Timp Sports Weekly
July 14, 2009
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at big rivalries in summertime baseball. The stories touching on this time includes ones about a double header that the American Fork Cavemen played at Spanish Fork, the last three rounds of the AF-PG Colt League playoffs, a Lone Peak-Pleasant Grove varsity showdown, and a thrilling Lone Peak win over the the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups. Let's get to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com
SF Dons Sweep American Fork July 6 Doubleheader
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
For the Spanish Fork Dons had a gay old time on the night of July 6 as they defeated the American Fork Cavemen 10-0 and 10-1 in a Utah Baseball Academy League doubleheader played at Spanish Fork.
The doubleheader was one of several two-game affairs that the UBAL had scheduled for 17-under division play on July 6.
Posting six strikeouts in the first game, Spanish Fork pitcher Hayden Nielsen gave up only two hits. The Dons, on the other hand, cranked out 10 hits, which included six singles, three doubles, and a solo home run.
The game opened with Nielsen striking out Jake Blackhurst. The next batter, Ryan Draper singled into right. Before American Fork profit from Draper's hit, shortstop Matt Nelson turned up a double play. American Fork would not have another hit until the fourth's top half when Blackhurst shot a single into right.
In the bottom of the first, second baseman Zach Robinson grounded out leadoff batter Nelson. Dons Jarrett Jarvis and Kaden Porter retaliated by each slugging a single off pitcher Jeremy Reynolds. Porter's first-inning single scored Jarvis.
Even though Don Andy Perkins doubled off Reynolds in the bottom of the second, shortstop Kai Clayton turned up a double play that kept Spanish Fork's lead stuck at 1-0 that inning.
The third's bottom half opened with left fielder Nick Searle intercepting a Taylor Nelson fly ball. Jim Lengal singled off Reynolds, but a throw from catcher Derek Durfey put the Don out at second. Hitting an infield single, Matt Nelson gave the Dons golden chance to stretch their lead. Jarvis homered Nelson in, setting the stage for American Fork's doom the next inning. Right after the home run, Dallas Smith singled into left. Searle picked off a Porter fly ball to retire the Dons to the field.
With American Fork unable to get anywhere with Blackhurst's single, the Dons proceeded to destroy the Cavemen in the bottom of the fourth. It opened with Don Trevor Reynolds doubling off reliever Clayton. The Spanish Fork player soon stole home. A short time later, Hayden Nelson hit a one-run single that ignited a seven-run rally. During it, Matt Nelson and Smith each singled in two runs. Porter hit a one-run double that caused the game to be called in the fifth.
The second game opened with Blackhurst singling into right. Draper's sacrifice groundout permitted Blackhurst to score a run. It turned out to be the only run that the Cavemen could make in the game.
On out in the bottom of the inning, Jarrett tripled into center, then stole home. The next inning, Porter hit a solo home run over the center field fence. In the fourth. Lengal's two-run single put the game away for Spanish Fork.
Lehi Red Sox Flood Away AF Cardinals in AF-PG Colt League Playoff Action July 7
By Dean Von Memmott
Sports Correspondent
The Lehi Red Sox had much to croak about July 7 as they washed away the American Fork Cardinals 9-5 in American Fork-Pleasant Grove League playoff action at American Fork's Rotary Park.
Lehi Coach Troy Street said, "Our guys did hit the ball really good. I wasn't impressed with our defense, though, we made some errors. Our offensive effort was what won us the game tonight."
In the top of the first, American Fork pitcher Devyn Anderson had trouble with keeping the Red Sox in check. The pitcher let Lehi row ahead 2-0 through giving up singles to Tyson Bringhurst, Levi Steet, Brady Page, Colton Fraughton, and Jake Miller. Anderson's fielders managed to shut Lehi down briefly through grounding out Cash Stewart and Jeremy Holland.
American Fork didn't let the first inning end with Lehi still ahead. In the bottom of the first, leadoff Cardinal hitter C.J. Miller singled into left, and he moved his way around to third. Singling into left on two outs, Taison Smith soon stole second while Miller sneak into home plate. Tyler Romney singled Smith in for the tying run.
