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1982
(News and Memories from Bill Truman, Class of 1982):
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Head Coach
was Don Miller, Bucky Trotter was our
assistant.
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Teammates from that year:
Scott Cochran (catcher), Jeff Lunsford (1st base – all
conference), Joey McElhanney (2nd base), Jesse Jordan
(shortstop), Gary Noel (centerfield), Matt Center (leftfield),
Jody Taylor ?(right field), Mike Wilder (Pitcher – all conference
and MVP of conference), Jerry Cobb (Pitcher), Doug Fowler
(outfield),John Yenco (outfield), John LaFrancis (outfield),
Verian Blakely (sp?), Carl Delaney (shortstop) - believe
that’s most of them – hard to believe I remember those
names!!
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I (Bill Truman) played Third Base
on the team and lettered 3
years.
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We were the first winning varsity
team my senior year winning the Peach Blossom Conference 3A
(1982). Hosted a double elimination first round which we
lost to Newberry and Strom Thurmond and beat Clinton. I
believe Strom Thurmond went on to win class 3A that
year.
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Hillcrest was always a rival but
not in our conference (they were 4A). Our biggest in
conference rival that year was Riverside High School (which
ironically Coach Miller went on to coach years later). We
beat them at McClain field with Matthew Center forcing a balk from
the Pitcher as he broke from third to home during the Pitcher’s
windup. It set the tone for our season as we went on to win
the conference
title.
1998 Team
Photo
1976
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