Grayson College - Saga Yearbook (Denison, TX)

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451' M sifarnf f, T uv rf ififltf is Coach Charlie Ward's very sTrong piTching sTaTT consisTed of Hopl, IL-Rl: Les SuTTon, Jerry Shaclcleford, Paul Holliday, and STeve PresTridge On The bo Tom row are David Greene, Alan WhiTTield, Larry NuTT, and John Nervberg. Ward Praised SpiriT BuT Worried AbouT DepTh WiTh The largesT schedule ever aT GCC, Coach Charlie Ward and his 20 member squad seT Their sighTs on a successTul spring season. Ward was Taced wiTh many dishearTening problems during The OTT-season buT was enlighTened by The spiriT The Team showed in early going. WiTh no depTh excepT aT piTching, Ward was noT Too opTimisTic abouT his Team's chances againsT Tough conference oppo- nenTs such as Panola and Paris. As The SAGA deadline approached. Ward sTaT- ed ThaT if The squad wenT injury-Tree dur- ing The spring Then There would be a chance Tor a decenT winning record. As Rick Barber awaiTed The piTch, STeve PresTridge Tired a TasTball To caTcher Jim Lucas. This acTion occurred during a pre-season inTra- squad scrimmage.

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52 Baseballers Faced 49-Game Schedule BASEBALL SCHEDULE SPRING 1972 Feb, Easffield Jr. College Home l:OO Mar, Easffield Jr. College There :OO Ranger Jr. College Here :OO Bacone College There :3O Mounfain View Coll. There :OO Mounfain View Coll. Home 3:00 Ranger Jr. College There :OO Alfus Jr. College There :OO Texarkana Jr. Coll. There :30 'Tyler Jr. College There :3O John F. Kennedy - Wahoo. Neb. Here 2:00 'Panola Jr. College Here :30 April Bacone Jr. College Here :3O Carfhage College - Kenosha, Wis. Here 6:OO 'Paris Jr. College There '30 Carfhage College Here 6:00 'Angelina College Here '30 'Tyler Jr. College Here '30 Alfus Jr. College Here .30 Texarkana Jr. Coll. Here 30 'Panola Jr. College There 30 Universi+y of Plano Here .OO 'Paris Jr. College Here 30 'Angelina Jr. Coll. There 30 Universify of Plano There '30 'Conference Games - All Dales Are Double Headers girl? Z Xa :aw Members of GCC's infield included lop, TL-Rl: Rick Barker, Bill Clay, and Jim Lucas. Borlom row members are The Vikings all-conference re- lurnees Gary Richrer and Alan Whillield. K K AL ..... Y T e ' 1 D rf W Q Zim? s J W f-W we .pn ,W The Vikings' double-play combinalion, shorlslop Bill Clay and second baseman Gary Richler, were a slrong poinr as GCC prepared lor The long spring schedule.

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Oulfielders for GCC in- cluded fop row, lL-Rl: Terry Midkiff, Jeff Camp, and Mike Benefield. ln The middle of +he boffom row is 'rhe ofher Viking ou'r- fielder Waller Kenny. Shown wifh Kenny are re- serve inlielders Lee Smifh and Scoff Cook, Nor shown, due 'ro injury, was Frank Sfone. The Vikings scrimmaged Aushn College several fumes during pre season Here Third sacker Rack Barber prepared fo pu? a 'rag on A C runner 4 Rick l lor'ron.