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BASEBALL Curtain Call A Season of Memories The Diamond Terror took to the field with outstanding on-field performances Brian aspirations of making this a memorable season for delivered during his final season earned him the both the team and departing multi-sport standout All-CC first team nod at shortstop. Teammates Brian VanDeusen. As things would go, this season and coaches named him most valuable player. will always be memorable for Brian even though And, Brian's academic achievement was many of his fellow teammates may want to forget recognized as well; he received the Jim Boyer their 9-9 Centennial Conference and 14-15 overall MemorialAwardforWestemMarylandCollege's records and look to brighter seasons in the future. top male scholar-athlete. As the season started for Brian Van Deusen, he Nextyear,expectmemorablethingsfromjunior had already made his farewell to football throughout cenlerfielder Rick Estes. Rick tied WMC's single- the ce. Now he needed to equal those performances season records with ten doubles and five triples. as he finished out his WMC Baseball career. This With a batting average of .421 and 16runs batted infielder proved tough enough as he fulfilled in, Rick earned a spot on the All-Centennial expectations and even produced a few surprises. Conference's second team as a centerfielder. Brianmadehismarkattheplate,battinganimpressive Pitcher Brian Miller led the staff with four wins .429 with ten extra base hits (five doubles, a triple in five decisions. Finally, the team earned a place and four home runs). Throw in 23 RBIs and one in the memory of F&M by handing pitching would have to say that this shortstop had himself a phenom Tim Sheridan his first and only loss in great season. But wait-there's more. The First Row (L • R): Chip Dickey, Mike Sansune, Mike Marino, Garrett Degroot, Alex «tick, Pat Durand, Dave Blank; 2nd Row: Shane Toothaker, Christiaan Ahildso, Brian Miller, Dan verraserc, Hyron Druzgal, Mike Waddington, George Cossaborte, 3rd Row: Dave Kurtz, Tim D'Angelo.,DanAngelilli.CoachScott Thomson, Coach Dave Seibert, Coach Steve Thomson, Wade Hughes, Scott Muzyk, Rick Estes; 4th Row: DaveSinclair, Scoll Rey, Brian Van Deusen, Brian Cuney, Clay McAlUster,Dennis Hart. Team photo courtesy of Sports Information. Actionphotos by David Mirra. 124 All Aboard I