Timp Sports Weekly
May 26, 2009
May 26, 2009
Publisher's Message
With the high school sports season now history, we will be turning our attention to the world of summer baseball. Through the next several issues of this magazine, we will be covering games played by northern Utah County's high schools' teams. We will also be devoting coverage to teams playing in the American Fork Pony and Timp Colt leagues. For this issue, we look at how the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and Lone Knights, AKA Loners, fared in last Saturday's action of the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball's Memorial Day Tournament. Let's get to the action!
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com
Ferocious PG Bounces Back to Beat Riverton Silverpups After Losing to Lone Peak
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
After losing a close game to the Lone Peak Gold Knights, AKA Loners, in a May 23 game at Lone Peak, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings bounced back to win 10-4 over the Riverton Silverwolves, alias Silverpups, in a second-round game of the 18-under age division of the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball's Memorial Day Weekend Invitational.
Spurred by Nate Hardman's three-run homer in the first inning, the Vikings secured a 5-0 lead. It received a severe cut the next inning. In the bottom of the second, Riley Slaymaker hit a one-run single to spark a four-run rally, fueled by two Pleasant Grove errors and a Colton Pickering single.
Though unable to score in the bottom of the second, the Vikings settled down in the top of the third to keep the Silverwolves from catching up with them. Mitch Dahl's pitching kept Riverton from picking up a fifth run in the game.
The Vikings, meanwhile, pulled away in the bottom of the third. As soon as Viking Bo Caldwell had hit a one-out single that inning, Stephen Rockhill doubled him in to launch another five-run rally. Rhett Rickenbach fueled it with a one-run single. Soon, Keaton singled him and Rockhill in. Pleasant Grove then loaded the bases. With Colby Croft getting accidentally hit by a pitcher, Keaton scored the 10th Viking run.
Although Riverton held the Vikings in check after the third, the Silverwolves couldn't recover from that inning.
Pleasant Grove Coach Brian Belliston said, "This game taught us that we need to maintain our focus and intensity. We lost both of those things in the Lone Peak earlier this morning."
In the game against the Black Knights, Pleasant Grove took a 6-2 lead in the first two innings. However, the Vikings let up after the second inning. Singles from Brayden Matheson and Travis Thomas sparked Lone Peak into rallying back. Staging a four-run rally in the bottom of the fifth, the Black Knights went on to defeat the Vikings 9-8.
Rickenbach produced two singles and two runs for Pleasant Grove in that game. Secretan contributed a single to the Vikings' losing effort.
Lone Peak Black Knights Battle Northridge Knights to 8-8 Draw
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly
At a May 23 game for the 18-under division of the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball's Memorial Weekend Invitational, the Lone Peak Black Knights, AKA Loners, battled to an 8-8 draw the Northridge Knights, alias the Iron Studs.
Played at Lone Peak, the game saw scoring open in the bottom of the second when Northridge's Ty Gabile doubled in Gavin Farr.
Hitting a one-out, infield single in the top of the third, Matt Olson soon came home on a Logan Leavitt sacrifice fly. Knight Kyle Hannemann soon singled in Rhett Reiber to put Lone Peak ahead 2-1.
A fourth-inninng balk called against Northridge pitcher Colton Mahoney scored Dakota Murdock, who opened the round with a left-field single. Josh Stephan's sacrifice groundout scored Mike Draper. Keyan Norman singled in a run to improve Lone Peak's lead at 4-2
In the bottom of the fourth, Dominic Taylor hit a solo homer, The Gold Knights didn't let Northridge make any runs in the fifth and sixth innings. During those same two innings, Gold Knight Dane Petersen scored on a fifth-inning steal at home, and teammate Mark Simpson, no relation to TV's Bart Simpson, came home on a passed ball.
After clubbing the Gold Knights with a seventh-inning double play, the Northridge boys capitalized on Lone Peak mistakes in the bottom of the seventh to stage a four-run rally fueled by singles hit by Mahoney, Mike Goodrich, and Clint Lilac.
