T ake
Another
all
season.
"character" was Wendi
Schmidt, a starting senior
outfielder and second-year
letter-winner. Schmidt batted
.324 and scored 24 runs as the
lead off hitter. "She's my
sparkplug," Bronstein said.
First-year junior Sandra
Sneckenberger started at se-
cond base, hitting .273 with
15 runs scored. "She's learn-
ing the game," Bronstein
said. "She's just a good
athlete who can become very
good next year."
Junior outfielder Michelle
Wyner and sophomore second
baseman Marni Raitt were
both first-year varsity players
who saw little action this
year, although both are in
Bronstein's plans for 1991.
"I'm happy with the way
it's turned out," Bronstein
North Farmington
finished a half-
game behind
Walled Lake
Central.
said about 1990. Next year, he
said, his team will have no
stars, but he remains confi-
dent. "I'm just hoping they
can develop and be consistent
with what we've got here?'
At Detroit Country Day,
junior shortstop Lisa Slovis
was a team captain. Slovis,
who also plays basketball and
volleyball, hit .619 for the 4-6
Yellowjackets. "She's a great
leader," says coach Don Gem-
barski. "She was the
backbone of the team this
year. She's one of the best
athletes on the team. She
helped me a lot."
Country Day's top pitcher
was sophomore Lisa Feldman,
whose brother, Brian, was the
baseball team's ace hurler.
Lisa was 4-4. "She wasn't a
natural pitcher. This was her
first year pitching," explained
Gembarski. "But she gave
100 percent every time she
went on the mound."
Junior Rachel Erdstein bat-
ted .221 in limited action as
designated hitter. "She
delivered some good hits,"
said the coach.
Junior rightfielder Kari
Grosinger also saw limited ac-
tion, but never let that get
her down. She won the team's
most spirited player award.
"She's a delight to be
around,"said Gembarski, who
will have the four players
back next season.
North Farmington finished
a half-game behind Walled
Lake Central in the Lakes
Division of the Western Lakes
Activities Association. Had
the Raiders been permitted to
make up a rained-out league
contest against Plymouth
Salem, and had they won, the
Raiders would have tied for
the division title, with a
chance to play for the league
crown.
North Farmington also set
team marks for the fewest er-
rors, 40, and the best fielding
average, .924. A big part of
that defensive success was the
play of senior shortstop Kim
Gurecki, who committed nine
errors in 92 innings at the
toughest position on the soft-
ball diamond. Gorecki batted
a deceptive. 179. With her 18
walks, Gurecki's on-base
average rose to .500. She had
nine RBI, struck out only
three times and stole seven
bases.
"She's a real good defensive
player," said coach Dave
Brubaker. "She was a contact
hitter. She did what was ask-
ed of her: get on base any way
she could. She's a good all-
around ballplayer. I could
count on her to make contact,
make something happen?'
First-year junior Terri
Gruca played second base and
teamed with Gurecki as the
Raiders' keystone combina-
tion. "They made a very, very
good double play combination
up the middle," said
Brubaker. Gruca committed
only four errors in 103 inn-
ings, posting a .937 fielding
average, and was the team's
defensive player of the year.
She batted .267, drove home
nine runs and stole five bases.
"I'm looking forward to hav-
ing her back next year at se-
cond base?" said the coach.
Four sophomores, including
one starter, helped Bloomfield
Hills Andover's squad this
season. Dana Lakritz, a
strong defensive player and
good base-stealer, was the
Barons' starting center-
fielder. Andover's other
Jewish players included sophs
Courtney Kalbfeld, Lisa
Greenfield and Lindsey Beck.
Many of these players will
play on the Detroit Maccabi
Club softball team.
your
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