June 22, 2010
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at an eight-inning thriller that the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, won on the Sandy diamond of the Alta Hawks, AKA the Tweeties. We also look at wins that the Awesome American Fork Cavemen and Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings posted against the Spanish Fork Dons. We'll look at a thrilling Awesome Caveman win against the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers, in the semifinals of the Utah Baseball Academy's preseason tournament. Finally, we'll take in some American Fork Pony League and American Legion baseball action. Let's get to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com
Loners Wins 9-8 in 8-Inning Thriller at Alta June 18
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In Utah Baseball Academy League action at Alta June 18, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, defeated the Alta Hawks' 17-under division team 9-8 in an eight-inning thriller.
Guided by Josh Stephan's two-run single in the top of the first, the Loners took a 3-1 lead over the Hawks, AKA the Tweeties, in the first inning.
A distant "cousin" of Bart Simpson of TV fame, pitcher Mark Simpson held the Tweeties scoreless in the second and third innings, despite giving up a third-inning single J.T. "The Thorn" Rose
In the top of the third, Dane Petersen singled in Mikey Draper and then came home on a Stephan one-out single. In the fourth's top half, Logan Leavitt singled in Sing Along With Mitch Flygare to improve the Loners' lead at 6-1. Singling at the start of the fourth's lower half, Nate Isham came home on a passed ball, and Mason Winter singled in two runners to cut the Loner lead to 6-4.
Singling in the top of the fifth, Dakota Murdock soon came home on a passed ball, and Stephan clubbed a one-run single to improve the lead at 8-4. The Tweeties refused to let Lone Peak's four-run lead scare them out of their feathers. Doubling in the bottom of the fifth, Dakota Walbeck scored on a Brian Relf's sacrifice fly.
Despite Flygare and Leavitt's singles enabling Lone Peak to load the bases in the sixth, Alta held the Lones scoreless both that inning and in the seventh.
In the bottom of the seventh, a Rose double permitted Connor Groskrutze to double in two runs, then come on a Ben Gruber single to tie the game at eight.
Getting on base through a walk in the top of the eight, Jake Hepworth scored a go-ahead run for the Loners on a Matt Olsen single.
In the bottom of the eighth, Isham hit a one-out single off reliever Murdock, only to get nailed in a squeeze play in between second and third. After Rose had singled off the reliever, Murdock struck out Relf to win the game for Lone Peak.
Awesome AF Cavebatters Squeeze Past SF Dons 3-2 in UBAL Regular Season Opener
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen opened their Utah Baseball Academy League regular season by winning 3-2 on the home diamond of the Spanish Fork Dons' 17-under division team on June 14.
The pitching of Spanish Fork's Hayden "Full" Nielsen made it hard for the Awesome Cavemen to go on any scoring rallies. In the top of the first, for example, he caused Ryan Draper and Ryan Pitcher to ground out, and Nielsen struck out B.J. Eldridge to hold the Cavemen scoreless.
Even though Nielsen and Schidler Bennett each singled off pitcher Blake Brailsford in the bottom of the first, the Caveman chucker struck out Jarrett Jarvis and Matt Nelsen to cause the first inning to end in a scoreless deadlock.
On two outs in the top of the second, Jeremy Reynolds singled in Nick Searle, then came home on a passed ball. Full Nielsen didn't let the Awesome Cavemen score again until the seventh.
Brailsford's ability to hold the Dons scoreless lasted until of the bottom of the fourth. On two outs, Andy Perkins singled in Nielsen and Jarvis to tie the game at two.
Replacing Brailsford in the bottom of the sixth, Reynolds kept the Dons from capitalizing on an American Fork error that inning.
In the seventh, Zach "Robbie" Robinson hit an infield single, and Reynolds singled him in two outs. Though Reynolds got stuck on second, he did end the game in American Fork's favor by striking out Matt Nelsen.
White Sox Gun Down Cardinals 9-3 in AF Pony League Game June 15
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly
In an American Fork Pony League game at Bus Manning Field June 15, the White Sox socked the Cardinals 9-3.
The White Sox took a 7-0 lead during the game's first three innings. The Cardinals finally got onto the scoreboard in the top of the fourth. That innings, Cardinals Brayden Bezzant and Tyler McBride each hit a single into left. Jaden Smith's sacrifice fly scored Bezzant.
The Cardinals held the White Sox scoreless in the bottom of the fourth, and in the top of the fifth, Kalin Godwin hit a two-out single into right, and a Bezzant single advanced him to third. McBride singled Godwin in.
In response, Riley Murphy tripled in Bryce Ellis and Emmett Green. The Cardinals didn't let the White Sox make any more runs after that triple.
The next inning, Hunter Richie, Tyler Bigler, and Jordan Henna all got on base through walks, giving the Cardinals a chance to carry out a long, two-out rally. However, as soon as Godwin had singled in Richie, Bezzant struck out, ending the Cardinals last real chance for flying back into the game.
Ferocious PG Vikings Produce 1st Win for New Coach During Tight Contest Against Spanish Fork June 16
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a 17-under division game for the Utah Baseball Academy League June 16, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings won 4-3 over the Spanish Fork Dons at Viking Field.
