East Central High School - Hornet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Packing it together 1 was a hot and sultry day. The ti r was so hot and thick you could slice it with a knife, if you wanted. The hot sun was beating down on all the subjects that came into its range. A quick step into the outdoors brought a sudden sweat- ing to the brow and a burning sen- sation to the skin. Not a soul could be found in this miserable heat, that is. no one except for the Junior Varisty Baseball team. No. they weren ' t mistaking the outdoors for a sauna, they were busy at work. No matter what came into the team ' s path, they worked hard all season and never gave up. The team had a pact that they would glue their all throughout their season, so that if they couldn ' t ben- efit by it on the scoreboard, they would at least benefit by it individ- ually which would help them in the future. We really had a rough season, but all of th e guys worked real hard. I feel like I really learned a lot this year, and I ' m ready to go out there and get them next year, ' ' Brian Smith said. With a ranking of 1-15 it would be easy for the team to get discouraged, but the guys pulled together all that they could to find their own personal successes. The year helped to build each player ' s stamina, ability and experience. Even though our year wasn ' t filled with a lot of winnings all of us really learned a lot. I was proud to play for the team and call myself a Hornet no matter what our record might have been. Roger Guerrero said. The boys ended their season with a pos- itive frame of mind for the future. Keeping a good attitude throughout the course of the year was in itself a big accomplishment. I was really proud of all the guys. Throughout our rou gh times they always pulled through the toughest of situations. Nothing they did came as a surprise to me because they are a super bunch, Coach Keith Becker said. by Charteen Pearce 1 J.V. BASEBALL E.C. TEAM OPf 7 Highlands 4 5 Jefferson 4 16 Central Cath. 6 MacArthur 10 Jay 10 Seguin 10 4 Roosevelt 8 4 Lee 5 3 Madison 22 Cfiurcfiill 10 Judson 10 7 San Marcos 8 MacArthur 10 Loma Real RISING TO THE OCCASIONI Freshman Joe Gutierrez shoLvs perfect form in this ex- citing catch. Joe plays left field for the JV baseball team. The Hornets edge out High- lands in a close non-district game. JUST A SWINGIli ' l Freshman Nathan Cartwright hits the ball against Highlands. The Junior Varsity won the first game of the season over Highlands 7-4. The first game proves to be the best. The Hornets surrendered their first defeat in the next game against Holmes. JV Baseball by Kevin Smith ... 120

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THE JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE: TOP ROW: Coach Keith Becker. Steve Lutz. Jacob Ponce. Chico Taylor. Jay Arbizio. Brian Smith. Rodney Pruski. Tract Carribay. BOTTOM ROW: Armando Velasquez. Roger Guerrero. Gary Ford. Nathan Carlwright, Joe Gutierrez and Roland Tescano. l 121 ... Sports ' - y -Va ' N ' - To hace a good team you must haL ' e a good and strong leader. Coach Keith Becker has led the JV Baseball team to their full potential. ■ Coach Becker taught us a lot about the simple facts of baseball: some things I have nev- er heard of. He prepared us for hopefully playing on the Varsity baseball team next year. Na- than Cartwright said.

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ToceeiKf I, Steue Keller, be- ing of sound mind and great body, leave the 88-89 Varsity baseball team, my excellent de- fensive plays, my ex- uberating team leader- ship, and the great ability I have of look- ing as well as playing at the same time. And, last but not least, I leave my homerun hit- ting swing to Chip Ross. Each year the seni- ors leave behind their memorable moments of their last year as ball players at East Central High School. Loma Real RON YOUR HEART OUTt Senior second beiseman. Richmond Big- gers, runs for third base in a dis- trict game against Madison. The Hornets beat the Mavericks by a score of 10-6. RoxMtuxe Broinn GOLDEN GLOVE AWARDt Senior third baseman Atan Thompson makes a great catch in foul territory against the Roosevelt Roughriders. The Hornets won 6-5. 119 .. . Sports