::-: ~~ : .".},~. :$:-:~ : .. ~»:~·:.·;::~-.. , •Xt;..-_.«~·.'".·.·.~~ i :~~f ff f jf{: .·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.· :11 1 111 1 111 1 1 11 }1111 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : . : . : .: . : .: . : . : . : . : . ~ .: .:.:. : . . . .... .. .. ... ·· ··· ·· ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . "Even though we had a disappointing season, I was happy at the end because we won the district meet. That was our goal at the beginning of the season, so I feel we accomplished a lot." - Greg Thompson 56 Baseball lance at years past, the After one short g ed forward continuing to baseball team trudg d their recor · improve GLANCE S purred on by strong perform ances and leadership from six seniors, the Bison baseball team ended its 1986 campaign with a second consecutive appearance in the NAIA Area V Tournament. The Bisons fell on hard times in the area tourney, however, with a first round loss off 11-8 to Huntington (Ala.) University and a 9-0 shortcoming against King (Tenn.) College to drop from Area V contention. Second baseman Greg Thompson fulfilled Coach Dick Johnson's high hopes with a sparkling season that brought the senior District 17 Player of the Year Hitting away. Batting practice encouraged team members to improve on their individual skills. During an afternoon workout, Greg Thompson, junior from Decatur, Illinois, improves his hitting by concentrating on all aspects of batting. photo by john Corpuz. honors, along with selection to the all-- conference and district first teams. On the mound, the Bisons' ace was junior southpaw James Mayes, who went 7-2 and shared Harding Pitcher of the Year honors with senior lefty Steve Pilkington. Mayes was named All-AIC, All-District honorable mention and the Bisons' Most Improved Player. Pilkington made his most valuable contribution at the plate. As a designated hitter, Pilkington stroked at a .308 pace good enough to bring him all-conference and all-district honors. Scott Finley starred behind the plate as the Bisons' catcher, carrying a .249 batting average. Finley's batting and defensive prowess brought him spots on the All-AIC and All-District 17 teams. Seniors Bruce Brantley and Jim Cooper and hard-hitting sophomore Lyndel Price combined to give Harding an imposing trio in the outfield. All three earned spots on the All-AIC honorable mention team. At first base, junior Barry Jones provided a sure glove and a hot bat, hitting at a .345 clip to be named honorable mention on the All-AIC team.()
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