1965-66 Baseball Team
The first baseball team at SCC started in 1965-66, was coached by Jack Bafus, and consisted of only 13 players, 12 of which were freshmen with one sophomore. They finished with a 31-6 record and a .838 winning percentage, best in CCS baseball's 45+ year history. They won the first Eastern Region championship by beating Yakima 6-1 in a tiebreaker and advanced to the WACC State Championship Tournament in Centralia. After winning three games they lost 9-8 in 12 innings to Everett to claim second place. Seven members of the team later played at four-year colleges in the Northwest. Six members also played basketball and four were members of the CCS Hall of Fame WACC Championship Basketball team coached by Hank Coplen. First baseman Bob Burrows was named the MVP of the WAACC Tournament while hitting over .600 in the tournament and was later drafted by the Kansas City Royals. Shortstop Gary Archer led the team in hitting and anchored the defense. Third baseman Mike Parkins, second baseman Larry Heinz, outfielders Mike Moffat and Chuck Holley, and pitcher/outfielder Gary Chaffins were all named All-State. Pitcher Don Matson and outfielder Dale Callahan were named to the All-Region Team. Larry McClenny (drafted by the New York Yankees) and Al Cohenour held down the other pitching positions. Bob Hert and John Staley were the catchers.