The Warrior baseball team opened their season recently breaking out to a perfect 3‑0 record. The J.V. squad also began play and has compiled a 1‑1 record.

Niles East attempted to be Maine's opening opponent, but high winds forced the game to be called before one inning could be played. West was winning 3‑1 at the bottom of the first and had no outs against them. The Niles pitcher wound up and halfway through his delivery a strong gust of wind literally blew him off the mound. This is when the coaches decided to call the game.

In the Warriors' first complete game, the batmen overcame cold hitting and dealt Oak Park a 4‑1 defeat. The team managed only 5 singles, but solid pitching by Pete Bryl led them to victory. Dan Rorer and Jim Lindemann performed equally well, pitching two relief innings apiece. In the second game, West started their J. V. squad which responded by destroying Oak Park, 13‑5.

Randy Ross hit two triples and went 3‑5 overall. Todd Weiglos also nailed a triple and a double in three at bats. Rorer batted 2‑3. Caesar Suarez was the starting and winning pitcher in the lopsided contest. Ron Heyse and Rick LaMantia each tossed two innings in relief to clinch the victory.

New Trier East was next on the agenda; and the Warriors easily turned them back, 9‑2. West connected in the third and fourth innings, scoring 4 and 3 runs respectively. Lindemann had a fine day on both sides of the ball as he pitched the first four innings and also ripped three singles in an equal amount of trips to the plate. Craig Gustaffson was equally impressive hitting 2‑2. Returning All‑Conference player, Tim Richardson, batted for two singles in three at bats.

The Warriors next faced Wheaton Warrenville and capitalized once again with a 4-1 victory. The team had troubles at first but finally pulled out from a 1-1 tie to win. The J.V. squad then faced Wheaton's varsity team and was soundly defeated, 20-5. The team opened conference play this Monday and is expected to do well. Coach Al Carstens said earlier that the team had such great depth that no player had his position locked up.