Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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Ar the last regular season game, Darrell Barrow CZJ lines our a pitch. Barrow maintained a .305 batting average for this season. Photo by Doug Wallare. Throwing strikes and challeng- ing the batter is my main objective while on the mound, said Todd Carruthers 1151. Carruthers ended the season with 7-5 and six saves. Photo by Doug Wallace. 'f-.ee .Quadra . S W if it -he riff' UA 3 J' rg M t . Q R . - a In a close play, Roby Word C111 Varsity Baseball was called out as the Burleson Elk Scoreboard first baseman stretched for the ball. The Rebels beat Burleson 2-1. Photo Regs by Doug Wallace. 9 bm, 3 Bowie z Trinity 4 Burleson Z L.D. Bell 6 Sam Houston 3 Arlington 2 Haltom 11 Lamar 18 Bowie 7 Trinity 2 Burleson 11 L. D. Bell 5 Sam Houston B Arlington 12 Haltom 13-3-0 Bi-District - Newman Smith 3-1, 9-8. Area - Arlington Heights 1-0, 6-12, 4-1 100 Design by Derek Lewis OPP- 2 Maintaining a .395 batting average, Dale Akers C32 hits a curve ball over the Rebel fence. Akers was one of three Rebels to be nam- ed First Team All-District. Photo by Doug Wallaze.

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iii eu 11' .fav-5 2 sr gg, .XQQ-'T' fter all the long hours, hard work, and dedication, the season finally came to an end for the Rebels at the Regional Playoffs in El Paso. Through all their games, District, Bi- District, and Area, the Rebels rolled past their op- the Rebels received the respect they deserved. For the first time in Richland High School history, the 1983 Baseball team conquered District, Bi-District, and Area. The season opened against Lamar. After suffering few Haltom, which the Rebs used a suicide squeeze in the eighth inning to beat them 2-1 and against L. D. Bell, in which the Rebels rolled over the Raiders 11-1 to clinch the District title. Another major ac- complishment for the Jorge, David Kilgo, Roby Word, Darrell Barrow, fseniorsj, Mike Bird, Don Quillen Cjuniorsj and Darrin Cook Csophomorej received Honorable Mention. Akers, Lewis, Carruthers, and Jorge also received Northeast Tar- rant County All-Star while the rest of the team received Who said it could not be Area Champions done? ponents until their hard work, striving toward a goal and teamwork came to a close. Earlier in the year, everyone wrote off the Rebels, but as the season progressed, the eyes wi- dened and heads turned and losses, the Rebels built a 12 games winning streak which lasted till the Arlington Heights game. Some of Richland's better games were against Sam Houston which went till 10 innings and resulted in a 5-4 victory over the Texans. Rebels was when 11 players made All-District which in- cluded Dale Akers, Derek Lewis and Todd Carruthers Cseniorsj who made First Team All-District while Randy Kelley fseniorj made Second Team All-District. The rest included Eddy Honorable Mention. Coach Ronnie was presented as Coach of the Year. A group of individuals is just that - a group of in- dividuals, but when they combine their skills, talents, and leadership, a team emerges . . . fcopy continued on page 101.J nu, like . .. ,Nu s' T Wi. A close call at home, but for- tunately it was in Richland's favor. Mike Bird CSD makes a diving at- tempt for the plate as Trae Fowler fjunior, Haltomj tries to tag Bird out. Photo by Doug Wallare. 1982-85 Varsity Baseball Team. FRONT ROW: Kyle Meaders, Dar- rell Barrow, Derek Lewis, Todd Carruthers, Dale Akers, Randy Kelley, Mike Bird, Roby Word, Gary Fansler. BACK ROW: Coach Ronny Caruthers, Tony Munoz, Ed- dy Jorge, Darrin Cook, David Kilgo, Jimmy Huthchinson, Biran Tarbet, Steve Crone, Don Quillen, Coach Jerry Caruthers. Photo by Tony Saldarm. Varsity Baseball 99

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nd a family. After two years of coaching baseball at Richland, Coach Ronnie Caruthers felt very fortunate to coach such a fine group of men. Coach Caruthers also commented I always expect and outfielders who make the routine plays and 51 Hitter swing only at good pitches. Starting in November and even before, the 17 members of the baseball Each player worked ex- tremely hard and deserved the good results. Luck equals when preparation meets opportunity. A familiar quote which the Rebels always kept in Who soid it could not be done? Areo Champions the best, think the best and work for the best. Coach Caruthers felt that the key to any well-developed baseball team is as follows: lj Teamwork 22 Pitchers throw strikes. 33 Catcher throw run- ners out at second. 41 Infielder Conferences are necessary when the coach needs to make some changes. Coach Ronny Caruthers, Eddy jorge and Derek Lewis gather on the mound to discuss the situa- tion at hand. Lewis concluded the season with the best record in the district. lt was 7-0. Photo by Doug Wallace. In a very tense and pressure filled game against Arlington Heights, Don Quillen C41 connects with the Rebels only hit of the game. The Rebels went on to win 1-0. Photo by Doug Wallace. team began polishing their goals. They knew this year it was their turn. The players and coaches fRonnie and jerry Caruthersj felt great about being the first Rebel team to go this far. their mind and always remembered when things were down. If you can im- agine it, you can achieve it definitely set the tone for the Rebels winningest Baseball season yet. - Patti Han- cock. In the opening of the Arlington Heights game in the third inning, Randy Kelley leads off from first base. The baseball team went on to defeat Arlington 1-0. Photo by Doug Wallace. Varsity Baseball 101