Semi-Pro Baseba
Indians
By SAM DAVIS
Chronicle Sports Editor
Strong pitching by brothers
Jim and Brian Peterson coupled
with sound fundamental baseball
carried the Winston-Salem Indians
to two wins last week in the
State Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament
in Roxboro.
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rocked High Point 16-3, sending
14 batters to the plate in an
11-run eighth inning. They
followed that win with another
victory on Sunday, a 4-3
squeaker over Chapel Hill.
"All season long we've been
_Jrymg to prepare for the toucna*
ment because we knew we'd face
some very strong competition
once we got there," says Rip
Wilkins, manager of the Indians.
"Irf the win against Chapel Hill,
we faced one of the best pitchers
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our defense would have to be
good and we'd' need good pitching
to beat them." 1
"I'm very proud of the way
our team gelled for the tournamentr^*?
Wilkins- saysv? 44Our~
lineup had changed so many
times prior to the tournament so
that we could take a look at our
younger guys, but, once we took
the field against High Point, it
seemed that everything came
together."
In the win over Chapel Hill,
the Indians played tHeir best
defensive game of the year, committing
only one error through
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pitched a gem, allowing one
run through the first eight innings
and striking out 10 batters before
giving way to his brother, Jim.
"Our victory over Chapel Hill"
proved to me that we have a bet^
ter team overall than the team
that won the state title last year,"
says Wilkins. "We played good,
strategic baseball, we sacrificed
when we needed to, we ran the
bases well and we came up with
some timely scores."
Rodney Johnson, Mike Gill,
Gary Matherly and Teska
"T.K." Dillard have led the Indians
offensively during the tournament.
Of the four, Wilkins has
been pleased most with the
development of Dillard.
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on the baseball this past week,"
Wilkins says of his designated
hitter. "He came in later than the
other players but in the last couple
weeks his bat has started to
really come around."
Dillard, who was the starting
catcher for Florida A?M University
this past season, called
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Wilkins from his home in Texas
just four weeks ago, saying he
wanted to rejoin the club. Last
season, Dillard played an important
role in the Indians* cham_
pionship drive.
An electrical encineerino maior
at Florida A?M, Dillard works
for Wilkins' company (Rip's
Painting and Decorating) to pay
his expenses while he plays for
the Indians.
Wilkins also is excited about
the pitching his team has acquired
this season.
"We have eight pitchers that
we can go to when, last year, we
had less than half that many,"
says Wilkins. "We have a good
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With just three more wins, the
team could notch its second consecutive
state title, a feat that
Wilkins says will be a tough
challenge.
"We are in the toughest
bracket in the tournament," he
says. "High Point, Danville,'
Chapel Hill and the WinstonSalem
Pond Giants were all
paired irMhe-same- bracket as-trerEach
one of those teams is very
good." .
Already the Pond Giants have
been ousted from the doubleelimination
tournament, while
the Indians are the only team in
their bracket with an undefeated
slate.
"If we can win our next game
(Friday, July 27), we'll have an
excellent chance to make it back
to Wichita (Kan.) for the National
Finals," says Wilkins. "If
we do, I think we'll have an excellent
chance of finishing among
the top teams there.
"Our record is only 17-8, but
that's mainly because we played
so many people," Wilkins continues.
"Our bench is stronger
than most starting teams on the
semi-pro level. We could probably
be about 22-5, but it's not
important to have a super record.
Our goal is to do well in the finals
in Wichita.
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"Last year, when we won the
state title, we thought we had
really done something," Wilkins
says. "We weren't prepared once
we got there and, as a result, we
were eliminated early."
Another move Wilkins made in
preparing for a possible championship
bid was to incorporate
the Indians as a non-profit
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"Last year, when we won the
state title, we had to scrounge
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to Wichita," says Wilkins. "By
incorporating, we hope to appeal
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because we think we serve a
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Last year, the Indians became
the first team from WinstonSalem
to advance to the national
finals. Also, the Indians can
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