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eating contests of Hawaiian
foods and had a luau.
No part of this tour left a
bigger impression than Pearl
Harbor.
“We went out to the USS
Arizona, and you walked
across it, over the top of it,”
said Beatty. “You weren’t
supposed to talk in there. It
was real reverent in there,
quiet.”
“You could look off the
bay and see the memorial,
and that touched your heart
right then,” said Hvizdzak.
“Before we went down to the
actual memorial we watched
a movie that showed us
everything that happened.
When we got out there you
could look down and see the
boat, and that was really
emotional.
“You could see the names,
and one of them just turned
17. It would just be like me
out there.”
At the flea market, Beatty
saw all kinds of merchandise
for sale. He bought some
sliced-up pineapple to eat
while walking around.
“I had big expectations for
it,” said Hvizdzak. “It filled
every one of them. I wasn’t
disappointed. I tried (surf
ing). It’s more difficult than
it looks, but it’s definitely a
blast.”
Beatty tried some body
surfing and some snorkel
ing. He saw lots of “beautiful
fish,” none of which he could
name nor dare to touch.
“They just made it fun for
us the whole time we were
there,” said Beatty.
Enough fun, there did
come a time to play seme
baseball. The Demons found
that baseball is played the
same way, even off the con
tinental United States. That
doesn’t mean there were
some significant differences,
such as the feel of the play
ing fields.
Team Georgia played four
times, the first against Team
Oklahoma. Hvizdzak and
Beatty each had hits in that
first game, but the team fell
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in the final score. In fact,
Georgia was shutout in the
win column.
“We practiced one time a
week before we went,” said
Hvizdzak. “It was new for
all of us. We really didn’t
know anything about any
of the other players. We just
went out and played. I think
we played good the first time
actually being together.
“We really didn’t get beat
bad. If we had more pitching
and more rest, we’d have
done better.”
“The competition was
pretty good,” said Beatty,
who had two hits against
Oklahoma.
“I was nervous when I
stepped on the field, but I
got used to it and tried to
fit in.”
Having just eight players
hindered Team Georgia. The
son of coach Craig Young
filled in as the catcher.
“I thought we I got there
there would be a lot of guys
throwing low 905,” said
Hvizdzak. “We saw a couple
of them, but the majority we
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more of their mind than
their actual arm. They were
smart pitchers.”
“(Pitching) was about the
same (as in high school),”
said Beatty. “The best pitch
er we saw was the Oklahoma
pitcher. He was throwing
83-84. Other than that it
was 80-81, the same as high
school pitchers.”
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mates batted No. 2 and No.
3 in the order. Hvizdzak said
he hit well, better than his
average would show because
most of his hits went at the
fielders. They also played
next to each other in the
outfield.
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lot richer because it’s volca
nic,” said Hvizdzak. “When
it got on the ball it would
stick, so it was basically a
dark brown, and it would
blend in with the trees. If
(the sun) wasn’t beaming
down, it was raining. They
didn’t call the games; we
just played right through
the rain. The ball would be
slick. So you had to bring
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“The ball was never
white,” said Beatty. “It was
kind of like the field we
played (at Central-Macon).”
Beatty also commented on
the experience of playing the
Hawaiian team and how the
batters slapped at the ball
like Ichiro Suzuki and the
pitchers only threw curves.
Young is the head base
ball coach at Middle Georgia
College.
He, just like the scenery,
made a lasting impression
on the Demons.
“I loved him,” said Beatty,
twice actually. “He knows
what he’s talking about. (A
college coach) made me more
nervous because I knew
whatever I did, he would be
watching me. It could deter
mine my future in college
ball. I settled down sifter I
talked to him.”
“I would like to go play
for him,” said Hvizdzak. “I
got to see what that would
be like. At first I guess I was
scared of him. I just had to
relax while playing and I
had to perform.”
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It’s fun and
games time
before seri
ous games
begin in
Hawaii as
Warner
Robins
High’s Matt
Hvizdzak
does a the
spin around
the bat con
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