Timp Sports Weekly
June 13, 2012
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at the last week of regular Pony League season action, two Timp Colt League games, and two Utah Baseball Academy contests. Let's get to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
Lindon Angels Zap AF Red Sox in June 4 Pony League Contest
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In June 4 Pony League action at American Fork's Bus Manning Field, the Lindon Angels zapped the American Fork Red Sox 12-4.
Lindon's Meta Tanoi demonstrated on the mound what a strong arm he had during the game's first innings. In the bottom of the first, for example, he struck out three out of the four batters that American Fork pitted against him that inning. Even though Tanoi walked Jeb Marlowe in the first, the pitcher didn't let the Red Sox score any runs.
Earlier in the top of the first, Tanoi singled in Josh Thompson. No. 2 hitter Ty Dehr tried stealing home right after that RBI, but he got tagged at first. Tanoi stole home.
Walked by J.T. Black in top of the second, Dan Killpack stole home for the third Lindon run. The next inning, Killpack slugged a one-run single to improve Lindon's lead at 4-0.
In the bottom of the third, Chandler Tooley and McKay Harley each slugged a single to give American Fork hopes of rallying back that inning. Although Harley got picked off at second, Tooley managed to steal home.
Right after a Thompson walk in the top of the fourth, Dehr and Tanoi each slugged a single, loading the bases on no outs. Thompson's theft of home plate set off a three-run rally fueled by an Ethan Taylor sacrifice groundoout and an R.W. Benny sacrifice fly.
In the bottom of the fourth, Sadie Humphrey singled into left, setting the stage for an American Fork rally. On two outs, Brecken "Breck" Christensen singled Humphrey in. Black soon joined him on base through an error. Jacob Clayton singled them in. Lindon didn't let American Fork make any more runs after the fourth.
During the top of the fifth, Killpack got on base through a walk, and he scored a run during a fielder's choice play at second. Killpack's run set off a five-run rally that put the game away for Lindon. Although Harley did produce a single for the Red Sox in the bottom of the fifth, American Fork couldn't get a rally started.
AF Red Sox Shoot Down AF Cardinals 16-7 in Colt League Action June 5
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In Timp League Colt League action at American Fork's Rotary Park June 5, the American Fork Red Sox socked the American Fork Cardinals 16-7.
The Cardinals held the Red Sox scoreless in the top of the first. In the bottom of it, Cardinal Payton Anderson doubled into left, and Jacob Smith doubled him in. A great-nephew of the late Marlo "The Shiny Guy" Manning, Ricky Smith singled in Jacob, but soon got stuck at third as the Red Sox decked the Cardinals with a double play.
On one out in the top of the second, Red Sox Austin Richards hit a two-run triple to tie game at two. After Jacob Richards struck out, the Cardinals proceeded with efforts to break the deadlock. A Gavin Philllps single soon resulted in the Cardinals loading the bases on no outs. A Nate Elison walk scored a run. Anderson knocked in a run to improve the Cardinal lead at 4-2.
Getting on base through a third-inning error, Hunter Huffman soon stole home, setting off an eight-run rally for the Red Sox. During that rally, Tysen Wendell hit a two-run single that improved the Red Sox lead at 10-4. The Cardinals shut down that rally soon afterwards.
In the bottom of the third, Ricky Smith scored a run on an error, and Tony Peltzer singled in a run to cut the lead 10-6. The Red Sox held American Fork scoreless through the rest of the game. In the fourth, Josh Teranova stole home to set off a six-run rally that put the game away for the Red Sox.
AF Giants Outlast AF Cubs 9-7 in Timp Colt League Play June 6
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In Timp Colt League action at American Fork's Rotary Park June 6, the American Fork Giants outlasted the American Fork Cubs 9-7.
In the top of the first, one-out singles from Rick Van Alfen and Miles Hepworth set the stage for the Giants' leap onto the scoreboard. Chance Hulllinger initiated that leap by singling in Van Alfen. Kallin Godwin's singling in Hepworth improved the Giant lead at 2-0.
Giant pitcher Will Paulson didn't let any Cubs get on base during the bottom of the first. The next inning, though, Cub Kyler Houston doubled in Tanner Lee and Zach Lelux, tying the game at two.
Aided by Paulson's third-inning double, Van Alfen singled in Ethan Crane to set off a three-run rally. Paulson soon scored on two errors that let Hepworth reach third. Hullinger singled in Hepworth.
