Timp Sports Weekly
June 30, 2009
Publisher's Message
Our cover story this week regards a team's regaining the American Fork Pony League crown after a two-year absence. That achievement proved to be no small feat, because of great opposition which the squad had encountered from a pitcher having the great potential of shining in high school sports in the near future. This issue's other stories cover a close Colt League game, three American Fork High summer varsity duels, and a big win for the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' 16-under division team. Let's get to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com
Pirates Overcome Difficult Twin Pitcher to Regain American Fork Pony League Pennant
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
After having endured two summers of frustration, the American Fork Pirates once more own the American Fork Pony League championship pennant. They had a devil of a time in regaining it during the June 23 championship game at Bus Manning Field. The Pirates had to come from behind to win 8-4 over the Twins, who were still on a high after having eliminated the Giants, the league's defending champs, in a June 18 playoff game.
Twin pitcher Trevan Hendry turned out to be the reason the Pirates had such difficulty with trying to regain their league's title. During the course of the night, Hendry struck out 13 batters. Furthermore, he prevented the Pirates from making any hits until the fourth inning. Hendry's handiwork permitted the Twins to build up a 4-1 lead in the first three innings.
"Going into this game, we knew he [Hendry] was going to be a good pitcher," admitted Pirate Brian "Bucket" Parker. "We just hung in there, and the hits finally starting occurring for us in the fourth. We chipped away, and our walks allowed us to get back into the game. We have finished either first or second in our league for the past seven or eight years."
Getting on base through a walk in the top of the first, Twin Sam Bateman soon scored on two Pirate errors. On two outs, Logan Baugh singled Andy Lowe in for the next Twin run. After giving up a single to Caleb Clark, Pirate pitcher Matt "Pulsinator" Pulsipher struck out Connor Thomas to shut the Twins down briefly.
Striking out Hendry at the start of the second, Pulsipher held the Twins scoreless that inning. Walked by Hendry in the bottom of the second, Cam "Bam Bam" Thomas soon scored the first Pirate run on a passed ball. After having also walked Joe "Ihop" Denney, Hendry struck out three straight Pirate batters to prevent the score from becoming tied at two.
In the top of the third, though, Twin Alex Fender singled off the Pirate pitcher and scored on a Connor Thomas sacrifice groundout. Hendry singled in Clark to improve the Twin lead at 4-1.
On two outs in the fourth, Fender doubled into center, and Baugh belted a left-field single, giving the impression that the Twins would soon go on a long rally. Pulispher didn't let it occur, though, for he struck out Clark. At that point, the game proceeded to go downhill for the Twins.
The fourth's lower half turned into a long frustrating spell for Hendry. After having shined in the first three innings, he gave up a one-run single to Pulsipher and walked Denney, Richie "Pauncho" Stetson, Eli "South Paw" Aubrey, and Brock "Kenny" Tanner. Hendry's posting three strikeouts that inning didn't matter to the Pirates, for they secured four runs that left them leading 5-4 at the end of the fourth.
At the start of the fifth, Connor Thomas got on base through an error. A Hendry single movedn Thomas to into scoring position. However, after Pirates had pinched Hendry in a fielder's choice play at second, Pulsipher picked Thomas off at third. Center fielder Aubrey's interception of a Jackson Flood fly ball smashed the Twins' best chance for regaining the lead.
With Pulsipher tripling in the bottom of the sixth, Aubrey singled him in to start a three-run rally. During it, Tanner singled in Aubrey, then came home on Keaton "Big Foot" Whitter's single. Catcher Bateman put out Whitter with a throw to second baseman Clark, and shortstop Lowe grounded out Cam "Bam Bam" Thomas for the final Pirate out for the night.
On one out in the top of the seventh, Connor Thomas belted a right-field single. The Twins couldn't capitalize on it, however. After Pulsipher had struck out Hendry, second baseman Colby "Foot Long" Walker grounded out Bateman to secure the win for the Pirates.
While Pirates did fulfill their dream of regaining the AFPL title, Hendry had still proved that night that he had a strong potential for becoming a prominent figure in Utah high school baseball during the next few years.
