Beaver Falls Tigers Baseball 1966

WPIAL QUARTERFINALISTS
Section 5 Champions
11-5 Overall Record;  9-3 Section 5 Record

Excerpted from 1966 Tiger Yearbook

The 1966 Tiger baseball team did not seem to be the answer to Coach Joe Smartz's statement, "we'll be back next year" after the 1965 loss in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic League finals, as ace hurler Jim Suskiewich was out the whole season due to illness.  But desire, determination, and hustle combined with the clutch hitting and pitching of Henry "Butch" Rousseau to carry the Fallsmen to their fourth straight section five crown and to the quarterfinals of the WPIAL playoffs where they were elimated by Kiski.

the BFHS representatives captured nine of their twelve section games to capture the title.  From there, they moved on to down Montour before they bowed out to Kiski.  Being behind in the early innings of many games, the charges of Coach Smartz showed their championship form in their ability to come back and win most of their contests.

Rousseau proved to be a pleasant surprise on the mound and was the backbone of the Tiger twirlers.  Along with his power came the reliable hitting of centerfielder Jerry Moye and shortstop Lou Cynkar whose uncanny ability to get on base brought the team a number of wins.