Timp Sports Weekly
March 15, 2016
Publisher's Message
This week's issue deals with baseball games that the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) and my Awesome Cavemen played at Spanish Fork, nicknamed Gaytown because it's such a happy community to live in, recently. Many of you will be happy to know -- correction, hoppy to know that both the Froggies and Awesome Cavemen took home wins from that town. Let's get straight to the stories of those games.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Lehi Froggies Open Baseball Season With 11-1 Win at Spanish Fork
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, opened their baseball season with an 11-1 win on the home diamond of the Spanish Fork Dons, AKA the Happy Speedies, March 7.
It was not originally my intent to cover that game. I had taken a bus down to nearly Salem to cover the Froggies' softball team's preseason opener at Salem Hills. After I had learned that the Sky Tweeties' softball game had been canceled because of the softball diamond being too muddy to play on, I learned through Lehi pitcher Drew Zimmerman's moment that the Froggies' junior varsity baseball team was playing its first non-league game at Spanish Fork's Russ Swenson Memorial Park. So I went with her to that other facility.
When I got there, Froggies were in the middle of playing the top of the first inning against the Happy Speedies. I arrived in time to watch the Froggies' No. 2 hitter Jack Kohler double into left. He got thrown out at third soon afterwards while trying to steal that base. The Happy Speedies held the Froggies scoreless in the first.
The first Froggie to throw from the mound, Drew Zimmerman struck out the Happy Speedies' first three hitters in the bottom of the first. He again held Spanish Fork scoreless in the second inning, even though he did give up a left-field single to Brady Brook, who the Froggies pinched in a fielder's choice play for a second out.
Now back in the top of the second, Froggie Dax Phillips belted a one-out double to score Andy Johnson. Austin Clark and Jared Anderson soon each singled in a run to improve Lehi's lead at 11-1.
Spanish Fork held the Froggies' lead at 3-0 during the third and fourth innings. The top of the fifth opened with a Clark double getting hit into center. After Cam Cooper grounded out, Kohler singled in Clark to unleash an eight-run rally. During it, Kohler, Devin Smith, and Zimmerman also each singled in a run.
Walked by reliever Smith in the bottom of the fifth, Brook scored a run as teammate Briggs Newman, a "distant cousin" of late Hollywood actor Paul Newman, got thrown out in a fielder's choice play at second.
Lehi Coach Jason Ingersoll said, "Our three pitchers stayed consistent in throwing strikes, and they got ahead of everyone of Spanish Fork's batters. Together, they held Spanish Fork to two hits today. That's a pretty big accomplishment to pull off against a team like Spanish Fork, because they have had a great baseball program for years. The three pitchers we used were Drew Zimmerman, Zach Bingham, and Devin Smith."
Awesome AF Cavemen Post 2 Victories to Win Wiggy Wash Classic
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen opened their varsity season on March 11 with two wins at Spanish Fork's Russ Swenson Memorial Park to win the Wiggy Wash Classic, hosted by the Spanish Fork Dons, AKA the Happy Speedies.
In the first game, the Awesome Cavemen outlasted the Happy Speedies 6-3. American Fork then won 7-5 over the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers, in the second game to win the three-team tournament.
In the first game, Happy Speedy Riley Daniels didn't let a single Awesome Caveman get on base. Even though Happy Speedy Tanner "Hollywood" Argyle singled off pitcher Ryan Hardman in the bottom of the first, the Awesome Cavemen kept that Spanish Fork player stuck on base as the opening inning ended in a scoreless deadlock.
Hit by a pitch at the start of the second inning, Awesome Caveman Colt Scharer scored the game's first run on a Taylor Sabotka sacrifice groundout. Aided by Dakota "Black Hills" Colby single, Kastan Rasmussen singled in Hardman.
Getting on base through an American Fork error during an error in the bottom of the second, Bracken Archibald soon came home on a two-out single hit by Parker Harrison.
The Happy Speedies held American Fork's lead at 2-1 during the next two innings. In the bottom of the fourth, Newman and Josh Cowden each singled in a run to put Spanish Fork ahead 3-2. The Happy Speedies stayed ahead until the sixth.
It opened with Scharer singling into center, and Colt "Nails" Carpenter double moved him to third. Sabotka singled in Scharer to tie the game at three. Hardman tripled in two runs to put American Fork ahead 5-3.
Getting on base through a walk in the top of the seventh, Buster "Bunny" Hardman stole his way around the diamond to put the lead at 6-3. Bunny Hardman took over pitching duties right after Daniels hit a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh. Bunny threw a pitch to first to pick off Devin "Bollywood" Argyle. After walking Bracken Archibald, Bunny caused Newman to fly out to shortstop Mick Madsen.
Even though the Bingham game opened with Buster "Bunny" Hardman whacking single into left, neither the Awesome Cavemen nor the Pickers could score any runs during the first 2 1/2 innings. In spite giving up a second-inning single to Matt Dean, pitcher Mick Madsen had good luck with holding the Pickers scoreless until of the bottom of the third. That inning, Sean Keating, a "distant cousin" of late moral crusader Charlie Keating, tripled in Tanner "Furry Burry" Burr to open a scoring run for
Bingham. During the rally, Cache Westerkamp singled in Keating, and he then came home on a Tate Farnsworth double. Farnsworth scored Bingham's fourth run during an American Fork error.
