Salinas Junior College - La Reata Yearbook (Salinas, CA)

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i) i) D 11 I I This year marked the entry of the Salinas Junior College Panthers in the Northern California Junior College Baseball Confer- ence. Although a few members w ere stars in high school, the team as a whole lacked experience due to inadequate equipment and lack of practice field the first season proved rather unsuccessful. However the boys re- ceived valuable experience this year and with more material and better equipment the out- look for next season is very bright. Following is a list of players and their positions: Catcher — Don Coover, from Fresno, a sophomore, leading in batting with .342. Judged by many opponents as one of the best catchers in the league — if not the best. Pitcher — Bob Coover, from Fresno, a freshman, received credit for the only two Panther victories this season. However, in his best performance, a two-hit game, he was beaten 4-1. Bob won 12 games and lost 3 last season in the Fresno Twilight League. First baseman — Tony Amaya, from Gon- zales, a sophomore, was second in batting with .303. Tony was a star on his high school team before coming to this alma mater.

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i) i) s }1 £ T i! }) I I Garci. Head, McLean, Carlson, Stokes, Paine Mnilo I. C. In the closest battle of the season, the Varsity eked out a 41-40 victory over Menlo Jaysee in the last game of the 37-38 season. Henderson, Vosti, and Sorensen scored 9, 8, and 7 points respectively. Captain Vosti was the most consistent scorer on the team. Playing in twenty of the twenty-one games, Vosti never once failed to score, having as a season ' s total 96 points. Henderson and Storm, the sophomore scoring twins, tied for all-season high score honors with 124 points apiece. Others who scored high were Sorensen and McLean with 101 and 81 points respectively. At the close of the season, Bob Henderson was presented with the Sproles inspirational trophy for his athletic prowess and sports- manship. With new players entering and others dropping out, the season ' s total of players numbered about twenty-one. Those who finished the season were Storm, Henderson, Sorensen, Paine, and Vosti of Salinas; Head of Spreckels ; Carlson of Alameda ; Stokes of Grant ' s Pass, Oregon; Eaton of Watsonville : Linteo of Oakland; Garcia of King City; McLean of Pacific Grove; and Johnson of Alameda.

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li xl a fi L L Center field — Don Nerell from Santa Cruz, a freshman, was awarded the Sproles trophy for being the most inspirational player. Right field — Laurence Head from Spreckels, a sophomore, had a very busy season dividing his time between baseball and track, doing very well in both. Utility men: Jay Stuart from Texarkana, Texas, a freshman. Jay is a fiery little ball player, but was held back by a bad ankle. Leroy Jewett from Prunedale, Bill Stokes from King City and Bill Frazier from Wat- sonville rounded out the team. Second baseman — Harold Silliman from Watsnvoille, a sophomore, was one of the most consistent men on the field. At lead- off position he was on base oftener and scored more than any man on the team. Third baseman — Everett Olsen from Prunedale ,a sophomore, made quite a come- back after a three-year layoff from the hot corner of the diamond. Short stop — -The one and only Smokey Joe Garcia from King City, a freshman. Joe also alternated as pitcher. Left field — Hughes Andrus from King City, a freshman, was also a relief chuck-