Mauldin High School - Reflections Yearbook (Mauldin, SC)

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'T Back T Basics . . . J.V. Mavericks' season flourishes despite inexperience Do it my way or hit the highway was JV Coach john Worley's philosophy for the '86 season. I run a complete dictatorship and overall, it works, said Worley. The J.V. Mavericks started the season as a young and in- experienced team with seven sophomores and seven fresh- men. As a young team, the Mavericks looked to their coach for advice. They were just excited about learning, said Coach Worley. They digested more baseball in one year than any team I've seen since I've coached and I just kept feed- ing them. Dedication and self-moti- vation played a part in the J.V. Mavs winning season. Even when the coach wasn't there, the team practiced on their own. Practices averaged from two hours daily, up to hours during spring four break and holidays. The Mav- ericks completed the season commiting only 32 errors in 12 games. But, according to Coach Worley, There's al- ways something to improve on. The Mavericks lost only once to rival, Eastside. The game ended in five innings because of a rule mix-up. Eastside with a ten-run lead after five innings called the game. Coach Worley, un- aware of the ruling, agreed to end the game. Later on that The play at the plate! He's . . . SAFE! Catcher, Matt Hamby 1131 and home- plate umpire Cary Anderson prepare for a Eastside runner to slide. The runner reached home safely, tying the game at 2-2. iPhoto by Robert Freemanj Go! Fight! Win! The j.V. Mavericks huddle up to listen as Coach Worley delivers some timely advice. The Mavs rallied and tied the game in the bottom of the inning. iPhoto by Robert Freemanj 128 J. ll Bazebal week Worley found out, un- der league rules, that he could have opted the finish game. Coach got mad and checked the rules, we never played another five inning game again, said Maverick designated hitter, Gary Shep- ard 1201. Coach Worley, along with several other Maverick play- ers, thought the only draw- back of the season was that no arrangements were made to form some kind of play-off system in the region. Maul- din met with other schools in Region 1AAAA to discuss the possibility of a post season tournament for next year. Ali- cia Brown