Hamilton High School - Portrait Yearbook (Hamilton, MI)

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Batmen slug their way to District Title Yoak (24) throws to Brenner (3 1 ) for an out at home plate. The big Hawkeyes of baseball this season won 18 games and lost 3. The eye of the hawk was acute and won us a 1st place in the O.K. ' s League Blue Division, and a recording of 13-1 in games was landed with tallens. Another feather was added to Coach Cotts ' cap when a glittering trophy was awarded to the champs in District Baseball of the Michigan High School Base- ball Tournament. Four promising young players were announced to the All-Conference Baseball Team. They were Sr. out- fielders Dan Dubbink and Doug Koopman. Dan ended his last season with a fine batting average of 400 and Doug also had a fine batting average of 390. Pitchers announced to the team were Jr. Mike Brenner and Ted Yoak. Mike had a season of 6 wins and losses plus a well deserved run average of 1.47. Ted collected 11 wins and 2 losses, pitched 2 no-hitters and struckout 144 batters in 77 innings, averaging 2 strikeouts an in- ning. Most Valuable Ted had a run average of 1.45. The team as a unit batted like pros with a 317 and scored 187 runs in 21 games for an average of 9 runs per game. Ted Yoak tricked the team into hitting a 429 batting average. Dan Dubbink pulled the harness and led the team in runs-batted-in with 28. sas -g r 4 Doug Koopman (17) swings with all his iiiiKht at Pitcher, Ted Yoak (24), hurls m a hard, the pitch. last ball.

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Umpiie calls Cal Kreuze ( 15) safe a.s he passes home for a run. 1 1 : W |i r ite y f i ' I ' -iii. Left to right— 1st row— R. Kraker, K. Hildenbrand, R. Brenner, M. Brenner, L. Redder, L. Meiste, J. Kreuze. 2nd row— Coach Cotts, J. Shuck, D. Koopman, T. Yoak, D. Dubbink, R. Brenner, T. Boeve, C. Kreuze, D. Jurries; Missing T. Boerman. M

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♦ «1 r ' V-;S(I « « — ' ' ' lllilHfinHlM I ' Powt ' i hitti ' i, Brenner (31), slugs the liall nito right field. Opponents scrambel for the ball in vain as Jurries (23) gets single. It has been said that Junior N ' arsity squads are training ground for Varsit . This seemed to be true with this year ' s J. ' . Baseball team. The boys displayed great po- tential and ability, but lacked the consistency and teamwork necessary to make it work. Brad Brink had a .400 average at the plate, while Most N ' aluable, Lee Becksfort, had .300 and pitched his way to three vic- tories. Mr. Eding and the squad finished the season with a 6-10 record and de elopment of skills for next year. J.V. ' s swing away at season Left to Right— 1st row— D. Hoinsb -, H. Kraker, T. Rigterink, R. Reimink, D. V ' ei Hoe en, J. Folkeit, D. Boeiigter, |. Knoll, U. Moore, 2nd row— Coach Eding, M. Vander Kooi, G. Ensing, C. Lubbers, L. Becksfort, B. Brink, J. Boeve, A. Yoak, K. Haserdink, J. Kleinheksel, and G. Brink.