Timp Sports Weekly
March 22, 2016
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at how the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, flooded away the No. 3-ranked Taylorsville Warriors, AKA the Redwood Road Warriors, in both games of a March 19 baseball doubleheader at Taylorsville. We will also look at how the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings came out on top of the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, in a lacrosse game at Pleasant Grove March 17. As they say at Lehi, let's swim straight to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Lehi Froggies Flood Away Taylorsville Redwood Road Warriors in Both Games of March 19 Baseball Doubleheader
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a preseason baseball doubleheader on the home diamond of the Taylorsville Warriors, AKA the Redwood Road Warriors, March 19, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, flooded away the home team in both games by scores of 14-2 and 11-1.
The two games pretty much cost the Redwood Road Warriors their No.3 ranking in state polls for 5-A baseball teams. Both contests also gave coaches from Lone Peak and Jordan a chance to see how vulnerable the Redwood Warriors could be, especially their pitchers. With some of their players on hand to see Lehi wash away the Redwood Road Warriors, the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowboys, took satisfaction in knowing that since the Froggies could beat Taylorsville, so could they. The Redwood Road Warriors and the Plowboys are to begin their league series this week.
In the first game of the Lehi-Taylorsville twin bill, Froggie pitcher Drew Zimmerman showed why pitching was an apparently inherited trait in his family, known for producing very talented softball players for the Froggies. During the five innings that he pitched for Lehi, Drew posted six strikeouts and while giving up just one walk and a one hit.
The game opened with Redwood Road Warrior Austin "Super Powers" Buttenob striking out Froggies Cam Grace and Jason James. Suddenly, No. 3 hitter Ty James doubled off Buttenob, who then walked the next two Froggies: Kelton and Kaden Higgins. James soon came home on a passed ball. Buttenob struck out Devin Smith, before the Froggies could go on a long scoring rally.
In the top of the second, Zimmerman doubled into left, and Ty Willes tripled him in. Right after catcher Luke "Bananas" Jacketta caught a Stockton "Stock" Birch pop fly, a Grace sacrifice fly, caught by right fielder Bo Bennett, scored Willes.
During the bottom of the second, Zimmerman walked Bananas Jacketta, but prevented the next three Redwood Road Warriors from getting on base. Taylorsville couldn't any more runs on base until the bottom of the fourth.
During the top of the third, Zimmerman hit a two-out triple off reliever Carson "Sea Dog" Pulsipher. and then came home on an error to put the lead at 5-0.
With the fourth opening on a Grace single, the Froggies soon loaded the bases on no outs. Kelton singled in Grace to open a three-run rally for the Froggies. On two outs, Smith singled in two runs to put the lead at 8-0.
In the bottom of the fourth, Kasey "Big C" Gaal rifled a single into left. Zimmerman retaliated by striking out Bracken "Eggs" DeBenendictis. Right fielder Birch and first baseman Kaden Higgins intercepted respectively fly balls hit by Jacketta and Buttenob.
On two outs in the top of the fifth, Grace singled into center, and Jason James singled him in. In the bottom of the fifth, center fielder Grace picked off an Ardan "Pardon" Larson fly ball while Zimmerman struck out Crosby Bringhurst and Logan Gibbons.
In the top of the sixth, the Redwood Road Warriors had Eric Romero, a "distant cousin" of the late Hollywood actor Caesar Romero, take over pitching duties. Romero couldn't stop the Froggies from loading the bases on one out. Though Romero forced Smith out in a fielder's choice at home, Taylorsville's web-footed opponents soon hopped onto a scoring run started by pinch Colby Page's theft of home plate. By the time Romero finally shut the rally down, the Froggies had scored six runs on him.
Zach Bingham took over pitching duties for Lehi in the bottom of the sixth. Bennett hit a center-field single off Bingham. Gaal singled in Bennett and then scored a run himself on a DeBenedictis single. On two outs, Bananas Jacketta tripled Gaal. Buttenob fly out into right field, ending the game early.
