Perry Meridian High School - Passages Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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r , Peny Meridian girl ' s Softball team awaits the start of the first of the season. Rachelle Carson ' 86 concentrates on her throw from second base. Perry Meridian Falcon scores the first run of the game against Warren Central. Dawn Pickett ' 85 warms up with a pitch before the game. Warren Central ' s batter looks for the ball as Terri Ross ' 86 is ready for the throw behind the plate. SOFTBALL 113 adi iifiiaibiiii

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SoftbaU Premiers at PMHS Girls ' fast-pitch Softball made its debut as a spring sport at PMHS. Relentless ftrst year problems, in- cluding dr ' ing four miles to reach the practice field, left the team with a less than desirable 1-14 record. In- terest level appeared high as approx- imately 50 girls ' ied for the 19 posi- tions to be filled. Coach Tibbetts, a Meridian Middle School faculty member, placed first year emphasis on developing skills and pulling the girls together as a team. We had to change some bad habits and learn to play fast-pitch rather than slow-pitch softbaU, Coach Tibbetts said . She feels softbaU is a sport that will con- tinue to grow at Perry Meridian because of the large number of imderclassmen who participated. Pitcher Dawn Pickett ' 85 said that, As the season progressed we progressed and learned from each other. Our strong points were our spirit, our attitude, and our relation- ship with our coach. Reserve pitcher Cathy Snyder ' 86 pointed out, We had talent, but it took most of the season to pull it all together. Coach and players ike were happy that the school board approved soft- baU as a sport at PMHS and that the State recognized it as a part of the high school athletic program. , Girl ' s Varsity SoftbaU Season Record: 1-14 PM OPP 6 Tech 20 7 Decatur 10 2 Marshal] 4 6 Arlington 12 1 Franklin Central 14 Martinsville 16 5 Brownsburg 19 13 Ben Davis 14 6 Lawrence Central 28 5 Marshall 15 9 Franklin Central 14 6 Southport 32 12 Lawrence North 14 10 Warren 11 10 Cathedral 3 112 SOFTBALL

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i« P«««MM Pitching Is the Key Falcon baseball in 1983 advanced further than it ever had in PMHS history. Making it aU the way to semistate competition, the team showed strong pitching, defense and hitting. Coach Jim Roach got the idea a year early, when the Falcons had a good season with three sophomore starters, that the ' 83 club might be something special. He wasn ' t disap- pointed. From the beginning, I felt they had talents, and they lived up to my expectations, he said. We had three outstanding pit- chers. Right-hander Paul Lee ' 83 was the team leader followed closely by Doug Ridner ' 84 who pitched a great fastball and David Hendricks ' 84 who had a resilient arm and could come back and pitch twice in one day. With the pitching, came good defense. The Falcons didn ' t make one error in regional play when they shut out Lebanon 1-0. With a team batting average just under .300, hitting was another reason for the team ' s suc- cess. We were beaten out of semistate by Terre Haute North, said Coach Roach. They went on to take second in the state. I Second baseman Tom Heitler ' 84, g ■ said to be one of the best glovemen , on the team, described the season as 1 North Central 2 a g ood one with lots of fun and 10 Washington recognition and few injuries 5 Arlington 4 4 Lawrence North 3 Varsity Baseball 9 Decatur Central 8 Season record: 23-7 4 Ben Davis 5 1 Southport 3 PM OPP 5 Manual 3 4 Speedway 2 8 Mooresville 5 Columbus East 4 10 Marshall 8 11 Franklin Central 5 4 Center Grove 3 7 Howe 1 Sectionals 8 Franklin Central 2 2 Roncalli 1 7 Warren Central 6 17 Washington 5 Chatard 6 7 Southport 1 6 Lawrence Central 1 Regional 8 Whiteland 7 1 Lebanon 11 Northwest 1 4 Western Boone 1 4 North Central 9 Semi ' State 5 Lawrence Central 1 Terre Haute Inv. 4 114 BASEBALL