Holding the Cubs scoreless in the bottom of the third, the Giants loaded the bases on two outs in the top of the fourth. The Giants then scored two of their three fourth-inning runs on walks from Paulson and Van Alfen. Hepworth singled in a run that inning to improve the lead at 8-2. It got cut to 8-4 through Kolby Houston's two-run double in the bottom of the fourth.
On one out in the fifth, Giant Brayden Loosely doubled in Carter Childs. The Cubs shut down the Giant scoring machine after that.
The Cubs gave the Giants a brief scare in the bottom of the fifth. That inning, the Cubs loaded the bases on two outs. Kyler Houston singled in two runs, and his brother Kolby knocked in Jack Shelton. Before the Cubs could continue their rally, Tyler McBride popped out to second base, ending their last best chance for coming from behind.
Lehi Froggies Defeat Awesome AF Cavemen's 17-Under Baseball Team in UBAL Opener
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, took back to their swamp a 4-0 win that they had posted on the field of the Awesome American Fork Cavemen during a Utah Baseball Academy League opener June 8.
The game was a 17-under division contest that saw what two assistant varsity coaches could do as head coaches for the summer. Skippering American Fork was Jay Holmstead, Jarod Ingersoll's assistant who played on the Awesome Cavemen's 1980 state championship team. Mentoring Lehi was Brandon "Goose" Deveraux, who was the Awesome Cavemen's head coach for one season 10 years ago, and he was the brother of former Awesome Caveman pitching wiz Dale "Grand Slam" Deveraux.
Deveraux had Pteston Hansen pitch all seven innings of the league opener. Deveraux said, "We played solid defense. Hansen threw a no-hitter until the fourth. He gave up only a couple of hits."
Hansen's pitching proved to be so frustrating for the Awesome Cavemen that even Brock Lamb couldn't chop one of his fantastic hits.
During the top of the first, American Fork pitcher Sean Hardman walked Ryan Absher. Nolan Padilla tripled in Absher, then came home while Hardman picked off Cody Webb at first. Hardman didn't let Lehi score again until to the top of the sixth.
Hardman got on base through an error in the bottom of the first, but Lehi kept him from returning to home plate during the inning.
In the top of the second, Colt Sampson doubled off Hardman in the second inning, and that Froggie came home on a Kaleb Holden single.
Meanwhile, American Fork couldn't put any runners on base until the bottom of the fourth when Dallin Searle walked and Zach Haws singled into left on no outs. Searled got picked off at second, and soon Lehi ensnared Haws in a double play that ended the inning.
Lehi's lead stayed at 2-0 until Webb doubled in Nolan Padilla, who had singled into left. That RBI turned out to be the game's last run.
In the seventh's bottom half, Emmett Green singled into left on one out. Haws and Hardman soon joined him on base through walks. With the bases loaded on two outs, Lamb came up to bat. Instead of chopping a game-winning hit, he popped out to second baseman Kaleb Holden.
Ferocious PG Vikings Scuttle Awesome AF Cavemen's 16-Under Team in UBAL Play June 9
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a 16-under division opener for the Utah Baseball Academy League June 9, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings scuttled the Awesome American Fork Cavemen 12-2.
Pleasant Grove Coach Tyler Eastman, who had used to be an Awesome American Fork Caveman, said,"In the beginning, it was kind of shaky for us. We were coming off a two-break from the high school season. We played good defense, though. Jade Smoot pitched real well for us in the first four innings. We had Logan Bullock take over at the mound in the fifth, and he held them scoreless."
The son of former Awesome American Fork Cavewoman softball player Ali "Lamb Chop" Searle, Dallin Searle smacked a left-field single for the game's first hit during the top of the second. An A.J. Jones single moved Searle into scoring position, and he scored a run as Pleasant Grove smacked American Fork with a double play.
After Smoot struck out Seth Taylor, the Vikings soon got a center-field triple from Ben Eldredge. A distant cousin of Mitt Romney, Spencer "SUS Spence" Romney singled Eldredge in for a tying run. American Fork answered it with a double play.
The Awesome Cavemen got back ahead 2-1 through Cousin Jackson Draper's knocking in Hayden "Fire" Wood in the top of the fourth minutes after that inning had opened with a Wood double smacked into left. Turner Knight tried scoring on Draper's single, but catcher Bullock tagged Knight for a third out.
The Awsome Cavemen's 2-1 lead vanished in the bottom of the fifth. Its lower half opened with Peyton Henry, son of Viking head baseball coach Darin "That's Bush League" Henry, doubling into left. On two outs, Smoot doubled in Peyton Henry and Gavin "Grizzly" Bahr to set off a seven-run rally.
