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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL DEMONS From page 1B 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 . it- jif A . * '<+'■■ ■ - - fX f-X Mi-'j-'Vi"i%i3r -. • : of. ,: f IX) MliiHH MAXIMA ( lU bllUUdb UUIO Hill 011 l I * <*?%< u/iriHHAnij jflr.^i 0 Suootl At- - imuHHiYCAMaium l.luu Ulii iWlioola fIIB b ~~.._^h~ *- U/ 1-ntVV SUBURBANI£ - r 1/ flam av luolliOi HJD A u~»i v ag fc ■■ "y»4l 1 ,-. lif -Jb M 7Ar ; dflr '^‘' ■ 1 ill Ls lt*i *| « } 1 m &1 / j \ IV I■ * J mH B DIB 'ifSl Dr _w submitted Matt Hvizdzak takes a turn at-bat while playing for Team Georgia in a baseball tourna ment held in Hawaii. 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 saw was a lot of off-speed * I UM HUISMfi HttUßli S£ hum gwtti niuti i WW irw*»V 4u f *»V '•^V/j ■— loatlioi auinuull » i- ’■». ii 111 IUKU hflNUth w « ■ ■ —y ■ Su|)Oi t ub Hutu M.O y/'OHEVv TAHut n «**c jtun mt-t! .0/ i-iitV'Y viivtHADG t*l (aU 111 II • ■'V '** •• Hutu Mil 111 l itlii I’m 0 lluutuU itiOlJ ■HBMMBMHMniIiHHai u m M - ——-t w Mil ft AKHfRICSAII left-handers. They used 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.” The Warner Robins team 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. “The soil is a lot darker, a 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 I w^aSulT^|pjppi^ Ka onmpnvmE j » W W «*n »* OR ■ ■ M rnigi oui^^g asmhutauiMM ftulu jL-fliyu Mmi f i^. Uil UHHUiIIIH IMKlhlfll tmrn Ulodii ip«pFPpw mfUKUlKfejllliJN CUUloDouoi lllu OiUßun3uol 3mli Win MM>MMN|MM|W*IMI WMl|Ni%MiB mmHoS^s h|P-» yfii'NjiiiiNmwNirHn *t%t mmirtU+nm r? avr'mr’rrFtWimm ; t-oillui Uh^JuoUjjU Oml riii if •unman rvinmiairnitnfwf-•- TTfi SPORTS your ‘A’ game.” “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. 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Important Dates for Transfer Students Transfer Orientation: August 11,2006 Fall Classes begin: August 22, 2006 8B 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 test. submitted Q00360Q1 ■BHUGuGUm