AF Cardinals Defeat AF White Sox 11-9 in AF-PG Colt League Playoffs
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a first-round American Fork-Pleasant Grove Colt League playoff game at American Fork's Rotary Park June 25. the American Fork Cardinals defeated the American Fork White Sox 11-9.
Though the first inning's action determined the game's final outcome, the White Sox refused to throw in their gloves, even after experiencing the beating that the Cardinals had administered to them in the top of the round. The White Sox kept up with their comeback efforts.
After Cardinal C.J. Miller had scored on an error in the top of the first, Taison Smith hit a three-run homer that sparked the Cardinals' decisive rally. They picked up their next four runs on three passed balls and a Ty Romney single.
With White Sox Jory Bowers and Taylor Jensen each hitting a single in the bottom of the first, Jordan Rasmussen doubled them, and he came home on a passed ball to energize a five-run rally for his team.
It held the Cardinals scoreless in the second, and in the bottom of that inning, White Sox Josh Bezzant's one-run single moved John Atwood into scoring position. Atwood soon raced home during a passed ball, putting the White Sox within 8-7.
In the third's top half, Cardinal Regan Grossgebauer tripled in Matt "Huck" Finn, then came home on Jordan "Salty" Saltmarsh's sacrifice groundout. Grossgebauer's offensive efforts didn't snap the White Sox's morale, though.
On one out in the bottom of the third, Bowers singled into left, and a Rasmussen single brought him home. Jensen came home on a passed ball. Two straight White Sox struck out before their team could tie the game.
The fourth started with Matt Ludlow singling into left. He tried stealing second, but the White Sox tagged him at that base. Getting on base through a walk, Smith scored the final Cardinal run when he came home on a passed ball. The Cardinals put the game away in the bottom of the fourth when they decked the While Sox with a double play.
Park City Digs Out 3-2 Win Over AF Cavebatters In 9-Inning Thriller June 22
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
AKA the Snow Bunnies, the Park City Miners dug out a 3-2 win on the American Fork Cavemen's home diamond during a nine-inning game for the Utah Baseball Academy League's 17-under division June 22.
Park City pitcher Dave Feasler held the Cavemen scoreless during the first four innings, and he kept them from making any hits until the bottom of the fourth. That inning a Tyler Flinders single led to the Cavemen loading the bases on one out. Feasler kept American Fork from going on a rally, though.
Feasler's work couldn't permit the Miners to coast past American Fork with much ease. American Fork pitcher Kyle Wright didn't let Park City go far with Nate Stanley's first-inning run. After the Miner had scored it on an error at third, Wright clamped down on Park City. No sonner had Dakota Matherly hit an infield single when Wright picked off Feaslerly at third, retiring the Miners to the field. Park City couldn't score again until the fourth when Kam Paulson singled in Matherly.
Meanwhile, the Cavemen did not let Feaslerly's pitching discourage them any. Even though Feaserly kept American Fork from capitalizing on Nick Searle's second-inning double, the Cavemen still climbed onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth when Colton Whatcott singled in Jeremy Reynolds, who had opened the inning's lower half through belting a left-field single.
On one out in the bottom of the sixth, Caveman Taylor Tonks tripled in Ben Beddes. Feaserly stuck out Colton Dunn, then grounded out Aaron Hill to keep the game tied at two.
With neither team able to put runners on base during the seventh, the game went into extra innings. The Cavemen belted the Miners with a double play in the top of the eight, and in its bottom half, a Tyler Flinders single gave the Cavemen a chance for pulling out a win. However, Park City kept Flinders stuck on base.
In the top of the ninth, Matherly tripled into right. Parker Ruttan joined him on base through a walk, but the Cavemen put Matherly's teammate out at second. In response, Paulsen singled Matherly in.
For the bottom of the ninth, Tonks hit a right-field double, then advanced to third on Dunn's sacrifice bunt. Before Tonks could score a tying run, he saw Hill and Derrek Durfey strike out.
American Fork acting head coach Corey Clayton said, "We left too many men on base. When we would have runners on second and third during less than two outs, we would make costly mistakes that denied us runs. That was so in the in fourth when we had the bases loaded on one out."
