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The Daily Senliee! Grind Junction, Cgiyido Pigt 39 3 Defending champs finished 17-20 Thtimday, Way 27. 1962 This year was a downer for Dade college scholarships Dade South dealt out lots of lumps last year, including the JUCO stampede 124 over Indian Hills (Iowa), 15-7 over Pima (Ariz 16-6 over Mercer County (N 8 3 Louisburg(S land 18 17overSem-inole (Oka in the title game. The offense got 15 hits against Indian Hills, 12 against Pima, 15 against Mercer. 12 against Louiv burg and 12 against Seminole. Miller-Jones drove in 12 runs despite the fact he was the leadotThit-ter Kelly had 11 hiti and nine RBls Santovema had 10 hits and Codi nach eight But theyre all gone We lost pretty much our whole team," Greene said We were kind of brand new We had a lot of new people.

With so many new faces, added to the fact that the Southeastern Region includes Middle Georgia, winners 1979 and '80 and this year's pre-tourney favorite, it was a foregone conclusion that this team By R.B. Faltstrom Sentinel sports writer MIAMI, Fla. Charles Greene, the only baseball coach in the 15-year history of Miami Dade South Junior College, has a career record of 514-231 The coach of last year's Junior College World Series cham-pions has a 68 8 winning percentage. This, however, was not one of those years This year's team, which limped home with a 17 20 record, bore no resemblance to last season's 45-17 powerhouse outfit, which averaged 13 8 runs in its five-game sweep to the title. Only two starters from 1981, all-tournament shortstop Alberto Lorenzo, and center fielder Mark Miller-Jones, returned, and Miller-Jones broke his leg in the third game of the season.

All of Greene's talent from last year is spread among the pro ranks and the.major colleges. First baseman Ron Kelly and pitcher Prescott Milton both signed pro contracts Kelly is now with the Baltimore Orioles' Class A affiliate at Macon, Ca and Milton is plat ing for the New York Yankees Class A team Paintsville, Ky Catcher Nelson Santovema, right fielder Orlando Artilles (both at Miami University), and second baseman Gary Miller-Jones and third baseman Ralph Codmaeh (both at South Alabama), all of whom graduated, are excelling in the college ranks Kelly, Gary Miller-Jones, Codi-nach, Santovema and Lorenzo were all on the all-JUCO team, and all were ranked among the top 10 tourney hitters Kelly hit 579 and was the tourney's No 2 hitter, Miller-Jones hit 500, Lorenzo 438, Santovema .435 and Codinach 421 Also moving up were pitchers Dean Naylor and George Ray (University of Florida), Bobby Barr (Louisiana Tech) and Pete Fererra (Alabama). In all, 15 players either signed with the pros or got major Senlmd Me photo 1981 JUCO MVP catcher Curtis Morgan past 1981 juco leaders HITTING Note: To qualify, players rotrxl have at least 15 plate appearances Three men will be honored in JUCOs new Hall of Fame PITCHING Note: Players must have at least four Innings pitched tials for Maricb are two national championships at the JUCO series, one in 1962 and the other in 1965. Manch won the titles while coaching at Phoenix College in Phoenix, Ariz Along with his two national crowns come the Coach of the Year award for 1977 and the honor of being an assistant coach for the United StatedJapanese All Star Series. After retiring from coaching, Pug remains active at Phoenix College as a teacher.

Thomas, an Oklahoma native, received his BA and his MA. from the University of Oklahoma then went on to teach for 32 years. Thomas coaching career covered 17 years, and his teams col-' leeted 13 Oklahoma state championships, four regional titles and two second-place finishes in the national junior college tournament His track record is an astonishing 300 wins, compared to only 59 losses. Thomas was truly a pioneer of the national tourney, hosting the first one back in 1958 and working the two previous years to give the tournament its conception. Although Thomas has many accomplishments in athletics, he says hit true rewards were watching the young people grow through athletic competition that teaches the ability to win gracefully and lose with dignity Tolman, Manch, and Thomas exemplify hat the National Junior College Baseball Tournament is all about ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Ron Kelly, Miami Dade South Gary Miller-Jones, Miami Dade South Ralph Codinach, Miami Dade South Alberto Lorenzo, Miami Dade South Nelson Santovema, Miami Dade South Jose Tolentino, Seminole Keith Miller, Seminole Curtis Morgan, Seminole Charlie Guinn, Seminole Ken I'nverzagt, Mercer John Speigel, Mercer Dennis Johnson, Mercer Byron Henderson.

