Warren Western Reserve High School - Aurora Yearbook (Warren, OH)

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Line drive to Victory After opening the season with a 3-2 victory over Harding, the 1979 Iunior Varsity Baseball Team contin- ued that success throughout most of the year. The Raiders ended their season with a record of 10-3-1, los- ing only to Champion and two of the three games with Howland. In a stomping victory over Alli- ance, the team set the I.V. record home run by cracking in 7, leaving the game 20-5. Then, as the tables turned at the mid-point of the sea- son, the Raiders felt the pinch of the SVC when they edged by Boardman at 5-4. Numerous awards were given to the outstanding players. Most Valuable P1ayer was awarded to Ieff Nochta. For his ability at bat- ting the Best Hitter award went to Hubert Iones. Randy Patterson re- ceived Best Pitcher While Best Fielder went to Bob Blake. At the end of the season Coach Perunko quoted, Because of the in- creasing ability of the sophomore players, their Varsity year should be one of great promise. 1979 I.V. Baseball -1 ,- B junior Hubert Iones meets the ball with per fect timing. WWR 3 Harding 2 ' 8 Harding 1 7 Niles 5 7 Boardman 3 3 Boardman 1 3 Champion 6 20 Alliance 5 5 Boardman 4 9 Boardman 9 7 Howland 2 ' 6 Howland 7 5 Howland 6 8 Urusline 2 5 Urusline 3 in Sam Sumner ends the game in victory with a hit to the outfield. Although Hubert Jones is called out at first his sacrifice gets a man home from third. I.V. Baseball!75

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Randy Patterson leisurely jogs around the diamond after cracking a home run. After a line drive from a teammate, Skip Brown makes his way to home plate. V58 I2 E a Z Qi W V, sag t f- i ME Q3- S ss e QQ ie ef M' Mum-W ,,e, Don Nicholson raises the dust as he slides into third base. 74fj.V. Baseball 1979 I.V. Baseball Team Front Row: Skip Brown, Bob Blake, Pat Papalas, T Sprockett, Andre Ervin, Second Row: Shawn Pierson, Iim Collins, Sam Willy Dawson, Steve Cicero, Randy Patterson, Hubert jones, Ed Taylor. Last Mike Bugganer, jeff Nochta, Don Nicholson, Chuck Brown, Greg Coach Emil Perunko. n E E X 5

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Grand lam. The 1979 Varsity Baseball Season was a successful one, in which the team had a record of 11-8-1. At the end of the season, the team was tied with Niles for the division title. The highlight of the season was the two shut out victories over cross-town rival Harding with scores of 7-0 and 6-0. These victories were made pos- sible by the excellent pitching of Denny Bush and Dave Williams, The Umpire watches closely as Iohn Spier prepares to bat. Chris Buzzelli winds up for the pitch against the Harding Panthers. af I ,' Alfa , Crestwood congratulates the Raiders after a victory, 76 lVarsity Baseball combined with the timely hitting of veteran players Bill Nicholson. Dave Williams, Tom Morello, john Spier and Bobby Davis. Dave Williams was selected to participate in the Ohio North-South All-Star baseball game which was held in Columbus. While there he showed his talents by batting better than .300 and hitting a home run his first time at bat. 29? This year's team will miss the ser- vices of graduated seniors Denny Bush, Dave Williams and Bill Nich- olson who were named to the Dia- mond Conference All-Star team. Bob Nicholson had the highest bat- ting average with a .357 and Denny Bush was named the Most Valu- able Pitcher for his earned run average of 2.03. iq Iohn Papalas Sprints for first base after a grand slam.