Though the Redwood Road Warriors battled the Froggies to a scoreless tie in the first inning of the second game, Taylorsville found the Froggies' pitching staff was still hard to hit against. Lehi Coach Jason Ingersoll, the little brother of Awesome American Fork Caveman Coach Jarod "The Prankster" Ingersoll, said, "Our pitchers also got ahead in the counts in their throws against Taylorsville's hitters. Our hurlers kept throwing pitches that frustrated Taylorsville. Our fielder's did a good job in backing up our pitchers. We didn't have one error in either of our two games today."
In the second inning, Froggie Brock "Big Rock" Hansen whalloped a center-field single that gave Lehi enough momentum to hop ahead. Aided by an infield error, Smith singled in Hansen to start a brief rally. During it, Kaden Higgins and Zimmerman each doubled in a run. Second baseman Gaal turned up a double play that slowed the Froggies down to a halt.
On two outs in the bottom of the second, Buttenob singled into left, and a Jacketta singled moved him into scoring position. Larsen singled Buttenob in. The Froggies foiled various Redwood Road Warriors attempts to pick up additional runs during the course of the seven-inning contest. After holding the Froggies scoreless in the top of the third, for example, the Redwood Road Warriors put runners on base through singles from Gaal and DeBenedictis in the bottom of that inning. However, Lehi kept Taylorsville's runners chained on base in the third.
A Zimmerman double in the fifth paved the way for a seven-run Froggie rally. It opened with Willis doubling in two runs, who then came home on a Grace single. Jason James doubled in Grace, and Tyler James hit a two-run double.
Reliever Colt Fivecoats held Lehi scoreless in both the fifth and sixth, even though Grace did singled off him in the fifth, and Ty James hit a one-out sixth-inning double. With Hansen hitting into a double play in the sixth, the Redwood Road Warriors received one final chance at coming back in the bottom of the seventh.
Chase "Big Stuff" Huff attempted to stir up a Redwood Warrior comeback by hitting a fifth-inning single, but he got put out by catcher Kelton Higgins' throw to second baseman Jared Anderson.
Singles from Bingham and Clayton Driggs opened the way for Lehi to pick up an insurance run belted in by an Austin Clark single. Shortstop Huff turned up a double play that shut Lehi down for the afternoon. Lehi reliever Jason James didn't let a single Redwood Road Warrior get on base in the bottom of the seventh.
Ferocious PG Vikings Outlast Herriman Pretty Ponies in Lacrosse Thriller March 17
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
By the way the first half of the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' March 17 boys' lacrosse game against the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, went, Pleasant Grove should have rowed with a huge win. However, the night ended with the Ferocious Vikings winning by only 10-9 on their home field against the Pretty Ponies.
Pleasant Grove Coach Marc Miller said, "We had a great first half. We took a 7-1 lead over Herriman that half, but we let up in the third quarter. That allowed them to rally back. We go some momentum back in the fourth quarter, preventing them from pulling ahead.
During the first quarter, Ferocious Viking goalie Kayden Arbon held the Pretty Ponies scoreless, though they did apply much pressure on him. Great support from Smart Alec Moffitt, Cole Mecham, and Billy Tribe helped the Ferocious Viking goalie in preventing any Pretty Pony shots sneaking past him until the second period.
Tribe scored the Ferocious Vikings' first two goals, and a successful Jaden Bishop shot improved Pleasant Grove's lead at 3-0 just before the first quarter break.
The prospect of a big shutout win for the Ferocious Vikings grew stronger in the second quarter. Pleasant Grove's lead grew to 6-0 on close, successful shots fired by Bishop, Rudy "The Blue Ruby" Walker, and Konor "Ten Bucks" Hamilton.
Cage Blackburn quickly reminded the Ferocious Vikings that they weren't going to corral his Pretty Ponies easily. Blackburn went on a shooting spree late in the second quarter. His first two shots narrowly went off course. Blackburn's third shot flew into the Ferocious Viking net. Arbon managed to keep Blackburn and the other Pretty Ponies on the field from making additional goals in the half's closing minute.
