up pitches before the start of the second inning of play with Rayburn. E. Concentrat- ing on the game, Coach Art Pettit determines the plan for the next inning. F. Injured player David Morrison watches the game, while manager David Cathey keeps the statistics. Managers and trainers are instrumental in the smooth and orderly operation of the baseball program. G. Senior short stop Duane Mayberry swings at a hard thrown ball from the Pasadena pitcher. H. Sen- ior short stop Mayberry and pitcher Riley talk over the game sit- uation. I. Taking the pick-off throw from pitcher Bo White, first baseman Snell tags out the Brazoswood runner. PAGE 218 I VARSITY BASEBALL

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,'-J ' ' fi! L I f Injuries, illness hamper freshmanround robin Coach Judy EIIisor's freshman squad also competed in the district round robin. Although they did not fare as well in their dual meets as did their var- sity counterparts, part of the blame can be placed in the fact that they were forced to forfeit several matches due to sickness or iniury. With no backups to replace the absentees, the losses hurt the squad in their final district standings. Competing in singles for the boys were Danny Stranksy at number one sin- gles and David Ouaak at number two. In competition the duo of Shannon Betty and Paul Massey remained the top team for the freshmen all spring. Terry League and Greg Spitzenberger held down the second spot. Shelly Parker and Lisa Busby were the number one girls team in the spring. Cheryl Hollis played one singles, while Karen Romano and Bonny Hooks held down number two doubles. Melinda Moses competed at number two singles. A. Coach Judy Ellisor talks with Karen Romano, a member of the freshman squad. Right after a match is often the best time to discuss the match. B. Finding a couple of good balls can be a problem for those who come over from the north campus. Fresh- man Terry League looks for a few before starting practice. C. Despite a lack of experi- ence, the freshman team came through to play competitive tennis. FIRST ROW: Danny Stransky, Terry League, Shannon Betty, David Quaak, Grey Spitzenberger, Paul Massey and Bill Oaks. SECOND ROW: Coach Judy Ellisor, Melinda Moses, Cheryl Hollis, Shelly Parker, Julie Young, Melissa Uhl, Karen Romano, Bonnie Hooks and Coach Robert Dunivan. D. Minutes after winning her match, Cheryl Hollis, freshman, comes to the net for the traditional handshake. E. With his wrap-around topspin fore- hand, Greg Spitzenberger follows the progress of his shot. After watching the results, Spitzenberger will run to the net for a putaway volley. F. Freshman Shelly Parker hits through her forehand in a district match. Parker came out after football season was over and was also a freshman cheerleader. G. Discussing the previous point and the mistakes in their match, freshman Shannon Betty, David Ouaak and League meet at the net. H. Julie Young and Karen Romano meet at the net between points to com- pare grips. Young is showing Romano the Eastern grip.

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