Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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To the casual observer, it may look as though an outfielder is isolated from the defensive game until a batter whacks a fly ball, or a grounder comes barreling to him. But the communication circuit is continu- ous-infield activity is constantly being relayed to the outfield. l'm able to pick up anything that is going on infield, Chuck james, Lion right-fielder said. Af- ter every pitch, l'm taking signals from second, sometimes first, base. Everybody is really together. This is the closest team I've played on, said james, who has been playing baseball since age 12. After receiving a signal of the pitch, the fielders lean according to how the indivi- dual batter will react to that pitch, in that situation. The fielders must be aware of any idio- syncrasies in a batter's hitting, as the pitcher strives to play on the batter's weakness. Research is done to determine the appropriate strategy and psychological warfare. The opponents' assets and liabili- ties are scouted prior to the game. By the championship game, the team knows how a certain batter hits to a right or left-handed pitcher, how he hits with two strikes on him, pitches he can hit against, where he hits the ball, his speed, and his stealing pattern, Harmatz said. For last year's championship game against Long Beach we had a 25-page scouting book to study. Baseball is more complicated than most people think, Harmatz said. By the scouting charts, ace pitcher Castillo said, I know whether to pitch inside, whether the batter can hit a curve ball . . . I know what pitch to throw. It's a batter-to-batter strategy. The pitcher must also be receptive to a catcher's signal for a pick-off play. When Perez gives me the sign, l'turn and throw to second base. When a runner on second gets a little too far from the bag, he gets picked off-saves a lot of runs, Castillo said. Reacting to and relaying these signals becomes a part of you, a second nature, said Harmatz. There is no time to think out there, everything must be automatic. Stu Bolin starts another double play against a Rio Hondo base runner. Ed Perez loses his mask, as practice continues at full speed. l K -' 4 1 ,K 3 V i ., 1 ... ,. ' ' X-E W 'fgf .2 ' J ' - ' 1, . 'Ji , T ry' .iir-my it.. 4. --..fva1f4 i . at-ff--is . 1-1,5 .. -if? 1' li f' 'gI,3 hT ' 7 -T.. TQ TN? ,, . os-' ,- , ' . , .. h h J., 1 -nllj-. lm ,I -,Ly ff- , --Qi.. -r '.-T ff.-ii.. M. . . .f T .' , :gi --f.-m '5 ' T gran- M f ' B' --- -- eb 1 T '44Qiur 'H' ... 'H -'w-I..-.arf-.T -1 '. Qi' .23 L 0 -bf' ,ft 3 -it fi. 7. ' Q-: f NT, ,l EQ? QI, Yin pi., out , -,.f.g,, ,.:1,,--i -.1 x , 4 I . fain. an, WA.. . 1W':'?w4.,,,.,tii'-.apt .N -if,-itll .rf f-'ff :'f1'f ?..-rf-4: -1' P-s9 '..-J' 'J i I'-fr. . firms..-'s-' -1 T -Q M.. . ' H-,Vg ' V . ' ., ,.. ,Q.,..,.'.. - gl. 5 I, 71,1 ,j'i, gif., -Q 'fu'--V.'i.f u Z' .-fig., .QU-J - Asif, Ffh f T -. fa' ---if V--rr -ei-'rfffr 'fr -fi-if ' . we -f v . .Ji ei -wsi.-fears. 1 i -1j'?qy'2'?i'9iwi'fi4'39.gfg e435fwJ2'Z!-1'2-'??7 ?7: :1fi' ' cr '+'Ei'f 3fi,t 5 312.551 '-,rn-41,754.2 aj--mg ui-if E,.,,51g.-I.-vgbrgi.1r2Qj,:'f'7g ,-,' iw ,13,,k,.i:,,n,4fwni gg. , . bk, Er, -r., - .. f Z - -.I - we ,,.,'5fa,, -I ,VrfH,?,:H,,,4'.'. ..-' QL y ,A , i .H - .n 4 .1 , ,E Vf.. -57:1 ,, r.,,,, I3 y l'Lili -V13f'v 'f'Tf:'1 f,f??2 :i,'IBQ'f'?'?i'--- - 57 --- .... ' -f-'S-still-3.-P95635 . - '9 s-learn?-TF was-L.,-, --:f5Lr4gr24...ta4'f-'a1 ,., ,, . ,.. ..r' a.a'.3, :,1 Yfi., T' 'r T'r-g r-tiers-15:55,-. Bart-,i,f.f rg g,.,,,,,,fL.3

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' ' 'P-:vein At the start of the season the field events were lacking the scoring ability of other teams. Yet, as the season progressed, the marks became better. At the end of the season Valley had a least two top men in every field except the high jump. Pole vaulters Larry Fuller and Craig Belmont established themselves as the two men to beat in Conference, while john jackson and Scott Wedding jumped well over 22 feet in the long jump and 45 feet in the triple jump, The weight men had to pit themselves against the huge men from Pierce and Bakersfield. Leroy Smith and Dan Arnold threw the shot putt, while Wayne Twedell came through with top marks in the discus throw. Another new event added this year was the javelin. Dave Ranes and Greg Striva were the spear throwers for Valley. Their top mark was well over 145 feet. ln a year where track and field seem to excel over most Valley sports, the track team came through with the talent to maul its competitors and have the final roar. Up and over the high hurdles goes Rob Kutner, during Valley's victory over Pasadena City College. r'-T-'mf' '-' ' 5AA i. ' t ...-......- 'Ef s - - l - ,. ' u -.-...1.i..-......... A+-1 25:15 V 1 wr-.1055 Crossing the finish line in the 100-yard-dash, Charles Nash scores a victory for Valley, 4 .., as Greg Grooves and Kim Kapin follow - ,Q I close behind. an :M l l et -A.. ' '- N. J. ,5- Breezing to an easy victory, Jerry Alexander passes the referee on the fifth lap of a three-mile race. t. Tony Pazzi iust clears the cross bar in Valley's meet against Pasadena. 1? I J X' W ' - Hi isa E.Je.'iti: 'ITW- if vALLgl'j mi, -rlffn It ' p - -.,,1.Y4- . - A: -A gel., 1 ,., . --'-irfa-- ' 1 ' - 1 ,.4:l1- Y'll?:l L'l4 fllR1eg7,g,r ,rash Q I - ' ' . L. -QE.: ,, - ij, h - ., N - , -:. 'Wish-'n-fw1,,a . -A . 'sf WNV . . ... J - ,V .wal '3--gs 9:4 S-I-1 -..,.N ,,.,..,,,,,, - A . -. .. ,. , . .. -- A.- ' - . ' -.4 . .., . A ,V ..- I .- ,-.. ., Qt , , 41 -fs.. i 1- J.. .L-1 ---.,.....-.,. , fp '-- -as-.1-,a .,, A 1-., . 3. 35:1 -..-'r