Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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:C£! SS As Ken Johnson and Scott Patterson look on, Glenn Durham connects with a Harding pitch. In this meeting MUS upset Harding 3-1. Umpires occasionally make questionable calls. It is needless to say that Coach Walker didn ' t think his runner was out. Mike Pierce didn ' t make it home. MUS, needing the run desperately, lost to SBEC 3-8. 12 SPORTS

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Taking a Break As we struggled through spring exams, we saw some hope. We looked forward to Destin or the Rockies. If we were not traveling, we might have been lifeguarding at the YMCA, taking summer English at school, or plodding through our summer reading. Baseball, track, tennis, and golf turned into swimming, skiing, and racquetball. Annual camps, newspaper workshops, and student council seminars occupied a part of the summer. Most of us, though, were just taking a break. Jay Steed hands off to Jeffrey Rowe en route to yet another 8th-grade 440-yard relay victory. SPRING AND SUMMER 1 1

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■ — — — -— - ™- ' BASEBALL 6-11 14 Catholic 5 1 Raleigh Egypt CBHS 4 12 3 SBEC 8 8 Collierville 15 3 Bishop Byrne White Station 11 9 4 14 Harding Bishop Byrne Catholic 18 5 5 6 14 Memphis Prep Glenmore 14 2 4 Collierville 5 3 7 10 1 Harding Memphis Prep SBEC District Tournament 1 5 8 1 Memphis Prep 11 STILL PLUGGING Batting Average Improves, but Pitching and Fielding Continue to Cause Problems In this fourth year of baseball at MUS, Coach Walker ' s chewers continued to fight an uphill battle. After the loss of two major pitching prospects, the Owls were forced to use an inexperienced pitching staff. Bill Proctor was ruled ineligible, while Bud Thrasher suffered an injured elbow. The squad was also plagued by inconsistent fielding. Nevertheless, the team was characterized by good hitters and solid With his brother Ken at second base, Keith Johnson prepares to let fly one of his better pitches, a curve ball. base runners. Six members of the squad boasted batting averages of over .300: Bill Landsden, David Rudolph, David McGowan, Bud Thrasher, Mike Pierce, and Alan Feild. The team improved throughout the season and posted victories in its last three conference games against Hard- ing, SBEC, and Prep. David McGowan and David Rudolph earned All SAC-7 honors for their fine play. 1981 BASEBALL TEAM: ? - row Andy Stein, Phil Graves, Glenn Durham, Ken Johnson, Tim Wise. second row Tim Deaton, Jon Howard, David McGowan, David Rudolph, Mike Pierce, Alan Feild, Keith Johnson, third row Jim Burnett, Bud Thrasher, Scott Patterson, Barton Thrasher, Bill Lansden, Walker Hays, Coach Don Walker. Batting Averages: Bill Lansden, .438; David Rudolph, .412; David McGowan, .356; Bud Thrasher, .323; Mike Pierce, .316 Alan Feild, .303; Glenn Durham, .257; Ken Johnson, .228. BASEBALL 13