Fox Chapel High School - Renard Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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a ll . ,. A VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM-'-BUUUWL ROW? J- Link, P- DiClhl'iCh, D- Third Row: B. Milan, J. Herstek, P. McTighe, J. Dolhi, D. Schweitzer Crosky, G. Midock. Second Row: G. Miller, C. Stiscak, A. Strange, T. B, McC0rmick,N, Kufghinick, Coach Scholtz, McCague, B. Knox, D. Cordisco, R. Dinger, D. Hufnagle, R. Dunkin. Gary Midock displays his excellent fielding ability. Al Strange Hurls First 94 Foxes ........ 5 Foxes ........ 5 Foxes ........ 2 Foxes ........ 3 Foxes ....... 10 Foxes ........ 0 ilFoXes ........ 5 WFoXes ........ 1 l'Foxes .... . . . .8 lfFoXes ........ 0 ',iFoXes ........ 3 lFoxes ........ 7 llFoXes ........ O Ml7oxes Ll Foxes. ..... . .6 i- 5 Denoles league game VARSITY BASEBALL SCORES Springdale .... Springdale . . . Shadyside . . . Tarentum .... Plum ...... Plum ...... Shaler ........ North Allegheny Hampton ...... North Hills Oakmont . . . West Deer . . . North Hills North Allegheny Yvest Deer ....

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i X Lxfgil JV. BASEBALL TEAM-Bottom Row: F. Christy, B. Rex, R. Lisowski, T. Kluuscher. Tlzzrd Ron D Rini R n unltlg , T Lombardi, K. Haupl. Second Row: D. Golubic, D. Sable, M. Szyman- D. Tll0111aS, M. Cook .l Rdflll F CIQPCI' Coach Tivhon ski, I. McTighc, R. Soeder, D. Stevens, D. May, K. Nowak, D. Weidner, Have Good Years. Throughout the season the Junior Varsity Baseball Team has been very successful, compiling an 8-1 record. Three pitchers who have been instrumental in leading the team to these victories are Mike 0lToole, with a 3-1 record, Kerry Haupl, with a 2-0 record, and Dave Thomas with a 2-0 record. The team has beaten New Kensington, Shaler twice, North Hills twice, North Allegheny, Bethel, and Shadyside. The only loss of the year so far has been to Penn Hills. The best game of the year was against Shaler in which the Foxes found themselves behind 3-0 in the last inning. They w ere able to score six runs and win the game 6-3. All year long the team has been led in the hitting department by Mike O'Toole, who sports a .520 batting average. Joe Ranii has the most runs batted in with fifteen. The only game remaining is with North Allegheny, a team the Foxes have already beaten 5-2. The team has performed extremely well and many of the players should be able to move up to the Varsity next season.

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The 1968 Varsity Baseball Team had a lot of rebuilding to do after the loss of nine lettermen from last yearis section cham- pions. However the juniors this year have been able to bolster the team considerably. As a result, their record so far this season has been much better than expected. The several losses during the exhibition season can be attributed to inexperience, but when the section games began the team started to jelll At this point in the year the team has a 4-3 record with four league games remaining. The highlight of the season was a no hit-no run pitching performance by Al Strange on May 7. This 3-0 victory over Oakmont is the only no-hitter in the schoolis history. Captains Bob Milan and Pat McTighe were Chosen as the Most Valuable Players by the team. All the players represented the school by their sportsmanship and winning record. - l Don't just stand there, runl Bill Knox is a Pirate of the future. o-Hit Game. Well, is he out??? 'X i td K . Q O, 4 W tons: Y 5 .g ear A -ve a ff.: Elin. 01... 95