Despite a single from Miller in the second, the game stayed tied at 2-2 until the top of the third. As soon as Page had smashed a one-out triple into left, Fraughton homered him in. Lehi held American Fork scoreless in the third, fourth, and fifth. The Red Sox's defensive effort permitted them to build upon their advantage. In the fourth, Lehi loaded the bases on two outs, and Jaden Webb stole home, touching off a brief three-run rally, generated by walks and two errors.
Singling in the top of the fifth, Stewart came home on a passed ball right after Mitch Jensen had struck out.
Hitting a one-out double off reliever Skyler Davis in the top of the sixth, Street scored the last Lehi run on an error at third.
In the bottom of the sixth, American Fork attempted to make a comeback. On one out, Miller homered in Davis and Isaac Jones. Page took over the mound right afterwards and shut the Cardinals down for the rest of the game.
Though the loss eliminated the Cardinals from the tournament, they were not done for the summer. Also, American Leagion team, they would continue playing for the rest of this month. As for, the Red Sox went on to play the Lehi Pirate for the right to challenge the American Fork Cubs for the AF-PG Colt League championship.
Lehi Red Sox Sink Lehi Pirates 13-6 In AF-PG Colt League Playoffs July 8
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
By sinking the Lehi Pirates 13-6 in the July 8 game of the American Fork-Pleasant Grove Colt League playoffs, the Lehi Red Sox won the right to play the American Fork Cubs for the league championship July 9.
Neither of the two Lehi teams could score during the game's first 1 1/2 innings. In fact, during the first inning, neither the Pirates nor the Red Sox could put any runners on base. During the bottom of the second, though, a Cash Stewart, center-field double quickly resulted in the Red Sox loading the gases on two outs. With a Matt Gowens walk scoring Stewart, the Red Sox went on a four-run rally, highlighted by Gowens and Matt Kirkham coming home on an error.
In top of the third, the Pirates loaded the bases on two outs. Zach Fenton scored the first Pirate run on a passed ball. Pitcher Brady Page didn't let the Pirates make any more runs that inning.
During the bottom of it, Page hit a two-run double to spark another four-run rally for the Red Sox. Colton Fraughton singled in another two runs to leave the Red Sox with an 8-1 advantage at the end of the inning.
With Fenton's two-out single loading the bases in the top of the fourth, the Pirates went on a scoring run, triggered by Kenny Peters' coming home on a passed ball. Nick Johnson hit a three-run in-the-park homer, putting the Pirates within 8-4. Bosten Page smacked a center-field double, and he stole home for what turned out to be the Pirates' last run.
In the bottom of the fourth, Jaden Webb's three-run homer opened a five-run rally for the Red Sox. That rally put the game away for the Red Sox.
AF Cubs Edge Past Lehi Red Sox 11-10 To Win AF-PG Colt League Pennant
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Played at American Fork's Rotary Park July 9, the American Fork-Pleasant Grove Colt League championship game was not for a state pennant. Nevertheless, it still showed all the excitement found in close state high school baseball championship games.
For one thing, it featured the American Fork Cubs and Lehi Red Sox, whose high schools have been longtime rivals. As if they were playing as American Fork Cavemen and Lehi Pioneers, both teams showed an intensity that kept the game's storyline unpredictable until the final pitch in the seventh inning. It ended with American Fork winning 11-10 over Lehi.
American Fork Coach Clark Taylor said, "We came in and hit the ball very well. We played really good defense. We went undefeated through the tournament. Jim Davis pitched his best game tonight. He doesn't put very many people on base, and he has a good solid backup from his fielders. Tonight leaves with a second straight Colt League championship."
For Davis, the July 9 game was in so many words a realization of his dream of throwing in a championship game. He had aspired to play in this year's state 5-A baseball tournament, but the American Fork Cavemen couldn't win their region's third seed for post-season play. So as a graduating senior, he had to settle for a chance to pitch in the AF-PG Colt League championship game. Throwing all seven innings in that contest, he posted four strikeouts.
The game opened with Lehi's Tyson Bringhurst singling off Davis. A Brady Page sacrifice groundout scored Bringhurst. Singling into left, Colton Fraughton scored the next Lehi run on an error. Lehi's 2-0 lead couldn't survive the first inning.
