BASEBALL Individual stars provide highl ight for season Providing the highlight for the 1966 Bison baseball team were several brilliant performances in the midst of often erratic play. Five berths on the AllAIC squad proved that Harding had talented athletes. Lack of depth, however, was the Bisons' downfall in conference stand ings. Inexperience cau sed errors at crucia l times and left Harding with a 3-9 record and seven th place finish in the AIC. Providing a brighter picture was the 3-3 non-conference record. Carl Allison took command as head coach in 1967 to free Ted Altman for other duties and inherited a promising squad. All five of the 1966 all -conference men returned with their proved spark of brilliance. Anumbel' of lettermen, armed with experience from 1966, plus several talented freshmen provided previously lacking SUPPOI-!. Led by honorable mention All-AIC Mike Plummer and Benny Parker, tJ1e pitching staff presented a welcome trend to better things. The outfield 's h opes also rested on two All-AIC men, Pete Henry and Gary Simpson. The fifth honoree, Johnny Jeter, anchored the infield from first base and added a powerful bat to the line up. For the long throw across the diamond, Jeter depended on freshmen Phil Daimwood and Roy Steele, who in 1966 led Tennessee high school baseball in double plays. The Bisons opened against John Brown University. with hopes of winning more points than ever in the race for the AIC all-sports trophy. ALL-AIC first baseman Johnny Jeter takes the throw and tags the bag to frustrate the efforts of a sprinting opponent at Alumni Field. 218 SILENT concentration is the mood of a crucial moment as pressure mounts and a Harding hiller awoits his turn, which may be decisive.
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