AF Cavebatters Win 4-0 On Ferocious PG Viking Diamond June 24
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a Utah Baseball Academy League game for the 17-under age division June 24, the American Fork Cavemen proved to be awesome as they won 4-0 on the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' home diamond.
"Anytime you can beat PG 4-0 on their field, you're doing pretty good," said American Fork Coach Jarod Ingersoll.
The head coach added, "We threw four pitchers tonight. They included Colt Dunn, Ryan Reynolds, Aaron Hill, and Taylor Tonks. Together, they held PG to four hits for the night."
Caveman Jeremy Reynolds opened the game by hitting a right-field single off pitcher Tyler Harmon. The Caveman soon scored the night's first run while Viking shortstop Jordan King turned up a double play. It didn't prevent Tyler Flinders from hitting a one-run single to put the score at 2-0.
Harmon held the Cavemen scoreless during the next four innings. Meanwhile, the Vikings' fortunes couldn't improve. Despite singles from Terry Cardon, Ryland Peterson, and Rhett Rickanbach, the Vikings couldn't bring any runners in, because of good pitching from Dunn and his three successors.
In the sixth's top half, actress Ursula Andrus' "distant cousin," Scotty Andrus, singled in Taylor Tonks, then came home on a passed ball .
Taking over the mound in the bottom of the sixth, Aaron Hill, no relation to TV's Hank Hill, caused both Stevie Rockhill and Tyler Whitely to ground out to third baseman Ky Clayton. Hill struck out Jordan King.
With no Cavemen able to get on base in the top of the seventh, Pleasant Grove soon placed all of its final hopes on a two-out single Rickanbach hit out into left during the inning's bottom half. However, reliever Tonks struck out Bo Bice to end the game.
Lone Peak Knights Unsaddle AF Cavebatters In UBAL Joist
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The American Fork Cavemen's arch rivals, the Lone Peak Knights, alias the Loners, defeated them 11-3 in a Utah Baseball Academy League game at Lone Peak June 26.
A contest for the league's 17-under age division, the June 26 joist was not a repeat of an April game that the Cavemen had played on the Knights' home diamond. Near the end of that contest, the Loners came from behind to defeat American Fork . Lone Peak didn't trail for long in the June 26 rematch.
It opened with Caveman Ryan Hall hitting a center-field double off pitcher Logan Leavitt. Lone Peak attempted to keep Hall quarantined to second through second baseman Riley Otteson grounding out Ky Clayton and Leavitt's striking out Ryan Pitcher. However, Scotty Andrus doubled Hall in, then came home on a Jeremy Reynolds single.
American Fork's domination of the game couldn't survive the first inning. As soon as left fielder Reynolds had picked off a fly ball swatted by lead off batter Dakota Murdock, Mitch Call singled into center. Seeing shortstop Pitcher snatch a Tyler Reese line fly, Tanner Larsen singled Call in and caused Lone Peak to load the bases. After Rhett Reiber walk had scored Larsen, Otteson doubled in three runs.
The Cavemen experienced frustration in attempting to recover from the Knights' five-run rally. Leavitt held them scoreless during the next two innings, despite singles hit by Andrus and Ky Clayton in the third.
Though American Fork right fielder Blake Brailsford turned up a double play that kept Lone Peak's lead stuck at 5-2 at the end of the second, the Knights still managed to improve upon their advantage. In the third, for instance, they scored two runs on a passed ball and an error after they had loaded the bases on one out. American Fork responded by belting the Knights with a double play that ended the third.
Getting on base through an error in the top of the fourth, Reynolds got singled by Tyson Heaps.
On two outs in the bottom of fourth, Larsen doubled in a run, then came home on a Leavitt single. Catcher Ralphie Holding put Leavitt out with a throw to second baseman Derrek Durfey.
In the top of the fifth, right fielder Jacob Hepworth caught a Brailsford fly ball, and shorstop Murdock grounded out two straight Cavemen to keep American Fork scoreless. During the fifth's lower half, Reiber doubled into left, and he came home on Otteson's sacrifice bunt.
Getting on base through a walk in the bottom of the sixth, Reese soon scored on a passed ball. That was the last run that American Fork let the Knights make for the evening.
