Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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Him., 4. Todd Graddy, senior shortstop, sits and waits for his turn to hit. 5. Varsity team members are front row Marc Laughlin, Todd Graddy, Ti- mothy Costello, Ronald Peluso, John Tillery, Aaron Dingman. Row two scorekeeper Teresa D'Aiuto, David Black, Rodney Souza, Christopher Wall, James Martin, Marc Delgado, Cary Kobayashi. Row three Paul Lovotti, head coach, Timothy Skamel, Troy Pe- nix, Jeff Barron, Yonnie Jackson, Joel Erdmann, assistant coach, Bob Wright, assistant coach. Baseball 175

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N 3 5. Sophomore team members are front row James Lee, Steve Crisp, Kevin Hayes, Todd Sandman, Billy Griffitts, Jesse Gomez. Row two Joshua Webb, Craig Stevenson, Steven Massei, Derek Saville, James Warren, Bill Moore, David Duran, Coach Argust Smith. 6. James Warren leans into one as he takes a called strike, Sophomore baseball 1986 TOKAY 5 Burbank 7 Elk Grove 8 Valley 7 Hiram Johnson T2 St. Marys i 1 Tracy 5 Lincoln I5 Edison' 20 Stagg' 8 St. Marys' 2 Lincoln' 8 Stagg' 9 Franklin' 3 Lodi' 6 Tracy' 33 Edison' 13 St. Mary's 9 Lincoln' 9 Tracy' 24 Franklin' l l Lodi' ' denotes league game verag infi ld pt team close Taking the field with a weaker team than last year's champion- ship team, Tokay's freshman! sophomore baseball team was expected to finish no higher than third place, according to Argust Smith, second-year head coach. Realistically, he said, we're looking no higher than a third place finish. Lodi and Lincoln were the teams to beat this year. lf they knocked each other off, we figured we might have a chance to slip in there, he added. Last year, as the San Joaquin Athletic Association champions, the Tiger Cubs were ll-3. They had a team batting average of over .360 However, their bats weren't swinging nearly as well, according to Coach Smith. Our strength was that we had a good, average infield, he said. lt wasn't outstanding, but it got the job done. Early in the year, the Tiger Cubs first four games were all decided by one run. Fortunately, three of the games were victor- ies, and Coach Smith added, We didn't blow anyone out this year, we stayed in most games and kept them close, One of the team's top all- around players was Stephen Crisp, a pitcher and second baseman, who, according to Coach Smith, swung the bat reallywellf' by Tim Skamel Sophomore Baseball 177