Awesome AF Cavemen-Riverton Silverpup JV Baseball Doubleheader

Timp Sports Weekly

April 28, 2015

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at a junior varsity baseball doubleheader played between my Awesome American Fork Cavemen and the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups. Both games, as they tend to say in Riverton, were howlingly close. Besides the thrilling games played against the Silverpups, we will also look at how the Awesome Cavemen did against the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, in an April 18 jayvee doubleheader. Let's look at those games.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Awesome AF Cavemen Sweep Riverton Silverpups in JV Baseball Doubleheader April 26

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In both games of a junior varsity baseball doubleheader that they hosted on April 26, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen defeated the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups, by scores of 5-2 and 6-5.

During the top of the first, American Fork pitcher Tua Ward gave up a left-field, one-out double to Silverpup Stone "Ewell" Gibbons. That Silverpup became stuck at second as Gibbons watched Cody Harrison fly out to center fielder Kastan Rasmussen and third baseman Mick Madsen ground out Jake White.

In the bottom of the first, Buster "Bunny" Hardman and Madsen each singled off pitcher Kody Nelson.  Madsen's singled scored Hardman, and Madsen came home on Dillon Johnston's two-out single. The Silverpups pinched Johnston in a forceout at second to end the first inning.

Through the five innings that he pitched, Ward held the Silverpups scoreless, though he did give up a single to Harrison in the fourth inning.

Meanwhile, American Fork couldn't renew its scoring until the bottom of the third. After Madsen had grounded out at the start of that inning's lower half, Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead tripled into center. Jace Ybarra singled in Holmstead, and he then came home on Colt Scharer's two-out double. 

During the bottom of the fourth, the Awesome Cavemen expected that they would capitalize on a two-out double hit by Weston Flinders, a little brother of Awesome Cavewoman soccer legend Lankin Flinders. Right after Weston's hit, however, Hardman flew out to right fielder Kaden Palmer.

American Fork did receive another chance to renew its scoring when Ybarra singled on two outs in the fifth's lower half. That opportunity vanished abruptly as Nelson struck out Trell Morse, a distant cousin of former Biggest Contestant Hap Holmstead.

Taking over pitching duties in the top of the sixth, Speedster Holmstead, Hap's little brother, had a slightly rough start. First, Speedster walked Nelson and then gave up a center-field double to Zach "Hardtack" Larsen. Jeff Lillywhite smacked a sacrifice fly into the glove of center fielder Kastan Rasmussen, and Nelson came home for the first Silverpup run. Harrison singled in Larsen to cut the lead to 4-2. Before the Silverpup rally could progress any further, Madsen turned up a double play.

Doubling into left at the start of the sixth's lower half, Johnson got doubled in by Scharer. Hopes of staging a long rally soon vanished. After Chandler "Crazy Horse" Wood and Rasmussen had both flown out, Scharer tried stealing third base, but third baseman Kaden Wilson tagged him in a squeeze, ending American Fork scoring for the game.

Though Speedster Holmstead walked Wilson at the start of the seventh inning, that pitcher didn't let the next three Silverpup hitters get on base through striking out Flint "Shaker" Salter and Driscoll "Disco" Stone and causing Palmer to ground out to Madsen.

For the second game, it had to take the Awesome Cavemen eight innings to quiet the Silverpups. Those Riverton players had much to howl about the first six innings of that game, for they secured a 4-1 lead over the Awesome Cavemen.

A "distant cousin" of 1970's rock star Leon "Walking on a Tight Wire" Russell, Silverpup Blake Russell held the Awesome Cavemen scoreless for five of the game's first six innings. Save for a Speedster Holmstead triple in the first and a Cole "Nails" Carpenter, one-out single in the third, American Fork couldn't make a hit off Russell until the fifth. So the Awesome Cavemen had to rely on putting out a strong defense in order to stay in the game.

Now in the top of the first, the Silverpups leaped ahead 2-0 on a Dillon Sanchez single and a Cole Anderson double. In the bottom of the inning, Speedster Holmstead tripled into center and scored an overthrow past third base.

