Douglas MacArthur High School - Itella Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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IV and Freshmen Have Promising Future 100's At All Times 152! I V,F rosh Baseball is I I . W.. M .. . . ,.....ttp.t.....s,., .t...,....s.....t..,...... - - ...s...Niss...e .,..-..,M,,. .s,..s..s 2 ri .. it X5 . W4 N. .ss Although the 1984 I.V. Baseball losses out- numbered their wins, first year Coach Lee Benzenberg views the guys as big winners when it comes to teamwork and effort. The guys really worked hard. They hustled and gave everything they had. They gave 10OU!0 at all times. Benzenberg feels the team's number of losses might have discouraged the team but instead the Generals fought back harder to get a win. The Coach says, Hav- ing to come back from their number of losses was a big learning experience for the Generals. The DM ballplayers ended the season with an 8-16 record. They earned third place in the White Pine Conference and second place in the Mt. Pleasant 'Tournaments in which they participated. DM's two big IV hitters were Iason Butzin and Rob,Landeryou who both ended the season with two homeruns each. Butzin fin- ished the season with the team's highest RBI of 24 while Landeryou came in second with a 22. Ron Fries was the General's number one pitcher with a five win two loss season record. Two team awards were given to the players at the season's end. The Most Valu- able Player Award was given to Ron Fries while Ieff Snyder was the recipient of the Most Improved Player Award. IV Team picture, back row: Mike Nichol- son, Ron Fries, Ioe LaBreche, Rob Landeryou, Dale Smith, Iason Butzin, Ieff Snyder, Dave Herzog, Coach Lee Benzenberger. Front row: Mike Young, Iohn Long, Sean Coughlin, Iohn Propp, Greg Armstrong, Mark Olivarez, Rob Price.

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Freshmen Baseball Coach Bill Wilhelm has this to say about his winning team: This group of boys has outstanding poten- tial. These boys are a very spirited group and winning is in their blood from a very successful year in Freshmen athletics at DM. I am very confident this group of boys will be an excellent team which the school will be very proud of in the next few years. With further honing of their baseball skills and knowledge, and by continuing in MacArthur's strong baseball program under the direction of Coach Kaligian, the future looks very bright for this team. The highlight of the season would have to be a six game winning streak with three doubleheaders. Steve Reyes was the ace of the pitching staff finishing with a 6-3 record and receiv- ing the Most Valuable Player Award. Steve received both wins in a doubleheader against Pinconning. Terry Carpenter received the Most Valu- able Offensive Player Award as he led the team in every offensive category: hits, runs scored, runs batted in, and a batting average of .5'l9. Ieff Alfano was named the Most Valuable Defensive Player. Ieff provided very steady defense at third base and shortstop. He also provided exceptional team leadership and consistent hitting. Dana Richards received the Most Im- proved Player Award. Dana provided strong pitching, winning 3 out of his last four starts finishing with a 3-2 record. Dana also came on strong in the hitting department raising his batting average from .150 to .421. f ,, X , . ,swf-w --1, , 7 ,fp W ' .Www ' MV ww f f - nw . 'f .,,i:,v'P ,, ' ' 1v,y,. , ' rf ,5,3'3'f',, x.,, ,H 4 U ,fjfw ,t,q,,, .0 mpg M ,V .1 V 3 H- A . . f L V n V ,f ..... . 7 4 Q. - ',. Af . M, 7' 'rf f ' lf , . .4if3,g.i ' M ' ,gr W V--r4:ff'4 -fmt W , . 1 ,L -1 1 1 ,, , . , J, f . p - .-.mf:,,M , ,WL H ' ' ' . gin V843 'vig . , ' X ' - Jus, 5jF74iw's..s ' - rf'-'Z 'W X ' Viv Mx U 1 'f 'A is-ft., z1f 2L..: ,. .e ,I ,512 ,Q nf' ., , mf i ,V . , K ., 2' H! I ., xg Qt , Ma rglj' ffm-5-3 'N'-1l..,1, I if l v-mini! eq- -wu .Q DM OPP if ...... 3 Iohn Glenn 2 A by 3 Iohn Glenn 9 3 i'i 7 Mt. Pleasant 12 1 1 Mt. Pleasant 11 dd,i A i 1 A kv' . . e i I A 1, 3 Plnconning 1 14 Pinconning 13 4 Chesaning 0 9 Chesaning 1 18 Birch Run 11 gg Birch Run 15 5 Eisenhower 7 4 Eisenhower 12 5 Hemlock' U5 5 Hemlock 15 10 Bullock Creek 2 5 Bullock Creek 4 17 Bridgeport 7 10 Bridgeport 1 lTopl Terry Carpenter striking out, elected Q MVP. lMiddle Leftl Iohn Propp, Dana Richards. Vince Moska, Troy Kennelly in the dugout. iMiddle Rightl Coach Bill Wilhelm. lBottom1 Steve Reyes ready to fire a strike. lV,Frosh Baseball!153