Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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ascball Hitting for Power By Jennifer Stampfli Poway's Varsity baseball team has grown in maturity since last year. Their better sea- son can be attributed to an older, more ex- perienced team with better hitting and field- ing techniques. With practices averaging two to three hours daily, their abilities improved every day and in every game. We're very fired up for this season and so far our games have been better than last year, commented Mike Scaggs. A majority of the team ' were Varsity veterans and Q eid friends. This helped Show We're on a -high i i and ready to mon cares for our team a great deal. He makes the team his first priority and puts forth his whole effort to improve our skills. When we lose, he hurts more than us. While Chris Bentley enjoyed hitting the best be- cause 'tit gives me a chance to show what l'm made off' Chris Bentley liked The thrill of striking someone out when I pitch. Every member of the team was important for the success of the whole, f but Phil Plantier especially stood out in everyone's t mind. In the words of Mike , our mold the players into one t ,Sl Y Cormier, Plantier is one powerful team who acted IS u ' of the best hitters in the together rather than as Cor-I-nier county and definitely a eighteen detached individ- uals. As Billy Wraith re- marked, Baseball is a team sport that teaches the importance of a joint effort. No one can make the game, or even a play, by themselves. We all have to rely on one anotherf, Wraith epitomized the team's outlook when he said, L'As long as I can help the team, I'll play any position. Another factor in the teamis success was Coach John l-larmon's dedication and exper- ienced coaching. John Youngkin felt, Har- strong leader on our team. The intensity and spirit of the Titans brought them a successful season against tough oppo- nents. Steve Toumi reflected, We strive to be the best we can be and if we lose, it just makes us pull together and try harder the next timef, 1: .,.' -4 iz ' KFURA-wvfeigrk-. SL:-., Phil Plantier keeps his eyes on the ball as he charges around the bases. Scott Gilliam practices his pitching form for the up- Brady Bently executes the perfect pitching technique as he brings Poway to another victory. COming game against Sweetwater. 114 BOy'S Bdsebdll

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aseball Hitting the Top By Jennifer Stampfli The long and strenuous JV practices were made more enjoyable by Coach Nelson's atti- tude and the closeness of the players, Marc Pendleton described Nelson as a cool guy who knows when to be serious and when to have fun. Second baseman Eddie Cornblum pointed out, Coach Nelson relates to us both as individuals and as a team. l-le listens and sticks with us, even in the tough times. Not only did Coach Nelson remain supportive throughout the season, but the players bol- stered one another's spirits and maintained a positive attitude about their abilities. 'tWe consistently work together to produce results and don't let each other get down,', ex- plained Alon Banks. True to this statement, it required a team effort with everyone playing as a unit to win games When asked about the 'edge the Titans possessed over their oppo- nents, Bill Bertsch immediately replied, We have excellent hitters and a great deal of enthusiasm, which keeps us going. Our suc- cess comes trom determination and the ener- gy needed to win, believed Pitcher Brian Rodems. Todd Sawyer best summed up the teamls attitude by saying, Poway's JV team has the players with the will and desire to overcome any odds we may encounterf, ln- deed optimism was high when Pendleton ex- claimed, 'AGO Titanslu Todd Waters contemplates the possibility of stealing a base. Wg? 5 feafggi-w:2o5f'1'i ,ffgg,fg:fwkg,fxfzzffe'2sstfffzz1::'?'f' 'Kt' : ':'1'ft:iz,5 v-It r,:'1-1?---wg - Escondido M A ---- -,-- : c it rrrre- W7 i J J , 'V ' ' ,,,. , . ' , 5 7' 'f ..l ff' ,. 5 V' ' N ' 'f ir Y ' X 7 ai: W . ..i.ff,. qr.,.,,,, .A -.M-. 1,--W-,4f..f w ' , . 1 My v ,, M J . V .. ..,,. . . . 1 -wr fa, f N as 4,1 taitlrii San c i . . . . ..... N Li.. .i..- ,1 --tii, rev 0 an -i- 'i nge T A J ' NCt'tt W 'iit J - an -12-1if2 r '.tii c rt, F K .. . .,.AFjQf -wi E ra .A John Uglow throws to the second baseman to tag out the Escondido runner , Eddie Cornblum cruises on home after hitting a home run 116 B0y'S Bdsebclll Fmnt L-R: Ellarnblum, B. Rpdems, K. 'W I, L-RQT. Sawyeri E1T.5x:hwenke,T,Waters,' T Magmder,fi5. Matthew Mteiizlie'V'L-R:.Mr. T A., Banks, .Sr Thompson, D. Eexduag T ,sanwenrwi G. safmig-J. lUQl0rW, B. I cfm:-i Nazsimg ,V T T Banach, Pendleton, P, Vaiicgni.-Back , ., , . r ' 3 A