Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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W, NAV Aww if sm 1? 1 . V 40 ox X - 0, . Wy Gi my an il , 96 Sackers try to move up V We're hoping to represent Tokay with pride and distin- ction this year, stated varsity baseball coach Paul Lovotti, The 1980 varsity had tied for third place with St. Mary's and Edison with a San Joaquin Athletic Association record of seven wins and seven losses. The 1981 squad wanted to bet- ter that record. Returning for Tokay was third baseman Robert Wright, who made the All League Team in 1980 when he main- tained a .500 batting average in league play. Other top players returning were Troy Botts, pitcher, Ran- dall Howard, catcherg Jimmy Johnson, first base, James Elson, secondg and Kenneth Boston and Rob Stevenson, outfielders. 1. Catcher Randy Howard blocks a bad pitch to keep the ball under control. 2. Varsity baseball players are front row Charlie Swimley, Harold Hood, Kenneth Boston, David Rausch, James Elson, Perry Manley. Row two Randy Howard, David Bennett, Randall George, Jimmy Johnson, Troy Bot- ts, Rob Stevenson, Nathan Bertsch. Row three Coach Gary Dreher, Paul Glennon, John Johnson, Robert Wright, Ernie Jackson, Coach George Cec- chetti, and Paul Lovotti, head coach. 192 Additional key players were shortstop Perry Manley and outfielders Ernie Jackson and Charlie Swimley. Moving up from coaching the sophomore squad was assistant coach Gary Dreher. He was joined by grad George Cecchetti, who worked with the varsity before leaving for a Cleveland Indians training camp in late March.

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Sophs build diamond power If they played as well as possible, the sophomore baseball team could finish at the top, according to Coach Dave Maggetti. The team strength is defen- se, especially the infield, stated Maggetti. This con- fidence was based mainly on the performances of shortstop Fred Henne and catcher Brad Stockton. The team's weakness was pitching. To improve on that 3. First baseman Rick Kammerer reaches for the throw. 4. Fresh- man pitcher Jeff Jones fires a pitch toward a Valley High School player. 5. Catcher Brad Stockton waits for the pitcher's next delivery. 194 area, two freshman pitchers were expected to perform with the sophs. Coach Maggetti was also working on fun- damentals and hitting, two additional weak spots. Because of their first-place finish last year, St. Mary's was expected to take the cham- pionship again with Lodi close behind. The sophs achieved an overall record of 15-6 with a 1980 league record of 9-5 under the coaching of Gary Dreher last year. My best player was Perry Manley with a batting average of .411. He was given the Most Valuable Player trophy, stated Dreher proudly. John Johnson and Charlie Swimley were also praised by Dreher for their pitching skills. Moving up to the varsity were Manley, Johnson, Swimley, Nathan Bertsch, and Paul Glennon.