Successful shots from Blackburn and Brody Stevenette in the second half's first few minutes cut the 7-3. Those two Pretty Pony goals made clear that Herriman had to be taken seriously now. Pleasant Grove, however, showed through its playing that it still regarded the Pretty Ponies as a cupcake team. Blackburn and Stevenette made clear that Herriman wasn't going to be a pushover after all. Those two Pretty Ponies guided their team in stampeding back to tie the game at seven. Herriman held Pleasant Grove scoreless in the third quarter.
Bishop broke the 7-7 draw at the start of the final quarter. However, Herriman proved to be relentless. Shots from Stevenette and Trent "Potsy" Weber tied the game at eight and nine. By a stroke of great luck, the Ferocious Vikings didn't let the Pretty Ponies gallop ahead during the game. Ferocious Viking Wesley Norton snapped the 8-8 draw, and Moffitt scored the winning goal for Pleasant Grove late in the final quarter.
The game opened with Redwood Road Warrior Austin "Super Powers" Buttenob striking out Froggies Cam Grace and Jason James. Suddenly, No. 3 hitter Ty James doubled off Buttenob, who then walked the next two Froggies: Kelton and Kaden Higgins. James soon came home on a passed ball. Buttenob struck out Devin Smith, before the Froggies could go on a long scoring rally.
In the top of the second, Zimmerman doubled into left, and Ty Willes tripled him in. Right after catcher Luke "Bananas" Jacketta caught a Stockton "Stock" Birch pop fly, a Grace sacrifice fly, caught by right fielder Bo Bennett, scored Willes.
During the bottom of the second, Zimmerman walked Bananas Jacketta, but prevented the next three Redwood Road Warriors from getting on base. Taylorsville couldn't any more runs on base until the bottom of the fourth.
During the top of the third, Zimmerman hit a two-out triple off reliever Carson "Sea Dog" Pulsipher. and then came home on an error to put the lead at 5-0.
With the fourth opening on a Grace single, the Froggies soon loaded the bases on no outs. Kelton singled in Grace to open a three-run rally for the Froggies. On two outs, Smith singled in two runs to put the lead at 8-0.
In the bottom of the fourth, Kasey "Big C" Gaal rifled a single into left. Zimmerman retaliated by striking out Bracken "Eggs" DeBenendictis. Right fielder Birch and first baseman Kaden Higgins intercepted respectively fly balls hit by Jacketta and Buttenob.
On two outs in the top of the fifth, Grace singled into center, and Jason James singled him in. In the bottom of the fifth, center fielder Grace picked off an Ardan "Pardon" Larson fly ball while Zimmerman struck out Crosby Bringhurst and Logan Gibbons.
In the top of the sixth, the Redwood Road Warriors had Eric Romero, a "distant cousin" of the late Hollywood actor Caesar Romero, take over pitching duties. Romero couldn't stop the Froggies from loading the bases on one out. Though Romero forced Smith out in a fielder's choice at home, Taylorsville's web-footed opponents soon hopped onto a scoring run started by pinch Colby Page's theft of home plate. By the time Romero finally shut the rally down, the Froggies had scored six runs on him.
Zach Bingham took over pitching duties for Lehi in the bottom of the sixth. Bennett hit a center-field single off Bingham. Gaal singled in Bennett and then scored a run himself on a DeBenedictis single. On two outs, Bananas Jacketta tripled Gaal. Buttenob fly out into right field, ending the game early.
Though the Redwood Road Warriors battled the Froggies to a scoreless tie in the first inning of the second game, Taylorsville found the Froggies' pitching staff was still hard to hit against. Lehi Coach Jason Ingersoll, the little brother of Awesome American Fork Caveman Coach Jarod "The Prankster" Ingersoll, said, "Our pitchers also got ahead in the counts in their throws against Taylorsville's hitters. Our hurlers kept throwing pitches that frustrated Taylorsville. Our fielder's did a good job in backing up our pitchers. We didn't have one error in either of our two games today."
In the second inning, Froggie Brock "Big Rock" Hansen whalloped a center-field single that gave Lehi enough momentum to hop ahead. Aided by an infield error, Smith singled in Hansen to start a brief rally. During it, Kaden Higgins and Zimmerman each doubled in a run. Second baseman Gaal turned up a double play that slowed the Froggies down to a halt.
