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Poge 6 — The Albany News — Thursday Moy 28 '987
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Lions lose play-off with DeLeon
Tough t-baller.. .
James Oden takes a swing at the ball during a make up game be*//een the
yellow and black teams last Wednesday afternoon at the local Little
League field Four teams play in the Albany T ball program usually on
Saturdays at 1 30 and 3 00 p m No scores are kept and each child bats
•very inning They are given three chances to hit o pitched ball and then it
is placed on a T. so e/eryone gets a hit Staff Photo)
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Albany Lions suffered a 7-4
loss to DeLeon Friday, May 22,
during a special play-off held at
Ranker Junior College to break a
second place tie in the District
>2 A baseball race.
The Lions ended the season in
third place with a 3-4 record in
district and 7-8 overall mark.
Albany held the second place
honor alone until their game with
the District C hampion Eastland
Mavericks played Tuesday, May
19.
The Lions entered the final
?ame of the regular season with a
3-2 record, but suffered a 4-1
defeat to the undefeated Mavs.
DeLeon also finished the
season with a 3 3 record after
defeating Ranker in their season
finale.
Albany scored only one run in
the bottom of the third inning
during the Eastland game, while
the visitors scored one run in the
first, second, fourth and fifth in-
nings.
Greg Roland led the hitting
for the Lions with a one for three
at the plate, including scoring
Albany s lone run. Chris Beard
drove Roland in with a sacrifice
fly, and Steven Hise was one for
three at bat.
Brian .Shelton pitched what
Coach Tommy Dittmar described
as a "superb" game with two
strike outs, and allowing only two
walks. Eastland got six hits and
four runs off Shelton, who took
the loss for a season record of 2-4
at the mound.
"To win a ballgame you have to
drive in runners when they are on
base," said the coach. "I thought
we had good pitching and defense
against Eastland but our hatting
was too inconsistent."
The loss threw the Lions into a
playoff situation with DeLeon,
with both teams tied for second
place and a chance to advance to
the area playoffs. Albany had
split games with DeLeon during
the regular season.
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The Lions saw their hopes for a
playoff berth vanish with a 7-4
loss to DeLeon.
Batting highlights cithe gam*
included a double and RBI by
Brian Shelton who was one for
three at the plate. Steven Hise hit
a double, one RBI and scored a
run, while Doug Potter knocked
in two RBIs Jay Tabor was also
one for three with a double and
one run scored.
Junior Garcia pitched six in-
nings for the Lions, allowing four
walks, 14 hits and seven runs,
with no strike outs. Garcia finish-
ed the season with 5-3 record fol-
lowing the loss.
"We again played too incon-
sistently, said Dittmar. "Some
innings we played very good
baseball, then we would have
spells of playing poorly."
This was the Lions first season
to play baseball and Dittmar was
pleased with the season.
"It's very hard to start a new
program," he explained. "The
young men had to learn every
thing that we wanted from them
in a short period of time."
Dittmar added that he is look
;ng forward to the 1988 spring
season. "I think that next year
will be much better for us. The
players know what I want and ex
pect from them."
The Lions will only be losing
one senior. Chris Beard, which
will give us a good nucleus to
start with."
Dittmar thanked Beard and all
the local athletes who par
ticipated in the new sport for
A H.S this year.
Eastland finished in first place
in district with a 6-0 record,
followed by DeLeon with 4-3,
Albany 3-4 and Ranger 0-3.
Dittmar also released season
statistics for the Lions this week.
Junior Garcia led the team
with three home runs and 10
stolen bases. Chris Beard batted
on* triple during year and also
led the Lions' scoring with 18
runs scored Beard had the most
walks of the year taking 12 free
bases.
Brian Shelton led the team
with 23 RBIs, Steven Hise batted
12 doubles, and Jay Tabor tallied
20 hits for the top batting average
of .444.
Brian Shelton pitched 49 inn-
ings for the Lions with 32 walks,
39 strike outs, 62 hits and 49 runs
allowed.
Junior Garcia took the mound
during 43 innings allowing 18
walks, 75 hits and 36 runs scored.
He pitched 27 strike outs.
Greg Boland pitched four in-
nings during the season with
three walks, five strike outs, 16
hits and 14 runs.
Boys begin second half of play
The Reds improved their win
loss record Monday night with a
8-7 victory over the Raiders fol-
lowing a week off for all four local
Little League teams.
The Reds, coached by Glenn
Picquet now hold a 3-4 record
after the first game of the second
half, while the Raiders are 4-3.
The contest went eight innings
with Cole Price pitching in relief
of Keith Thompson for the win
riers. Clint Chapman and Roy
Coronado pitched for the losing
team.
Picquet cited two hits by Henry
Green as a key factor in the win.
The Raiders are coached by
Wayne Chapman.
The Indians, who finished the
first half of play in the top posi
tion with a 6-0 record, met the 0-6
Oilers Tuesday night, but no
result* were available at press-
time.
Coaching the Indians are
Johnny Heatly and Don Fitzgib-
bons, while Billy Holson heads the
Oilers.
The Reds and Raiders will be
matched up again Thursday
night, May 28, and the Oilers and
Indiana win face eacn other Fri-
day night.
All Little League games are
played at 7:15 p.m. at the Little
League Field on Griffin Road.
In T ball action, the Yellow and
Blue teams will meet at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 30, followed by the
Black and Red squads at 3:00 p.m.
Local basketball camp planned
The Lion Summer Basketball
Camp is scheduled for Monday
through Friday, June 1-5, at the
Albany High School Gym.
The basketball camp is for boys
and girls who will be in the third
through sixth grades next year.
Campers must pay $20, which
includes the cost of the camp and
a t-shirt.
Girls will attend the camp from
9:00 until 11:00 a.m. Boys will at-
tend camp from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
The camp uniform will consist
of basketball shoes (no black
solesi, two pairs of white tube
socks and towels. Gym shorts and
shirts are also needed. Cut-offs
may be worn.
Offensive skills to be taught in
elude shooting techniques such as
free throws, right and left lay-ups
and jump shots. Chest, overhead
and bounce passing skills will be
taught. Dribbling techniques to
be included in the camp are speed,
control and reverse.
Individual and team defensive
techniques to be taught include
stance, slide and position, block
ing out, defend pick and roil and
cut the cutter.
Objectives of the camp are to
teach basketball skills, teach pro-
per rest and diet, teach good
behavior skills and teach self
discipline.
Several camp rules will also be
enforced.
For more information on the
camp or to enroll, contact Melissa
Peacock, Rob Londerholm or Den-
ney Faith at the Albany school -
762-2359 or 762-2282.
Girls games set in Breckenridge
The two Albany girls softball
teams in division two played a
make-up game Tuesday night at
the local softball field, but the
score had not come in as of press
time.
The contest originally slated
for Friday night, May 22, was
rained out. The two teams, known
as the Sidewinders and the Wild
cats, are scheduled to face Breck-
enridge teams beginning next
week.
The Wildcats open the action
with a game on Monday, June 1,
while tne Sidewinders, coached
by Charlotte Taggart, will play
Tuesday, June 2. Brenda Bond
coaches the Wildcats.
The two older girls teams are
also playing in Breckenridge next
week. Eddie Price's Bombers are
set for June 2. Bond's Babes,
coached by Walter Bond, will play
June 4.
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