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

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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

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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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1 il S ' } ' ? ' S tSSS t , Hornets pave way It ' s a hot, dry day at Hornet sta- dium. The Hornets were busy at work colliding with the Roosevelt Roughriders. It was the bottom of the seventh inning, with the Hornets at the plate. The score is tied, with two men on base and two strikes on the batter. Mike Martin steps out of the batters box, gathers his thoughts, and steps back inside. He positions himself and prepares for the action. ' ' Hey batter, batter, batter, swiiinnng, batter is heard from the outfield. Crack! the ball soars off the bat, and is going . . . going . . . gone! We ' ll be seeing Mr. Spalding later, as the crowd goes crazy over the homerun in the bottom of the seventh. The Hor nets made a tremendous comeback victory. This has been a great year, espe- cially for the seniors. I feel like we ' ve left something for the team, Wayne Deuora said. The Hornets found much success this year, one of their best in several years. Their record was 8-8 for the sea- son, which they hope to beat next year. One of their goals was to improve their record as much as possible. The Hor nets did succeed and found one of their best records ever. When I look back on this year, I ' m really going to be proud of our ac- complishments. It was a hard year, but we pulled through tremendously. I know they ' re going to do good next year too, ' ' Michael Martin said. With such a great record of improve- ment the Hornets got to end their year on a high note. This confidence will hopefully aid them next year to leave another season of success. ' ' It was a good year because I had a good gang of guys. They each gave it all they had, and played for their love of baseball. I ' m very proud of the team, ' ' Coach Joe Galvan said. Kevin Smtth and Charieen PeMTce Jody Stmmona STRETCHIN ' FOR PERFECTIOfll Senior left-handed pitcher Keith Helmke. executes good pitching form against Roosevelt. As freshmen shortstop Scott Deuora prepares for the hit. »K ' ' •:♦.% i,jMw- Lomji Reai WAITING FOR THE PITCH! Senior catcher Wayne ' Flash ' ' Deuora prepares to take a swing at the pitch he has been waiting for against St. Gerards. E.C. won 8-6 over the Royals. WHAT A TEAMI The East Central Varsity baseball team huddles to improve team spirit. Th ey huddle after every inning to keep up team spirit and to provide team enthusiasm for everyone. Varsity Baseball by Kevin Smith ... 118