Hillcrest High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Dalzell, SC)

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Balls 'n bals 'n lhines like lhal Hot bats and quick feet helped the diamonders to outscore their opponents 78 to 64 along the way to posting a 10-8 overall rec- ord. They ended the season with a 7-5 conference mark. Defending State 4A Champs, the Cats failed to make the play-offs due to injuries and losses of play- ers because of graduation. With three games left, two of them vital region games, a chance remained for them to come back. Needing to win both re- maining region contests, the varsity lost a close game to Hartsville, 3-2. This ended the Cats' hopes, who could only look for- ward to a chance to keep rival Sumter from the play- offs. In the last game of the season, the Wildcats beat the Gamecocks 8-1, ending their season on a high note. 64 Baseball Here I go again! Shortstop Rusty Russell gets ready to slug an oncoming pitch. Russell hit a single and then scored lo help boost the var- sity over Lower Richland, 19-9. Do as I say. After his lucky fungo bat was accidentally broken, Coach Robert Mood had to resort to a regular bat to call signals,

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