Miami Killian Senior High School - Catamount Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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1 hi ' I I3 we-QI sts 'han' The 1969 varsity baseball team, CClockwise, from Centerb Willie Harris, Jim Odum William Orr, Hal Quinn, Carlin Wright, Roy Truba, Bob Olszack, Matt Kispert, Frank Tomlin, Jim Hayes, Ken Quaranta, Gunsie Brunson, Bell Hein, Jim Stoeckel, Don Napier, David Ramsey, Larry Baker was guided by Coach - A broken bat, flared tempers, Roger Frese as the team massed a 14-4 record for the season. Though the defense was strong, the hurt I rt f team's main strength was offense until .400 hitter Stoeckel re-injured his back and could not play. payers were pa 0 game-I si S 5 Qi S K YS I' as 5 3 it 5 s 5 5 -Q - vw . . . . . t A -- . - . if I - S' Fi--,,sif- X sf qs .f .X -ws Q 5' K A A .. - , N. 'L' sfsstiatzf-fi I- R .. ..,. ,X ,. if lbw ,,t, V-wa 1. st K . rr SPEED AND QUICK REFLEXES ASSISTED LARRY BAKER AS HE SPED TOWARD FIRST BASE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE GOOD HIS BASE HIT. 178

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Coach Roger Frese used his hand signals to a great extent during a confusing game, informing the team of certain plays and opponents. M1 ...QA Catcher Bill Orr quickly calculated the situation as the batter belted a long drive to center field and prepared for any action from the fielders. 'Cardiac Cougars' Won 7 Games Scoring With Late Inning Rallies Not wanting to be left out of the biggest year in the school's history, the baseball team put together a fine season. In contention for the District 8AA crown all through the year, the batsmen posted a 12-6 mark over- all and a 9-4 district record. Led by fine hitting from Jim Stoeckeland Willie Harris, they finished second in the Southern Division of the Greater Miami Athletic Confer- ence. Power was supplied by Ken Quaranta, while Don Napier C5-23, Jimmy Hayes C4-13 and Frank Tomlin Q4-lj supplied the pitching arms. Quaranta, who blasted a team high of six home-runs, earned outstanding recognition, as did Stoeckel, Harris, Napier, and catcher Bill Orr. Called the Cardiac Cougars because of their tendency to come from behind in the late innings, the Cougars won seven games with late rallies. These included a 4-3 win over Jackson, which came on an eleventh inning double by Stoeckel, and a 1-O win over Key West. Starting pitcher Jim Hayes, coming out of a wind-up, pitched a low fast ball as he followed through during a conference game. 177

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