Katella High School - Legend Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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,. L, i ff x 1 , ,fl-gf , if ww ,ws , 5 ,wh 4,374 if , -1 , LL,,, M. V,,, L VM ,x4, , ., V K, , rj., ye, 3 fm- Experienced Season , W rl 6, - K ,,,, ' B T. '.L:--,' :L. M A fs.....a.,, - me item . Q is .. if . M st rm .afas 1, vm.. - 'f ,Q vwmwq... I , W W N f My Q 5 lj if lgssii' ' 'fwlrisilf W . 'M K s q - A ,,f, 1 . EQ . -N K With only six returning lettermen and most of last year's pitching staff gone, Coach Noel Sweeney tried to find a way to make Katella a league con- tender. ln pre-season play, there were a lot of changes in the infield and outfield in every game, and Katella usually lost each contest by one or two runs due to errors and a lack of experience. But as pre-season wore on the Knights began to blossom into a winning ball club by reducing the number of errors, and thus won their last three games of pre-season. But as the Crestview circuit rolled around, the Sweeneymen were stopped cold. Their first round in league action showed no victories and one tie. Coach Sweeney then decided to Sal- vage the season by playing the younger, less ex- perienced sophomores and juniors in an effort to build for '74, Bright individual performances were turned in by sophomore Brad Purcha, juniors Mike Carson and Bill Keith, and senior Tim Roddam, on route to posting a league record of 3-10-1. -ll? TOP LEFT: Against Villa Park, Mike Carson pitched Four hitless innings as the Knights beat the league champs 8-7. LOWER LEFT: junior Lanny Whit- comb started at shortstop and at second base on many occasions. ABOVE: Sophomore sensation Brad Purcha excuted the squeeze bunt against Mission Viejo. Baseball-105

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q nr' 639 ' W P' 'xg IV BASEBALLg TOP ROW: I,Hall, T.Hall, j.Bair, K,Phelps, M.Bennett, S.Buchanan, and T.Wilson. MIDDLE ROW: R.Buzenes, S.Overcast, D Roberts P Cartwright, D.Sanchez, D.Zeid, and I..Olson, BOTTOM ROW: D.Birkinshaw, D.Dawirs, D.Bidwell, j.Duncan, and S.Graham. Peterson Guided! gli. ' 'ia l I e , fy O K mi . hp ii 21,4 5, f V. Ballplayers ABOVE junior Tim Hall tried to get his whole body behind every pitch to add speed and control. RIGHT: A smile appeared on Buck Buchanan's face as the j,Vis recorded the final out. junior Varsity baseball is the last step before the varsity level, and the time to gain experience and refine all aspects of the game. The l.V.'s got off to a slow start in pre-season, but gradually began to put things together as league action appeared. The team was led in pitching by Mark Bennett and joey Hall, who will in the future help to strengthen our varsity pitching staff. Offensively, the big sticks were carried by Danny Zeid and Steve Overcast both of whom batted well over 300. The team was coached by Coach Peterson, who guided his ballplayers to a winning season record of 'I0-4. Baseball-107