On two outs in the bottom of the second, Buttenob singled into left, and a Jacketta singled moved him into scoring position. Larsen singled Buttenob in. The Froggies foiled various Redwood Road Warriors attempts to pick up additional runs during the course of the seven-inning contest. After holding the Froggies scoreless in the top of the third, for example, the Redwood Road Warriors put runners on base through singles from Gaal and DeBenedictis in the bottom of that inning. However, Lehi kept Taylorsville's runners chained on base in the third.
A Zimmerman double in the fifth paved the way for a seven-run Froggie rally. It opened with Willis doubling in two runs, who then came home on a Grace single. Jason James doubled in Grace, and Tyler James hit a two-run double.
Reliever Colt Fivecoats held Lehi scoreless in both the fifth and sixth, even though Grace did singled off him in the fifth, and Ty James hit a one-out sixth-inning double. With Hansen hitting into a double play in the sixth, the Redwood Road Warriors received one final chance at coming back in the bottom of the seventh.
Chase "Big Stuff" Huff attempted to stir up a Redwood Warrior comeback by hitting a fifth-inning single, but he got put out by catcher Kelton Higgins' throw to second baseman Jared Anderson.
Singles from Bingham and Clayton Driggs opened the way for Lehi to pick up an insurance run belted in by an Austin Clark single. Shortstop Huff turned up a double play that shut Lehi down for the afternoon. Lehi reliever Jason James didn't let a single Redwood Road Warrior get on base in the bottom of the seventh.
Ferocious PG Vikings Outlast Herriman Pretty Ponies in Lacrosse Thriller March 17
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
By the way the first half of the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' March 17 boys' lacrosse game against the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, went, Pleasant Grove should have rowed with a huge win. However, the night ended with the Ferocious Vikings winning by only 10-9 on their home field against the Pretty Ponies.
Pleasant Grove Coach Marc Miller said, "We had a great first half. We took a 7-1 lead over Herriman that half, but we let up in the third quarter. That allowed them to rally back. We go some momentum back in the fourth quarter, preventing them from pulling ahead.
During the first quarter, Ferocious Viking goalie Kayden Arbon held the Pretty Ponies scoreless, though they did apply much pressure on him. Great support from Smart Alec Moffitt, Cole Mecham, and Billy Tribe helped the Ferocious Viking goalie in preventing any Pretty Pony shots sneaking past him until the second period.
Tribe scored the Ferocious Vikings' first two goals, and a successful Jaden Bishop shot improved Pleasant Grove's lead at 3-0 just before the first quarter break.
The prospect of a big shutout win for the Ferocious Vikings grew stronger in the second quarter. Pleasant Grove's lead grew to 6-0 on close, successful shots fired by Bishop, Rudy "The Blue Ruby" Walker, and Konor "Ten Bucks" Hamilton.
Cage Blackburn quickly reminded the Ferocious Vikings that they weren't going to corral his Pretty Ponies easily. Blackburn went on a shooting spree late in the second quarter. His first two shots narrowly went off course. Blackburn's third shot flew into the Ferocious Viking net. Arbon managed to keep Blackburn and the other Pretty Ponies on the field from making additional goals in the half's closing minute.
Successful shots from Blackburn and Brody Stevenette in the second half's first few minutes cut the 7-3. Those two Pretty Pony goals made clear that Herriman had to be taken seriously now. Pleasant Grove, however, showed through its playing that it still regarded the Pretty Ponies as a cupcake team. Blackburn and Stevenette made clear that Herriman wasn't going to be a pushover after all. Those two Pretty Ponies guided their team in stampeding back to tie the game at seven. Herriman held Pleasant Grove scoreless in the third quarter.
Bishop broke the 7-7 draw at the start of the final quarter. However, Herriman proved to be relentless. Shots from Stevenette and Trent "Potsy" Weber tied the game at eight and nine. By a stroke of great luck, the Ferocious Vikings didn't let the Pretty Ponies gallop ahead during the game. Ferocious Viking Wesley Norton snapped the 8-8 draw, and Moffitt scored the winning goal for Pleasant Grove late in the final quarter.
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