The situation became really scary for American Fork in the top of the fourth. It opened with Anderson singling off pitcher Madsen. Russell doubled in Anderson. After catcher Buster "Bunny" Hardman had picked off a Gabe Stevens pop fly, A.J. Tebbs, a nephew of Bingham High basketball legend K.C. Tebbs, slugged a single that moved Russell to third. Madsen struck out Brock Anderson and Gunner "Spiegle" Schmidt to keep the score at stuck at 3-1. Russell prevented the Awesome Cavemen from putting any runners on base in the bottom of the fourth.

American Fork had Hardman pitch during the fifth and sixth innings. Though Sanchez singled off Hardman in the fifth and Stevens whacked a center-field single in the sixth, American Fork's reliever held the Silverpups scoreless.

Two-out singles, hit by Johnston and Scharer, enabled the Awesome Cavemen to load the bases in the bottom of the fifth. Rasmussen flew out to center fielder Gage Morris before American Fork could spark a scoring rally.

The game turned dark for American Fork when Sanchez hit a seventh-inning, two-run double off reliever Taylor Sobatka to improve the Silverpup lead at 5-1. After the seventh's lower half opened with Speedster Holmstead grounding out, a Ybarra single and a Morse double kept American Fork alive long enough to battle back to force the game into an extra inning. After Johnston had singled in Ybarra. Scharer got hit by a pitch, loading the bases on one out. Crazy Horse Wood singled in two runs, and Scharer stole home on a passed ball to tie the game at five.

The eighth's top half opened with Cole Anderson singling into left, only to get tagged in a fielder's choice play at second. A Stevens single gave the impression that Russell would soon make a tie-breaking run for Riverton. However, shortstop Holmstead turned up a double play that retired the Silverpups to the field.

With the eighth's lower half opening with a Flinders single hit into left, American Fork seemed certain of pulling out a win. That prospect darkened slightly through Hardman grounding out. Right after Madsen had whacked an infield single, Holmstead got intentionally walked, loading the bases. That action quickly proved to be fatal for the Silverpups, for Ybarra drew a walk next, scoring pinch runner McCade "Zipper" Worthen for the winning run.

American Fork jayvee coach Jay Holmstead said, "Our players never gave, especially during the second game. Everybody kept the hitting line moving."

American Fork will take this week off, but will be in action during a series against the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, two Tuesdays from now. The Awesome Cavemen's last varsity series against the Shockers ended with a road loss at Westlake's Saratoga Springs field.

Awesome AF Cavebatters Sweep JV Baseball Doubleheader at Lone Peak April 18
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen's jayvee baseball swept an April 18 doubleheader at Lone Peak by scores of 9-1 and 6-4. The Awesome Cavemen's dual wins over the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, came in the immediate aftermath of American Fork varsity team dropping three straight games to Lone Peak.

Although the outcome of the jayvee doubleheader couldn't undo the outcomes of the Loner-Awesome Caveman varsity series, the American Fork jayvees still took home something to be proud of.

The doubleheader's first game opened with Loner third baseman Payton Freeman grounding out Buster "Bunny" Hardman. Mick Madsen singled into left, and on two outs, Tua Ward singled him in, only to get forced out at second.

Although the first's lower half opened with Loner Cole "Spades" Gambill doubling into left, pitcher Ward held the Loners scoreless for the first three inning. The Awesome Cavemen's lead stayed at 1-0 until the top of the fourth. That inning, Awesome Caveman Trell Morse, a distant cousin of teammate Hagan "Speedster" Holmstead, singled into center, and on one outs, Dillon Johnston tripled him in. The  Loners answered that RBI through Brigham Trowbridge doubling in Gambill in the bottom of the fourth. That was the only run that the Loners could make in the game.

In the sixth's top half, Ward tripled in Holmstead to open a four-run, fueled by a Morse double and a Johnston triple. Even though Loner Talmage Lamb chopped a single in the bottom of the sixth, shortstop Holmstead turned up a double play that held the Loners scoreless. American Fork picked up three insurance runs in the seventh to put the game away.

In the second game, Cole Gambill came home on a passed ball in the bottom of the first to put the Loners ahead 1-0. While holding American Fork scoreless in the first three innings, the Loners scored two runs in the bottom of the second on an error and a walk.