Known only as Aki, American Fork's leadoff batter, smacked a left-fielder double, and he soon zipped to third. Kaden McMurtrey singled him in. After Caden Taylor's sacrifice fly had scored McMurtrey, Davis doubled in two runs to put American Fork ahead 4-2.
With Davis striking out of the three batters that Lehi sent against him in the second, the Red Sox couldn't put anyone on base that inning. On one out, Aki hit another left-field double, and he scored on an error at first. After McMurtrey had hit a two-out single, pitcher Bringhurst struck out Taylor to shut American Fork down.
In the third, Lehi pulled within 5-4 through one-run doubles hit by Brady Page and Colton Fraughton. On two outs in the bottom of the third, Ryan Hudson singled into left, then stole second. He attempted to advance to third on a Taylor Tonks single, but beat it back to second the moment the Red Sox had cut off his path. The Lehi defense kept Hudson and Tonks stuck on base.
On two outs the next inning, Garrett Kirkham singled in Jaden Webb and Jeremy Holland to put Lehi ahead 6-5. Second baseman Taylor picked off a Wade McAllister fly ball to keep Lehi from improving upon its lead.
Aki singled in the bottom of the fourth, only to get picked off at at. The pickoff didn't stop a Logan Whittaker single from moving Kyler Houston into scoring position. Taylor singled Houston in to tie the game at six. Lehi kept American Fork from breaking the 6-6 tie, though.
Capitalizing on a fifth-inning, American Fork error at first, Fraughton doubled Page in, and then came home via a McAllister single. Lehi couldn't build upon its 8-6 lead. With Cub Braden Schneider hitting a baseline single to third during the start of the fifth's lower half, the momentum tipped back to American Fork's favor. On one out, Taylor singled into left, and he followed Schneider home during a passed ball, tying the game at eight. Hitting his third double for the night, Aki scored a tie-breaking run on a Lehi error. The Red Sox shut American Fork down briefly soon afterwards.
Despite a one-out, Webb single in the top of the sixth, American Fork quickly dried up Lehi's chance to catch up that inning. Relieving Bringhurst in the bottom of the sixth, Wade McAllister got didn't let any Cubs make any hits, because shortstop Fraughton grounding out two straight American Forkers.
In the seventh, Bringhurst and Levi Street each singled into left field. With Davis striking out Page and right fielder Schneider catching a Fraughton fly ball, Lehi appeared done for. That prospect grew stronger as McAllister drew a 3-2 count. Suddenly, the batter whacked a two-run double that tipped Lehi back out in front 10-9. First baseman Tonks' catch of a Josh Miller pop fly didn't bring the Cubs much comfort. They had to battle to maintain their composure in face of a pumped-up Lehi defense.
The bottom of the seventh opened with Schneider singling into center. After McAllister had walked Hudson, the momentum swung back to the Cubs' favor. Tonks doubled in Schneider to tie the game at 10. In response, McAllister struck out Jake Miller, but quickly found himself against Aki, who had so far been batting .1000 for the night. McAllister posted a 1-1 count against the batter. Suddenly on the third pitch, Aki singled Hudson in for the winning run!
Even though the win went down as another golden moment for American Fork, it left Lehi hungry for another chance to take on its arch rival another day.
Lone Peak Knights Take Down Ferocious PG Vikings 7-5 in UBAL Game July 10
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Alias the Loners, the Lone Peak Knights produced a 7-5 win at home against the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings during Utah Baseball Academy League action at Lone Peak July 10.
Even though Lone Peak did take a 4-0 lead in the first two innings, the contest turned out to be a tight one as the two teams showed much intensity through the passage the night.
A 17-under division game for the UBAL, the showdown opened with Knight pitcher Bradyen Matheson striking out Jesse De St. Jour and Jordan Estaban. Soon after Court Iorg had grounded out, Lone Peak proceeded to build its 4-0 lead. In the bottom of the first, Matt Oakman doubled into center, and he soon scored on Travis Thomas' sacrifice groundout.
In the bottom of the next inning, Keeann Norman scored on a Tyson Harris sacrifice fly to start a three-run rally for Lone Peak.
The third opened with Steve Rockhill hitting an infield single for the first Viking hit of the game. Tonai Sefa singled Rockhill in, and Rhett Rickanbach stole home to put Pleasant Grove within 4-2.
