Oshkosh West High School - Notebook Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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FRESHMAN BASEBALL: BOTTOM ROW: J. LeBeck, M. Kosmer, G. Schmude. ROW TWO: R. Planzer, T. Gohlke, A. Faust, J. Rodman, M. Stevens, F. Jimmenez, T. Wright. Coach Gerharz. ROW THREE: R. Behlman, D. Paulson, T. Selmer, D. Zorn, J. Yearwood, P. Paulik, R. Ristow, D. Lemkuil. ROW FOUR: kK. Mauk, J. Jungwirth, D. Hauser, M. Gordon, T. Hoeft. ME’ uy oe mes a SO ace 1. Pat Paulick takes a practice pitch during their opening game against Neenah. 2. Ray Pflanzer watches a pitch go low for a ball. 3. Con- centrating on the ball, sophomore first baseman Rob Hessinius runs toward first. om

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iegeg eee) ‘Fel : “ ‘ae Mut ' - 2 ; tk “ a fee oy sate) oe! - “EN . é With a total of 18 boys trying out, and only 3 of them returning lettermen, the varsity baseball team did not expect to set the conference on fire. After cuts and people quitting, the var- sity squad and a total of 13 members left. Despite this, the team tied for fifth place in conference standings with a 6-8 conference record, and 6-10 overall. Comparing this year's team to teams of the past, coach Chuck Grable commented, It was slightly better than average, had good potential, but never peaked out. ' He felt the team's major strengths were the hitting, base stealing, and Jee BASEBALL: BOTTOM ROW: Sots wee Fredrick, the ability to score. He cited their major S. Wright, C. Bishop, K. Spanbauer, Mgr. T. weakness as being, “early in the season, in- Hendrickson. ROW TWO: T. Wissink, C. Jones, adequate pitching-poor defense, late in the K. Miller, R. Hessenius, B. Hintze, Coach season. All-conference honorable mention out- Wollerman. ROW THREE: D. Ehlke, S. Lind, fielder Mike Heinbigner added the team's pos- B. Rumlow, B. Ronson, R. Keller. itive attitude was an asset. Five players received recognition. Chris Holm was named first team all conference catcher. Honorable mention went to first base- man, Greg Danke; third baseman, Mike Rodman; designated hitter, John Krause; and Hein- bigner. Holm had the best batting average with .432, 23 RBI's, 5 doubles, 3 triples, and 1 homerun. Kevin Roe was cited with the lowest ERA of the pitchers. Like the varsity, the JV squad had only a small number of boys on the team. Coach Jim Wollerman thought they could have done better if their catcher hadn't caught the chicken pox and if suspensions had not occurred. The team finished the season with a 9-5 record overall and 8-5 record for the conference, good enough for third place in FVA standings. Russ Keller and Brian Ronson, two freshmen, were moved yp in the beginning of the year, and Dave Hauser moved up for the last 4 games. Coach Wollerman commented, The freshmen filled in some spots where quality was needed. Ronson also led the team with the best batting average with a .327 and Kurt Miller had the lowest ERA. The freshmen ended their season with a loss against cross-—town VARSITY BASEBALL: BOTTOM ROW: C. Holm, S. Drumright , S. Sitzberger. ROW TWO: K. Row, K. Levine, T. Finger, Coach Grable, S. Morrison, M. Heinbigner, D. Lemkuil. ROW THREE: R. Willeford, M. Patchak, J. Krause, G. Danke, M. Rodman.

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= ae = 2; eet a md € a er or luk le coma EN re ee eee = diate Things To Do Although the softball team didn't have an im- pressive win-loss record(2-12 in conference and 3-16 overail), Coach Weisse felt his young team devel- oped and improved throughout the season. He point- ed out, Not only did the girls develop as complete sottball players, but they also developed as peo- ple. The key to any team sport is pulling for each other. This attitude was most prevalent when the team traveled to Kimberly for a double-header. The most satisfying games were the two we played against Kimberly. Despite trailing Kimberly, the oy EEF Re girls pulled for each other, cared for each other, and ASANO ar McRae played together throughout both games, stated Coach ee AAS ff Ft I Weisse. The girls lost the games 7-3 and 3-2, pr gone ‘ oy ne holding Kimberly scoreless for the first five innings ‘yh wit Re of the second game. Junior teammates Brenda Peters and DeeDee Zuhl- ke agreed with their coach in that the team's best games were against Kimberly. Third-baseman Peters stated,' 'Although we lost our confidence in some games due to our lack of experience, we never stopped en- couraging each other. DeeDee Zuhlke pitched well all season, but didn't get the needed offensive and defensive support. She felt her best game was against cross-town rival Oshkosh North. In that game, the junior hurler fanned four batters whi le walking none, but North won the game 3-2. I think we will do bet- ter next year because everyone will be back. We will be more confident, commented Zuhlke. Five players were named to the all-conference team. Junior Sandy Langkau was a unanimous choice on the first team at shortstop. Sophomore Angie Handler was also named to the first team as an out- fielder. Receiving honorable mention were DeeDee Zuhlke(utility player), sophomore Lori Wagner(in- tield), and freshman Leslie Pelky(outfield). Lang- kau led tne team in hitting with a .416 batting av- erage. Other leading hitters were Pelky(.350), Wag- ner(.338), Handler(.327), and Cindy Goyette(.314). Leading hitters on the JV squad were sophomores ot Aelyitgges Bee ea: oe 7 « : : ” ‘ he oe ed Missy Krause and Missy Martin and freshmen Lisa fe om lat 22 a Luchun and Brenda Justman. The team started out ‘ose. slow, but improved in many aspects of their game. 2 | | Coach Pagel commented,''We improved on our defense which was our weakest point in the beginning of the season. She cited Sally Cady as the player with the best attitude. Sally tried to encourage her teammates and got them to encourage each other. 1. DeeDee Zuhlke follows through after releasing the pitch. 2. Stepping into the pitch, Gail Meton swings. 3. Getting ready for defense. Lori Wagner encourages her pitcher. 4, As Robyn Gehrt releases her pitch, Lisa Koss gets in position for the play.