Seventh-inning singles from Brailsford and Hall gave the Cavemen hopes of securing additional runs. However, second baseman Otteson grounded out Clayton to end the game.
Ferocious PG Vikes Bury Bingham Miners Alive 14-4 in UBAL Game June 27
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a June 27 game for the Utah Baseball Academy's 16-under age division, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings won 14-4 over the visiting Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers.
The Vikings never trailed in the game, while it did stay close for most of its six innings.
The game opened with second baseman Court Iorg grounding out Max Dimick. No. 2 hitter Billy Kennick singled off pitcher Dave Stephens, only to become stranded on base. Iorg grounded out the next two Miners.
Iorg singled in the bottom of the first, but he soon became ensnared in a double play that left the inning ending in a scoreless draw. While Stephens held the Miners scoreless during the first three innings, the Vikings began building a lead in the second. Broc Starr opened Pleasant Grove scoring by hitting a solo home run over the left-field fence. After the Vikings had loaded the bases on three straight walks, Tyler Harmon scored their second run on an error.
Hitting a center-field triple, Rylan Petersen stole home.
On one out in the third's top half, Miner Devan Peterson singled in a run, and P.J. Goff came home on a Viking error, putting Bingham within 3-2. The Vikings didn't let the Miners tie the game, though.
Pleasant Grove proceeded to pull away in the third's lower half. After Iorg had singled in Jesse De St. Jour, Petersen and Starr each hit a two-run single.
In the fifth's top half, Bryson Benton's center-field double scored Nate Bloxham, who had hit a one-out, right field single early in the inning. Reliever Drew Velez didn't let the Miners profit from that RBI, though, for he caused the next two Bingham hitters to get out.
Doubling in De St. Jour in the bottom of the fifth, Riley Hicken started a three-run rally for the Vikings. Bingham prevented Pleasant Grove from ending the game that inning.
Benton came home on a passed ball in the sixth's top half, but Velez struck out Brandon Hirst, preventing a Miner rally. Tripling in the bottom of the sixth, Riley Erickson got singled in by Hicken, who soon got tagged at home. Jordan King singled in Iorg for the game-ending run.
June 30, 2009
Publisher's Message
Our cover story this week regards a team's regaining the American Fork Pony League crown after a two-year absence. That achievement proved to be no small feat, because of great opposition which the squad had encountered from a pitcher having the great potential of shining in high school sports in the near future. This issue's other stories cover a close Colt League game, three American Fork High summer varsity duels, and a big win for the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' 16-under division team. Let's get to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com
Pirates Overcome Difficult Twin Pitcher to Regain American Fork Pony League Pennant
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
After having endured two summers of frustration, the American Fork Pirates once more own the American Fork Pony League championship pennant. They had a devil of a time in regaining it during the June 23 championship game at Bus Manning Field. The Pirates had to come from behind to win 8-4 over the Twins, who were still on a high after having eliminated the Giants, the league's defending champs, in a June 18 playoff game.
Twin pitcher Trevan Hendry turned out to be the reason the Pirates had such difficulty with trying to regain their league's title. During the course of the night, Hendry struck out 13 batters. Furthermore, he prevented the Pirates from making any hits until the fourth inning. Hendry's handiwork permitted the Twins to build up a 4-1 lead in the first three innings.
"Going into this game, we knew he [Hendry] was going to be a good pitcher," admitted Pirate Brian "Bucket" Parker. "We just hung in there, and the hits finally starting occurring for us in the fourth. We chipped away, and our walks allowed us to get back into the game. We have finished either first or second in our league for the past seven or eight years."
Getting on base through a walk in the top of the first, Twin Sam Bateman soon scored on two Pirate errors. On two outs, Logan Baugh singled Andy Lowe in for the next Twin run. After giving up a single to Caleb Clark, Pirate pitcher Matt "Pulsinator" Pulsipher struck out Connor Thomas to shut the Twins down briefly.
Striking out Hendry at the start of the second, Pulsipher held the Twins scoreless that inning. Walked by Hendry in the bottom of the second, Cam "Bam Bam" Thomas soon scored the first Pirate run on a passed ball. After having also walked Joe "Ihop" Denney, Hendry struck out three straight Pirate batters to prevent the score from becoming tied at two.
