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

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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

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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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After a hard game, the reserve baseball teams clears the field for the varsity team. Greg Kibby ' 83 decides to hold up on second base. Dave Hendricks ' 84 keeps his eyes on his target as he executes his pitch. Tom %)ringer ' 84 surveys his work after swing- ing the bat. Mark Liegible ' 83 returns from the field after a tough fought inning. BASEBALL 115