Linn Benlon Terry Smart, McLennan Darrell Higgs, Pima Bill Gayton, Indian Hills wasnt going anywhere It was terrible, really bad." Greene said Normally we have alternating years, one good, one bad This was the bad one We started bad, finished worse But Greene, whose team also finished fifth in the 1978 JUCO tournament, believes his team could be back next season Outside of Lorenzo, the entire team will return, although Greene 'won't be content to stand pat with the available talent. 'v We kind of had tv take our lumps this year, bu( lj, looks like we'll be much stronger next year, he said "We've got a lot of new people We love it out Colorado We want to get back, because that's the finest reception wherever you go. They treated us first class all the way 1 hear it puts the NCAA World Series to shame in overall operation. Were dying to get out there again. You may see us again soon But not this year.

Junior College World Scries, figures a religious way of life put him on the right track. don't really have a typical speech as such," said Richardson from his home Monday night Basically. though, my point is to in, yet lose. I feel sports are an integral part of the society we live in All of us can easily tune into the sports world, and athletes can be great examples of the Christian faith coaches the Baltimore area amateur baseball team He has coached some 200 major leaguers including At Kahne, Reggie Jackson and Willie Mays Aikens Three City College of Baltimore players were on the team that won the national championship last summer catcher Timmy Ford and pitchers Dean Albany and Gary Diagustino Ford is CCB best hitter with a 442 average, seven homers. 46 RBls and 12 doubles Second baseman Dan Fitzpatrick 1 376i.

center fielder Craig Dorsey (388 and 16 stolen basest third baseman Ed Devan 411) and first baseman Steve Kincaid 384) are all hitting better than 375 Henderson says the catalyst of the team is shortstop Fisher, who he calls one of the headiest players I've ever had on one of my teams and I've had some good Mia Diagosiino who is 9 1 with a 1 56 ERA has a two year reo-rd of 23 3 He has 72 strikeouts in 67 innings and six saves Albany, who was drifted by the Padres, is 6 1 ith a 329 ERA and reliever Tony Bur roughs is 2 1 with five saves and a 3 75 ERA Devan. who also plavs third when hes not pitching is 4 1 with five saves Most Valuable Player: Curtis Morgan, Seminole catcher Morgan hit 636 to lead the tourney's hitters, with three home runs and 15 RBls. Big Stick Award: Seminole's Morgan Robert Purhey Award. Charlie Guinn of Seminole Guinn had a 15-strikeout performance in a win over Grand Rapids and gave up only three hits in eight innings Northeast Oklahoma's lloma Thomas of three into new Hall 1980 juco leaders HITTING Note: To quality, player must have at least 15 plate appearances great Richardson to speak Sunday By Todd Hayden Sentinel sports writer It may not be Cooperstown, but the newly established National Junior College Athletic Association Baseball Hall of Fame in Grand Junction will end up meaning to junior college baseball what Ruth, Mantle and Mans mean to major league baseball, A trio of men will be enshrined as charter members of the NJCAA Hall of Fame at the pre-tourney banquet at Two Rivers Plaza Friday night Jay Tolman, Martin Pug" Mar-ich, and lloma Thomas will be inducted into the hall at the banquet that annually signifies the opening of the junior college baseball tournament Tolman has been a key figure in all 25 of the tournaments. A coach and teacher from 1935 until 1956, Tolman retired from education in 1977, ending a 42-year career.

He helped organize the first NJCAA Baseball Committee and was its first chairman in 1956 As chairman, Tolman helped start the first JUCO tourney That first tournament was held in Miami, Okla, in 1958. The tournament was moved to Grand Junction in 1959, where it has since remained and become one of the nation's top collegiate sporting events Manch, a coach and one of the founders of the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association, has been a popular figure at the JUCO World Senes. Included in a long line of creden Ex-Yankee By R.B. Faflstrom Sentinel sports writer SUMTER, SC. Bobby Richardson had the good fortune to play second base on the New York Yankees powerhouse teams from 1955 to 1966.

In eight of his first nipe years the Yankees won the pennant I was a mediocre ballplayer on a good dub, be says, modestly. After his playing career ended, he coached the University of South Carolina baseball to the NCAA ROUNDUP from page (94), Southern Idaho (11-6) and Linn Benton of Albany. Ore. (7 2) in the Northwest regional to qualify. The hottest Umpqua hitter is freshman Brad Goodwin, a winter draftee by Milwaukee Goodwin hit .338 in the regular season before going 8 for-13 in the regional tournament Freshman first baseman Neil Brown led the team in total bases with 59 while hitting 392, Pitrher-left fielder Rich Carter is hitting .373 Freshman cleanup hitter Jeff Franks leads Umpqua- with four home runs and 32 RBls.