By holding the Knights scoreless in the bottom of the third, the Vikings proceeded to catch up with them in the top of the fourth. On one fourth-inning out, Brock Starr hit a left-field double that resulted in the Vikings' loading the bases. Rockhill smashed a two-run single that tied the game at four, but he got put out at second, costing Pleasant Grove the momentum it needed so disparately.
In the bottom of the fourth, Harris singled in Ryan "Mac" McPherson to start a three-run rally for Lone Peak. Singles from Oakman and Jed Goeckeritz enabled Lone Peak to load the base, and Matheson batted in two runs. Soon though, third baseman Starr turned up a double play that shut down the rally.
Even though Sefa slugged a single in the fifth, the Vikings couldn't bounce back that inning. Still, through reliever Jake Barnhardt's pitching, they did not let any Knights get on base in the fifth's bottom half.
On one out in the sixth, Starr doubled in Kyler Harmon, but the Knights kept him stuck on base. Matheson didn't let Pleasant Grove make any more runs in the game.
On two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Oakman singled into center, permitting the Knights to load the bases. However, first baseman Sefa snatched a Thomas pop fly, averting a rally.
Pleasant Grove Coach Tyler Eastman said, "We played really good defense, and we made only one error. We put some young kids, so they could get a feel of playing varsity. They're going to be sophomores this year. We had two of them pitch. We made six hits, and they [Lone Peak] made six hits. We just didn't hit the ball like we usually would do."
Knight 16-U Division Team Survive Close UBAL Game Against Riverton Silverpups July 11
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Nicknamed the Loners by their arch rivals, the American Fork Cavemen, the Lone Peak Knights came out with a 9-8 win at home during Utah Baseball Academy League action July 11 against the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups.
With both teams battling for high seeding in the UBAL's 16-under division's post-season tournament, the July 11 contest saw three switches in the lead.
Riverton secured the first lead when Scotty Bottom singled in Brayden Crook in the top of the first. Pitcher Tanner Jensen didn't let the Silverpups make any more runs that inning.
After Riverton had grounded out Carson Kelshaw and Hunter Trowbridge in the bottom of the first, Micah Hannemann singled into left, then advanced into scoring position via a Jensen single. Hannemann stole home to cause the inning to end in a 1-1 tie.
Jensen didn't let Riverton get anywhere with B.J. Newman's left-field single in the top of the second, and that Silverwolf ended up getting stuck at second.
During the bottom of the second, one-run singles from Ryan Morin and Dave Matthews tipped the Knights ahead 3-1. In the third, Cam Gust's one-run single clipped the lead to 3-2. Riverton responded by slugging Lone Peak with a double play that ended the inning.
Despite producing an error in the fourth, the Knights produced a double play that prevented the Silverwolves from capitalizing on a Dalton Newbold single. In the fourth's lower half, another Riverton double play reminded Lone Peak that it still had a long way to go to tame the Silverpups.
With a Bottom single resulting in Riverton loading the bases on one out in the fifth, Lone Peak soon lost the lead. Brayden Larson doubled in two runs to put Riverton ahead 4-3. The Silverwolves soon scored a third fifth-inning run on a Newman sacrifice groundout.
Lone Peak produced a four-run rally of its own in the bottom of the fifth. Singles from Nate Orurmette and Carson Kelshaw permitted the Knights to load the bases on one out. Micah Hannemann singled in two runs to tie the game at five. Jensen singled in a tie-breaking run, and Hannemann stole home on two outs.
The Knights maintained their 7-5 lead until the seventh. The inning opened with Ourmette playing relief pitcher. However, as soon as Larson had hit a one-run double off him, Ourmette got replaced on the mound by Miah Van Dyke, no relation to Hollywood actor Dick Van Dyke. The pitching change didn't stop Crook from hitting a two-run single which put the Silverwolves ahead 8-7. Only after Brody Nokes had popped out to a Lone Peak shortstop did the Riverton rally finally collapse.
Trowbridge's one-out single enabled the Knights to load the bases in bottom of the inning. A Cody Harris walk brought Trowbridge in for the tying run. Van Dyke's right-field sacrifice fly scored Hannemann for the winning run.
