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Front: Coach Steve Gramsch, John Dexter, Brian Patterson, Matt Maddox, T. J. Harrington, Kerry
Washburn, John Hoesley, Coach Krist Enstrom. Back: Marc Booth, Bob Kuhl, Jeff Truitt, Joe
Payton, Sean Hendricks, Kurt Ewen, Dave Reed.
S O F T B A L L G A I N S M O M E N T U M
Because Mother Nature wasn't very
nice to the inexperienced IMSA
softball team, the Titans found
themselves on the playing field for the
very first time on opening day.
Although they dropped that first
game, which was played in blistering
cold, the girls put the loss behind
them and used it as a learning
experience.
Since that first game, the girls
improved dramatically. Marie
Reinke, who had never played before,
developed into a golden glover in the
outfield; Diana Rios blew away
opposing batters while pitching the
team to several victories; and Sophia
Davenport, catching pitches behind
the plate, cut down runners trying to
steal on her. Offensively, Judie
Ashbaugh's bat put numbers on the
scoreboard, and Wendy Hansen
tormented the opponents with stolen
bases.
The Titan bats got extremely hot as
the season progressed, earning a final
record of 11-7. What an accom–
plishment for the team whose first
time on the diamond was its first
game!
Always having to remind Laura
Radkiewicz to wear a helmet before
batting, slugging out a 45-9
slaughtering of East Aurora, ripping
of Coach Freund's shirt at the final
practice, and earni ng two sweet
victories over Larkin are memories
which will fill the players' minds for
seasons to come.
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