In the top of the third, though, Twin Alex Fender singled off the Pirate pitcher and scored on a Connor Thomas sacrifice groundout. Hendry singled in Clark to improve the Twin lead at 4-1.
On two outs in the fourth, Fender doubled into center, and Baugh belted a left-field single, giving the impression that the Twins would soon go on a long rally. Pulispher didn't let it occur, though, for he struck out Clark. At that point, the game proceeded to go downhill for the Twins.
The fourth's lower half turned into a long frustrating spell for Hendry. After having shined in the first three innings, he gave up a one-run single to Pulsipher and walked Denney, Richie "Pauncho" Stetson, Eli "South Paw" Aubrey, and Brock "Kenny" Tanner. Hendry's posting three strikeouts that inning didn't matter to the Pirates, for they secured four runs that left them leading 5-4 at the end of the fourth.
At the start of the fifth, Connor Thomas got on base through an error. A Hendry single movedn Thomas to into scoring position. However, after Pirates had pinched Hendry in a fielder's choice play at second, Pulsipher picked Thomas off at third. Center fielder Aubrey's interception of a Jackson Flood fly ball smashed the Twins' best chance for regaining the lead.
With Pulsipher tripling in the bottom of the sixth, Aubrey singled him in to start a three-run rally. During it, Tanner singled in Aubrey, then came home on Keaton "Big Foot" Whitter's single. Catcher Bateman put out Whitter with a throw to second baseman Clark, and shortstop Lowe grounded out Cam "Bam Bam" Thomas for the final Pirate out for the night.
On one out in the top of the seventh, Connor Thomas belted a right-field single. The Twins couldn't capitalize on it, however. After Pulsipher had struck out Hendry, second baseman Colby "Foot Long" Walker grounded out Bateman to secure the win for the Pirates.
While Pirates did fulfill their dream of regaining the AFPL title, Hendry had still proved that night that he had a strong potential for becoming a prominent figure in Utah high school baseball during the next few years.
AF Cardinals Defeat AF White Sox 11-9 in AF-PG Colt League Playoffs
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a first-round American Fork-Pleasant Grove Colt League playoff game at American Fork's Rotary Park June 25. the American Fork Cardinals defeated the American Fork White Sox 11-9.
Though the first inning's action determined the game's final outcome, the White Sox refused to throw in their gloves, even after experiencing the beating that the Cardinals had administered to them in the top of the round. The White Sox kept up with their comeback efforts.
After Cardinal C.J. Miller had scored on an error in the top of the first, Taison Smith hit a three-run homer that sparked the Cardinals' decisive rally. They picked up their next four runs on three passed balls and a Ty Romney single.
With White Sox Jory Bowers and Taylor Jensen each hitting a single in the bottom of the first, Jordan Rasmussen doubled them, and he came home on a passed ball to energize a five-run rally for his team.
It held the Cardinals scoreless in the second, and in the bottom of that inning, White Sox Josh Bezzant's one-run single moved John Atwood into scoring position. Atwood soon raced home during a passed ball, putting the White Sox within 8-7.
In the third's top half, Cardinal Regan Grossgebauer tripled in Matt "Huck" Finn, then came home on Jordan "Salty" Saltmarsh's sacrifice groundout. Grossgebauer's offensive efforts didn't snap the White Sox's morale, though.
On one out in the bottom of the third, Bowers singled into left, and a Rasmussen single brought him home. Jensen came home on a passed ball. Two straight White Sox struck out before their team could tie the game.
The fourth started with Matt Ludlow singling into left. He tried stealing second, but the White Sox tagged him at that base. Getting on base through a walk, Smith scored the final Cardinal run when he came home on a passed ball. The Cardinals put the game away in the bottom of the fourth when they decked the While Sox with a double play.
Park City Digs Out 3-2 Win Over AF Cavebatters In 9-Inning Thriller June 22
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
AKA the Snow Bunnies, the Park City Miners dug out a 3-2 win on the American Fork Cavemen's home diamond during a nine-inning game for the Utah Baseball Academy League's 17-under division June 22.
