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RGV Sports Hall of Fame Program 2022
Remembering 1971 EDCOUCH-ELSA BASESBALL TEAM
16-AAA District, Bi-District Champions & Quarterfinalist
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LA MAQUINA AMARILLA
The 1971 Edcouch-Elsa baseball team, under the leadership of head coach Javier Gutierrez and Leo Reyes, overcame incredible odds to bring home the bling. With only two players having any baseball experience, the Yellow Jackets ended their magical season as State
Quarterfinalist winning a District Championship and Bi-District Championship. Their playoff games were held at Pan American University, where more than two thousand fans attended their games.
THE 1971 EDCOUCH-ELSA BASEBALL TEAM CELEBRATING THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2011: 1st Row, from left: George Gonzalez, Joe Ruiz, Coach Javier Gutierrez, Arturo Flores, Victor Garate, Henry Silva, Herbert Garza, Baldo Silva, Joe Gonzalez. 2nd Row, from left: Coach Royce Schuelke, Peter Peacock, Richard Ruiz, Cesar Tamez, Mingo Ruiz, Israel Martinez, Fernando Cardoza.
INSET PHOTO OF THE 1971 TEAM: 1st Row from left: Jessie Bernal, Joe Gonzalez, Victor Garate†, Richard Leal, Ramiro Silva, Cesar Tamez, George Gonzalez 2nd Row from left: Coach Leo Reyes, Roy Aleman, Jorge Cantu, Joe Rodriguez†, Fernando Cardoza, Israel Martinez, Peter Peacock 3rd Row froml left: Head Coach Javier Gutierrez, Joe Ruiz†, Steve Stites, Uvaldo Silva, Arturo Flores, Domingo Ruiz, Henry Silva, Herbert Garza†, Richard Ruiz not pictured.
