Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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LEFT AND CLOCKWISE: Mark MilltT hurls another strike past a Bear- ral opponcnl. An iinidenlified NVt MSI ' hatlrr sw ings for anotlier single. Bearcat ratcher an ! first haseman ron erge at the plate for an out. Dennis ebb, leading l Th Bearcat hitter, connects for another base hit. (Catcher RanfK Blake tags the opponent as he attempts to slide into home. BASEBALL 27

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Baseball ends 20-win season Although the 1976 baseballers con- chided the season with their fourth consecutive 20-victory season, the team (defending Missouri Inter- collegiate Athletic Association and Midwest regional champions) could only finish fifth in league play. Coach Jim Wasem ' s Bearcats put together a 20-14 (8-7 in the MIAA) record during the ' 76 campaign. The 20 victories helped put Wasem over the 100-game win mark during his four seasons at NWMSU. Den nis Webb, centerf ielder, became the first ' Cat ever to bat over .400 (.411), and was honored as the MIAA rookie of the year along with being a first team all-conference selection. Webb, along with pitcher Mark Miller (7-2, 2.22 ERA), were NCAA Division II District V third team selections. Miller was a second team league pick. Coach Wasem described 1976 as a disappointing season. We won 20 games, but with a few breaks I think we could have been conference cham- pions, Wasem said. Four seniors will be gone from next year ' s team, but Wasem expects a good season in 1977. 26 BASEBALL

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Kittens delight at tourney end An outstanding 25-6 season, that ended with a second-place finish in the MAIAW slate tournament, was enjoyed by the 1976 softballers. Coach Debbie Jones ' team reeled off 17 straight wins in mid-season, a school record. The 25 wins recorded by the team also ranked as a new record. The ' Kittens hit for a .292 average during the year and scored nearly seven runs a game. Four of the six losses suffered by the team were to nearby Tarkio College. Shooting for third place in the MIAA golf championships, the ' 76 golfers had to settle for a disappoin- ting sixth-place finish. Our team didn ' t play a match where all our players shot near their best game, said Bob Gregory, first- year coach. We just did not have consistent playing throughout the season. The squad, composed of 17 players, finished the season with a 2-0-1 dual record. They also participated in several tournaments throughout the season. 1976 GOLF SCOREBOARD NWMSU 14 Benedictine 3rd in 7-team Wm. Jewell meet NWMSU 17 Tarkio 3rd in Graceland Triangular 17th in CRA Tournament NWMSU 9 Graceland 10th of 20 at Park College 1976 SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD 25-6 NWMSU 4,11 Benedictine 7,1 NWMSU 8, 9 K-State 1,0 NWMSU 2,15 Neb.-Linc. 1,2 NWMSU 6,13 NEMSU 3,1 NWMSU 15,8 Graceland 3,5 NWMSU 13,5 Graceland 3,1 NWMSU 9,10 Lincoln 3,2 NWMSU 1,0 Tarkio 3,2 NWMSU 4,3 Wayne 1,1 MAIAW TOl RNAMENT NWMSU 7 St. Louis 6 NWMSU 11 CMSU 4 NWMSU 3 Tarkio 7 NWMSU 4 SWMSU 3 NWMSU 5 Tarkio 9 SECOND PLACE MAIAW 1 WOMEN ' S SOFTBALL, FRONT ROW: Sheryl Wurster, Janice Salsberry, Patsy Lapira, Arlene Greubel, Sue McComb, Kathy Callahan, Cindy Williams, Joni Richardson. BACK ROW: Cheri 28 GOLF SOFTBALL North, Peg Wuebker, Dianne Withrow, B.J. Pratt, Linda Painter, Suzi Butt, Janet Cooksey, Vicki Milner, Mary McCord, Sue Sugg, Mary Bourne, Marv Timmons. V