Park City pitcher Dave Feasler held the Cavemen scoreless during the first four innings, and he kept them from making any hits until the bottom of the fourth. That inning a Tyler Flinders single led to the Cavemen loading the bases on one out. Feasler kept American Fork from going on a rally, though.
Feasler's work couldn't permit the Miners to coast past American Fork with much ease. American Fork pitcher Kyle Wright didn't let Park City go far with Nate Stanley's first-inning run. After the Miner had scored it on an error at third, Wright clamped down on Park City. No sonner had Dakota Matherly hit an infield single when Wright picked off Feaslerly at third, retiring the Miners to the field. Park City couldn't score again until the fourth when Kam Paulson singled in Matherly.
Meanwhile, the Cavemen did not let Feaslerly's pitching discourage them any. Even though Feaserly kept American Fork from capitalizing on Nick Searle's second-inning double, the Cavemen still climbed onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth when Colton Whatcott singled in Jeremy Reynolds, who had opened the inning's lower half through belting a left-field single.
On one out in the bottom of the sixth, Caveman Taylor Tonks tripled in Ben Beddes. Feaserly stuck out Colton Dunn, then grounded out Aaron Hill to keep the game tied at two.
With neither team able to put runners on base during the seventh, the game went into extra innings. The Cavemen belted the Miners with a double play in the top of the eight, and in its bottom half, a Tyler Flinders single gave the Cavemen a chance for pulling out a win. However, Park City kept Flinders stuck on base.
In the top of the ninth, Matherly tripled into right. Parker Ruttan joined him on base through a walk, but the Cavemen put Matherly's teammate out at second. In response, Paulsen singled Matherly in.
For the bottom of the ninth, Tonks hit a right-field double, then advanced to third on Dunn's sacrifice bunt. Before Tonks could score a tying run, he saw Hill and Derrek Durfey strike out.
American Fork acting head coach Corey Clayton said, "We left too many men on base. When we would have runners on second and third during less than two outs, we would make costly mistakes that denied us runs. That was so in the in fourth when we had the bases loaded on one out."
AF Cavebatters Win 4-0 On Ferocious PG Viking Diamond June 24
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a Utah Baseball Academy League game for the 17-under age division June 24, the American Fork Cavemen proved to be awesome as they won 4-0 on the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' home diamond.
"Anytime you can beat PG 4-0 on their field, you're doing pretty good," said American Fork Coach Jarod Ingersoll.
The head coach added, "We threw four pitchers tonight. They included Colt Dunn, Ryan Reynolds, Aaron Hill, and Taylor Tonks. Together, they held PG to four hits for the night."
Caveman Jeremy Reynolds opened the game by hitting a right-field single off pitcher Tyler Harmon. The Caveman soon scored the night's first run while Viking shortstop Jordan King turned up a double play. It didn't prevent Tyler Flinders from hitting a one-run single to put the score at 2-0.
Harmon held the Cavemen scoreless during the next four innings. Meanwhile, the Vikings' fortunes couldn't improve. Despite singles from Terry Cardon, Ryland Peterson, and Rhett Rickanbach, the Vikings couldn't bring any runners in, because of good pitching from Dunn and his three successors.
In the sixth's top half, actress Ursula Andrus' "distant cousin," Scotty Andrus, singled in Taylor Tonks, then came home on a passed ball .
Taking over the mound in the bottom of the sixth, Aaron Hill, no relation to TV's Hank Hill, caused both Stevie Rockhill and Tyler Whitely to ground out to third baseman Ky Clayton. Hill struck out Jordan King.
With no Cavemen able to get on base in the top of the seventh, Pleasant Grove soon placed all of its final hopes on a two-out single Rickanbach hit out into left during the inning's bottom half. However, reliever Tonks struck out Bo Bice to end the game.
Lone Peak Knights Unsaddle AF Cavebatters In UBAL Joist
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The American Fork Cavemen's arch rivals, the Lone Peak Knights, alias the Loners, defeated them 11-3 in a Utah Baseball Academy League game at Lone Peak June 26.
A contest for the league's 17-under age division, the June 26 joist was not a repeat of an April game that the Cavemen had played on the Knights' home diamond. Near the end of that contest, the Loners came from behind to defeat American Fork . Lone Peak didn't trail for long in the June 26 rematch.
