Patriots Win By Danny Maughon Associate Editor . And then the number was Ballew has broken the one! In a game where Mike record of Jerry Stubbs 24 Mason hammered a two run steals in 2 years. Ballew has 37 blast off a fielders head, the steals for 2 years. The winning Dekalb Baseball team took a run came in the 8th inning narrow conference victory when both Chris Ballew and over Gainesville 5-4. Brad Pager reached for hits. The actions was scattered Pager actually reached on an with errors, as on several oc­ error. Mike Mason then casions, they caused hits and dropped a sacrifice bunt ad­ runs. vancing runners to 2nd and 3rd base but ran down the base line to first base running into the first baseman, who ports thought he had the ball in his hand all the time, made no cene throw as Pager fled home to score the winning run before BMay 3, 1974 the umpire called time to break up the scuffle at first. One patriot, however, Thus Dekalb won on 5 runs, broke out of his slump as 8hits and 6 errors to Gaines­ Scott Bebout hit a 3-0 pitch in ville's 4 runs, 10 hits, and 6 the 8th inning for a 2 run errors. triple to tie the score 4-4. In earlier action Dekalb That ended his drought deafeted Georgia Military in that previously had been 1- both gamesof a double 17. Although Bebout has hit header 4-0 & 9-0. less than many, he is still tied In the firstgame Brad Pager for seconds in RBIs with 11. hit his first home run of the Highly typical of the game as it seemed to go, one in­ year, a 2 run effort in the 2nd. cident saw a patriot dusting The pitching staff maintained off after a slide and called out its staff E.R.A. average of 1.37 as he forgot to call time. as Donny Pergontis and Rick Outfienlding continued to Siene combined for the 2 be excellent as Randall Sex­ hitter and no runs. ton made a throw tothe plate An interesting note here from the field for an out in was that Tom Owens pitched Steve Hutcheson Photo the third inning. both games for Ga. Military. Coach Goza said he split up However, at press time results If on the other hand Later it proved to be “ the” the pitchers to save their arms were not available. But if Dekalb loses or Gordon out of the game as that run for the big conference game Dekalb won either of its wins then there would that they had coming up. would have tied the score. The second game saw 4 games Saturday against be a sudden death play­ By now, Dekalb has either Middle Georgia or if Gordon Sexton also hit well as he had DeKalb Pitchers combining off on a neutral site. won a play-off berth or has 2 singles. He has now a .560 for the season’s first no­ lost any of their games will be batting average, since taking hitter. finished for the season. in the Tournament. the leadott position from Peterson started off and Chris Ballew after a line up went 2 innings for the win. change by Coach Goza. Mike Mitchell also went 2 in­ Striders Take Big Four Ballew also did well as he nings and took each the same stole another base bringing stand. By Danny Maughon his total to 28 steals out of 28 George Cribb and Sandy Associate Editor tries. Groves later followed with an In their final home meet of Jump. In earlier action Dekalb inning without any hits. the season, the Dekalb track Close behind were Lane found themselves out­ team continued their win­ Mitchell and Allen Breedlove pointed by Berry College ning ways, by taking an im­ both of whom scored 15 pts. easily defeated Bryan College pressive four-way victory to each. in the three way meet. edit a season record of 9-2. Breedlove, who just the Crist again was high point Dekalb defeated the four RENTALS week before had broken the man for Dekalb, with 143A pts. competing teams of Southern seven year old javelin record, with Breedlove a close • RAFTS Tech, Oglethorpe, Gaines­ this week again took the second with 11 pts. Crist con­ • CANOES ville and Bainbridge by a javelin competition with a tinued his voctories in high • SAILBOATS large margin of 103 to 62-40- toss of 158'2T^". Breedlove jump and knocked down his • MOTORCYCLES 30-14 respectively. also took first in Discus time in winning the 880 yd. • KAYAKS Leading the way for Dekalb (113’5") as well as third in run (1:56.1) was John Crist, who has RAFT SALE: WHILE THEY LAST! Shot Put. M itchell, The team today is compet­ already qualified for the meanwhile took the 440 ing in its final regular season Used New National Junior College track I ntermmediate Hurdles (62.5) meet at Americus, Ga. where finals to be held in Houston l man — was a member of both win­ they will run Ga. SW, where 30.00 on May 23-25. ning relay teams and also they will also run Mercer and 2 man 30.00 50.00 Crist, had 28V2 of Dekalb's took second in the 120 High Bainbridge. 103 points by taking 3 firsts, 2 4 man 45.00 85.00 Hurdles. Afterwards the team is seconds and participating on 6 man Charles Cambell, Mike looking forward to the 65.00 105.00 the winning Mile Relay Team. McGee, Johnny Lee, and Al Region XVII NJCAA meet in Crist, who is undefeated thus 660 LINDBERGH DR., N.E. 237-0920 Burt also turned in good which the team will far in highjumpwith a6’6” ef­ performances with respec­ participate on May 13 in fort. His other two first came tive scores of 9V2 - 10V2 - 10 Decatur, Alabama. NATIONAL RENT-A-CYCLE in the 880 yd. run and Triple and 9. The Open Door May 3, 1974 Page 6.