Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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' mx , 'ij .... ,V ' A ix T f ' ' Bronc coach Jack Kelly i f 2 lf ' P 'J ' I. .H , , fl' ' ' , yyf.. I 'Q-T W. 1 , . A-,.4, , - , i. Lp 'A - , , ,, I, s 1. ,I , V rf. f . up g iv .' I ' ' H Yi -5' .' ,, ' JZ '1 TOP TO BOTTOM, OLOCKWISE: Coach Jack KelIy's baTTeries. Ed STrenge, Mau- rice Vail, Jack Harfman, Ed Kupp, Mer+in CorbeTT, Joe Yafslro and Jack Smifh. These boys, along wiTh Ken Minschwaner, won I'l and dropped 7 decisions. The ,jf ii C 4 J- A f.'.x' 'T w I , j QA T ll A I 8 ff' tri ff. T j fl U 'T' ,f 1 . P X Ti 'K if 4 ' Ay pifching corps was excepTionelly sfrong during The early season Tilfs, winning 9 ou? of I2 games. Bed weeTher caused The young hurlers To lose Their elTecTive- k M -or ness They had acquired during The early - , f skirmishes. ' .. Q51 jr ' -K . ' . Q' , A , , , , , , , ,, if-il , Ollmpio Pacchloli, Riders heavy hlfhng I, r - lil: ,Em . .-'S ,, u,n4 Tirsf baseman. .WV 'P .. wi' ' 4: Ja . f'l?:rL.1,'I :s afe Lai N Aff!! ll home conTesT all season. ln The lasT Three games Rider's early season sluggers were held To Ten hiTs as They bowed To MonTclair, WesT ChesTer and John Marshall. The highlighl' oT The schedule was Rider's 7-5 home opening win over Long Island UniversiTy. l The classy Olirnpio PaTch Pacchioli, who is slaTed To capTain The club nexT year, smashed Three Rider records. The husky veTeran seT new highs wiTh 5 Triples, 29 runs baTTed in, and 48 ToTal bases. OTher records Tossed over The side This year were ToTal runs wiTh George Malone and Alan Sandy reaching 24: sTolen bases wiTh Malone pilfering 26, and double plays wiTh The Team compleTing 22. Cliff Van Norman, a TasT. clever ouTTielder, proved valuable aT The plaTe while Mike LalIa's smooTh Tielding aT The keysTone sack was a revelaTion all season. Tony Procaccino who was ouT parT of The season made a sparkling debuT in The King's College game aT l-leTzel Field wiTh Three sharp singles. l-lusTlinq Jack- SmiTh and Joe Yafsko shared The backsTopping duTies. BoTh had good baTTinq marks and demonsTraTed excellenT

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