Alcala 1970

Continuing to play their best ball against top rated teams, the Toreros defeated Long Beach State 7-6 and knocked off the Aztecs for the third straight time 10-8. As the season began to wane, May brought longer and brighter days for the team. Splitting a doubleheader with UC Riverside, downing U.S.I.U., and taking the final game from Chapman College to even the season series with the nations No. 1small college team, the Tore­ ros had found the winning mold. The squad closed out the year with two games with MCRD. The Toreros blasted the Marines 17-4 on Tues­ day afternoon. Wednesday was a different story, however, with the Leathernecks taking charge 5-3. Individually the Toreros had extremely impressive sta­ tistics and self-satisfying years. Steve Davis had another fine year on the mound as d id Gary Myron, who received the Outstanding Pitcher award for the second year in a row. Each player had his moments of greatness during the season and each gained some personal rewards. The Most Valuable Player was team captain and junior catcher John Wathan. John batted .430 with 61 hits, 6 2B's, 7 3B's, 3 HR's, and 39 RBI's. Also to his credit were 24 stolen bases. He set career records for most hits, most doubles, most triples, and most stolen bases. With these credentials John was selected to the College Division All- American second team. The young Toreros fulfilled many of their hopes and left some dreams for the coming years.