St Edwards University - Tower Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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MAGIC COMPANY GIVES CHAMPIONSHIP TO WHITE TRASH The 1975 softball season was full of surprises, the °74 cham- pions (The Establishment) mustering only a 6-10 record. The ’74 Cascades were back under the magic basketball name of Canadian Club and coasted to a 13-3 season behind the hitting of Danny MacCollum (.479) and Mark White (.395). White also posted a 6-1 record pitching and led the league in runs scored with 16. He also pitched nine innings with a broken wrist! Despite impressive credentials (.304 team batting average), they couldn’t make it through the playoffs, losing two consecutive games to Magic Company ...5-4 ..6-1. The Muddas returned for the second year and were expected to be contenders for the crown. They responded to the pressure with a 7-9 record. An inability to field a full team defeated them. The Muddas, when they were good, were magnificent, but on “off days” were TERRIBLE. Sadist-faction never got off the ground. They finally forfeited four games and were kicked out of the league. Supposedly, they were still feeling the effects of the basketball season!? Los Borrachos and Soul Society were both teams that could have been good. Both showed streaks of brilliance throughout the season, yet more commonly displayed the ailment known as “bad hands.” The 8-8 records of both teams should improve if they remain together for another year. Los Chiles and the Latin All-Stars (1-15; 4-12 respectively) were two teams to be admired, for they enjoyed their seasons. They competed to the best of their abilities and got satisfaction from playing. The emphasis wasn’t on the winning, but on the playing. Intramurals at its very best. 194

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Omega Sigma Psi was once again a good contender. They had the hitting (four of the top-ten batters in the league), and they had adequate fielding. Unfortunately these qualities often didn’t coincide with games. Omega posted an 11-5 record, but lost to White Trash 10-6 in the play-offs. The genuine surprise team of 1975 was the Braves. In their first full season they cruised to first place in the National League with a 13-3 season. A sterling defense (a llowing only 21 runs all season), and superior base running were responsible for their success. | Throughout the year they beat last year’s champs and runner-ups | (Establishment and MAGIC COMPANY). Intra-League games were |} not as easy for the Braves, winning only 3 of 6 against the more | formidable American League. The only thing that kept the Braves | from going all the way was an unbelievable inability to hit .. . only | two players on the team had more than six hits. Without hits a team | can never score sufficient runs, and this destroyed the Braves in the play-offs. On consecutive days they played six strong defensive innings against White Trash, yet showed nothing offensively. Unfor- | tunately, the softball games last 7 innings. They dropped both games | by 1-0, 1-0 (what else?). If the Braves learn how to hit they should make the play-offs again next year. Magic Company entertained thoughts of an undefeated season | until their fifth game. After their seventh game they had a 4-3 record | and worried about just making the play-offs. With the same fervor of | 1974, when they won their last six games to take first place ahead of | Cascades, the Magi won eight of their final nine games, the only loss | coming at the hands of the Braves. Although they were in the play- offs, this M. C. wasn’t the same team as 1974’s. Gone was the power hitting of Sammy Juve, the base-running of Kevin Burns, and Rick | Edgerton’s sure hands at third. Consequently Magic Company wasn’t | what it used to be. Still they emerged from the campaign with the ‘third best offense and second best defense. Both were present as the § Magi knocked off the American League Champions, Canadian Club, Jin a briskly played double-header. Their opponents would be the } first” year WHITE TRASH. White Trash really wasn’t a first year team. They were a com- bination of talent from the Muddas, Masterbatters, New Faces and the rapidly splintering °74 Magic Company. White Trash proved a team to be reckoned with when they scored 23 runs in their first game. They had a disappointing regular season (11-5), which included many good games. But once the play-offs began the regular season was forgotten. TOD