July 14, 2009
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at big rivalries in summertime baseball. The stories touching on this time includes ones about a double header that the American Fork Cavemen played at Spanish Fork, the last three rounds of the AF-PG Colt League playoffs, a Lone Peak-Pleasant Grove varsity showdown, and a thrilling Lone Peak win over the the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups. Let's get to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com
SF Dons Sweep American Fork July 6 Doubleheader
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
For the Spanish Fork Dons had a gay old time on the night of July 6 as they defeated the American Fork Cavemen 10-0 and 10-1 in a Utah Baseball Academy League doubleheader played at Spanish Fork.
The doubleheader was one of several two-game affairs that the UBAL had scheduled for 17-under division play on July 6.
Posting six strikeouts in the first game, Spanish Fork pitcher Hayden Nielsen gave up only two hits. The Dons, on the other hand, cranked out 10 hits, which included six singles, three doubles, and a solo home run.
The game opened with Nielsen striking out Jake Blackhurst. The next batter, Ryan Draper singled into right. Before American Fork profit from Draper's hit, shortstop Matt Nelson turned up a double play. American Fork would not have another hit until the fourth's top half when Blackhurst shot a single into right.
In the bottom of the first, second baseman Zach Robinson grounded out leadoff batter Nelson. Dons Jarrett Jarvis and Kaden Porter retaliated by each slugging a single off pitcher Jeremy Reynolds. Porter's first-inning single scored Jarvis.
Even though Don Andy Perkins doubled off Reynolds in the bottom of the second, shortstop Kai Clayton turned up a double play that kept Spanish Fork's lead stuck at 1-0 that inning.
The third's bottom half opened with left fielder Nick Searle intercepting a Taylor Nelson fly ball. Jim Lengal singled off Reynolds, but a throw from catcher Derek Durfey put the Don out at second. Hitting an infield single, Matt Nelson gave the Dons golden chance to stretch their lead. Jarvis homered Nelson in, setting the stage for American Fork's doom the next inning. Right after the home run, Dallas Smith singled into left. Searle picked off a Porter fly ball to retire the Dons to the field.
With American Fork unable to get anywhere with Blackhurst's single, the Dons proceeded to destroy the Cavemen in the bottom of the fourth. It opened with Don Trevor Reynolds doubling off reliever Clayton. The Spanish Fork player soon stole home. A short time later, Hayden Nelson hit a one-run single that ignited a seven-run rally. During it, Matt Nelson and Smith each singled in two runs. Porter hit a one-run double that caused the game to be called in the fifth.
The second game opened with Blackhurst singling into right. Draper's sacrifice groundout permitted Blackhurst to score a run. It turned out to be the only run that the Cavemen could make in the game.
On out in the bottom of the inning, Jarrett tripled into center, then stole home. The next inning, Porter hit a solo home run over the center field fence. In the fourth. Lengal's two-run single put the game away for Spanish Fork.
Lehi Red Sox Flood Away AF Cardinals in AF-PG Colt League Playoff Action July 7
By Dean Von Memmott
Sports Correspondent
The Lehi Red Sox had much to croak about July 7 as they washed away the American Fork Cardinals 9-5 in American Fork-Pleasant Grove League playoff action at American Fork's Rotary Park.
Lehi Coach Troy Street said, "Our guys did hit the ball really good. I wasn't impressed with our defense, though, we made some errors. Our offensive effort was what won us the game tonight."
In the top of the first, American Fork pitcher Devyn Anderson had trouble with keeping the Red Sox in check. The pitcher let Lehi row ahead 2-0 through giving up singles to Tyson Bringhurst, Levi Steet, Brady Page, Colton Fraughton, and Jake Miller. Anderson's fielders managed to shut Lehi down briefly through grounding out Cash Stewart and Jeremy Holland.
American Fork didn't let the first inning end with Lehi still ahead. In the bottom of the first, leadoff Cardinal hitter C.J. Miller singled into left, and he moved his way around to third. Singling into left on two outs, Taison Smith soon stole second while Miller sneak into home plate. Tyler Romney singled Smith in for the tying run.