American Fork tried recovering from it through sixth-inning singles hit by Knight and Hagen Holmstead, but reliever Bullock held the Awesome Cavemen scoreless that inning. In its lower half, Zac Peterson doubled two runs. A cousin of TV's Bart Simpson, Peyton hit a two-run single to end the game in Pleasant Grove's favor.
Lehi Froggies Defeat Awesome AF Cavemen's 17-Under Baseball Team in UBAL Opener
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, took back to their swamp a 4-0 win that they had posted on the field of the Awesome American Fork Cavemen during a Utah Baseball Academy League opener June 8.
The game was a 17-under division contest that saw what two assistant varsity coaches could do as head coaches for the summer. Skippering American Fork was Jay Holmstead, Jarod Ingersoll's assistant who played on the Awesome Cavemen's 1980 state championship team. Mentoring Lehi was Brandon "Goose" Deveraux, who was the Awesome Cavemen's head coach for one season 10 years ago, and he was the brother of former Awesome Caveman pitching wiz Dale "Grand Slam" Deveraux.
Deveraux had Pteston Hansen pitch all seven innings of the league opener. Deveraux said, "We played solid defense. Hansen threw a no-hitter until the fourth. He gave up only a couple of hits."
Hansen's pitching proved to be so frustrating for the Awesome Cavemen that even Brock Lamb couldn't chop one of his fantastic hits.
During the top of the first, American Fork pitcher Sean Hardman walked Ryan Absher. Nolan Padilla tripled in Absher, then came home while Hardman picked off Cody Webb at first. Hardman didn't let Lehi score again until to the top of the sixth.
Hardman got on base through an error in the bottom of the first, but Lehi kept him from returning to home plate during the inning.
In the top of the second, Colt Sampson doubled off Hardman in the second inning, and that Froggie came home on a Kaleb Holden single.
Meanwhile, American Fork couldn't put any runners on base until the bottom of the fourth when Dallin Searle walked and Zach Haws singled into left on no outs. Searled got picked off at second, and soon Lehi ensnared Haws in a double play that ended the inning.
Lehi's lead stayed at 2-0 until Webb doubled in Nolan Padilla, who had singled into left. That RBI turned out to be the game's last run.
In the seventh's bottom half, Emmett Green singled into left on one out. Haws and Hardman soon joined him on base through walks. With the bases loaded on two outs, Lamb came up to bat. Instead of chopping a game-winning hit, he popped out to second baseman Kaleb Holden.
Ferocious PG Vikings Scuttle Awesome AF Cavemen's 16-Under Team in UBAL Play June 9
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a 16-under division opener for the Utah Baseball Academy League June 9, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings scuttled the Awesome American Fork Cavemen 12-2.
Pleasant Grove Coach Tyler Eastman, who had used to be an Awesome American Fork Caveman, said,"In the beginning, it was kind of shaky for us. We were coming off a two-break from the high school season. We played good defense, though. Jade Smoot pitched real well for us in the first four innings. We had Logan Bullock take over at the mound in the fifth, and he held them scoreless."
The son of former Awesome American Fork Cavewoman softball player Ali "Lamb Chop" Searle, Dallin Searle smacked a left-field single for the game's first hit during the top of the second. An A.J. Jones single moved Searle into scoring position, and he scored a run as Pleasant Grove smacked American Fork with a double play.
After Smoot struck out Seth Taylor, the Vikings soon got a center-field triple from Ben Eldredge. A distant cousin of Mitt Romney, Spencer "SUS Spence" Romney singled Eldredge in for a tying run. American Fork answered it with a double play.
The Awesome Cavemen got back ahead 2-1 through Cousin Jackson Draper's knocking in Hayden "Fire" Wood in the top of the fourth minutes after that inning had opened with a Wood double smacked into left. Turner Knight tried scoring on Draper's single, but catcher Bullock tagged Knight for a third out.
The Awsome Cavemen's 2-1 lead vanished in the bottom of the fifth. Its lower half opened with Peyton Henry, son of Viking head baseball coach Darin "That's Bush League" Henry, doubling into left. On two outs, Smoot doubled in Peyton Henry and Gavin "Grizzly" Bahr to set off a seven-run rally.
American Fork tried recovering from it through sixth-inning singles hit by Knight and Hagen Holmstead, but reliever Bullock held the Awesome Cavemen scoreless that inning. In its lower half, Zac Peterson doubled two runs. A cousin of TV's Bart Simpson, Peyton hit a two-run single to end the game in Pleasant Grove's favor.
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