Tom C Clark High School - Witness Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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i f s ' N' .f Y fi gi ,I ig, .V.. ! When Coach Beco Maldonado says, pick up the balls he means business. Steve Rezcek was one of many players who had to carry a ball to his classes for failure to follow Maldonadds orders. Curtis Tillery delivers a pitch, as his defensive unit prepares itself for a hit. Varsity Baseball lOl

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Varsity Baseball Team. Front Row: Bret! GOYFDHD. Beco Maldonaldo, Jeff Reczek. Joe Cortez, Mike l Phil Read, Victor Llresti, Pete Flores. Jeff Collignon. Benson, Steve Reqzek, Chris Smith, Berto Villareal, Dave Peters, Victor Grant Second Row: Coach Coach Kevin Ott. Back Row: Grant Morris, Lane Bishop, Scott Lesley. Curtis Tillery, Mitch Finnie. 1 , A .15 A ' i Varsity Baseball strikes out for season End with 4th in district The boys varsity team had a rough year to say the least. With the loss of such valuable players as James Hardin and J. R. Davenport the team had a definite disad- vantage. The team started the first round with losses to Churchill, Jay and Jefferson all tough teams that were too much to han- dle. The boys were hindered by lack of ex- perience and enthusiasm. It seemed as though the simplest infield defensive plays were executed sloppily and with lit- tle precision. The team also lacked pit- ching. But there was one saviour. That was in the beginning of the second round of district when Grant Morris pitched a win against Memorial , after coming to relieve Curtis Tillery on the mound. Another ex- citing game came when the Coogs con- flicted with the Jay Mustangs, a run-in that lasted for three hours and thirty minutes. The game was down to the ninth inning with two outs and bases loaded when Jay got a hit. A hit that would put them over the top to beat our Coogs by a heartbreak- ing score of 16-15. 100 Varsity Baseball Curtis Tillery shows gritting form as he lunges forward on the mound to throw another railing pitch to ponent who awaits at the plate.

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Varsity maintains spirit Centerfielder takes city Although the boys had a rough season on the field, they had their moments of light heartednesses, and personal triumph. At one point of the season, every member of the varsity baseball team had to carry a baseball with them everywhere they went. The reason for this being, because they didn't pick their baseballs up after prac- tice, like they were told to do a million times. Their personal triumph came for one particular centerfielder named, Steven Rezcek. What makes Steve so special? Well, he was chosen to be an all-city team member. This was a great honor but what made it an even more spectacular fact was that Steve is only a sophomore. lt was a personal triumph for him, but something he shared with his teammates. Maybe this was not an outstanding season, but it was a season of outstanding moments. Coach Beco Maldonado goes over some game signals with Brett Gorman during a called out in a game against the Churchill Chargers. 102 Varsity Baseball Central Catholic Roosevelt Burbank Jefferson MacArthur Central Catholic Judson Edison Wheatley Jay Memorial Holmes Del Rio 7-l 3 3-2 1 -4 5-4 6-7 3-4 7-8 4-7 3-2 1 1-4 2-3 4-3 8-9