Despite a single from Miller in the second, the game stayed tied at 2-2 until the top of the third. As soon as Page had smashed a one-out triple into left, Fraughton homered him in. Lehi held American Fork scoreless in the third, fourth, and fifth. The Red Sox's defensive effort permitted them to build upon their advantage. In the fourth, Lehi loaded the bases on two outs, and Jaden Webb stole home, touching off a brief three-run rally, generated by walks and two errors.
Singling in the top of the fifth, Stewart came home on a passed ball right after Mitch Jensen had struck out.
Hitting a one-out double off reliever Skyler Davis in the top of the sixth, Street scored the last Lehi run on an error at third.
In the bottom of the sixth, American Fork attempted to make a comeback. On one out, Miller homered in Davis and Isaac Jones. Page took over the mound right afterwards and shut the Cardinals down for the rest of the game.
Though the loss eliminated the Cardinals from the tournament, they were not done for the summer. Also, American Leagion team, they would continue playing for the rest of this month. As for, the Red Sox went on to play the Lehi Pirate for the right to challenge the American Fork Cubs for the AF-PG Colt League championship.
Lehi Red Sox Sink Lehi Pirates 13-6 In AF-PG Colt League Playoffs July 8
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
By sinking the Lehi Pirates 13-6 in the July 8 game of the American Fork-Pleasant Grove Colt League playoffs, the Lehi Red Sox won the right to play the American Fork Cubs for the league championship July 9.
Neither of the two Lehi teams could score during the game's first 1 1/2 innings. In fact, during the first inning, neither the Pirates nor the Red Sox could put any runners on base. During the bottom of the second, though, a Cash Stewart, center-field double quickly resulted in the Red Sox loading the gases on two outs. With a Matt Gowens walk scoring Stewart, the Red Sox went on a four-run rally, highlighted by Gowens and Matt Kirkham coming home on an error.
In top of the third, the Pirates loaded the bases on two outs. Zach Fenton scored the first Pirate run on a passed ball. Pitcher Brady Page didn't let the Pirates make any more runs that inning.
During the bottom of it, Page hit a two-run double to spark another four-run rally for the Red Sox. Colton Fraughton singled in another two runs to leave the Red Sox with an 8-1 advantage at the end of the inning.
With Fenton's two-out single loading the bases in the top of the fourth, the Pirates went on a scoring run, triggered by Kenny Peters' coming home on a passed ball. Nick Johnson hit a three-run in-the-park homer, putting the Pirates within 8-4. Bosten Page smacked a center-field double, and he stole home for what turned out to be the Pirates' last run.
In the bottom of the fourth, Jaden Webb's three-run homer opened a five-run rally for the Red Sox. That rally put the game away for the Red Sox.
AF Cubs Edge Past Lehi Red Sox 11-10 To Win AF-PG Colt League Pennant
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Played at American Fork's Rotary Park July 9, the American Fork-Pleasant Grove Colt League championship game was not for a state pennant. Nevertheless, it still showed all the excitement found in close state high school baseball championship games.
For one thing, it featured the American Fork Cubs and Lehi Red Sox, whose high schools have been longtime rivals. As if they were playing as American Fork Cavemen and Lehi Pioneers, both teams showed an intensity that kept the game's storyline unpredictable until the final pitch in the seventh inning. It ended with American Fork winning 11-10 over Lehi.
American Fork Coach Clark Taylor said, "We came in and hit the ball very well. We played really good defense. We went undefeated through the tournament. Jim Davis pitched his best game tonight. He doesn't put very many people on base, and he has a good solid backup from his fielders. Tonight leaves with a second straight Colt League championship."
For Davis, the July 9 game was in so many words a realization of his dream of throwing in a championship game. He had aspired to play in this year's state 5-A baseball tournament, but the American Fork Cavemen couldn't win their region's third seed for post-season play. So as a graduating senior, he had to settle for a chance to pitch in the AF-PG Colt League championship game. Throwing all seven innings in that contest, he posted four strikeouts.
The game opened with Lehi's Tyson Bringhurst singling off Davis. A Brady Page sacrifice groundout scored Bringhurst. Singling into left, Colton Fraughton scored the next Lehi run on an error. Lehi's 2-0 lead couldn't survive the first inning.