American Fork kept Lone Peak's lead stuck at 3-0 in the third and fourth innings. During the fifth, American Fork loaded the bases on one out, and a Colt Scharer sacrifice groundout scored two runs for the Awesome Cavemen.

In the bottom of the fifth, Lamb chopped a single that moved McCrae Trowbridge into scoring position.  Caden Santiago singled Trowbridge in. American Fork didn't let the Loners make any more runs after that inning.

Lone Peak still stahyed ahead 4-2 until the top of the seventh. A Hardman single that inning quickly led to American Fork loading the bases on no out. Morse hit a three-run triple, and he then came home on a  Cole "Nails" Carpenter double to give the Awesome Cavemen a 6-4 lead, which turned out to be the final score.

American Fork jayvee coach Jay Holmstead said, "I think we came out hitting strong in the first game. We didn't panic when we got behind in the second game. Though we left eight or nine guys in scoring position, we never gave up. We just couldn't a rally going in the second game until its seventh inning."

Awesome AF Cavewoman Softball and Sibling Rivalry in Prep Baseball

Timp Sports Weekly

April 14, 2015

Publisher's Message

I spent this recent Spring Break covering an Awesome American Cavewoman softball game against the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the Timberpups and T-Pups. I also covered some baseball games played between the Awesome Cavemen and the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. Three of those games were contests in which the head coaches were brothers. We'll look at those games, which I promise you were quite riveting, or as they say in Lehi, ribitting. So let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

magnanovelist@gmail.com

Awesome AF Cavewomen Defeat Timpanogos T-Pups 5-4 in Softball Action April 6

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a non-league softball game played at American Fork April 6, the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen defeated the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA T-Pups, 5-4.

Although bragging rights were the only things on the line, the two teams played as though they were vying for the privilege of going to state. American Fork and Timpanogos battled to a scoreless tie in the first inning.

In the top of the second inning, Kelise Christensen hit a two-out triple to bring in fellow T-Pup Maggie,   who had singled into left. The T-Pups' 1-0 lead didn't last for long. Hitting a one-out single in the bottom of the second, Anna Varganson soon came home on Shawnie Hillman's ground-rule double, hit into left field.

With the Awesome Cavewomen holding the T-Pups scoreless in the third and the fourth, American Fork pulled head during those two innings. Thanks to two Timberpup errors, the Awesome Cavewommen loaded the bases on two outs in the bottom of the third. With Brook Hill getting beaned by an Addie Gillespie pitch, Tristy Tusinga came home for a go-ahead run. In the bottom of the fourth, Savannah "Smiles" Stephenson singled in Allie Winter to stretch American Fork's lead to 3-1.

In the top of the fifth, Marissa "Super" Dale singled in Mikayla Hutchison and Jade Kapler to tie the game at three. In the bottom of the fifth, Stephenson singled Winter in again, but got thrown out in a fielder's choice play at second.

With the T-Pups loading bases on two outs in the top of the sixth, a Hutichison walk scored another tying run for them. A T-Pup error in the bottom of the inning let Varganson come home for the winning run.

American Fork Coach Leslie Warre said, "We played really great defense. We weren't surprised that Timpanogos kept coming back. They're a very determined team. We learned a lot from this game and the Provo Invitational last weekend, where we posted a 4-0 record."

Awesome AF Cavemen Sweep 3-Game Varsity Series Against Lehi Froggies
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen's varsity baseball team spent its recent Spring Break Week playing against the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, coached by AF head Jarod "Prankster" Ingersoll's little brother Jason. The series showed that even though a rivalry definitely existed between those two brothers on the diamond, they were still willing to smile for a photograph taken of them right after Game 3 of the series. (The photograph was later published on Facebook.)

The Awesome Cavemen dried up the Froggies in all three games of the series. In the first game, which went nine innings, the Awesome Cavemen outlasted their arch rivals 11-5. In lasting only five innings, Game 2 saw American Fork drain Lehi 17-1. American Fork edged out Lehi 3-1 in Game 3.