The Awesome Cavemen managed to recover from that mistake quickly enough to be able to come into the game. Bingham, in the meantime, managed to hold American Fork scoreless until the fifth's top half. During it, the Pickers committed four errors which the Awesome Cavemen capitalized on. Chandler Wood hit a one-out single that drove in Nails Carpenter and set off a four-run rally, which saw the Awesome Cavemen score two runs on an error. Buster "Bunny" Hardman singled in a run that tied the game at four during two outs.
Singling in the bottom of the fifth, Keating soon came home on a Dean single. Reliever Sobotka shut Bingham down for good after that hit.
In the top of the sixth, Carpenter hammered a two-run double to put American Fork ahead 6-5. In response, Picker catcher Copper "Cop" Hansen snatched a Sobotka pop fly as he hit into the backfield fence. Wood singled in Carpenter to nail down the Awesome Cavemen's 7-5 win in the sixth.
In the top of the seventh, Awesome Caveman Treil Morse, a descendant of Sammy Morse, the inventor of the telegraph. hit a two-out single, and got stuck on base. American Fork didn't let a single Picker get on base in the bottom of the seventh.
American Fork Coach Jarod "The Prankster" Ingersoll said, "It's always fantastic to begin your season with wins over Spanish Fork and Bingham, especially in one day. They both have had great baseball programs for many years. They're still well coached For us to beat both of them today shows how much we have improved. This will get us ready for Jordan at our place this coming week. We'll then go to a tournament down in Saint George."
In the first game, the Awesome Cavemen outlasted the Happy Speedies 6-3. American Fork then won 7-5 over the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers, in the second game to win the three-team tournament.
In the first game, Happy Speedy Riley Daniels didn't let a single Awesome Caveman get on base. Even though Happy Speedy Tanner "Hollywood" Argyle singled off pitcher Ryan Hardman in the bottom of the first, the Awesome Cavemen kept that Spanish Fork player stuck on base as the opening inning ended in a scoreless deadlock.
Hit by a pitch at the start of the second inning, Awesome Caveman Colt Scharer scored the game's first run on a Taylor Sabotka sacrifice groundout. Aided by Dakota "Black Hills" Colby single, Kastan Rasmussen singled in Hardman.
Getting on base through an American Fork error during an error in the bottom of the second, Bracken Archibald soon came home on a two-out single hit by Parker Harrison.
The Happy Speedies held American Fork's lead at 2-1 during the next two innings. In the bottom of the fourth, Newman and Josh Cowden each singled in a run to put Spanish Fork ahead 3-2. The Happy Speedies stayed ahead until the sixth.
It opened with Scharer singling into center, and Colt "Nails" Carpenter double moved him to third. Sabotka singled in Scharer to tie the game at three. Hardman tripled in two runs to put American Fork ahead 5-3.
Getting on base through a walk in the top of the seventh, Buster "Bunny" Hardman stole his way around the diamond to put the lead at 6-3. Bunny Hardman took over pitching duties right after Daniels hit a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh. Bunny threw a pitch to first to pick off Devin "Bollywood" Argyle. After walking Bracken Archibald, Bunny caused Newman to fly out to shortstop Mick Madsen.
Even though the Bingham game opened with Buster "Bunny" Hardman whacking single into left, neither the Awesome Cavemen nor the Pickers could score any runs during the first 2 1/2 innings. In spite giving up a second-inning single to Matt Dean, pitcher Mick Madsen had good luck with holding the Pickers scoreless until of the bottom of the third. That inning, Sean Keating, a "distant cousin" of late moral crusader Charlie Keating, tripled in Tanner "Furry Burry" Burr to open a scoring run for
Bingham. During the rally, Cache Westerkamp singled in Keating, and he then came home on a Tate Farnsworth double. Farnsworth scored Bingham's fourth run during an American Fork error.
The Awesome Cavemen managed to recover from that mistake quickly enough to be able to come into the game. Bingham, in the meantime, managed to hold American Fork scoreless until the fifth's top half. During it, the Pickers committed four errors which the Awesome Cavemen capitalized on. Chandler Wood hit a one-out single that drove in Nails Carpenter and set off a four-run rally, which saw the Awesome Cavemen score two runs on an error. Buster "Bunny" Hardman singled in a run that tied the game at four during two outs.
Singling in the bottom of the fifth, Keating soon came home on a Dean single. Reliever Sobotka shut Bingham down for good after that hit.
In the top of the sixth, Carpenter hammered a two-run double to put American Fork ahead 6-5. In response, Picker catcher Copper "Cop" Hansen snatched a Sobotka pop fly as he hit into the backfield fence. Wood singled in Carpenter to nail down the Awesome Cavemen's 7-5 win in the sixth.
In the top of the seventh, Awesome Caveman Treil Morse, a descendant of Sammy Morse, the inventor of the telegraph. hit a two-out single, and got stuck on base. American Fork didn't let a single Picker get on base in the bottom of the seventh.
American Fork Coach Jarod "The Prankster" Ingersoll said, "It's always fantastic to begin your season with wins over Spanish Fork and Bingham, especially in one day. They both have had great baseball programs for many years. They're still well coached For us to beat both of them today shows how much we have improved. This will get us ready for Jordan at our place this coming week. We'll then go to a tournament down in Saint George."
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