Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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,.....-K. , F. ,M . 1. Andrew Alatorre bends to snag a ground ball in hopes of gaining an out. Alatorre is one of .l.V.'s most experienced and dedicated players. Q. Steve Orlando stretches out to reach home plate with a strike. This is Orlando's Second year on the J.V. team and he's shown much improvement. 3. Steve DeMonner talks to Mike Orlando, while Chris Davi returns to the dug out. DeMonner is a strong player and very outstanding. 4. Robert Hosmer steps back in position of a base hit. This year being Hosmer's lst year on the J.V. team has shown he's got what it takes to be on a winning team. 5. Lex Corliss races to 1st base after a hit to center field. Corliss is a new player to the J.V. team and has shown great promise for the future. Jtll . LILYE l1LLEliIii.i.LL ws, ,, is vptsx size ws, swai r 1

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K x . J .. 'Jin t ha-3. ..f..,..,..'t..... .., W fu- H X . Y., ,ts,,.,,-u- 'Vs' . I g, '- x-.f'v.-M-ff'r+ X N' . , .J . ,W . 1. Senior Debbie Tirey pumps a winger before an inning of fun and frolic. Q. Junior, Denise Dyer, Senior Jeannette Striplin, Junior, Jessica Medieros march out of the dug out to Iimber up their arms while assistant coach, John Gam- blin jokes with a player, 3. Sopho- more, Rachelle Davis connects the bat with the ball to give it a ride over the defense. Davis is another power hitter on the team. 4, Left- fielder, Latesa Denkins makes a shoe string catch. Denkins is a speedy baserunner. 5. Junior, Li- dia Stiglich attempts to gun down a runner. Stiglich's strong arm and power hitting allow her to be the starting catcher. 6. Senior, Nina Trias scoops up a ground ball. Trias is the starting second baseman. IJ i.LLLtL'L S, hLL1, LLLLI.

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K-QQ: V A J t J.V.'S Are a Winning Team by: April Botsford The J.V. baseball team started off with a strong winning pre-season. Some games were cancelled due to bad weather conditions. The team lost a few players that moved up to the Varsity team, but there were plenty of vets and rookies to fill their spots. Four of the vets to the J.V.'s, Javier Ayala, Andrew Alatorre, Gary Abitz, and Steve DeMonner, all juniors, were the team's strongest players. The team had many outstanding pitchers, and hitters. The pitchers were: Steve Orlando, James Jacobsen, Gerome Sandavol, and Joe Caspers. From the first few games it became known that there were 3 power hitters. Of these hitters were Q juniors and 1 sophomores, Javier Ayala, Steve DeMonner and Don Oncena. All 3 slammed out homeruns accompanied by other base hits, Other players on the J.V. team were: Chris Davi, Rich Davi, Mike Orlando, Mike Mantighi, Robert Hosmer, Mike Kelley, Tony Bovich, and Edwin Suarez. A , .2 Y' ' ' '.1 films! -. .QQ . -- 3 Jtllt EILQE' ELi,liLlIi'l'l:Ltl.l.