Mauldin High School - Reflections Yearbook (Mauldin, SC)

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nd is quicker than the eye! Coach John Worley gives the batter the sign, a ill Haun 1271 reached second before the throw, setting up the winning run by Robert Freeman1 e out to the ballgame! Coach Worley, Chuck Heitz 191, Gary Sheppard 1201 'Shaughnessey 1101, Todd Griggs 1251, and Scott Ferguson 171 soak up the they watch their team's defensive prowse in the fourth inning against the e Eagles. The first game of a double header, Mauldin won 9-73 the Baby lso took the second game 11-1. 1Photo by Robert Freeman1 I:tI'i2:i:E ' 1 E fii 55 will , ,, S ,, , I 5 : E E :,,. zi.. ..,,,,., a s gf is-1? .,.,, 1 ,. , 1 LIZVI1 5 1111 QE E i, ,,, 1,1 is , 1 gig celcc ,SW E ccs raaara 15 e e eeef 51? 5 5 ere a gl rzrz. Ziizt : ' 1 ' E.. siz H11 .--: 1 M 1 e c 1s 1 c6c cc 15 1' E 1 1? c l S :.E 1 ,.,., ,:1.:: , 1'1 e-e- J :,. 1- ::: ' ,.. 1-:: ,,,r, 1 -'.: ,,,,,. , Ei i rllliief 1986 ,LY Mavericks Baseball Team OPPONENT Eastside 4-3 Eastside 5-3 Wade Hampton 6-4 Wade Hampton 3-1 J.L. Mann 16-3 J.L. Mann 14-6 Eastside 9-7 Eastside 9-1 Hillcrest 15-5 Westside 9-8 l'm kinda an odd ball coach. Westside 8-5 This year I was lucky to have such , a willmg and eager bunch of guys Hlllcrest 6'4 and we came a long way. After all, a coach is only as good as his P 11 wins, 1 loss layers 1 .. , A J.V. Baseball Team 1Front Row1 Bill Haun, Lanny McCormack, Scott Fergu- son, Coley O'Shaughnessey, Mark McKinney, Matt Hamby. 1Back Row1 Coach john Worley, Garry Sheppard, Marc Whitlock, Todd Griggs, Tripp Robinson, Kirk Young, Sonny Spearman, Gavin McDonald, Chuck Heitz 1Not pictured1. 1Photo by Robert Freeman1 J. ll Bmebwl 129

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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

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it tssfftffsvg ?' 5 i me 1 l 1 l E ggi 9 5 1 1 H Picture perfect. Coach Don Frost shows off the team's new uniforms. The Q l 3 15 5 l E got away from orange and brown, and used gray with orange and brown gm 1,. 3 fi -wal 'E gi if :zg mings. 1Photo by Robert Preemanl ,,V' .. is Q, 5 E S lqlgg I I Heads up. Greg Catron awaits the next pitch. Catron later suffered from 5 5 A K E n -1 '.A ' i . Z! j gg E... problems and as a result sat out most of the season. iPhoto by Jimmy Pura L 1 it K . 1 le . t f a s 2 ,E ' if - Y Q '::' L S 5 ,..:..5 E N 5 i s .. iw J 52 .5 K 2, Q an .L Q s EE 5 s 1986 Varsity Baseball OPPONENT Laurens Pickens Lexington Lexington Westside Eastside Easley Hillcrest Wade Hampton Laurens Pickens Westside Dorman Eastside Easley Hillcrest Dorman Wade Hampton 8 wins, 13 losses 2-5 7-2 1-11 1-2 4-10 2-8 1-4 4-6 1-3 3-6 6-11 2-8 6-4 5-8 8-3 12-4 5-13 5-0 The 85-86 varsity baseball sea- son was an up and down year. We then had some untimely injuries and went into a slump. The 86-B7 varsity baseball season should be a very interesting one. Varsity Baseball Team QBottom Rowl Jeff Pitillo, Bruce White, Brad Colson, Wesley Coker, Jeff Pope, Mike Kerley, Jimmy Pillar, Stacey Garrett. fTop Rowj Coach John Worley, Jeff Roulou, Scott Small, Todd Dunlap, Greg Catron, Tom Colson, Matthew Poore, Coach Don Frost. CPhoto by Jerry Hatleyj 130 Vwucfy Eazebal