Richfield High School - Aries Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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Watching the action was Bob McGlassen, third baseman. 'the Rams to a 5-2 win over Corsi- cana to give Richfield a 5-l district record. Horne pitched the victory which featured Dickie Wooten, Lar- ry Bracco, Alan Dolezal, and Ernie Armstrong at bat. Two unearned runs in the top of the ninth inning gave Richfield a 2-O win over University. The pitch- ing battle featured Larry lVlcCombs in a one-hitter, giving up the hit to the next-to-last batter he faced. Boyd Hadaway fired a one-hitter and pitched the Rams to a 2-0 win over Cleburne. Catcher Gary Free- man collected a double and single to account for two of the Rams' four hits. Larry lVlcCombs doubled for the other Ram hits. continued DISTRICT RECORD: 10-2 W A if LaVega players stood defenseless as a runner slid in we 'iii f 4 P s lrt ' or y f r 3 -us! C as N F Boyd Hadaway, a leading batter, headed for first. Q' 5 Managers Ray Smith and Tom Fitzhugh kept team records

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Dickie Wooten rounded third and headed home. Bobby McDowell struggled against a base run- ner. Bunting was an important part of strategy. rvrv- 1111 .'1.. 226 Richfield dropped its next game to the University Trojans, but came back strong to defeat the Bryan Broncos 5-O in their third district outing. Larry McCombs scored a homer for the Rams While pitcher Boyd Hadaway held Bryan to two hits. Richfield handed the Cleburne Jackets a 4-2 defeat with a big scoring burst in the fourth inning. Larry McCombs led things off with a 350 feet homer, followed by runs by Larry Bracco and Bob McDow- ell. Pitcher Donny Horne took cred- it for the victory allowing only three hits. Richfield's first game with Waco High turned into a pitching duel as Boyd Hadaway led the Rams, two- hit attack. Larry McCombs scored the first run, and Jimmy Miller made the winning trip in the tenth inning. McCombs smashed a two-run homer in the ninth inning and lifted Larry McCombs prepared to release the ball.

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Hays Moore guarded third base. Sliding was a difficult but often rewarding task. Larry McCombs led the district with seven homeruns to his credit. . . ,, . . 4 228 Coach Knipper held a friendly consultation with the umpire. Richfield won its second straight District 13-AAAA North Zone championship hy defeating the Waco High Tigers 4-1. Hadaway and Dolezal led the batting, and Boyd won credit for the game, allowing only four hits. Richfield met Austin McCallum in the first game of a best-of-three series to decide the District 13-AAAA championship. Hadaway hit a homerun and pitched the game which ended 4-2 for the Rams. The second game brought a rally for McCallum as they took a 4-0 victory. Boyd Hadaway made Richfield's only hit during the game. The Rams came back during the third game to take a 4-3 victory and win the District 13-AAAA championship for the second straight year. Richfield's main scor- ing hurst came in the fourth inning