u81” Hawks ECIC Co-Champs The 1981 Hawks Varsity Baseball Team had a 17-10 record overall, and were Co-Champs in ECIC Conference with an 8-2 record. The Hawks were led by the most valuable player, Curt Woods, who was also the leading hitter with a batting average of .400. Other Hawk awards were presented to Mike Myers for being the Most Improved; the Mr. Hustle award went to Dennis Bruns; Kevin Cooling received leading pitcher; Best Glove award went to Nick Lehmkuhl; the coaches’ award went to Loren Lippman. The Hawks tied the school record for most ECIC wins in a season with 8, and they also broke the record for most doubles in a season with 42, with Curt Woods hitting a record tying 12 doubles. Pitcher, Kevin Cooling, also set a record by pitching a no hit game in both his J.V. year and his varsity year. Four Hawks were named to the All ECIC 1st Team. They were Curt Woods, Kevin Cooling, Jim Shebetka, and Dennis Bruns. Named to ECIC 2nd Team were Joe Neckvinda and Nick Lehmkuhl. Jim Shebatka was named to the All District 2nd Team and Curt Woods made prep of the week in the Cedar Rapids Gazette. This year’s team hopes to have an even greater season than last year with four returning lettermen in Curt Woods, Mike Glick, teams. Bret Wagner, and Nick Lehmkuhl, and J.V. and also hope to improve with the up and coming players from the Soph, Far Above: Terry Jones tries to impress the batboy, as teammates look on. Above: Lehmkuhl hook-slides into third. Left: Hey Mike, next time try leaving the cover on the ba9 rc\ n
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