Santa Teresa High School - Compendium Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Winding up Pitcher Allyson Cain warms up between in- nings at the game against Independence. Allyson won throe out ot the four games m which she was the starting pitcher. My pitching has been improving every year and hopefully I'll be able to pitch for a major col- lege team. stated Allyson. Photo by Shmoo Grace. Pep talk Mrs. Scialabba explains to her team how much they need hitsJhe explanation did not seem to work as tho team lost the game 10-4. We have a lot of strong hitters but just couldn't get many nSn gainst Indepen- dence. stated Mrs. Scialabba. Photo by Shmoo Grace. Frosh Soph Softball Team Front row: Tami Decker. Allyson Cain. Iuli Kalman, lulie Sesslec-Shari Rubino. Second row ; ijglund. Julie i -rmudez. Lind- say Wood. Gtn«le Nemier Third row: Sto- ry Colling. JenniferCratlkey. Knstina Nelson. Jennifer Callahan. Stacey Reed. Not pic- tured: Amy Green. Holly Brink. Photo by Western School Portraits. Ready for anything Third baseman lulie Bermudez crouches down waiting for any action that comes her way. Julie was a | fefcldcr and accord- ing to Mrs. Scialabba was the t.est hitter on the team. ‘T think w SraTa great team and we have the capability to win our league. replied Julie. Photo by Shmoo Grace.

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i %r .nly You're out o£ there! Shortstop Rhonda Gavert tags out a runner for Independence while covenng third base. Not only was Rhonda a powerful shortstop and except: nal hitter, but was a valued player in volleybalraBrbasketball as well. Rhonda stated. I really enloy playing team sports, it gives me a lot of satisfaction. Photo by Aaron Francis. . Ahd that's three. Playing first base. Heather Tauscher makes a the play to give the 76ers a third and final (I • out for the inning. Butftqjairiy tall and excep- tionally fast maxes Heather a;, effective first base player. “IlnS ffTirst base because you get a lot of action. The majority of the plays involves first base one way or another. stated Heather. Photo by Aaron Francis. Directing traffic. Michelle Derose receives directions and en- couragement froji M ay Schnapp. You got it. Ybu got it. TaB tt in. all the way! cxdaimedcSjiHIffipp. Michelle scored on the run batted in by a teammate's double. Photo by Aaron Francis. v Varsity Softball Team. Front row: Jackie Tawney. Natasha Thomas. Robin Lauziere. Micheiie DeRose. Terri Cummins Second row: Rhjpnda Gavert. Heather TauscherS ffjacobs, Coach Ray Schnapp. Stephanie Taravella. Gloria Vas- quez. Kim Lychak. Photo by Western School Portraits. P Os t?l ?,£, 5 ----rn . Varsity Softball 91

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 Hey batter! Story Collings. set in her batting position, waits for the ball fromthe pitching machine during batting BB tmg practice gives players sharpen and perfect their battin HrisT Practice ss really fun it gives us time to enhance the skills we have already learned ' stated Story. Photo by Shmoo Grace. Stopping the run After catching the ball thrown from the out- field. Jennifer Callahan tnes to tag her team- mate Story Colling utboforo she can make it home. as the team leader by Mr iatabfag Tiry to help ©v erybody understanc Wiat to do so there will not be many errors during the game. re- plied Jennifer. Photo by Shmoo Grace. They were a team whose hard work and dedication payed off when they started . . . 0he frosh soph softball teams bats were really not at the beginning of the season, scoring 102 runs in their first five games. Their strong batting and defense helped them win four of their first five games put- ting them in a tie for first place, but they still had the rest of the season. They knew it was not going to be easy especially after a loss to Indepen- dence by a score of 4 -10. 'After the Independence game the girls decided they should not lose again and by playing harder and not being lazy they could accomplish their goal,” stated coach Kathie Scialabba. The Saints started off their season with an impressive 22-8 win over Andrew Hill. They then played a tough Piedmont Hill team who kept it close until the last inning when the Saints broke it open with seven hits to win the game by a score of 1 -2. Allyson Cain had a strong performance as pitcher with seven strikeouts in the game. Next the Saints moved on to crush James Lick by a score of 42-2. Julie Sesslar hit a home run in the game, and Stacy Reed slammed a bases loaded triple driving in three runs. Their other victory was a 23-9 win over overfelt. With five freshman starters, the team is young but very skilled. Even the non-starters could be starters on another team in the league, stated Mrs. Scialabba. Almost every member of the team has played softball in youth leagues and has ac- quired experience that is helpful for playing high school softball. The team really came together to the point where most of them were friends. They were there for each other to sup- port and lend a helping hand. If somebody would make a mistake the girls would help her out and explain what she did wrong, stated Mrs. Scialabba. Another thing that al- lowed the team to get along so great was the fact that most of them had played together before on youth leagues. Individuals such as pitcher Allyson Cain, catcher Jennifer Callahan, centerfielder Holly Brink, shortstop Julie Sesslar. and third baseman Julie Bermudez helped the team with excellent fielding and hitting skills. Most of all, what made this team so great was the teamwork. By Shmoo Grace. Frosh Soph Soltball 93 V