Known only as Aki, American Fork's leadoff batter, smacked a left-fielder double, and he soon zipped to third. Kaden McMurtrey singled him in. After Caden Taylor's sacrifice fly had scored McMurtrey, Davis doubled in two runs to put American Fork ahead 4-2.
With Davis striking out of the three batters that Lehi sent against him in the second, the Red Sox couldn't put anyone on base that inning. On one out, Aki hit another left-field double, and he scored on an error at first. After McMurtrey had hit a two-out single, pitcher Bringhurst struck out Taylor to shut American Fork down.
In the third, Lehi pulled within 5-4 through one-run doubles hit by Brady Page and Colton Fraughton. On two outs in the bottom of the third, Ryan Hudson singled into left, then stole second. He attempted to advance to third on a Taylor Tonks single, but beat it back to second the moment the Red Sox had cut off his path. The Lehi defense kept Hudson and Tonks stuck on base.
On two outs the next inning, Garrett Kirkham singled in Jaden Webb and Jeremy Holland to put Lehi ahead 6-5. Second baseman Taylor picked off a Wade McAllister fly ball to keep Lehi from improving upon its lead.
Aki singled in the bottom of the fourth, only to get picked off at at. The pickoff didn't stop a Logan Whittaker single from moving Kyler Houston into scoring position. Taylor singled Houston in to tie the game at six. Lehi kept American Fork from breaking the 6-6 tie, though.
Capitalizing on a fifth-inning, American Fork error at first, Fraughton doubled Page in, and then came home via a McAllister single. Lehi couldn't build upon its 8-6 lead. With Cub Braden Schneider hitting a baseline single to third during the start of the fifth's lower half, the momentum tipped back to American Fork's favor. On one out, Taylor singled into left, and he followed Schneider home during a passed ball, tying the game at eight. Hitting his third double for the night, Aki scored a tie-breaking run on a Lehi error. The Red Sox shut American Fork down briefly soon afterwards.
Despite a one-out, Webb single in the top of the sixth, American Fork quickly dried up Lehi's chance to catch up that inning. Relieving Bringhurst in the bottom of the sixth, Wade McAllister got didn't let any Cubs make any hits, because shortstop Fraughton grounding out two straight American Forkers.
In the seventh, Bringhurst and Levi Street each singled into left field. With Davis striking out Page and right fielder Schneider catching a Fraughton fly ball, Lehi appeared done for. That prospect grew stronger as McAllister drew a 3-2 count. Suddenly, the batter whacked a two-run double that tipped Lehi back out in front 10-9. First baseman Tonks' catch of a Josh Miller pop fly didn't bring the Cubs much comfort. They had to battle to maintain their composure in face of a pumped-up Lehi defense.
The bottom of the seventh opened with Schneider singling into center. After McAllister had walked Hudson, the momentum swung back to the Cubs' favor. Tonks doubled in Schneider to tie the game at 10. In response, McAllister struck out Jake Miller, but quickly found himself against Aki, who had so far been batting .1000 for the night. McAllister posted a 1-1 count against the batter. Suddenly on the third pitch, Aki singled Hudson in for the winning run!
Even though the win went down as another golden moment for American Fork, it left Lehi hungry for another chance to take on its arch rival another day.
Lone Peak Knights Take Down Ferocious PG Vikings 7-5 in UBAL Game July 10
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Alias the Loners, the Lone Peak Knights produced a 7-5 win at home against the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings during Utah Baseball Academy League action at Lone Peak July 10.
Even though Lone Peak did take a 4-0 lead in the first two innings, the contest turned out to be a tight one as the two teams showed much intensity through the passage the night.
A 17-under division game for the UBAL, the showdown opened with Knight pitcher Bradyen Matheson striking out Jesse De St. Jour and Jordan Estaban. Soon after Court Iorg had grounded out, Lone Peak proceeded to build its 4-0 lead. In the bottom of the first, Matt Oakman doubled into center, and he soon scored on Travis Thomas' sacrifice groundout.
In the bottom of the next inning, Keeann Norman scored on a Tyson Harris sacrifice fly to start a three-run rally for Lone Peak.
The third opened with Steve Rockhill hitting an infield single for the first Viking hit of the game. Tonai Sefa singled Rockhill in, and Rhett Rickanbach stole home to put Pleasant Grove within 4-2.
