Mauldin High School - Reflections Yearbook (Mauldin, SC)

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, V. ' AAA. . .vv... -Maa....K .,., ..... ,.,.. .,... ...,.v.v.v . .v..... . . . if v.v.v. DQSLNCJ T . ., I Fits Like A Glove Mavericks overcome injury-plagued season As the 1986 baseball season opened, Mauldin boys strug- gled offensively as well as de- fensively, and worked to sal- vage the remainder of the season's games. We faced a lot of bad times this year, but we always pulled through, we'll be better next year, said Coach Don Frost. The boys faced a variety of problems during the season. Injuries plagued the team. Se- nior Steve Nett, starting shortstop suffered a broken arm early in the season and was out for the year. Position problems also haunted the Mavericks. With a minimum number of players often times the line-up suffered. The in- juries our team suffered dur- ing the season really hurt our starting line-up, said out- fielder, Stacy Garrett. Personal loss also took its toll on the team as senior starter Robin Morris died in a car accident. The team was much closer due to all the hardships we faced, said first baseman, Jimmy Pillar. Mauldin lost eight seniors from the 1986 team, but the Mavericks still planned to make the best of it. We plan to come together and work as a team for a winning season next year, said Mauldin's Jimmy Pillar. Over all most of the 1986 season was a learning experi- ence. Last year we took some hard knocks, but we learned to take them as a team, we are a better team now because of it, said Coach Frost. The 1986 season looks promising. There are some available positions now and we will pick up some new team members that way. I am looking forward to next year, we have a good bunch of guysp we should go far. said Coach Frost. Diana Thompson You're out. Jeff Roulou misses by inches as he tries to complete one more run. Roulou was a major benefit to the team with his hitting abilities. iPhoto by Jimmy Furakawal Landing safe. Scott Small expertly avoids the tag at first. Small was an asset to the team in pitching and also in the outfield. Vdldql Bataebal 121

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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

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. ,. ..': :g -4---a ',r.-.. am- ' -.-sw ., -- 2xffLffWWiT1.l.. .. '.- ,f...-.fT L,2iCT f. '.f.lA.. .,,, 2s...,.,...,. ., .,.-.M. .,,...,.. ,.,, , ,.,, .,,,...... . . . . HN TACKLI G THE PROBLE The J.V. Team Gains Needed Experience. The jersey, the crowds, and the cheerleaders made the first year of football in high school a little bit different than backyard football. There was more pressure on us to perform than last year, but it was well worth it, said freshman Eric Waldrop. Many sophomores were moved up to varsity which left the JV team with a youn- ger more inexperienced team. With freshmen and sopho- mores, the team pulled to- gether throughout the season to produce a greatly improved team. As the season pro- gressed we became much more aware of our talent, and we learned how to work to- gether as a team, said quar- terback Dominique Valle. The season was full of inju- ries for the Mavericks. Pulled leg muscles looked to be the newest fad as many of the players wore leg splints. Although the Mavericks have won only one game the team never gave up, and kept working. We never gave up without a fight. We always practiced long and hard to ! Go for it! Mauldin'-5 Micheal Brock 1371 finds a clear path as he outwits the competition. As the season progressed so did the team's abilities. iPhoto by Mike Martinj Making that final turn. The Mauldin offense allows Johnny Mickler KID to clear the line of scrimmage to score. Eastside went on to beat the Mavericks. iPhoto by Mike Martinj 122 J. ll Fooibal' win, said Ricky Roberts. Even with practices that sometimes end up being in the rain, Mauldin never gave up. They practiced for a lot of weeks and worked hard to- ward that winning feeling. We wanted it and worked hard all the time, said John Cantrell. Next year the play- ers look forward to varsity tryouts and a new, more expe- rienced team. I loved it, even with our record, it was worth it, said Terron Edwards. Diana Thompson