Pleasant Grove High School - Grove Yearbook (Texarkana, TX)

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ff BASEBALL Keep your eyes on the ball as PCI batters hit 'em over the fence. s the spring season rolled around, so did another season: baseball. The Hawks began baseball season Feb- ruary 27 against Arkansas High, and they closed the season May 15 against New Boston. The Hawks played many great games. Their highest scoring game of the season was a 14-6 decision over the Atlanta Rabbits. Senior Craig Schulz hit his third homerun andjunior E. J. Pate hit his first two of the year. The Hawks' staged a dramatic come-from-behind fourth inning. During the fourth, the Hawks' scored seven runs. They held the Rabbits and went on to win. During the fifth inning of the second district meeting between the Hawks and Dekalb, Pleasant Grove turned the first triple play in the school's history. The triple play was set up with the bases loaded and no outs. The DeKalb player hit a hard line drive to second baseman E. J. Pate. E. J. snared the ball and got the first out: he then threw to third baseman Skipper Hastings, who caught the runner off base for the second out. Skipper fired the ball to shortstop Van Morris, who tagged the runner as he was trying to get back to second base. The triple was the turning point for the SENIOR CRAIG SCHULZ WATCHES THE PITCHER CAREFULLY as the Linden-Kildare player steps up to the plate in the fifth inning. Sports Hawks, who went into the inning with a 6- 4 lead. The Hawks went on to win the game 6-4, behind strong pitching from freshman starter Matt Williams and sophomore Jeff Wright, who relieved Matt and secured the victory. Another ofthe Hawks' best games was against the Linden-Kildare Tigers. The Hawks won 8-2. Senior catcher Craig Schulz belted his fourth homerun, a 5 nm shot in the fourth inning. Jeff Wright start- ed the game, holding the Tigers to five hits and striking out seven. Jeff went the dis- tance for the Hawks, improving his record to 5-5. Seniors Craig Schulz and Trace Warren and sophomore Skipper Hastings all had singles in the game. Coach Mike Burks, who also coached last year's Area Championship team said, it was our best game of the year. The Hawks did have their set backs: however, losing three District games to Queen City, New Boston, and dropping a 14-O decision that was stopped at the end of the filth inning because of the 10-run rule. The Hawks also had their share of in- juries. Hawk players Kenny Davis, E. J. Pate, and Trace Warren were out due to in- juries. Ccontinued on page 1651 PITCHER SKIPPER HASTINGS WINDS UP AS HE WATCHES the Atlanta players on the loaded bases.

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,,,....liiu:ir-t... X .. .. Ur in - . X ,wr lllvwx.l33rvfl.1i,1.l,jxr srmno SPORTS-'3QjMsifi,l Fall preparation pays off in Spring Competition lthough golf, tennis, and swim- ming were classified as spring sports, the work didn't end in the spring. A lot of hard work and preparation went into these sports in the fall. The golf team practiced everyday af- ter school for at least two hours. When practice was over, many golfers played on their own. lt was all worth it in the end, after we won Regionals and were on our way to state, said senior Kyle Hogue. Rebecca Sims said, 'After l shot 69-67 in Regionals, I could see how all the extra hours payed off. The swim team was another sport that put in extra practice all during the year. Swimmers got up to go practice ev- snmon DAVID DILLARD DOES THE BUTTERFLY during a swim meet, where he placed at the top for the P. Cl. Sea Hawks. A SWIM MEET SWIM TEAM MEMBERS IN THE DISTRICT MATCH, KRISTEN WHITE gets on David Dillard as he finishes his race ready to hit a shot back to her opponent. ery moming at 6 O'clock when most oth- er students were still asleep. Getting up at 6 o'clock every moming was worth it when we did well at our meets, said Kimberly Megason. However, early momings weren't a problem for the tennis team. Instead, they practiced after school to get ready for their toumaments. And it paid off with the team taking top honors in Dis- trict. To be good at a sport, the athlete had to be willing to put in a lot of extra hours, and the spring athletes did. With all three teams taking district honors, the effort put the athletes in the spot- light. TREY PATTERSON, PRACTICING FOR AN upcom- ing toumey, gets ready to hlt his drlve down the Fairway. .tri--. .- ' 1, rf. , 'Wx-Cqigitgya Spnng Sports

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7 9? its iyrvtw W fff45siQ X , wi. , 4 wfsqs, , aw?-if WHILE THE TEAM IS ON THE FIELD WARMING UP AT LINDEN Kildare, Coach Burks sits by the dug out watching their preparations. AS THE TEAM HUDDLES TOGETHER, COACH BURKS DISCUSSES the strategy for the upcom- ing inning. VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM. FRONT ROW: Van Morris, John Hodges, Clay Martin, Matt Robert- son, Skipper Hastings, Kevin Whitworth, Jeff Wrlght, E. J. Pate. Second Row: Coach Mike Burks, Craig Schulz, Steve Culling, Trace Warren, Matt Williams, Brian Carpenter, Chad Dodson, Darren Watts, Brian Adkins, Kenny Davis, Coach Mike Walsh. Baseball