With the score tied at six, the game went into extra innings. Each team scored a run in each of the extra innings. Because of the tournament scheduled, the umpires declared the game a draw after the ninth.
Riverton Silverpups Defeat Lone Peak Gold Knights 4-3
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
After the 10-4 bruising that the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings had served them earlier on May 23, the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups, came back to win 4-3 over the Lone Peak Gold Knights in a Rocky Mountain School of Baseball Memorial Invitational game at Lone Peak.
Neither team could score during the first three innings. In the top of the fourth, Riverton's Nate Hartley hit an infield single, and he soon came home on a passed ball. Having singled earlier in the inning, Taylor Bell came home on a passed ball, and teammate Bo Davison hit a one-run single to improve the Silverpups' advantage at 3-0.
In the bottom of the inning, Gold Knight Keyan Norman hit a two-run double, and in the fifth, Josh Scoresby's one-run single tied the game at three.
Lone Peak's comeback attempt crashed the next inning. In the top of the sixth, Bell singled into left, and Riley Slaymaker doubled him in. Bell followed up his tie-breaking run through striking out three straight Gold Knights in the bottom of the inning to clutch the game for Riverton.
Lone Peak Black Knights Shut Out Davis Darts 3-0
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
After having come from behind to beat the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 9-8 in a first-round game for the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball Memorial Day Invitational's 18-under division, the Lone Peak Black Knights, AKA the Loners, shut out the Davis Darts 3-0 in a second-round game at Lone Peak May 23.
Black Knight pitcher Travis Thomas threw a one-hitter during the five-inning game. The only Dart to hit off him, Jayce Day smacked a single into left, only to become stranded at second.
Thomas posted three strikeouts during the game.
In the bottom of the first, Brayden and Ryan Savage each hit a one-out single. Ethan Sannon singled in Matheson. In the third inning's lower half, Black Knight Matt Oakman tripled into left. Matheson singled in a run, then stole home to complete the game's scoring. The fourth opened with Thomas hit a center-field double, but Davis caused him to become stranded at third.
With the high school sports season now history, we will be turning our attention to the world of summer baseball. Through the next several issues of this magazine, we will be covering games played by northern Utah County's high schools' teams. We will also be devoting coverage to teams playing in the American Fork Pony and Timp Colt leagues. For this issue, we look at how the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and Lone Knights, AKA Loners, fared in last Saturday's action of the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball's Memorial Day Tournament. Let's get to the action!
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com
Ferocious PG Bounces Back to Beat Riverton Silverpups After Losing to Lone Peak
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
After losing a close game to the Lone Peak Gold Knights, AKA Loners, in a May 23 game at Lone Peak, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings bounced back to win 10-4 over the Riverton Silverwolves, alias Silverpups, in a second-round game of the 18-under age division of the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball's Memorial Day Weekend Invitational.
Spurred by Nate Hardman's three-run homer in the first inning, the Vikings secured a 5-0 lead. It received a severe cut the next inning. In the bottom of the second, Riley Slaymaker hit a one-run single to spark a four-run rally, fueled by two Pleasant Grove errors and a Colton Pickering single.
Though unable to score in the bottom of the second, the Vikings settled down in the top of the third to keep the Silverwolves from catching up with them. Mitch Dahl's pitching kept Riverton from picking up a fifth run in the game.
The Vikings, meanwhile, pulled away in the bottom of the third. As soon as Viking Bo Caldwell had hit a one-out single that inning, Stephen Rockhill doubled him in to launch another five-run rally. Rhett Rickenbach fueled it with a one-run single. Soon, Keaton singled him and Rockhill in. Pleasant Grove then loaded the bases. With Colby Croft getting accidentally hit by a pitcher, Keaton scored the 10th Viking run.
Although Riverton held the Vikings in check after the third, the Silverwolves couldn't recover from that inning.
Pleasant Grove Coach Brian Belliston said, "This game taught us that we need to maintain our focus and intensity. We lost both of those things in the Lone Peak earlier this morning."