By holding the Knights scoreless in the bottom of the third, the Vikings proceeded to catch up with them in the top of the fourth. On one fourth-inning out, Brock Starr hit a left-field double that resulted in the Vikings' loading the bases. Rockhill smashed a two-run single that tied the game at four, but he got put out at second, costing Pleasant Grove the momentum it needed so disparately.
In the bottom of the fourth, Harris singled in Ryan "Mac" McPherson to start a three-run rally for Lone Peak. Singles from Oakman and Jed Goeckeritz enabled Lone Peak to load the base, and Matheson batted in two runs. Soon though, third baseman Starr turned up a double play that shut down the rally.
Even though Sefa slugged a single in the fifth, the Vikings couldn't bounce back that inning. Still, through reliever Jake Barnhardt's pitching, they did not let any Knights get on base in the fifth's bottom half.
On one out in the sixth, Starr doubled in Kyler Harmon, but the Knights kept him stuck on base. Matheson didn't let Pleasant Grove make any more runs in the game.
On two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Oakman singled into center, permitting the Knights to load the bases. However, first baseman Sefa snatched a Thomas pop fly, averting a rally.
Pleasant Grove Coach Tyler Eastman said, "We played really good defense, and we made only one error. We put some young kids, so they could get a feel of playing varsity. They're going to be sophomores this year. We had two of them pitch. We made six hits, and they [Lone Peak] made six hits. We just didn't hit the ball like we usually would do."
Knight 16-U Division Team Survive Close UBAL Game Against Riverton Silverpups July 11
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Nicknamed the Loners by their arch rivals, the American Fork Cavemen, the Lone Peak Knights came out with a 9-8 win at home during Utah Baseball Academy League action July 11 against the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups.
With both teams battling for high seeding in the UBAL's 16-under division's post-season tournament, the July 11 contest saw three switches in the lead.
Riverton secured the first lead when Scotty Bottom singled in Brayden Crook in the top of the first. Pitcher Tanner Jensen didn't let the Silverpups make any more runs that inning.
After Riverton had grounded out Carson Kelshaw and Hunter Trowbridge in the bottom of the first, Micah Hannemann singled into left, then advanced into scoring position via a Jensen single. Hannemann stole home to cause the inning to end in a 1-1 tie.
Jensen didn't let Riverton get anywhere with B.J. Newman's left-field single in the top of the second, and that Silverwolf ended up getting stuck at second.
During the bottom of the second, one-run singles from Ryan Morin and Dave Matthews tipped the Knights ahead 3-1. In the third, Cam Gust's one-run single clipped the lead to 3-2. Riverton responded by slugging Lone Peak with a double play that ended the inning.
Despite producing an error in the fourth, the Knights produced a double play that prevented the Silverwolves from capitalizing on a Dalton Newbold single. In the fourth's lower half, another Riverton double play reminded Lone Peak that it still had a long way to go to tame the Silverpups.
With a Bottom single resulting in Riverton loading the bases on one out in the fifth, Lone Peak soon lost the lead. Brayden Larson doubled in two runs to put Riverton ahead 4-3. The Silverwolves soon scored a third fifth-inning run on a Newman sacrifice groundout.
Lone Peak produced a four-run rally of its own in the bottom of the fifth. Singles from Nate Orurmette and Carson Kelshaw permitted the Knights to load the bases on one out. Micah Hannemann singled in two runs to tie the game at five. Jensen singled in a tie-breaking run, and Hannemann stole home on two outs.
The Knights maintained their 7-5 lead until the seventh. The inning opened with Ourmette playing relief pitcher. However, as soon as Larson had hit a one-run double off him, Ourmette got replaced on the mound by Miah Van Dyke, no relation to Hollywood actor Dick Van Dyke. The pitching change didn't stop Crook from hitting a two-run single which put the Silverwolves ahead 8-7. Only after Brody Nokes had popped out to a Lone Peak shortstop did the Riverton rally finally collapse.
Trowbridge's one-out single enabled the Knights to load the bases in bottom of the inning. A Cody Harris walk brought Trowbridge in for the tying run. Van Dyke's right-field sacrifice fly scored Hannemann for the winning run.
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