La Salle University - Explorer Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Baseball 1986 Baseball — Standing: Chet DiEmidio (Asst. Coach), Mary Lynn Walsh (Statistician), Rob Standen, Joe Marykwas. Darryll Birkhead, Paul Elmer, John Sawn, Rob Gambell, Bob Lawn, Sero Cardamone, Gene Mc Donnell (Coach). Kneeling: Kevin Cartotto, Steve O ' Donnell, Mike McLaughlin, Sam Boone (Co-Captain), Pat Waninger (Co-Captain), Doug LaBrosse, Joe Slane, Mike O ' Connor. Silting: Brian McNally, Barry Petrachenko, Joe Jenkins, Mark lacovelli, Darryn Cromwell, Tom McDevitt. New 1987 members: Jerry Rose, Frank Ricchey, Vince Pinto, Steve Glammer, Mike Wiezorek, Chris Cirillo, Jim Spurlock, Mike Rosen, Bob Vivian (Asst. Coach), Leslie Alexander (Statistician). 154

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1986 Softball — Back row: Angela Chessa, Cindy Russert, Maureen Carroll, Rhonda Ferraro. Sandy Davis, Neil Johnson, Mickey Clem. Front row: Ann Richards, Sonya Wilmoth, Toni D ' Alessandro, Denise McCole, Maureen Glocklin, Cathy Shea, Virginia Onofrio (Assistant Coach). Kneeling: Rick Pohlig (Head Coach). New 1987 Members: Karen Boylan, Diane Brown, Donna Mohollen, Leticia McGinn. Rhonda Ferraro, contemplating her next move. Sonya Wilmoth sends it home. i53 •Jl

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1 Kevin Cartoto pauses to catch the signals. The Naturals By Ed Skorpinski Coming off a disappointing 17-20 re- cord one year earlier, the Baseball team entered the 1987 season cau- tiously predicting one of their best sea- sons in recent years. Losing just two players to graduation, this year ' s team had what long-time Coach Gene Mc- Donnell called the best infield the school has ever seen. Returning was MAAC MVP Barry Petrachenko, who led the league in hitting last year with a .453 average in addition to leading the team in hits (63), runs scored (49), dou- bles (8), and stolen bases (37). Joining second baseman (and Asst. Captain) Petrachenko were shortstop Mark la- covelli, whose fielding was exciting to watch, third basemen Steve O ' Donnell, a hard-nosed player who dove for ev- erything within reach, and pitcher first baseman (Captain) Pat Waninger, who sat out the entire last season with an injury. Other key returning players were (Asst. Captain) Sero Cardamone and Darren Cromwell, probably the most consistent player on the team. There were a couple of reasons for the demise of the previous year ' s team, most notably of which was the injury to Waninger. Already down one pitcher, therefore, injuries to other pitchers during the season affected game outcomes significantly. In addi- tion, two of the infielders were ro okies. Despite La Salle ' s fourth-place finish in the MAAC standings, there were no team members pointing fingers. Another factor contributing to the Explorers ' chances of winning the MAAC is the experience of Coach O ' Donnell. Unlike some other coaches, O ' Donnell does not try to mold players to his own liking, but rather allows them to develop their own style provided that they are successful. In order to prepare themselves for the season, the baseball team made their annual trek to Florida to practice as well as to play preseason games against Florida league teams. It was hoped that this year ' s squad would seek revenge in the MAAC and beat out rival Temple. A noted absence on the Explorers was that of Assistant Coach Chet Di- Emidio, who was signed by the Chica- go White Sox organization to coach one of their farm clubs. He was re- placed by Bob Vivian. Sophomore Mark lacovelli awaits the pitch. Coach Gene O ' Donnell checks the stats during team tryouts. ' 55