Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Touching all ha f our-as' Waiting for their turn at bat, Sopho- Successfully executing the bunt, lunior mores Kyle Crow and Greg New watch jeff Wells follows through. jeff, a left- the game between Stratford's junior var- fielder, moved a base runner, according sity and Alief-Elsik, to Coach Gary Koch. r..i H' 'fl 41, W. 'nag ' . . A - an KA' 1 fr ' x. V -1. Y K A 1 it H se .. t .r . vm-fre N a ,. .t 1. N N . , tl 1' s.'bV9'i Y?l'- -,f . ' .f f 'Ni .W K . A ' -'W ' i A gig z.we1qA,sn,x , ,N .W -Q ,k '. ,hxq ling 1.1.14 4 , 44 , ' W . -e i Q r 1. , t :uw ... .1 ' A . .M , if rf' - i gi ' t 1 QQ , ,K it , Wx i ruff ., -. .. . . , . . .,,A .. V. -if f' sf , , -.sa,g.. .A-Sm .,q,g+. I .. s Kxx'liy.f Q., 4. , sinking 1 144 junior varsity baseball Q Y l W 9 . 'sf' Xl 'Rpb Showing his emotions, lunior V Coach Gary Koch questions umpire's call in the varsity's against Westchester. Coach Koch first base coach for varsity. We lost most of the g close scores, commented omore Tom O'Brien, and accurately describes the ju varsity baseball season. Fifteen players chosen Coaches Cary Koch and Gilbreath emerged from group of more than 40 boys showed up for tryouts to plete a 14 game schedule, 8-6 Pitching was a strong point the team, especially in the of Sophomore Greg New outstanding player, to Coach Koch. New and l Ted Arps were chosen as Most Valuable Players by t teammates. According to Sophomore Struffolino, the team had but just couldn't work very together. However, he ued, Almost everyone got with the coaches without problem. Tom added, ' coaches knew when to be

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Yqk. YZ'U57 '1 L2f3'.7 Fil' lunior Kent Hudson practices warming up on the sidelines before a Northbrook game. Hudson went the distance, giving up only 3 runs and striking out 9 Mus- tangs. 4 1 5. il 'E v K. . 'L 2 44.41- X Senior Mark Gabrisch slides headfirst into third base, in a game against Mem- orial. The Spartans won this district opener over the Mustangs 5-O. l t i 1 2 ,.- ,, K, ..a-rA.....-if 4. he . if-' x-. ., 1.-. ...x v-, - aa wp- , may l I ,Av - . jx, :MVS -Q Wg- rf ,,. -. 1--Ag.-A? I. .--HX: - . f Third baseman lunior Brian Luciani scoops up a round ball during an early season work ut. Bad weather forced the team to stay indoors for the lst two weeks of the season. Catcher Bubba Mattinson practices his throw to second base during practice. Mattinson,.a 3-year starter at catcher, was named to the All District Team. varsity baseball 143

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Ih the first game of the season He Spartans fell 11-12 to the ring Woods Tigers. The next me was a tie with Westchester llovved by runaway win against e Wildcats in the second game fa doubleheader. Tom, the second baseman, nsidered the first Northbrook me the worst experience of the ason. He said, the game was d enough C3-61, but we even rgot some equipment there. Mike concluded by saying, orale wasn't up to par, but I ink everybody tried. king from safety at the pitcher, Mike ffolino completes a first base slide. e said he plays baseball because he joys the competition and it's really a tn 9' K tkvmw 213,,fwv.'.pggpf3w- war. . ' Q A-fake ,,.l - rl - -infra -, - ' 1 . 'mv'-Yr: mf- muiaw- -.,.7 ,A ,,l, . ,Q t . ..,Q- W 'il'-4. .. - Sr , 5 L-, -..1 ' 5 .z.g,.L.,, km 'S' V9 A uk - , 1 A -r 5 U, ,:s,,,:, L, -,gi . , -- ,ha-15?'1,fffw.t, gt -,--. ca. 4, ,s ,gr ,hgh , , ag. 'nl ft' . f we xg.. -w , :QQ rcxgl' -f ,A , -aid . - V ,Ugg 5'E:i..:A,i14:- ,avg-.f 'w 7, Tw ' '. ,. .--s. .f--.,A-a .,pf:,,? ' I .Y9'E'. 3f M- ' : 'FV.,JfN ' ' ' - 'f'g'il1'f C f?f3':l7Yf :.,'-.. ,130 , Q c f 1 - 3 ag , 3.-'-ty, -bf: f ..fl,s4..'t'v-'-., . g 'E T. -iff-fa.::s,.Q. fwfr: 3,. L3'u-.-Q.-'ff wfg A . .. F, t M -ff-rf. -gy-1:37. ...-,Q-,Z , If - , .r .. .,- ,-:,t..,,- -fr L afar, .f V A ,-Q Leading off first base, Sophomore Mike Diving back to first, Mike Struffolino Struffolino keeps an eye on the Alief- tags t e base in the junior varsity's 8-9 Elsik pitcher. loss to Alief-Elsik, - ' A Q R if 1 c 5'T', 'f P ' -r .rug 'j' 'er ' Z eau N gg 'V . Q 1 ,fs 5 4 at L x H Q. YQ 75:1 .mn 3 ,Q ' ' 3 iz. I fs A Y , . A tags. - 'et A ' U it ' V' - Asif' ,. f V V . ' 'f ,I - :X 5- f f: t A V . nh 5, It f r dx , . . . 1 :I ' . - -'JH it 2 M- 'ft -X ,W . ., f .W - -5. ,f .1 ' ,I1.-4,,5.,r1g.,,Ax4f,,f:3-jk' - ig- -- - - -. - '.. ' W. - A K ' - if ww. if. Y .11 ' , 'sw ' ' ' ' -. . -j ' . .J .--- - :mg 1 1, 4 u N yt, ., 4 . r f 1 f-.. - -:hes . f gag J- W.: ' ', -, - ..s,-- uniorvarsit base .-5315 'rZ'w- T., jill 'f'M'f'r-' . l.,-ft9c:'12?Qf,-if ages:-1, ,Ma-.V-. .9173 -,,,. we - -., . -,. -. ' 4 f Q - WCS: A . 5. ,. .. .4 . . Y - ff - e. in W A - . ., . - -, . . - ',-- t - , if -sgf' T 'ff ' K ' .-1,3 4... J-.F-Ji 4- . 'iv ati fe' eww -1 PM 17' . 1- X- 3'ff -' - v, . . r 'f.,.. 1 f':.:P'.a.sasrs::,-ia:'1-5.94.15 r-5554