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LettermenBaseballNamedCaldwell High School Baseball Coach Charles Matejowsky this week named eleven Hornets as baseball lettermen. The group includes five seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and one freshman.Seniors receiving letters are Allen Garbs, Dick Bowers, Robert Kocurek, Elton Davis andas for decades — the farmers, the ranchers and the people in the small towns.One of the major goals of my administration will be to help every small town in Texas obtain at least one new industry,** Yarborough said. 441 will work to establish a special agency to work exclusively to help the smaller cities of the state attract industry.44“New industry in the small towns will cut down on the exodus of the young people from the rural areas. Newr industry will mean jobs and new pay rolls, money which willi iv* Mr i l. 'm « i.Lee Dear man. Juniors are Greg-1 ory Kocurek, Flovd Kostelkaj _ *i and Paul Batista. Sophomores are Lucio Mendez and JamesStory. Receiving a letter as a freshman is Clarence Howell.1968 HORNET BASEBALL SEASON SUMMARYThe Caldwell Hornet baseball team compiled the finest recordthis season of any baseball team at CHS in many years. Coach Matejowsky in his second year as head baseball coach led the team to a record of 13 wins against only three losses, and their first district championship in 20 years. Caldwell had a record of five wins and no losses in district play. They also played in their first bi-district game in the history of the school only to lose to Del Valle in eight innings I to 3.Caldwell also copped another first this season when they won the Elgin Baseball Tournament. This was the first time the Hornets have ever won a baseball tournament. Allen Garbs, Floyd Kostleka and Clarence Howell were named to the a 11-tourney team.Hornets named to the All-District 17AA team were Allen Garbs, Clarence Howell and Elton Davis.Paul Batista led the hitters during the season with a .340 batting average with 17 hits in 50 times at hat. Clarence Howell led in the inns batted in department with 12. Floyd Kostelka had 11 and Gregory Kocurek 10. Allen Garbs and Robert Kocurek led in stolen bases with 11 each.Allen Garbs led the mounds-men with a record of 9 wins aginst 2 losses. lie gave up three earned runs in 72 innings for an earned run average of 0.29. He also struck out 109batters in the 72 innings. The combined pitching staff of Garbs, Robert Kocurek, Clarence Howell and Gregory Ko-curek had an ERA of 0.63.1968 HORNET BASEBALLFINAL STATISTIC.1-1 HITTINGNameABHAvg.Paul Batista ........ 5017.340Dick Bowers124.333Allen Garbs ....... 4613.283| Floyd Kostelka .... 3810.263Clarence Howell ..4912.245Gregory KocurekW #io.218Robert Kocurek.. 4610wAElton Davis ........ 398.205’James Story316.193Lucio Mendez ...448.182Lee Dearman ....122.167! John Green ________.. 31.333Andrew Weichert41.250Thomas Rockett.. 41.250Benjie Novosad .... 41.250Harold Eubanks .... 51.200Randy Hovorak .... 20.000Team Totals..435105.241PITCHING| NameWLERAAllen Garbs ......... 920.29R. Kocurek ...210.78Clarence Howell.100.38Gregory Kocurek102.56; Tf-am Total.1330.63
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Caldwell Burleson County Citizen and Caldwell News
Caldwell, Texas, US
Thu, May 30, 1968
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