It opened with Caveman Ryan Hall hitting a center-field double off pitcher Logan Leavitt. Lone Peak attempted to keep Hall quarantined to second through second baseman Riley Otteson grounding out Ky Clayton and Leavitt's striking out Ryan Pitcher. However, Scotty Andrus doubled Hall in, then came home on a Jeremy Reynolds single.
American Fork's domination of the game couldn't survive the first inning. As soon as left fielder Reynolds had picked off a fly ball swatted by lead off batter Dakota Murdock, Mitch Call singled into center. Seeing shortstop Pitcher snatch a Tyler Reese line fly, Tanner Larsen singled Call in and caused Lone Peak to load the bases. After Rhett Reiber walk had scored Larsen, Otteson doubled in three runs.
The Cavemen experienced frustration in attempting to recover from the Knights' five-run rally. Leavitt held them scoreless during the next two innings, despite singles hit by Andrus and Ky Clayton in the third.
Though American Fork right fielder Blake Brailsford turned up a double play that kept Lone Peak's lead stuck at 5-2 at the end of the second, the Knights still managed to improve upon their advantage. In the third, for instance, they scored two runs on a passed ball and an error after they had loaded the bases on one out. American Fork responded by belting the Knights with a double play that ended the third.
Getting on base through an error in the top of the fourth, Reynolds got singled by Tyson Heaps.
On two outs in the bottom of fourth, Larsen doubled in a run, then came home on a Leavitt single. Catcher Ralphie Holding put Leavitt out with a throw to second baseman Derrek Durfey.
In the top of the fifth, right fielder Jacob Hepworth caught a Brailsford fly ball, and shorstop Murdock grounded out two straight Cavemen to keep American Fork scoreless. During the fifth's lower half, Reiber doubled into left, and he came home on Otteson's sacrifice bunt.
Getting on base through a walk in the bottom of the sixth, Reese soon scored on a passed ball. That was the last run that American Fork let the Knights make for the evening.
Seventh-inning singles from Brailsford and Hall gave the Cavemen hopes of securing additional runs. However, second baseman Otteson grounded out Clayton to end the game.
Ferocious PG Vikes Bury Bingham Miners Alive 14-4 in UBAL Game June 27
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a June 27 game for the Utah Baseball Academy's 16-under age division, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings won 14-4 over the visiting Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers.
The Vikings never trailed in the game, while it did stay close for most of its six innings.
The game opened with second baseman Court Iorg grounding out Max Dimick. No. 2 hitter Billy Kennick singled off pitcher Dave Stephens, only to become stranded on base. Iorg grounded out the next two Miners.
Iorg singled in the bottom of the first, but he soon became ensnared in a double play that left the inning ending in a scoreless draw. While Stephens held the Miners scoreless during the first three innings, the Vikings began building a lead in the second. Broc Starr opened Pleasant Grove scoring by hitting a solo home run over the left-field fence. After the Vikings had loaded the bases on three straight walks, Tyler Harmon scored their second run on an error.
Hitting a center-field triple, Rylan Petersen stole home.
On one out in the third's top half, Miner Devan Peterson singled in a run, and P.J. Goff came home on a Viking error, putting Bingham within 3-2. The Vikings didn't let the Miners tie the game, though.
Pleasant Grove proceeded to pull away in the third's lower half. After Iorg had singled in Jesse De St. Jour, Petersen and Starr each hit a two-run single.
In the fifth's top half, Bryson Benton's center-field double scored Nate Bloxham, who had hit a one-out, right field single early in the inning. Reliever Drew Velez didn't let the Miners profit from that RBI, though, for he caused the next two Bingham hitters to get out.
Doubling in De St. Jour in the bottom of the fifth, Riley Hicken started a three-run rally for the Vikings. Bingham prevented Pleasant Grove from ending the game that inning.
Benton came home on a passed ball in the sixth's top half, but Velez struck out Brandon Hirst, preventing a Miner rally. Tripling in the bottom of the sixth, Riley Erickson got singled in by Hicken, who soon got tagged at home. Jordan King singled in Iorg for the game-ending run.
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