Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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1. Jason Wagner listens for the umpire's call during a game against Elk Grove. 2. Taking the next base is Craig Daniels, a team key player. 3. Waiting lor the next hit is To- kay's Yossarian Madden. 1987 Tokay 8 lVlcClatchy 9 Elk Grove Elk Grove Beyer o i St Mary s Tracy Lincoln Franklin Lo I Tracy Lincoln Franklin o I 1 10 3 4 6 8 27 L d' 6 14 . ' ' 4 12 ' 5 3 ' ' 7 7 ' ' 3 1 1 d 10 19 St. Mary's' 6 16 ' 8 18 ' ' 14 L 7 ' ' 2 10 L d 3 ' denotes league game L K W ze -X Q W ,, -,:.-f::S,:r.s-:,..+:-v - . , 1 iii ti - Freshm n power, eed h Team speed and power hitting were the assets of Tokay's fresh- man baseball team. The only prominent weakness was in the area of basic defensive funda- mentals, said Hobie Schultz, head coach. In the 86-87 season, the freshman team won the champi- onship, which they hoped to do again. We have the same amount of talent, said coach Schultz. Because the players were freshman, team unity was a problem, but they improved, ac- cording to Coach Schultz. The team's key players were William North, second base, Ed- die Brooks, first base, Craig Daniels, shortstop, Joshua Tis- 164 lp team dale, third base, and Jason Car- son, pitcher. Coach Schultz, second-year head coach, said that his goals for the team didn't have any- thing to do with win-loss records. Making the team members better ball players, and better people were his goals as the coach. Everyone wants to be the championsf' said Coach Schultz. The coach thought of Lodi High as the toughest competition in the league, but the team had its eye on Lincoln High also. by Jill Stapleton photos by Steven Chesley 5 sts. ? , ,N X 2 ,N J F35