In the game against the Black Knights, Pleasant Grove took a 6-2 lead in the first two innings. However, the Vikings let up after the second inning. Singles from Brayden Matheson and Travis Thomas sparked Lone Peak into rallying back. Staging a four-run rally in the bottom of the fifth, the Black Knights went on to defeat the Vikings 9-8.
Rickenbach produced two singles and two runs for Pleasant Grove in that game. Secretan contributed a single to the Vikings' losing effort.
Lone Peak Black Knights Battle Northridge Knights to 8-8 Draw
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly
At a May 23 game for the 18-under division of the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball's Memorial Weekend Invitational, the Lone Peak Black Knights, AKA Loners, battled to an 8-8 draw the Northridge Knights, alias the Iron Studs.
Played at Lone Peak, the game saw scoring open in the bottom of the second when Northridge's Ty Gabile doubled in Gavin Farr.
Hitting a one-out, infield single in the top of the third, Matt Olson soon came home on a Logan Leavitt sacrifice fly. Knight Kyle Hannemann soon singled in Rhett Reiber to put Lone Peak ahead 2-1.
A fourth-inninng balk called against Northridge pitcher Colton Mahoney scored Dakota Murdock, who opened the round with a left-field single. Josh Stephan's sacrifice groundout scored Mike Draper. Keyan Norman singled in a run to improve Lone Peak's lead at 4-2
In the bottom of the fourth, Dominic Taylor hit a solo homer, The Gold Knights didn't let Northridge make any runs in the fifth and sixth innings. During those same two innings, Gold Knight Dane Petersen scored on a fifth-inning steal at home, and teammate Mark Simpson, no relation to TV's Bart Simpson, came home on a passed ball.
After clubbing the Gold Knights with a seventh-inning double play, the Northridge boys capitalized on Lone Peak mistakes in the bottom of the seventh to stage a four-run rally fueled by singles hit by Mahoney, Mike Goodrich, and Clint Lilac.
With the score tied at six, the game went into extra innings. Each team scored a run in each of the extra innings. Because of the tournament scheduled, the umpires declared the game a draw after the ninth.
Riverton Silverpups Defeat Lone Peak Gold Knights 4-3
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
After the 10-4 bruising that the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings had served them earlier on May 23, the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups, came back to win 4-3 over the Lone Peak Gold Knights in a Rocky Mountain School of Baseball Memorial Invitational game at Lone Peak.
Neither team could score during the first three innings. In the top of the fourth, Riverton's Nate Hartley hit an infield single, and he soon came home on a passed ball. Having singled earlier in the inning, Taylor Bell came home on a passed ball, and teammate Bo Davison hit a one-run single to improve the Silverpups' advantage at 3-0.
In the bottom of the inning, Gold Knight Keyan Norman hit a two-run double, and in the fifth, Josh Scoresby's one-run single tied the game at three.
Lone Peak's comeback attempt crashed the next inning. In the top of the sixth, Bell singled into left, and Riley Slaymaker doubled him in. Bell followed up his tie-breaking run through striking out three straight Gold Knights in the bottom of the inning to clutch the game for Riverton.
Lone Peak Black Knights Shut Out Davis Darts 3-0
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
After having come from behind to beat the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 9-8 in a first-round game for the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball Memorial Day Invitational's 18-under division, the Lone Peak Black Knights, AKA the Loners, shut out the Davis Darts 3-0 in a second-round game at Lone Peak May 23.
Black Knight pitcher Travis Thomas threw a one-hitter during the five-inning game. The only Dart to hit off him, Jayce Day smacked a single into left, only to become stranded at second.
Thomas posted three strikeouts during the game.
In the bottom of the first, Brayden and Ryan Savage each hit a one-out single. Ethan Sannon singled in Matheson. In the third inning's lower half, Black Knight Matt Oakman tripled into left. Matheson singled in a run, then stole home to complete the game's scoring. The fourth opened with Thomas hit a center-field double, but Davis caused him to become stranded at third.
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