John Marshall High School - Horn Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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W: ' ■ - ' Sophomore Roger Martinez swings a powerful blow as he heads for first base. Reaching out for the ball Junior Eddie Leos makes a safe catch. P I A Concentrating before going to bat Jun- ior Chuck Clark steps to the plate. Hurling out a strong pitch Junior Allen Lynch strikes out another player. Varsity Baseball 153

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eM04 The season came to a halt aftet a rigid tu ' ent) ' - two game schedule. With- out a loss of spirit or mo- tivation the team didn ' t fair as well as expected. This year has been more of a learning year than any- thing else, said Coach Hector Rodriguez. Mar- shall ' s 5-17 record didn ' t effect the team ' s play this season. The head coach said that he couldn ' t pin it (the losing) on one thing. He feels to win you have to be a consistent ball club, and that is what Marshall lacked the most. ' If you don ' t do the little things (as a team) to win, then you ' re in trouble. Senior Paul Brown agreed Not being consistent in our play was the team ' s biggest let down. Marshall ' s best played game was against the Holmes Huskies. The Rams shocked the city ranked Huskies with a 5-3 victory. It was a thrill for me to be a top contender, said Rodriguez. Through- out the season Marshall had been able to stay close iMA and compete with good teams. The Holmes win was characteristic of the team ' s desire to be com- petitive. Despite the Rams ten game losing streak to end the season, Rodriguez is optimistic about next year ' s program. He said, next year the slate will be wiped clean, and the players, must not dwell on this sea- Article: Eddie Leos Photos: Jeannecce Gonzales, Clay Camp Putting his all into a throw Senn Washburn grinds his teeth. 152 Varsity Baseball a.

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Sophomore James Rogers skids past Mustang player to reach the base. STARTING TEAM PLAYERS Josh Amons — Shortstop Russell Zepeda — Second Base Nick Monreal — Third Base and Designated Hitter Mike Murray — Catcher Victor Farias — Lett Field Darrell Boyette — Centerfield Tim Trevino — Right Field James Rogers — First Base Roger Martinez — Pitcher Daniel Serna — Pitcher Tony White — Pitcher Brian Devine — Catcher Julian Garza — Third Base While waiting for the ball, freshman Julian Garza gives the opponent the evil Sophomore Danny Scrna picches the K ' ball over his opponents head to his ■ awaiting teammate Sophomore James Rogers. Sophomore Mike Murray prepares to steal a base. 154 J.V. Baseball