El Toro High School - Amanecer Yearbook (Lake Forest, CA)

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VARSITY FINISHES TOUGH SEASON This year’s varsity baseball team, coached by Mr. Tom McCaffrey and Mr. Dan DeLeon, had a very challenging season in Sea View League competition. The team put in a great amount of ef- fort and dedication into its pre-season games and practices to gain experience for the upcoming season. With only six returning players the team got off to a good start by beating Laguna Beach 5-3 in the first game. The team used its strengths to its advantage during the season. We were a very strong defen- sive team and a good hitting team, said Coach McCaffrey. The outstanding players throughout the season were pit- cher Mike Lomeli, pitcher Doug Maher, first-baseman James Covarrubias and outfielder Mark Matranga. The season was highlighted by the team’s participa- tion in the Western Baseball Classic in Las Vegas over Easter vacation. 1. Varsity Baseball team — Top Row: Coach Dan DeLeon. Dan Jacobo, Rob Gonzales. Mike McClain, Damon Sweazy, Mark Matranga. James Covarrubias, Brett Dumas. Manager Sol Stoll and Coach Tom McCaf- frey. Bottom Row: Jim Todaro, Ike Clayton. Mike Lomeli. Gary Pifer, Doug Maher, Barry Sneed. Tom Richter and John Seeburger. 2. Pitcher Mike Lomeli concentrates on his release of a fast ball. 3. Jim Todaro prepares to catch the ball in case of a hit. 4. Lomeli throws a pitch. 5. Mark Matranga runs past first base after a perfect hit. 6. Catcher Rob- bie Gonzales prepares to catch the ball. 7. Matranga displays perfect form as he makes a hit. 8. Todaro gets a hit to score another run. 9. Lomeli puts a great amount of effort into a perfect hit. 10. First Baseman James Covarrubias catches the ball to make a Laguna Beach player out. 11. Covarrubias and Brett Dumas scramble to catch a line drive to left field. 12. Barry Sneed concen- trates on hitting a pitched fast ball. 13. Mike McClain prepares to take off. 14. Gonzales runs toward first base. 120 Sports

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JV TEAM FINISHES STRONG SEASON This year s junior varsity baseball team, under the direction of Coach Dan DeLeon and Coach Kurt Dockman, started the season lacking in ex- perience. We started to see results ear- ly in the season as they were very en- thusiastic and coachable athletes. said Coach DeLeon. Even though the team was inexperienced they won their first five games. The season’s outstanding players were pitcher first baseman Dan Arritt and shortstop pitcher Tom Barr. 1. Todd Inglehart concentrates on the pitch. 2. Junior Varsity Baseball team — Top Row: Coach Tom McCaffrey. Rob Mitchell. Rick Lange. Kevin Stringer. Bill Wells. Dave Guest. Tom Barr, Doug Siewart and Coach Dan DeLeon. Bottom Row: Frank Appice. Todd Inglehart. Jeff Duchateau, Dan Arritt. Alex Colquhoun. Don Graham and Curt Woods. 3. Curt Woods displays perfect form as he bats a hit. 4. Doug Siewart throws the ball in to the pitcher. 5. Dan Arritt prepares to throw the ball. 6. Woods prepares to throw a man out at second base. 7. Rick Lange keeps his eye on the batter. 122 Sports