Provine High School - Aries Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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1967 BASEBALL RESULTS Provine ........ Provine .....,.. Provine ........ Provine ........ Provine ........ Provine. . .... . . Provine. . . . .... Provine. . . . . . .. Provine .... Provine ........ Provine .... Jenner Collins, centerfielder, snags a fly ball during Pro- vine's practice game with Murrah. fi., Bobby Flynt, Provine's pitching ace, eyes the plate as he hopes for a strike. Provine ........ Provine ....... 14 Provine ........ Provine ....... 11 Provine ........ Provine ........ Provine ........ Provine ........ Provine ........ Provine ........ Provine ........ Provine ........ Provine ........ Forest Hill Forest Hill Forest Hill Kosciusko .. Kosciusko .. Columbia .. Columbia .. Yazoo City . Yazoo City. Clinton .... Clinton .... Vicksburg . . Vicksburg . St. Joseph . St. Joseph . Wingfield .. Wingfield . . Central .. Central .. Callaway .. Callaway .. Murrah . . . Murrah . . . McComb . . . First baseman Wayne Monroe stretches for the ball to complete a successful double play.

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422 G .f Players returning from last year's baseball team: Front Row: Mike Matheny, Mike Dorman, Bobby Biggert, Edward Suthoff, Steve Lundquist, Randy Graves, Gene Smith. Back Row: Jimmy Smith, Timmy Ward, Wayne Monroe, Gilbert McCleave, Bobby Flynt, Jenner Collins, Bill Chapman. West Leads Baseball Team in '68 Campaign Steve Lundquist bloops a 'Texas-League single in Provine's victory over Wingfield. The 1968 Ram baseball team launched its season in hopes of continuing the pace set by the 1967 squad. Charles West, in his first year as head baseball coach, had the diamondmen on the prac- tice field in early February to prepare them for the season's opener in mid-March. Several new baseball enthusiasts joined returning lettermen Wayne Monroe, Bobby Flynt, Gilbert lVlcCleave, Mike Dorman, Steve Lundquist, and Jenner Collins in forming the nucleus around which this year's team was built. Spurred on by memories of last season's city and District VI championship team, the diamond crew practiced earnestly in hopes of perfecting their play and bringing another outstanding sea- son record to Provine. Many Ram baseballers sought to improve their game by participating in Jackson's summer base- ball program. While juniors and seniors repre- sented Provine on the Colonial Bakeris American Legion team, sophomores played for various Dixie Senior squads throughout the city.

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Rams Set Worth Record V Q 3 ff A I ,. My ,, .. . if gt 7 f 5g left' A-,.L' A 1-. f H Champs in it , District vi 'Safari t X-,. , Enroute to the l967 City and District VI Championships, the Ram baseball team compiled an admirable record of twenty wins and four losses, bringing their two-year total to 46 vic- tories against only six defeats. In their effort to dethrone the Central Tigers from their perennial position of title-holder, the Rams scored an impressive 3-0 victory over the downtown club after Central had taken an earlier encounter. After this triumph, the Provine base- ballers went on to defeat Wingfield, a strong con- tender for the championship, in a pair of games 7-2 and 5--1. The Rams finished their regular season play with an 8-2 record in city play and a 19-2 slate in district action. A seven-homer outburst by McComb quashed state championship hopes for the Provine diamond- men as the Tigers trampled the Rams 9-2 in a Gilbert McCleave delivers a pitch against St. Joseph in sudden-death game at the South-Mississippi play- Provinekmumph Overthe Rebels offs. -st--A BASEBALL TEAM. Bottom Row: Mike Matheny, Lee Nutt, Edward Suthoff, Jimmy White, Joe McKay, Bobby Wilkins, David Mize, Andy Shores, Jolly Mayfield. Row Two: Mr. West, coachg Larry Lawrence, Wayne Monroe, Mike Tullos, Charley Smith, Mike Rosamond, Kenny Coleman, Mike Daley, Mark Kennedy. Row Three: Jimmy Shamburger, Robert Hollingsworth, Jimmy Smith, Randy Graves, Mike Jackson, Steve Lundquist, Tommy McCraw, Robby Arceneaux, Johnny Outlaw. Top Row: Tom Warren, Bobby Pennebaker, Jenner Collins, Bobby Flynt, Bill Chapman, Bobby Biggert, Billy Brantley, Rip Nance, Gene Smith, Gilbert McCleave, Phil Hogue, Glyn Ingram. IO4