Del Campo High School - Decamhian Yearbook (Fair Oaks, CA)

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TTI G IT OFF in their first game the fresh- man team makes their lpres- ence known in the CA A fast ball whizzes past the plate and once again the umpire yells...st1'ike! Who pitched that fast ball? This was an ap- propriate question at any Freshman Boys' Baseball game as anywhere from three to four pitchers could be found on the mound during the course of a seven inning game. We have some really good pitchers. They've got a lot of speed and they keep the game in control, said pitcher Ia- son Mortenson. Victorious in their first two games against Mesa Verde, 3-2, and Encina, 18-5, the team had high expectations for 'their first season of high school baseball. I pre- dict we'll have a good season because we have a lot of talent on the team, said Bill Wight. Another team strength was in its fielding ability. Even though the pitch- ing was the backbone of. the team, its fielding kept the game running Swinging into action, Casey Bunker bats one into left field during the first league game against Mesa Verde. smoothly. Our infield performance is like clock- work. We've got good speed in connecting with the ball from the pick up to making the out, said Casey Bunker. However, the team also had its weaknesses. The first year batters had trouble keeping the ball on the ground and get- ting it into play. Our batters need help because we don't have any power hitters. Everyone swings for the fence instead of just making contact, said Michael Bertolucci. The freshmen noticed some differences between leagues they had been in before, and their season of high school baseball. Many of the best players from all the different leagues came together to play on the freshman team. Everything moves a lot quicker in high school baseball, there's a larger variety of players, more of them, and they each have their strong points, said Brian Miller. The coaching was an- other change encount- ered by the players. Coach Chuck Smith was not a teacher at Del Campo, but he met up with his team everyday at Will Rogers for two and a half hour practices. Smith stressed agressiveness at the plate, strong fielding, and dis- cipline. K I f ,wifi ' 1 ,-.1-.V f - .,,, When you step out on that field you realize you aren t playing little league any- more. -Iason Montero, 9 Boys' BasebalL Front Row:Dan M an a , ris ins, on nd ta JV Boys BasebalL Fmnt Rowalason Quenzer, Gary Sll I ff Kelle D211 P Tim Shadko, Tlrn Coffman Second Row: Nate Bamhart I N K Mike Crawford, Rick MaCK1!dy, David Roth, Dave Torn ll Ba K R Asslsia t C Ch Marcus Buelna, Iaye Baker, Aaron Crist, Andy McKay RlckG nd Lan Bog Iason King, Coach Keith Ballard Ready to make the out, first baseman Darren Friedel awaits the throw to make an out - l r ,, 4 against Encina. I:-agzl ..:- -.-, 7 .2 r L T -Y . QL 1 ' JV! Frosh Q.-1. 2 f- ft T :Q 1 ,jg 1 4' y f?f41'1 1r1,Z?er.ma '7..Qs.y f .r ,122 -H+ , .. ...,....'-vfit.,-1 ' ,. 'TQ '- -'M - 'rua ---f....,,'-. '- Qi assert ' ..-ff .a-or -1 v . o W:-sttfisf' 'nu-rr' ' T J ..- ' ' 'Tir' . '7' W - , T -: w,.,:f' . 'Qt -..F.'ii91jZf1M -- ,-g:Lig-1g-aeu,wi4iu ifageeeemmwwe- Mfg-ee' ac Kirdy Brla Mille Sar tkosCh Coll BrettDul gSeco T yCard a, Darren Friedel, Scott Pierl, Casey Bunker I ff V lp Chris Bach B k R x Burkhardt, Bill Wight, Jason Mortensen, Chris H ffrnan, Mlcha lB rt Wilfred N abahe, Coach Chuck Smith