In the first inning of Game 1, singles from Mick Madsen and Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead enabled American Fork to load the bases on no outs. Quicker than you could say Ali Lamb Chop, a Dallin Searle walk scored Kody "Coco" Hall to start a three-run rally for the Awesome Cavemen. Seth "Needles" Taylor and Jake Norton each singled in a run during that rally. Pitcher Drew "Zimmy" Zimmerman struck out Sir Turner Knight and Hayden "Chief" Wood to shut down the rally.

In the bottom of the first, pitcher Searle didn't let a single Froggie get on base. Zimmerman didn't let the Awesome Cavemen make any runs during the second and third innings, though Taylor "Guard Dog" Gardner did club a left-field single in the top of the third.

Meanwhile, the Froggies leaped back into the game. In the bottom of the second, Jason James tripled in Kelt Higgins. The next inning, Blake Smith slugged a two-out single to reel in fellow Froggie Broc Hansen to shorten the lead to 3-2.

Tripling into left at the start of the fourth, Wood came home on a Hall sacrifice fly, but despite a Holmstead single hit into left field, American Fork couldn't get a rally going.

Within Kelton Higgins and Ryan Barnes each whacking a single in the bottom of the fourth, the Froggies loaded the bases on two outs. Before the Froggies could leap ahead that inning, right fielder Norton picked off a Cam Grace fly ball.

In the fifth, Gardner and Norton each slugged a single to give American Fork a chance for staging a rally. However, right fielder Blake Smith picked off two straight flies to keep the Awesome Cavemen scoreless in the fifth.

When Tyler James' one-out double had moved Koy Smith, a great-grandson of late American Fork sportswriter Johnny Roberts, to third in the bottom of the fifth, Jarod Ingersoll had Justin DeMarco, a grandnephew of my former schoolmate Ken DeMarco, take over pitching duties. The pitching change  didn't stop the Froggies from leaping ahead. Kelton Higgins singled in two runs to tie the game at four, and his brother Kaden hit a tie-breaking, one-run single. Kaden Higgins' RBI gave the Froggies much to croak about -- until the top of the seventh.

With no outs in the top of the seventh, Buster "Bunny" Hardman singled in Gardner to tie the game at five. Lehi received a fair chance to win the game in the bottom of that inning when the Froggies loaded the bases on two outs. However, reliever Norton struck out Ty Willes to force the game into extra innings.

Neither team could put runners on base in the eighth inning. In the top of the ninth, the Froggies' morale got hit by two big blows. One of those blows was the ejection of reliever Jason James from the game. That Froggie could not see action again until Friday. The other big blow to Lehi was a six-run rally that began with a Gardner sacrifice fly that scored Holmstead. With Sir Turner and Norton each bunting in a run, the rally moved at top speed. After a Wood sacrifice fly had scored a run, Hall tripled in two runs to put American Fork's lead at 11-5. Norton held the Froggies scoreless in the bottom of the seventh.

Jarod Ingersoll said, "Jason's had a great rapport with his players. They gave us great battle today. They beat in one game in our series with them last year. They're not to be underestimated. I am glad, though, that our guys held up under the pressure of those two extra innings to stage that six-run rally that earned us the win."

With rainy weather delaying Game 2, local baseball fans still expected that it would be still as riveting -- correction, ribbiting as Game 1. Played at American Fork, the second game was a letdown. In the first inning, for example, the Froggies committed four errors, which helped turn the contest into a blowout win for American Fork. Meanwhile pitcher Sir Turner Knight didn't let the Froggies make a single hit until the fourth when Grace singled into left.

The Awesome Cavemen scored all of their 17 runs in the first two innings. In the bottom of the first, for example, Hall doubled into left, and he soon came home on the first Froggie error. After Searle bunted in a run, Norton and Holmstead each swatted a two-run double to fuel the Awesome Cavemen's 10-run rally in the first.

A Gardner double set the stage for the Awesome Cavemen's seven-run rally in the second. Soon after hitting that two-bagger, Gardner got bunted in by Sir Turner. By the time the Froggies finally shut American Fork's scoring for the day, the Awesome Cavemen had accumulated a 17-0 lead.

