- John 1- RQdcliffe two games . twelve errors in the first game onl y. The Redd ies won 15-2 and 7-2. The fi nal game for the Bisons was agai nst the Indians of Arkansas State University. The Indians had a fo ur run rally in the fourth inning which was enough to win but added a coupl e of insurance runs to win 9-3 . Although the Bisons did no t win the conference title they had several players that won AIC honors . Katchur was chosen "CoPlayer of the Yea r ." He was also picked to play on the AIC All Star team and was named to the AII -AIC team . Ano ther Bison to gain conference recognit ion was Dan Johnston who was vo ted the Go lden Glove Awa rd and he al so was named to the AIl - AIC team. O thers on the team that received hono rable ment ion on the All -Al e li st were Dean - fo hn / . Radcliffe Haley. Ma rt y Ninemire . Bruce Brantley. - Jo hn /. Rgddiffe mire and Bruce Brant ley . the Bisons st ill did not have enough to win the game losing S-ll and 3-4 . Aga inst Christian Brother's College Harding rallied twice befo re fina lly winning 10-9, but Christian Brother's Coll ege came back to win the second game 10-2. Harding traveled nex t to Arkadelphia to take on Henderson State University. The Bisons were trampled by the Reddies giving up 22 runs in two games wh ile only scoring 4. The Bisons competed four teen errors in Todd Hill and Steve Pi lki ngton. All were selected to pl ay on the All Star team with the excepti on of Brantl ey. I:@ 1. 1983 Baseball Team . FrO/I t row: Hill . Kiilll1l , 101111510 11 , Fi llley , BI4rgess, Katciwr. Second row: Pay l1e. Taylo r, Valen tille , NOSSllla n . Si tes, N il1emire , Ha ley . Back row: Sm ith-coach , Ki llliear . Pi/kingto/I, MHsgra ve, Brant ley. Calloway . Shepard , l olll/soll -roacl r. 2. Dean Haley catches tile ball ill the strike zOlle durillg pre-gallle waml ups. 3-5. Mike Galloway lIIakes his deliv ery to the plate. 6. Joe Ta y lor digs o ll e ou t of Ihe dirt 10 gel tile rwmer out . 1983 AIC Baseball Records Southern Arkansas Universit y Henderson State Uni versit y University of Central Arkansas Arkansas Tech University Ouachita Baptist University HARDING UNIVERSITY College of the O zarks 11-3 10-4 8-5-1 7-7 7-7 5-9 University of Arkansas-Monticello 4-9-1 3-11 Born to Play ,. DU!'id D. Wall Marty Nillemire swings might ly as he hopes tire ball goes o v er the fen ce . For the 1983 Bison baseball team , several players and plays stood out to make the season a memorable one , But no individual stood out or made his presence known more than Marty Ninemire . A junior on the squad Ninemire exemplified what leadership was supposed to be. A mainstay at the third base corner of the diamond , Ninemire consistently came up with the hig hit or play that helped the Bisons through the season. "Marty is one of the best athletes we have on the squad this year," Coach Dick Johnson said during the season. "He was born to play the game of baseball . and he could have a possible future in the game . I've really enjoyed coaching him through his career ." Ninemire was showered with All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference honors in 1982 while the Bisons broke even in Ale play with a 7-7 record. In that season , he batted for a .310 average while playing in all 28 games. In 1983, he finished in fourth place among the Bison batters and earned All -Ale honorable mention distinction . "Marty is a class individuaL " one of his teammates said. "He practiced hard and played just as hard every game . There were alot of positions on the team that were not real stable , but everyone knew that third base was Marty 's. " Ninemire is a native of Salem, Arkansas, where he was the most valuable player on his team every year of his high school career. He is married to the former Venita Trett , also of Salem. - Ken Bissell Basebali Sl
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