51ST WIN FOR PREP PITCHER THOMPSON TIES STATE CAREER MARK G. BRETHREN 13, FAITH BAPTIST 1.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Meet Tim Thompson Charles Lemoine Thompson (born March 1, 1924 in Coalport, Pennsylvania) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played from 1954-1958 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Kansas City Athletics and Detroit Tigers. He was a coach for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1981. , small-school baseball's Mr. Big Mr. Big may refer to:
The Grace Brethren High right-hander beat host Faith Baptist 13-1 on Tuesday in Canoga Park, tying Scott McGregor's California high school California High School (commonly referred to as Cal High) is a public school located in San Ramon, California, a suburb of San Francisco, Oakland, and Silicon Valley. Its mascot is a Grizzly Bear. The school's newspaper is The Californian which is published monthly. career-win record of 51 (El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , 1969-72). Thompson can break the record in next Wednesday's rematch with Faith Baptist in the Heritage League finale at Grace Brethren of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . ``I'm kind of excited, but I won't be satisfied until I have the record,'' said Thompson, who held Faith Baptist (12-5, 6-1) to two singles with 11 strikeouts. ``I was concentrating more on the league race because Faith Baptist is our No. 1 competitor. This feels really good, but when I break the record, I'll be on cloud nine.'' Thompson's accomplishment brings attention to Grace Brethren - no easy feat considering the Division VI champion Lancers (14-4, 5-0) draw from just 173 students. ``Actually we've played the best competition we could this season,'' Grace Brethren coach Aaron Marcarelli said. ``Tim's not getting all his wins against bad teams. He beat L.A. Baptist and Capistrano Valley Christian, and they're both in the top five in Division V.'' Thompson, showcasing a lively fastball and hard-breaking curveball, gave up Ryan Wong's first-inning infield single and Juan Velasquez's sixth-inning gapper to right. Otherwise, no one made solid contact. Faith Baptist scored its run when Wong scored all the way from first on two errors on the same play. Thompson is 12-2 with a 0.89 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 79 innings this season. He was 13-3 last year, 14-0 as a sophomore and 12-2 as a freshman. RECORD RUN Grace Brethren's Tim Thompson is chasing the California state record for career wins. Here's a look at the state's all-time leaders in victories. 51, Tim Thompson, Grace Brethren, 1997-present 51, Scott McGregor Scott McGregor may refer to:
48, Scott Davison, Redondo, 1986-88 46, Ron Robinson Ron Robinson (born March 24, 1962 in Exeter, California) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1984-1990) and the Milwaukee Brewers (1990-1992). He was the first-round pick (19th overall) of the Reds in the 1980 amateur draft. , Woodlake, 1977-80 40, Jim Peterson, Sonora, 1971-73 40, Jeff Cirillo, Providence, 1984-87 CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Grace Brethren pitcher Tim Thompson could break the state career-victories record next week in a rematch against Faith Baptist. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Box: Record run (see text) |
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