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Snorts SECTION 2 - PAGE 19- PLAINDKAI.KB-HKK ALI), WEDNESDAY, APRIL3.1985 JHS, Meyers try to overcome youth, inexperience .* *S»*. , ' ** : IN » • V, By Barb Ansell Plain dealer-Herald tportawrlter JOHNSBURG - The Johnsburg High School baseball teair is, in num­ bers, the largest in the school's history. And Coach Jim Meyers is planning on using the increase to his Dest advantage. "We have 24 players this year, Twenty-one is the most we've ever had prior to this year," explained Meyers. "With this many people it npet within the team. The in­ crease could work against the team if I cut players. But I'm not planning on it working that way. I am giving every player an equal opportunity. If everyone is sincere about playing baseball and improving their abilities," Meyers continued, "I'll work with each and every one of them. However, if someone isn't doing the job, thee will be someone else right there to step in." Five returning lettermen will be in Johnsburg uniforms in 1985. Cen- terfielder Billy Peccuci, shortstop Mark Majercik are the only two returning starters. Mike Majercik, John Gallagher and Bill Wade, all who saw limited action, will also be back. There other seniors - Mike Dominguez, Todd Newton and Doug Sobiesk - have also added their talents to the Sk^hawk lineup. "We have a very inex- erienced team," said Johnsburg's Billy Peccuci will be a key to the starters from performance of the Skyhawk baseball team in ing an ankle 1965. Peccuci is one of just two returning Wednesday. last year, and is currently nurs- injury. Johnsburg opens play stick with the basics until I know exactly what we can do. "We will need to prove to ourselves that we are better than a .500 team," Meyers concluded. Meyers said he will ex­ periment in the season's early stages to find a good working ^cambirfation of players. "We'll definitely have a decent outfield," he predicted. "There is enough talent where the com­ petition f for the positions will be tough. / "Our infield will be adequate. This is the one area I am hoping to be surprised about. I would like to see the infield looking good." pe M< eyers. "It will make for a very interesting season. Eight now, all we can do is The Johnsburg coach discussed the three critical areas in baseball: pitching, fielding and hitting. "Werre not proven in any of these areas yet. I'm going to need individuals to have a good year." Meyers said his team's weakest area is pitching. The Skyhawks' mound corps includes Wade, Bob Boak, Jason Perry and Dan Stefka. "I'm hoping the pitching will come through as the staff gains experience. In the meantime, we must be able to hit," he said. Among the other key factors Meyers sees for the '85 campaign is whether or not Peccuci, who recently had surgery on his ankle, can make a comeback. "Peccuci is our only full- time starter from last year to return. Right now, he's only at 50 percent and will miss part of the season, but how much, we don't know yet. "I'll also need for Mark Maiercik to give us strength in the hitting department . If he can match his batting average of last year, we can go up from there." Meyers said the weather, which up until recently had been practically balmy, has helped the Skyhawks' progress. "We've been outside quite a bit thanks to the weather we've had. But we've still been 1 limited on the number of full team practices we've had because of the spring break." While Meyers will need to stick to the basics early, he's going to try to make the most of the talent he does have. "We have a sound defense and need to implement all the fundamentals in game situations. We're going to use speed on the bases whenever we can "We also want to cause situations to work to our benefit. That means stealing and bunting. We're going to do what we can. We can't sit back and let things hap­ pen." 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TENNIS- been really impressed with some of the young players. We're not going to kill anyone, but we're not going to get killed either. We ll be aantpetitive."^ naAaiai Pasztor is unsure of the merits of the Northwest Suburban Conference teams, but hopes his S k y h a w k s c a n f i t i n somewhere in the con­ ference race. The Skyhawks will open the season Wednesday at home against Woodstock (4 p.m.), a and will follow with road matches against two more Fox Valley Con­ ference schools, Cary-Grove and Jacobs, before retur­ ning home for the con­ ference opener against Grayslake April 16. If numbers are any in- (Continued from page 20) dication. the program at JHS has taken a positive turn. Thirty-three players showed up at Pasztor's first practice. That number has been trimmed to 25 or 26 now, butit's still a hefty one. "We're holding at 25-26 now," Pasztor said. "Some people are amazed at the turnout, and it is really good. We have more boys out for tennis than any other spring sport (boys' track, baseball). If we can keep this many out, it'll be one of the largest teams John­ sburg's ever had." The perils of a first-time coach are many, but Pasztor said his main problem has been pairings. "I guess that's been the hardest thing, trying to figure out who plays singles, who plays doubles, who gets to team up with whom. "It's also kind of hard to teach things. I know tennis, I love to play. But when I'm instructing • them < on something, I know what I want to say, but it's harder to get that across." he said. So exactly what type of a season should be expected from Johnsburg's tennis troup? "Even though we're taking a lot of freshmen and sophomores t to play var­ sity, I still think there will be enough good players to have a g good frosh-soph team. "For the varsity, it will be sort of a rebuilding year, but I still hope to have a good season. 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