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the Raiders among the top baseball teams in South Jersey,
How difi this happen. ' •
"These ygung kids have just stepped up; saidMensing 7
er. • • • • • . . .
He has junior Oliver Keller at first base, junior Chic
Cossaboone at second, shortstop Ben Charles at short
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B10 THE SENTINEL-LEDGER Ocean City. N J. Thursday, April 22.1993
Ocean City's 'boys of spring'
are surprising even Mensingei:
" As optimistic guys gp, Craig Mensinger is usually at the
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head of .the class. • .. " • ;
Tom WiHiams
The veteran Ocean.C ; ligh School baseball coach
starts off every season emphasizing his team's strengths sports cokJninist. .
and looking for a coinpetitive season, '
But tithes have been tough recently for baseball along
the shore. In spring a young man's fancy >as been turning and sophomore Bernie Walker at third. .
to surfirtg. Or after-school employment. •'•••„.". The catcher is 2^ick,Dukickv a junior. And the outfield
This year even Mensinger wasn't sure what to expect. consists'of Adams, senior Jon Price, sophomore.Louis .-.
Though he had some talented players returning.three Becker, and sophomore Jared Bauer...
probable starters were Inissing as the season'Started. For a Talk, about young kids. ' .
variety of reasons: ".' .
In addition to Bunting 1 _Sahtos Santos is another senior
But, here we are three weeks into the season and Ocean on the pitching staff. But Bauer can pitch. So can freshman
City is 3-1. They won their first three before losing to a ' Jasbn Tarves, a varsity player with a lot of versatility.
good Millville team.
"The thing I am most pleased about," said Mensinger,
this team has been scoring runs and getting solid pitching
front .lefties Marc Bunting and Steve Adams. down on themselves. They take a rally by the other team
"is the attitude of these kids. They don't seem to get
Both the Courier-Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer rankedas a challenge. We have come from behind in a few situations."
The Raiders started the season by edging a highly-rated
Egg; Harbor Township team, 4-3, behind Bunting. - .
Next came a 10-1 win over Holy Spirit behind Adams
and a 12-6 victory over Absegami where Bunting held on
after a shaky start.
"These kids seem to get along well," said Mensinger.
"They are very team oriented, offering each other a lot of :
support and encouragement." .
There are still a lot of challenges ahead for the Raider
baseball team, fo be sure But the way these young players
have filled the gaps and approached each game with confidence
might be an indication that the time for Mehsinger
to really be optimistic has arrived. .
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Raiders win three straight in
beys'' tennis;iHa tough week
Ocean City bounced" back
from its only boys', tennis .
loss with consecutive wins
over Absegami and Lower ,
Cape May.
>.'.'.
On Tuesday the. Raiders
downed Millville at home
to make it three straight
(see sports updates).
Phil Bimbaum's. team is
in the middle of tough
week. It was scheduled to
face a solid Atlantic City
yesterday. This afternoon
the Raiders go to Cumberland
and, on Monday, they
visit Mainland. The Colts
and Mustangs are the two
leaders in the Cape-Atlantic
League American Conference.
Ocean City returns home
on Tuesday to play
Oakcrest.
The Raiders took five
straight set victories in a
5-0 win over Absegami on
the Galloway Township
courts.
Senior Kevin Schmidt
was a 6-3,6-0 winner over
. Dan Shamy at No.. 1 singles.
Freshman Kevin Gibson
defeated Prodeep Danturti,
6-4,6-4, at No. 2 singles.
And senior Frank Donato
topped the Braves' Mike
Alwyn, 6-1,6-1, at No. 3.
Ocean City's first doubles
team of senior Lynn Robinson
and sophomore Chris
Johnson took a 6-1,6-2 win.
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sophomore Mike Donato
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e- won by a 6-2,6-0 score.
Senior Rob McKee was
back'in the lineup in the
win over Lower Cape May.
Out following a hernia
.operation; McKee teamed
with Abtahian to win the
critical second, doubles,
match over the Tigers,
6-4,2-6.64.
Schmidt defeated Dave
Flickinger, 7-6,6-1, at No. 1
singles. Flickinger is one of
the three best players in the
Cape National.
OCs other win camefrom
in the 4-Tuesday Ocean April 20. The final match
Frank Donato at No. 3 singles.
He topped A.J. Briant, nient at the country dub prizes p will be awarded for
City seniors golf, tourna- will be held April 27 when
6-2.6-4.
here have remained the the h total l of f the bt best three
Gibson dropped a 6-2,6-3 same the first three weeks. scores of the four games
decision at No. 2 singles. Bob Reinagel, 216, leads played,
And the OC team of Robinson
and Johnson lost, strokes for the lowest total on April 13 were Reinagel
the field of players by 7 Closest to the pin winners
7-5,6-4.
net score. Bunched closely on No. 7, 15 feet 8 inches;
The spring has been one behind him are Tom Stan- Jerry O'Neill on No. 15, 7
.of adjustments .for Bim-gobaum. He lost one of hisJerry OTMeill tied at 226; green at No. 12..
223; Homer Gerken and feet 4 inches; none on the
key players — last season's John Koegan, 229.
Closest to the pin winners
starting singles player Jack Lowest total gross score on April 20 were Al
liou — when Liou decided is held by Dan Marks, 271. Thompson on No. 7, 22 feet
not to come out. AndWithin striking distance are 11 inches; O'Neill :on No.
McKee, an experienced " lin Stringfellow, ~ '•- 281 — and• 12, 62 feetr-Bill Stringfield
doubles player, is still well Reinagel, 282.
on No. 15,16 feet 8 inches.
below 100 percent
Players' scores reflect
Add tothat the 3-2 loss to
HolySpirit.
Bimbaum's team — con*-
sldered the team to beat
before all of these changes
*— can get back into the
league race with a strong
performance this week and
next.
One of the key matches in
the single loss was the No. 1
singles match. Spirit's Zack
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Zondlo surprised Schmidt,
6-1,6-i. Schmidt, Zondlo
and Rob Frankd of Atlantic
City are generally considered
the three best players
in the conference. ' .-'
The Raiders lost two
close, thtee^set decisions in
.the two doubles matches.
. Ocean City got its victories
from Gibson at No. 2 singles
and Frank Donato at
No. 3, both in straight sets.
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BOV9TENNI3L0O*
Moo. Apr. 5 — (1-0) Defeated EGG
HARBOR TOWNSHIP, «>
Tue. Apr. 6 —(1-1) Lott to HOLY
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Frl. Apr. 16.— (2-1) DB»eaie