Hit by a pitch at the start of the fifth, Kelt Higgins scored the Froggies' only run of the game on a Willes' sacrifice fly.

Game 2's outcome left Jarod and Jason Ingersoll's mom, Jean, crying. She said she wished Lehi could have played better. Jarod Ingersoll said, "Turner came out and slammed the door hard on Lehi. We know what a hard loss today was for Jason's team. We've been there a few times ourselves. I'm sure Jason's players will learn from today and move on."

On Friday, the Froggies definitely did play as a completely different kind of team. They battled the Awesome Cavemen to a scoreless tie until the sixth inning. Moreover, American Fork didn't make any hits until the sixth.

In the top of the sixth, Sir Turner singled into center, and he soon came home on a Hall single. American Fork loaded the bases soon afterwards, and a Holmstead walk produced the second Awesome Caveman run. Lehi suddenly popped American Fork with a double play.

In the bottom of the sixth, Blake Smith singled on two outs into left, and Tyler James batted him in. Shortstop Kody Hall grounded out Kelton Higgins to protect American Fork's 2-1 lead.

On two outs in the top of the seventh, Sir Turner hit a one-run single that improved American Fork's lead at 3-1. In the bottom of the seventh, center fielder Taylor made a diving catch of a Kayden Higgins fly ball, enabling American Fork to make short work of Lehi.

Jarod Ingersoll said, "Jason James kept us in check for those first five innings. We finally grinded out some hits in the sixth, though. We had great communication between pitcher Hayden Wood and catcher Ty Gardner. They came up with some great plays for us in today's game.

"As for my brother, he's done a hell of a good job with these kids playing for him. For a long time, Lehi has been a door mat for other baseball teams, because Lehi didn't have a coach how to play as well as they're doing now. Lehi has to be taken seriously now."

Awesome AF Cavemen Fall to Lehi Froggies in Sophomore Baseball Game April 9
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

With foul spring break weather shortening their sophomore baseball series against the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, to one game, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen found themselves having to wait until 2016 to have another shot at trying to beat their webfooted rivals. In an April 9 game at American Fork, the Froggies leaped past the Awesome Cavemen 7-6.

The game opened with Froggie Andy Johnson singling into left. A nephew of former Timpanogos Timberpup Coach Mark Hardman, Ryan Hardman answered that hit by turning up a double play.

Neither team could score until the bottom of the second when Spencer "Rooney" Shelton singled in Hardman on two outs. Weston Flinders singled in Shelton.

With American Fork holding Lehi scoreless during the game's first four innings, the Awesome Cavemen got their third run in the third when Cole "Nails" Carpenter hammered a single that brought in Brit Warner.

The game went downhill for the Awesome Cavemen in the top of the fifth. Froggie Clayton Drigg drilled a left-field double that scored Zach Bingham and unleashed a four-run rally fueled by a Slick Clark double. With Chandler "Crazy Horse" Wood hitting a double in the bottom of the fifth, Carpenter singled him to tie the game at four, and he came home on a Dillon Johnston single to put American Fork ahead 5-4.

In the sixth's top half, Bingham batted in Ty Willes to tie the game five, and the Froggies held American Fork scoreless that inning. During the sixth, the Froggies leaped ahead 7-5 on one-singles whacked by Cam "Coop" Cooper and Willes. On one out in the bottom of the sixth's lower half, Carpenter singled in Wood, who had doubled a few minutes before. The next American Fork batters flew out before Carpenter could score the winning run.

Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Lehi Froggies 2-1 in JV Baseball Series
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen's junior varsity baseball team won a series against the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, two games to one during the recent Spring Break Week.

In April 9 action, the Froggies hopped past American Fork 10-5 on the Awesome Cavemen's home diamond. However, in an April 11 doubleheader at Lehi, the Awesome Cavemen dried up Lehi by scores of 7-1 and 12-2.

The Awesome Cavemen apparently believed that Lehi's jayees were as mentally unprepared as the Froggies' varsity players were for the April 9 tripleheader that American Fork hosted. That assumption of American Fork's jayvees' turned out to be wrong. The Froggies were indeed ready to play in Game 1 of the series.

