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Back in March when Cage-practice began, the prognosis was very dark indeed. Coach Norm Shepard's flock appeared, at that time, to contain a host of veritable lambs, and only two full-grown specimens. Catcher John Davis and shortstop Mouse Kasarjian both had played for at least a year on the varsity level; but this seemed an alarmingly small nucleus for building a winning team...
...apparent that raw talent was there in abundance. Few college teams are blessed with three such naturally gifted hitters as Chet Boulris (currently batting .387), George Harrington (.382), and Al Martin (.316). Dick Shima (.282) and Davis (.261) are also basically sound batters. And taken altogether, coach Shepard's starting nine averages just 15 points below...
Byron Johnson has performed steadily throughout the season (is also 4-2, with an E.R.A. of 3.08), and Wally Cook has made sufficient late-season improvement to give Shepard a trio of reliable pitchers. Cook was unimpressive in his first few starts, but his wins over Columbia and Holy Cross, plus an excellent relief-job against Yale have raised his stock considerably...
After rallying back from two disappointing abysses, the '62 team finished with a respectable 9-4 mark for the year and uncovered some talented prospects for Norm Shepard's varsity nine. Samborski called this year's team inconsistent and not as good as last year's, but he was quick to add that the Yardlings were very impressive when at their peaks...
...freshman season brings to mind the possible prospects for future varsity positions. Just about everybody who has seen the team, including Samborski, agrees that infielders Mike Drummey and Dave Morse should be starters for Shepard next year...