The game went down as a good beginning for Darren Henry's turn as head baseball coach for the Ferocious Vikings. He had long been involved in their baseball programs. He began in it as a player in the 1990's, and he rejoined it a while back as an assistant coach under Ryan Hall. This past season, Henry had worked as an assistant under Awesome American Fork Caveman Coach Jarod "The Prankster" Ingersoll. Henry took over the Ferocious Viking baseball program shortly after the recent resignation of Hall, who is expected to continue teaching at Pleasant Grove.
Having endured a one-run loss at home to American Fork June 14, the Dons came to Pleasant Grove, expecting to have a gay, old time in winning on the Vikings' diamond. For the first four innings, the Dons had stayed ahead 2-0. Jarrett Jarvis put them on the board with a two-run double that he slugged in the first inning. When right fielder Jesse De St. Jour picked off a Butch Nelson fly ball in the first, the Vikings proceeded to hold the Dons in check.
During the next four innings, pitcher Drew Velez kept the Dons from bringing in any runs, even though Andy Perkins had hit two singles off him. Pitcher Perkins held the Vikings scoreless until the bottom of the fifth.
Henry said, "When they hit us with that double play, our guys could have given up, but they came together to pull off a two-run rally."
During it, Rylan "Rhino" Peterson hit a three-run homer over the left-field fence. Court Iorg hit a solo homer to end Viking scoring for the night.
In the sixth's top half, Hayden "Full" Nielsen singled into left, and he came home on a Perkins single. Pleasant Grove prevented the Dons from tying the game at four.
Doubling into left during the start of the sixth's lower half, Velez got stuck on base. However, Velez kept the Dons from putting any runners on base during the top of the seventh. The win healed the sting of a 12-0 defeat that the Vikings had suffered at the hands of the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, June 14.
Awesome Cavebatters Defeats Bingham 3-1 in UBAL Summer Tourney Semis
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Winning 3-1 in a semifinal game at Bingham, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen won a berth in the championship game for the Utah Baseball Academy's 17-under division's preseason tournament.
The coach for the Cavemen's 17-under division team, Mark Willis said, "Jeremy [Reynolds] pitched really good today, and his midfielders gave him strong back. We out-hit Bingham in the game. We had runners on base every inning."
Reynolds scattered five hits during the tight game, and he held Bingham scoreless in every inning, save the fourth. Also, Reynolds went 3-3 at the plate
In the top of the first, Zach "Robbie" Robinson singled on two outs, and Zach Willis batted him in. Bingham didn't let the Cavemen score again until the top of the fifth, even though Reynolds and teammate Jake Miles had smacked singles during the first four innings.
In bottom of the fourth, Mitch Cluff hit an infield single, and Josh Sandquist tripled him in. The game stayed tied at one until Robinson tripled in Ryan Pitcher in the top of the fifth. After slugging the tie-breaking triple, Robinson came home on a Zach Willis single.
Even though Colby Siddoway slugged a single for the Miners in the bottom of the fifth, the Awesome Cavemen turned up a double plays to stay ahead 3-1. The fifth inning turned out to be a prediction of how the game would end. After Bryson Benson had singled on one out in the bottom of the seventh, American Fork turned up a game-winning double play.
AF Cardinals Sweep Box Elder Bees in American Legion Doubleheader June 19
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The American Fork Cardinals opened their American Legion baseball season by winning both ends of a doubleheader that they played against the Box Elder Bees, AKA the Drones, at American Fork's Rotary Park June 19. American Fork buzzed past Box Elder 16-0 and 12-4.
The Drones didn't have a prayer in the first game. American Fork flew ahead 6-0 in the first inning, and the Cardinals scored 10 runs in the third to put the contest away. During it, Taison Smith whacked a double and triple for the Cardinals. Matt "Lug Nut" Ludlow contributed a double to the win.
For the second game's opening inning, singles from Ludlow and C.J. Miller set the stage for a long rally. It opened with Smith singling in two runs. By the time Box Elder finally ended the inning, the Cardinals commanded a 5-0 lead.
A second-inning single hit by Garrett Evans sparked a brief comeback for the Drones. They loaded the bases on outs, and a Cam Simmons walk scored Evans. Mitch Parrish singled in two runs to cut the lead to 5-3. In the bottom of the second, Matt Oakman tripled in Ludlow, who had doubled into center a few minutes earlier. TV's Hank Hill's distant cousin Aaron Hill singled Oakman in.
American Fork didn't Box Elder go anywhere with third-inning singles hit by Evans and Josh Larsen.
In the top of the fourth, Drone Cole Astle singled into right, and he came home on a Brinton Neff single.
In the bottom of the fourth, Jordan "Salty" Saltmarsh doubled in a run, and Hill clubbed a two-run double on two outs to put the lead at 10-4.
A distant "cousin" of Huck Finn, Cardinal Matt Finn doubled into center, and Jake Blackhurst singled him in. Ludlow's one-out single socred Blackhurst. Box Elder retaliated with two double plays. American Fork socked Box Elder with a double play in the sixth.
American Fork Coach Craig Roberts said, "We're off to a great start. Last year, we didn't win very many games. We have a real big pitching staff this year, and we have some really good hitters. To make it to the state tournament around the 24th of next month, we must finish among the top six teams in our region."
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