Stonybrook Middle School - Petroglyph Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Leadership, support spark strong team Jumping with his utmost ability, Terry VanS- kyoclc catches a hard hit. Coaching, along with good leader- ship by the eighth graders and strong seventh grade support, helped the team post a 5 and 2 season. Led by Coach Mark Francis, the seventh and eighth grade baseball team ' s best game was against Southport. Seven out of the 14 scheduled games were cancelled due to rain. As a team, this was one of the savvyest groups I have ever had. They were always thinking and hustling, even on the bench. I don ' t think any other team out played us, but a couple just out hit us. As the saying goes, ' The game isn ' t over until the game is over, ' remarked Coach Francis. SEVENTH EIGHTH BASEBALL. FRONT ROW — N. Gerhardt, C. Fralces, J. Harold, M. McNeely, T. Heber. ROW TWO — R. Marvel, M. Laird, J. George, D. Grille, D. Smith, J. Albert, D. King, K. Meyrose. BACK ROW — Coach Mark Francis, J. Cook, N. Shepler, E. Montgomery, T. VanSkyock, B. Harvey, J. Vance. 7th 8th BASEBALL 5 wins, 2 losses Coach Mark Francis (Spring— 1981) STB OPP Eastwood 3 10 Lincoln 6 2 Southport 9 6 Woodview 9 16 Northview 13 9 Creston 13 4 Carmel 1 With considerable speed, Jeff George burns in a pitch. 82 7th 8th Baseball

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n FRESHMAN SOFTBALL. FRONT ROW — L. Lawson, S. Shuck, K. Gilliam, M. Bruin, K. Tennyson, K. Doran. BACK ROW — S. Sebert, K. Ayler, D. Ballard, D. Rhinesmith, J. Young, L. Olding, K. Page. NOT PICTURED: Coach Sue Parrish. As she swings at the ball, Lauri Lawson keeps f her eyes focused on the outfield. i Rain hinders; Infield strong Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day. This, most likely, was the feeling of everyone on the fresh- man Softball team. When the season ended, they had played only 6 out of 10 scheduled games. I could have had a pool party in left field, stated Donna Rhinesmith. The rain not only took away playing time but practice time as well. Although the team ' s season record was 2-4, Coach Sue Parrish felt that they had a strong infield. Coach Parrish stated, Despite the inexperience, I feel that overall the girls did remarkably well as a team. We had quite a strong defense, but we had difficulty ' getting wood on the ball. ' Best offensive player was Lisa Old- ing. Most improved player was Dawn Ballard, and best defensive player was Karen Ayler. With a look of grim determination, Shawn Se- bert pitches the ball. FRESHMAN SOFTBALL 2 wins. 4 losses Coach Sue Parrish (Spring — 1981) STB OPP Creston 2 15 Ben Davis (8 innings) 10 9 Woodview 6 South Wayne 2 8 Fulton 1 8 Carmel (9 innings) 8 7 Freshman Softball 81

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Releasing the ball is hurler Andrea Cly. ' ■ (if.ttfg. Girls slug out .388 average The ability to play anyone any- where was the key factor which led the seventh and eighth grade softball team to a winning season of 4 wins and 1 loss. Three games were can- celed due to rain. This team was probably the best all- round group I ' ve had. They had a lot of team effot and got along well, commented Coach John Taylor. The team had an overall batting average of .388. Scoring 56 runs during the season, they only gave up 31. Their toughest game was against Creston, 9-8. Best games were against Wood- view and Northview. According to Coach Taylor, The team always played heads-up ball, and they were excellent in the field. Most valuable players were seventh graders Debbie Rigdon and Chris Carraher. Outstanding outfielder was Bobbie Morris while Cindy Payne accounted for 7 RBI ' s and An- drea Cly scored 7 runs. 7th 8th SOFTBALL 4 wins, 1 loss Coach John Taylor (Spring- 1981) STB OPP Creston 9 8 Ben Davis 17 11 Woodview 9 1 Northview 6 3 South Way ne 5 8 SEVENTH EIGHTH SOFTBALL. FRONT ROW — S. Stroup, D. Csillag, C. Carraher, K. Ellis, C. Payne, B. Morris. BACK ROW — A. Scheib, K. Hyer, J. Toth, C. Moore, D. Rigdon, M. Hoog, A. Cly, N. Miller, S. Meredith, Coach John Taylor. Arranging the lineup for the Belzer game is Playing first base, Kathy Hyer stretches to get Coach John Taylor. a hold on the ball. 7th 8th Softball 83