Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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a ‘ Potpur — ie) GES. - », ria a7 ¢ ota ae) atone ae % 4,'¢ « wa bbe. 9M GPa: iw a we nt: Wasting no words, Coach Dan- iel intently studies the situation facing his team. Regular Season (18-0) Overall (20-1) Anticipating the next pitch, catcher Cindy Odum prepares to snag the throw. 1985 Varsity Softball Team FRONT ROW: Lisa Collins; Kim Pear- man; Heidi Williams; Kelli Foster; Mi- chelle Hug; Janet Bylsma; SECOND ROW: Coach Daniels; Andrea Young; Cindy Odum; Sandra Davis; Tamara Graff; Allison Asher; Jennifer Griffith. Varsity Softball Page 85

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Following in the footsteps of Monacan’s traditional ex- cellence in spring sports, the 1985 Varsity softball squad ably carried out this distinc- tion. Romping through the entire regular season with a perfect 18-0 record, the Lady Chiefs exhibited a powerful offense, a flair for defense, and a sense of team spirit un- matched anywhere else. As individuals, each player dis- played outstanding talent and combined, the squad was simply unstoppable. An in dication of the soft- ball squad’s individual talent was the selection of seven out of the nine starters to the All- gre Bw Grrr! Obviously exhibit- ing the desire to throw a strike, Andrea Young winds up before heaving the ball as first baseman Allison Asher looks on. Page 84 Varsity Softball Playing To Win District Team. Among them were Allison Asher, Sandra Davis, Jennifer Griffith, Mi- chelle Hug, Cindy Odum, Kim Pearman, and Andrea Young. The forte of the soft- ball team was its offense, and this was amply displayed by the numbers. Allison Asher and Cindy Odum were the keys to the scoring; although neither hit a single home run, individually they were first and second on the team in runs batted in and together, they produced 68 RBI. The power of the offense lay in the hands of Sandra Davis who homered six times and with Jennifer Griffith who punched out three homers. In addition, Sandra’s .539 bat- ting average led the team with Allison following with a .500 average. Kim Pearman was another instrumental player in the Chief’s offense, knock- ing three homers, batting .491, and driving in 28 runs. Michelle Hug added 20 RBI to further aid the team’s cause and Andrea Young’s .472 batting average was yet another factor working to the benefit of the team. Defensively, the team was led by the pitching of Mi- chelle and Andrea with Mi- chelle compiling an incredible 15-0 record while Andrea fin- ished 3-0. In fact, it was main- ly on the strength of pitching that both girls were selected to the All-District squad, but nevertheless, their batting ability commanded respect. One of the most important but least known features of the softball team was its depth. The bench was one of the most reliable in the dis- trict and several of the re- serves could easily have been starters on another team. Smack! Making solid contact with the ball, Allison Asher punches out another hit. Topping the list were Lisa Collins and Kristine Craig, batting an impressive .466 and .434 respectively. Ta- mara Graff scored six runs and contributed a .357 aver- age while Sheryl Hall added a homer for the reserves. So al- though the reserves saw only limited action, they made the most of their playing time. Down the stretch, the Chief’s as a whole proved their worth, sweeping the Central District Tournament title to add to t he regular sea- son crown. Unfortunately, the Lady Chiefs lone stumble came in the Central Region tournament, falling to Pat- rick Henry. But that loss was erased with the memory of an undefeated season, a first for Monacan softball and a 20-1 overall record, even then, was quite impressive. Although the team will be losing three seniors, Sandra Davis, Kim Pearman, and Andrea Young, the 1986 season will still be full of anticipation with the able reserves and a strong bunch of JV players replacing the empty spots. Yeah! Appearing to jump for joy, Andrea Young prepares to emphati- cally stomp home plate for another run.

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A Banner Year The 1985 season was a ban- ner year for the Chief’s Varsi- ty Baseball team. Breezing through the season with an 18-0 record, the baseball team became the first Monacan squad to finish with an unble- mished record in what is tra- ditionally considered to be a “big three” sport (the others being football and basket- ball). Even more amazing was the manner in which Mona- can won. The team scored in double figures in all but five games while allowing only two opponents more than six runs. Also satisfying was Monacan’s six game sweep of Dinwiddie and Prince George, the school’s two arch- rivals in baseball. Such an incredible team performance was the result of unselfish and dedicated play by all members of the team. Collectively, the team batted .362 and scored 200 runs, both school records. Individually, the team was led by senior Mike Ciucci who batted. 418 with 6 home runs, also a new school record. Junior sensa- tion David Keogh broke the school record for batting with a .467 average and led the team with 24 RBI and added 4 homers. Other contributors to Monacan’s high powered offense included Jim White who batted .456 to go with his 22 RBE. Ricky Janvissithe team’s ace pitcher, batted .422 and had 27 hits, yet an- other team record and utility man Craig Jennings hit at a .432 clip to give the offense further support. Steve Keogh, the team’s first captain ever, batted .333 and led the team with his quickness, stealing 9 bases. Kevin Mawyer and Mike Waroblak rounded out the team’s offense adding 3 homers each. On the defensive side, Monacan proved equally ca- pable. The team’s pitching Ready? Kevin Mawyer tightens up as he gets set to play good defense for the Chiefs. Page 86 Varsity Baseball surrendered only 2.20 earned runs per game and outstand- ing performances were turned in by Ricky Jarvis whose 8-0 mark was but another team record; by Lucius Cole whose 0.67 ERA was the team low; by Marc Miller who finished 4-0; by Jay Van Story, who had a 1.80 ERA winning his only start to go with a save; and finally, by Donald Wil- liamson who finished 3-0 with one save and a 2.24 ERA. In addition, the defensive cause was aided by David Keogh and Mike Waroblak as each completed the season without an error. Combined, the two successfully handled all 102 chances they faced. Such individual perfor- mances naturally went re- warded. Of Monacan’s nine starters, eight made the All- District team and the one un- selected choice made the hon- orable mention list. In the All-Metro selections, Ricky Jarvis was selected as pitcher, Mike Ciucci as an outfielder, and David Keogh as designat- ed hitter. Steve Keogh was se- lected to the second team as a second baseman. Mike Ciucci was also chosen to play in the annual East-West All-Star game comprised of the state’s top 32 players and in earning this honor, he became the first Chief ever to gain such distinction. Unfortunately, the team came up just short, flatering in both the Central District tournament and Central Re- gion tournament falling to Hopewell and eventual state champion J.R. Tucker by a total of four runs. Neverthe- less, the 1985 season will be one always remembered by Monacan and although the seniors, especially team cap- tain Steve Keogh will be sore- ly missed, the team’s goal for next season will be the same —a shot at the state title. Boom! Lucius Cole takes a mean cut at the ball as he prepares to trigger another Chief rally.