Sophomore pitcher Kevin Roy beat Linn Benton with a three hitter in the Regional championship Roy is 5-0 with a 2 (XI ERA Ed McCarter, also 5-0 with one save. Le.t Nuitbern Idaho in the Regional. Jeff Workman is 5-0 with a I 53 ERA and K.ke Christopher is 4 2 with a 2 00 ERA City Cwliege of Baltimore The last team to qualify' for the tournament could be the most worn out but should be far from the worst BalLmore finally finished its three game senes w.th County Col- Now he has another ideal job He is public relations consultant for a Christian school in Ashville, a tliree-and-a half hour drive away from his hometown, but he gets to work out of his home Yes, Bobby Richardson has been a big winner all of his life Everything has turned up roses Yet he retains a measure of humility Richardson, who will be the guest speaker at the first Fellowship of Christian Athletes breakfast meeting at 7 30 a Sunday at the his shoulders An ineligible player was used earlier in the season and depending on one viewpoint Baltimore is either 334 (without the forfeits), 27-1 1 (w ilh the forfeits) or 22 10 (according to the sports information director) A 29-8 record was also mentioned by Henderson 'The record doesn't matter. Henderson said Were coming to Colorado that what counts All 1 want to do is get there I dont know what our record is. and 1 don't care, but we've only kt two games since it happened Freshman Gordon Maki.

who was used exhibition games earlier this season, was declared because he was under contract to a minor league club at one time Maki became seriously ill and was placed on the inactive Iit by the club, but was paid a years sal ary thus rendering him ineligible fvt junn-r Lu-i-ball With the Maki incident behind them. CCB is looking forward to a strorg showing here "We have a sound club. Henderson said Were a young team We have 14 freshman, but they've got a lot of tournament experience Fne of them are major college transfers Dunrg the summer. Henderv-n World Senes two times in seven seasons, including a second-place finish in 1975 Because of his major league connections, the Yankees and Mets agreed to practice games during the spring, and the sons of Whitey Ford and Phil Rizzuto came to play for him In 1978 he ran as a Republican for congress in North Carolina, and even though Georgian Jimmy Carter was leading a Democratic sweep that year, he lost by only 1.500 votes lege of Moms (NJ Tuesday afternoon to qualify from the Mideast Region. Baltimore led in the senes 1-0 last Saturday and was trailing in the second game 24) before it was called After a three-day ram delay, Baltimore dropped the first game Tuesday by a S2 score, but came back to win the second (8-1) and a trip to Grand Junction That ram delay really messed us up, and them (Moms) even more," CCB coach George Henderson said 'They were driving back and forth from New Jersey every day for three days before we decided to play on a nuetral site (Dundalk College, NJ "The ram backed up our pitching rotation a little bit because when you play doubleheaders you use a lot of pitchers (tmore P-ne Jngnwm fii both of Use games at-amst Morris and comes into the World Series with a 12-0 record and a 1 98 ERA In his two years at Baltimore, John son.

ho drafted by Kansas City last year, has a combined 22 2 record He won five of Baltimore's six Playoff games through d. strict and regional play When trying to explain his team record, Henderson just has to shrug ALL-TOl RJS AMENT TE AM Tommy Dunbar iddle Georgia Steve Davis, Middle Georgia Bobby Roche Middle Georgia Frme Riles, Middle Georgia Mike Swam, Middle Georgia GregGeren Cleveland Slate Wes Ivy Cleveland Slate Billy Builer Cleveland Stale Keith Sloan Cleveland Stale Bob Gergen lua Wevtern David Van Horn McLennan Craig Me Murtry, Mclennan Tommy Meva Kirk ilvn Meva J.rrmy Darnell Seminole Sieve True mmole inii'i' Most A aluahte Plater Greg Gt rr Ctevx Und State outfielder Geren hil 333 in the tournament and trike the Jl't'O World -'f -I for Kts 1 1 urd A avapais Dan Tow nen 1 in 1977 Geren avo led the tournament in hits ilb 11 and tola) bas-es with 23 Big Stick Award McLennan Sian lav'cn h.t 5f-3 to lead the tournament Robert Parke. Award McLennan iron man right hander Craig Mr Vurtry finished ith 2 1 record in 23S innings pilr hed nh an ERA of 1 14.