In the top of the first, Lehi loaded the bases on one out, and Ty James scored a run on a Stockton Birch sacrifice fly. American Fork tied the game at one in the bottom of the inning, but Lehi pulled ahead 2-1 when Kaden Higgins hit a two-out, one single in the third.

During the bottom of the fourth, American Fork went on a  three-run rally in the fourth, thanks to a Buster "Bunny" Hardman single, but the Awesome Cavemen's 4-2 lead vanished through an eight-run that the Froggies launched on a Zac Bingham double in the sixth. American Fork never recovered from that inning despite s one-run, seventh inning single hit by Ryan Hardman.

In the bottom of the first inning of Game 2 of the series, Kelton Higgins hit a one-run single to put the Froggies on the scoreboard first. On two outs in the top of the second, Colt Scharer scored on an error, tying the game at one.

With the Awesome Cavemen holding the Froggies scoreless through the rest of the game, American Fork pulled ahead in the third. On one out in the top of that inning, Mick Madsen doubled left, and he came home on a Tua Ward single. A Kastan Rasmussen sacrifice fly scored Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead.

During the fourth, the Awesome Cavemen scored two runs on an error and Cole "Nails" Carpenter groundout.

With American Fork loading the bases in the fifth, Madsen stole home, and Trell Morse singled in Rasmussen to put the game's final score at 7-1.

On one out in the first inning of Game 3, Tua Ward singled in Madsen to open a four-run rally for American Fork. Colt Schareer doubled in three runs to improve the Awesome Caveman lead at 4-0. in the bottom of the first, a Broc Hansen sacrifice fly scored a run, but American Fork didn't the Froggies get another run until the third.

In the second, American Fork went on another four-run rally, hinting that the game wouldn't last seven innings. It didn't.

In the third's lower half, Jared Anderson stole home, but American Fork didn't let the Froggies make any more runs after that inning.

American Fork picked up two fifth-inning runs on a Tua Ward double, and in the sixth, Marty "Do the Hustle" McCoy hit a one-run single that sparked a four-run rally that put the game away from American Fork.

American Fork Jayvee coach Jay Holmstead, "Oh, forget about last Thursday. Our guys played really great defense today. It enabled us to sweep both of these games."

Lehi Froggies Versus Awesome AF Cavekickers in Boys' Soccer and an Awesome Caveman JV Baseball Doubleheader at Home

Timp Sports Weekly

April 7, 2015

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at a 4-2 win that the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, had posted over my Awesome American Fork Cavemen in a boys' soccer game played April 1. We will also examine a junior varsity baseball doubleheader that the Awesome Cavemen had won at home against the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, April 4.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

magnanovelist@gmail.com

Lehi Froggies Stroke Past Awesome AF Cavekickers 4-2 in Boys' Soccer Action April 1

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Four boys' soccer game played at Lehi April 1, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, stroked past the Awesome American Fork Cavemen 4-2.

Aided by a strong Froggie defense, goalie Muncey Munson held the Awesome Cavemen scoreless in the first half. At the same time, the Froggies secured a 2-0 lead in the first 18 minutes of the game. Lehi Coach Jerry Prisendorf said, "Alex Sorensen scored our first goal on a throw-in. Kyler Sorenson made our second goal on assist from Jake Clements."

Had the Froggies taken a 3-0 lead, it would have probably deflated the Awesome Cavemen's morale. However, in the second half, those web-footed soccer aces decided to rest on their 2-0 lead. That move gave the Awesome Cavemen a break.

Ten minutes into the second half, Sam Hess, a "distant cousin" of late German author 

Herman Hesse, scored a goal for the Awesome Cavemen. This prompted the Froggies to realize that American Fork had to be taken seriously.

American Fork soon drew a foul inside its penalty box, and goalie Ty Edmunds blocked a Moose Mosher penalty kick. Mosher rebouned the blocked shot and scored a goal. Kam Mortezazhad scored a second American Fork goal to cut the lead to 3-2. Froggies Jake Clements scored on a breakaway play to put the final score at 4-2.

"We stopped playing real soccer in the second half, and let them make those two goals," confessed Prisendorf. "Giving away goals in the second half has become a problem. We need to fix it, if we want to go to state."

