Hamilton High School - Portrait Yearbook (Hamilton, MI)

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division, district, and regional titles The batter waits for Yoak ' s throw. A combination of superb pitching, steady defense, and timely hitting was the formula which brought Hamilton High School to the brink of a state championship and its most successful baseball team ever. In anne.xing the OK Blue Division. District, and Regional Crowns, the Hawk- eyes compiled an impressive 21-4 record before losing to Centerline St. Clement in the State Championship game. 2-1 in ten innings, and closing with a 21-5 season mark. Ted Yoak. who became the first Hamilton player picked by a professional team when he was drafted by the Hous- ton Astros, amassed a 13-1 seasonal record while striking out a phenomenal 181 batters. Yoak was also the team ' s most valuable plaver for the second straight year and All- Conference choice for the third straight year. The other half of Hamilton ' s 1-2 pitching puch. Junior Lee Beck- sford. compiled a 6-4 record with the biggest wins being in the district and regional championship games. A stellar de- fense, led by catcher Randy Kraker. played a big role in the teams success. The two-time Blue Division champions allowed their opponents only 2.2 runs per game and a .158 batting average. The Hawkeyes attained an astonishing of- fensive record. The team had an overall batting average of .261 and scored 7 runs per game. The work of the team added four new trophies to the school ' s case. lanilv Pasehall: Coach Cotts. R. Kraker. C. Lubbers. J. Boeve. L. Meiste. L. Beckst ' ord. M. Brenner. L. Redder. D Brenner. J. Kreuze. D. Jurnes. T. Yoak. K. Hildenbrand.

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Hawkeyes are second in state, winning A Hjinilloii slui;t;i.T suinss lor a hit. I he umpire s;i cs tlio coum lu ihc coach. 6 1 ? iiak uinds up lor the pitch. Krakcr. Yoak. and Coach Colts arc a proud and h.ippN tru

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J I Piiwhall: K. Johnson. J. Folkert. Jeff Voorhorst. Daryl Boerigter. S. Shuck. A. Yoak. Coach Eding. B. Miller. M. Kleinheksel. G. Deters. T. Nichols. E. Newman. R. Linema. T. Rigterink. C. Schipper. D. Achlerhof, M. Naber, K. Koopman. J.V. Baseball Team learns the fundamentals Coach Eding discusses the game with the umpires. Pitcher. Nabcr. follows through on his pitch.