Morton Memorial Schools - Retrospect Yearbook (Knightstown, IN)

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Underclass Snaps

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Baseball Kneeling: Danny Spitzer, Donnie Decker, James Robertson, Gary Campbell, and William Molden. Standing: Neil Stummer, Ronnie Decker, Ronnie Carmichael, William Coleman, Richard Hill, Student Manager; Jerry Coleman, Jeff Wilbur, Mike Carmichael, Jack Klinglesmith, Gary Tuttle, Student Manager; and Mr. Foster, Coach. UNDER the direction of Mr. Foster, the Morton baseball team won three of eight games last fall. Jerry Coleman pitched a no hitter against Charlottesville. All runs in the game were scored in the third inning when Jerry Cole¬ man led off with a triple, and Jim Robertson brought him home with a bunt single. Robert¬ son advanced to third and scored on a single by Jeff Wilbur. The Tigers opened the fall Rush County season by defeating Arlington 17-2. Robert¬ son pitched 1 hit ball and struck out 12. Jeff Wilbur, Mike Carmichael, and Bill Coleman all smacked homers for the winners. Jerry Coleman struck out four and walk¬ ed four in beating Manilla, 10 to 5. Jeff Wil¬ bur led Morton batters with two hits, includ¬ ing a home run. Morton traveled to Milroy and suffered its first setback of the season, 7-1. William Coleman drove in Morton’s only run with a single, scoring brother Jerry, who had walk¬ ed and advanced in scoring position by steal¬ ing second base. New Salem blanked Morton by a 5-0 score. Jerry Coleman struck out six New Salem batters. The Morton nine was defeated at Car¬ thage, 10-5. The game was close until the Raiders scored seven runs in the fourth in¬ ning. Jerry Coleman’s two doubles led the Morton hitting attack. In the battle of Tigers, Mays won by coming from behind, 8-6. Morton fell to Carthage in the first round of the Rush County baseball tourna¬ ment, 6-0. Jeff Wilbur won the batting title with a batting average of .346. Jerry Coleman won 2 and lost 3 games, while Jim Robertson fin¬ ished with a 1 and 2 record.