Awesome AF Cavebatters Defeat Herriman Pretty Ponies in Both Games of JV Doubleheader April 4

By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a junior varsity baseball doubleheader at American Fork April 4, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen defeated the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, by scores of 10-3 and 5-4.

American Fork jayvee coach Jay Holmstead, "In the first game, we scored in every inning, except in the third and sixth. We played particularly good defense in both of those innings. In the second game, though, they caught us off guard when they scored those two runs in the first inning and stayed ahead 2-0 until the fourth. We didn't work as guard in the second game as we did in the first game. In the first game, we came out ready to work for a win. After the first game, we came out too relaxed to play well in the first 3 1/2 innings of the second game."

The Pretty Ponies did post early leads in both games of the twin bill. The first game opened with pitcher  Tua Ward causing Cole "Chugger" Rich and his triplet Ashton "Grizzly" Rich to ground out to third baseman Mick Madsen and first base man Colt "Nails" Carpenter. No. 3 hitter Evan Beck doubled into left, and Hunter Houtz singled him in for the first Pretty Pony run of the game.

The Pretty Ponies' 1-0 couldn't survive the first inning. On one out in the bottom of the first, Ward tripled in Buster "Bunny" Hardman and Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead. Ward then stole home on a passed ball.

In the top of the second, Caden Boynton and Baylor "Bomber" Rich, the third triplet on the Pretty Ponies' jayvee team, each singled on Ward. Even though the pitcher walked Chugger Rich to load the bases on two outs, shortstop Holmstead grounded out Grizzly Rich to hold the Pretty Ponies scoreless.

In the bottom of the second, Kastan Rasmussen singled into right, and a Jace Ibarra single reeled him home. On two outs, Buster "Bunny" Hardman singled Ibarra in to improve the Awesome Caveman lead at 5-1.

Though the Pretty Ponies held American Fork scoreless in the third, the Awesome Cavemen staged a scoring rally in the fourth. After the Awesome Cavemen had prevented the Pretty Ponies from capitalizing on a Garrett Park single in the top of the fourth, they unleashed a destructive hitting attack that inning. The assault began with Ibarra whacking an infield single. A Hardman sacrifice fly scored Ibarra while the Pretty Ponies almost turned the captured fly into a double play. Soon, Holmstead slugged a three-run in-the-park homer to prove the lead at 9-1

In the bottom of the fifth, Rasmussen slugged a one-run single that put American Fork within two runs of ending the game that inning. However, the Pretty Pony defense tightened up, and the Awesome Cavemen couldn't make any more runs in the game.

With a Dallin Johnson single enabling the Pretty Ponies loading the bases on no outs in the top of the sixth, they looked as though they would be going on a rally. The Pretty Ponies scored two runs on a Houtz single and a Park walk. Reliever Madsen struck out Boynton and Bomber Rich to shut down the rally.

In the top of the second game's first inning, pitcher Colt Sherreer walked Chugger and Grizzly Rich. Jimmy "Slimmy" Mayne doubled in those two triplets on no outs. The two-run double woke American Fork up, and the Awesome Cavemen didn't let the Pretty Ponies score again until the fifth inning.

Herriman held the Awesome Cavemen in check until the bottom of the fourth. Its lower half opened with Hardman narrowly beating a throw to first base right after he had clubbed an infield single. A Madsen double moved Hardman to third, and Hollmstead doubled in both Awesome Cavemen to tie the game at two. Pinch runner Dakota "Black Hills" Colby came home on a passed ball to put American Fork ahead 3-2.

The Awesome Cavemen lost their lead in the top of the fifth. That inning opened with Wild E. Coyote Krogstag tripling into left. Boyton singled him in, and then eventually stole home to give Herriman a 4-3 lead. Taking over pitching duties in the sixth inning, Holmstead didn't let the Pretty Ponies make any more runs.

Tripling into center in the bottom of the sixth, Holmstead scored a tying run on a passed ball. In the bottom of the seventh, Carpenter singled into left. Soon on two outs, Hayden "Crazy Horse" Wood singled Carpenter in for the winning run.