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U ITED TE M and a-saong-de-fensghelp JV Baseball to a successful pre-season Out! screamed the umpire after the third strike over the plate. The unique thing about the pitcher was that he was a frehman and the sophomore batter he had struck out was humil- iated. Ieff Keller is a great pitcher! He makes me work harder because I don't want to be out done by a freshman, said Iason King. With three outstanding pitchers, King, Tim Shad- ko, and Keller, the Boys' IV Baseball team had great potential and ex- pected to take the CAL title as they had the previous year as fresh- men. The infield was the team's strong point with first baseman, Andy Mc- Kay, shortstop Gary Sil- va, and Shadko at third base. Therefore defense was the favored aspect of baseball. Our defense is definitely our most im- Cracking the ball, Lane Boger hits a ground ball good for a single in their victorious game over Cordova. pressive factor, and We're especially good at coming back in late innings, said McKay. As coach, Keith Ballard was a definite moti- vating factor. He is con- fident in us and he keeps morale up. He's definite- ly the best coach a high school could have, said Shadko. Monday thru Friday the IV Baseball Team could be found on the back diamond from 3- 5:30p.m. The team was very united as they had one year of competition be- hind them. Their vic- tories against Hiram Iohnson, Foothill, and Woodland early in the season proved their a- bility. T'hey're all above average players but there aren't any super stars, said Ballard. Not only was the team talented and united, but they had extremely high spirit. We've got the best spirit. We're always out there to cheer each other on and root the team to victory, said Mike Crawford. Making the delivery, IV pit- cher Dan Penrose throws a strike against Woodland to aid his team to victory. if .fy fflmm ,,,,,Z.,J M, ,WV I .wiv f, L , Q, f D . :af y ir ' ff? W7 Wf Z' ge 7f,rjf , , .,, A ,. ,, Q, ,,, ff -f,y-,.f-.MT , ,, .. Q, -fm' 'V'-'QI . . , r ,. ' f . ., - , 4 . , ZW4 We X9y,!? N, , 1,-3, fr feb ' W , -if 'Q ' f if if frrfriaywaeizhfr-,, -were ff' V tr t'34'Vv1fh f we WZ f f' '7' 1 X A15-liftffyff, f M ' f , Mia ,ef ffw-rf' wif We ' ff MVN rf .ww f f. eff Q I 'L 1 4' ff Q X rfmff-wwf, M 'K ww W4 ty 46 f ' X j 'f , 4, M ,r fy. A, f if f .f y,,,,hf f 4,6 ef, ,ii V WMM if f V, N010 7 f , ,WMI M, f It f ',f ,f',. f ,W f fn U., . If ,f f ' U' , e-fa. ,,. , It ,M fm ff 2 16 fggw -9feLZA'aYa. E , f MMM, if .5 , Q may f V -

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OC VISIO l give the Girls' Varsity Softball team the incentive to work hard to improve their gether as To win TOC, we need to come together as cz team and play the best we can, said Kathleen Dougherty when describing the problems the Girls' Var- sity Softball team would have to overcome to reach their goals. At the beginning of the season, the Girls' Varsity Softball team knew it would be more difficult to reach the Tournament of Champions than in other years. This was a result of a decision that only two teams in the league would compete in TOC, rather than five a team that had competed in previous years. Players saw several ways to reach their goals or the season. Some thought that the guid- ance of the coach would be the key. We just need to work hard and listen to the coach, said Missy Gardner. Team members also saw the strengths of the team and knew that this would help them be suc- cessful. We have a good defense, we work well together, said Lynette Bird. Returning players Saw the improvement of other players on the team. Kate tBeru1ittD has been really strong lately and gotten a lot better this year. That's great be- game and join to- cause the game is all in the pitcher, said Mi- chelle Gardner. Bennitt, the starting pitcher, was one of the strongest members of the team. Her talent was expected to win her a scholarship to California State University at Northridge. The team was given some indication of what the season would be like through the pre-season games. Unfortunately, they did not get to play as many games as they may have liked because sev- eral early games were rained out. We are a strong team and we know we have the ability to make it to TOC, said Cyndi Croth- er. ,' fry? ', ' ffwfwc. , K An eye catcher. Cyndi Crother Hit and run. Kellie Iordan concentrates on hitting the ball heads off to first base after at a game against Johnson. hitting the ball. fy W f X, my fy ff, Z f We ,Q f f MA, X, WM X W,fff MQ A 7 aff Lf f , Milf V eff f ,fm , , Q, f mm We ' , iff ie, W X f' Cyfffwf ff, , f' ,fp f wwf LW , , f k, P ,f , C I Mfffyf.