Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Piayine f ie ld A s the batter swings with a sharp, clean stroke, the ball plunges between right and center field. When the right fielder lurches for the ball, he comes into direct contact with the cen- ter fielder. They throw the ball to the shortstop and collapse on the field. Fielding was a major weakness of the Junior Varsity Baseball Team. Pitcher Ben Bell said. 'slf we could have fielded. we could have done a lot bet- ter. Another deterrent was the team's lack of unity. This was especially evi- dent in their batting. We couldn't get the hits when we needed themf' center fielder John Dailey said. We could never get the run we needed. Since the team was fairly young and inexperienced there were several men- tal mistakes. We didn't have the right attitude for baseball. There were many freshmen ftotal of eightj on the team, said catcher Doug Dawson. They didn't seem like they wanted to win that bad? The team's batting record, however, compensated for the JV,s weaknesses. Catcher Jim Bing completed the season with a .438 batting average, Dawson had a .435, and left fielder Ben Hein- rich had a .429. The team's total aver- age was .307. Pitching was also a strong point for the team. According to Coach Rob Madding, Mark Krog was the best pitcherf, Krogfs earned running aver- age QERAJ was 1.82 and his record was 2-O. Pitcher David Baldwin had an ERA of 2.87 with a record of 1-3. The Mustang's total ERA was 4.37 with a record of 4-IO. The fielding average was led by right fielder Krog with a .934, Dailey aver- aged second with a .880, and shortstop Charlie Grooms had an average of .865. As a team, they averaged a .813 in fielding. As the season progressed, the Mus- tang's worked more as a team. They improved on their fielding and reacted to the plays and their teammates faster. Dawson said, f'We sort of jelled together as a group. The Junior Varsity Team consisted of pitcher Baldwin, pitcher Bell, catcher Bing, first baseman David Blankenship, third baseman James Cook, center fielder Matthew Hart, left fielder Heinrich. shortstop Grooms, pitcher Otohiko Kondo, pitcher Krog, third baseman Steve McGaugh, pitcher Paul Puntch, second baseman Jon Shoemaker, shortstop Randy Smith, pitcher Doug Walla, second baseman John Winsauer, and left fielder Sid Womack. The season was highlighted by the J.V. win over Westchester. Dailey said, They thought they had an easy one the second time they played us. Most players agree that the season could have been better. Several times the team lost by one or two points. We should have won more than we did, said Dawson. We could have been 10- IN A GAME AGAINST ALIEF, Junior Varsity catcher Doug Dawson discards his mask en route to catching a foul ball. Dawson not only aided the J.V. on defense he also was a leading batter with a .435 average. Photo by Mrs. Ross Dawson. 4 as easy as we were 4-IO. Though Coach Madding helped direct the Varsity with Coach Ron Redmon, he was given full responsibil- ity of the JV team. I think he did a pretty good job with what he had to work with, said Dawson. Several JV players were able to play in some Varsity games. Dawson and Dailey, who were given this opportu- nity, said it was a tremendous honor playing Varsity baseball. Dawson added, Just to watch and learn about the hitting and fielding was a good experience. - 30 - - Carol E. Roberm

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TRYING TO PICK OFF LEFT FIELDER Bobby Martin off first base, North- brook pitcher Keith Burke throws to first baseman Paul McGinty. Mus- tangs beat the Raiders by a score of 7'1. Martin said, lt was really great to beat Northbrook since they beat us so bad the first time we played them. Photo by Scott Waughtal. ns... -.-rf., a - . .Tw , .1 K' ,gr 4,5 . ' . df? AT THE NORTHBROOK GAME PLAYERS await their turn to bat. Mustangs were able to get nine hits off Northbrook pitcher Keith Burke. Raiders lost by a score of 7-1. Photo by Scott Waughtal. MEMBERS OF THE VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM INCLUDE: Jon Shoemaker, John Dailey, Rickey de Guerin, Bobby Martin, John Miller, Rusty Hinds, Ed Womack, Walter Rowland, Duncan Lee, Brad Dawson, Kiki DeAyala, Doug Dawson, Ken Kelley, Mike Weir, Doug Price, Ken Durkee, Alan Clogston, Dave Blankenship and Jim Bing. Photo by Scott Waughtal. Varsity Baseball ' 2 81

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'Marge ,-.-4-. . . .,Ji.'.4u 'N 5 ,tg H ' 'ff 'I '25, 1 15 RECORD Memorial 3 W'chester 9 Memorial 2 Spr, Br. 3 Memorial 8 Spr, Br. 11 Memorial 6 Hastings 11 Memorial 4 Stfliord 10 Memorial 3 St. Ford 5 Memorial 11 N'Brook O Memorial 9 Elsik 10 Memorial 0 Spr. Woods 5 Memorial 3 Spr. Woods 13 Memorial 7 W'Chester 2 Memorial 4 Hastings 7 Memorial 19 N'Brook 8 Memorial 6 Elsik 1 WON: 4, LOST 10 WHILE A TEAMMATE STEPS UP TO BAT, Junior Varsity Team members watch the action from behind the dugout fence. The J,V. finished the season 4-10, as Coach Flob Madding said field- ing errors hurt the team. Photo by Mrs. Floss Dawson. AFTER THE UMPIRE MAKES THE CALL ON A PITCH, left fielder Sid Womack looks back to check the count on him. Womack batted .398 for the season. J.V. Baseball 283