Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2000, Page 230

Description:	Stealin HomeBoys baseball team has streaky season and fallsshort in Sectional opener ~by Jordan GarnerSenior centerfielder JaredDevich led the team in homeruns and batting average andhad one particularly amazingperformance against Pike.Jared hit a three-run homerun against Pike in theseventh inning to push us intoextra innings, and we endedup winning. He also threw outa guy at home plate, juniorKris Simms said.Three seniors, JaredDevich, Tyler Abel and NateMay were the key leaders forthe team.When games are close andif someone makes an error,Tyler is always there to makesure its no big deal and keepeveryone focused while Nateand Jared support us all andare our vocal leaders, seniorNeil Morris said.To keep practice enjoyable,many players on the teamwould joke around. Thisgoofing off included making funof sophomores and each other.(senior Scott) Scrogham,(senior Aaron) Murphy and Iare always goofing off. Whilewe are in practice Scroghamand I are always calling eachother names across the field.We always get Nate May goingabout his stories, since heloves to tell them so much,senior Jared Devich said.Some of the players on theteam started a tradition ofplaying pepper before eachgame.Usually before the game wehave a lot of time to messaround. It keeps us loose andour spirits up. We do it at bothhome and away games. Even ifwe are rushed for time, we makesure we get a couple of throwsin, senior Scott Scrogham said.The outfielders started a batritual that involved creating asaying that all of them wouldyell on the count of three.All the outfielders always dothis before games. Onepersons hand goes on top ofthe bat. He has to say the firstcrazy thing that comes to hismind, and then we say 1-2-3and whatever it was, juniorReed Carmichael said.At the top of the Pantherslist were Martinsville andBloomington North. These twoteams brought out the playersstrongest effort.(Its) Past experiences.Mainly just disrespect and ageneral non-liking ofBloomington by Martinsville.With North its just cross-townrivals. The crowds are alwayslarger and there is always apep talk before those games topsyche everyone up, seniorAaron Murphy said.Matt VlasmanAdd it upJasper: 12-1 LEdgewood: 3-2 LCenter Grove: 9-8 LColumbus North: 10-6 WBloomington North: 7-4 WMcCutcheon: 11-0 LMcCutcheon: 7-6 WDecatur Central: 9-1 LMartinsville: 12-1 LTerre Haute North: 8-4 LColumbus East: 13-3 LColumbus East: 10-0 LNorth Central: 12-7 WPerry Meridian: 8-6 WSouthport: 8-7 WPike: 7-5 WEast Central: 11-6 WEast Central: 14-13 WLawrence Central: 16-4Franklin Central: 6-4 LJeffersonville: 6-5 LJeffersonville: 8-4 WSeymour: 14-11 WMitchell: 8-1 WJennings County: 9-7 WTerre Haute South: 18-14 LCenter Grove (Sectional): 1-0 L= 13-14The Big GameThe Setup:Versus Bloomington North on Wednesday, April19 at Winslow Sports Complex.The Hype:After a I -3 start, the team thought that a winagainst top-rival Bloomington North would givethem a needed lift for the rest of the season.The Unraveling:Facing a 4-0 deficit in the sixth inning and battingagainst Bloomington Norths top pitcher SeanBreslin, the team started its comeback. To start theramlirCtitUftoWiTl230 GothicMAY JUNE 2000
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