Sandia High School - Crest Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Sandia's defending state champion hardballers ended the 1969 season with a 6-12 over-all and 5-9 2AA District record, giving them fourth place in city competi- tion. Manzano captured the District title with a 12-1 record, but lost the State game 3-2 to the Farmington Scorpions. During the April 3 Manzano game, senior pitcher Pete Winburn struck out 12 men and gave up but 2 hits. Pete went on to be the winning pitcher of 5 of the 6 wins copped by the Big Blue batsmen. Junior Lindsay McMurray led the team with 11 runs, 24 hits, 6 doubles, 5 home runs, 4 sacrifices and 15 runs batted in. His total batting average was a high .428. To be eligible for a letter, a player must have appeared in at least 7 games. Lanny Winters coached the Matador moundsmen for his third year and was as- sisted by Lloyd Randel, B team coach. , . -ig I ,, figs' S-'ge afgihlffxp y W ' L fj '4'Q5'5-K.-.,j.,Y sq , PVQK'-w agen...-.,' w ' ' J r 5, 1 - .4 4 . 1 . , A' is f' -ff .... La: ' 'W Alf. far, upper, left: Senior pitcher, Pete Winburn, fires a strike across the plate. far, upper, center, left: Mel Titus, catcher, awaits a late throw from the outfield. center, left: Junior Scott Ackerman trains for a pitch against the Manzano Monarchs. above: Mike Orrell, first baseman, goes after a low throw from the in- field. far, lower, left: Third baseman Lindsay Mc- Murray reaches high to field a line drive. far, lower, left: Rounding first, iunior Doug Braye looks on to second after smashing the ball into left field. lower, center, left: Scott Ackerman holds up at third. left: Senior Kim Perdue trots in for a score to give San- dia an 11-0 win over Rio Grande. Athletics 223

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B hardballers post 14-5 ' '! f? g' , Y esta . ' 'ffl -fl 2 i HE 'A 7 st rf' E 5 -I., ,- if . ,kg 2,6-a wvgsgpk ,-3 53,21 ,ull- W-... 357,21-si . 95,2 -4 vie ft. -5' ' ,awww . QE 3 'kms no 1 ftar .gun pf gm ,. 5 Tying Del Norte for first in city, the Little Blue topped the season with a 14-5 season record. Leading the moundsmen were Scott Ackerman, Doug Braye and Denny Rogers, who also played for varsity. Denny and Rick Williams led the sopho- mores with .364 and .312 batting aver- ages, respectively. Williams also led the team in runs batted in, times at bat and most innings played. Robert Houle led the team in pitching with a 5-0 record. Rogers and Braye also pitched for the Baby Blue. Coach Lloyd Randel, Kennedy Junior High, coached the B team for a sec- ond year. this page, upper, left: Ready to unload his power, Denny Rogers shows off his ability to hit. above: Lefty Mike Winburn smashes one into left field. left: B teamers are Dan Poore, manager: Randel Montoya, Mike Winburn, Richard Noedel, Tom Roopef second row: Dennis Meyer, manager, Kenny Williams, Jim Campbell, Chuck Crespy, Terry Linton, third row: Robert Houle, Robert Hull, Bill St. Clair, Monty Cunningham, fourth row: Coach Randel, Rick Williams, Ronny Cunningham, Ron Smith, Lee Billingsley. Athletici 225