Timp Sports Weekly
March 11, 2014
Publisher's Message
As the high school boys' basketball season wound down last week, the spring sports seasons commenced. For this issue, we look at stories about Lehi boys' soccer and Awesome American Fork Caveman baseball action. My account of the riveting -- correction, ribbiting soccer game between the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) and the Mountain Crest Mustangs, nicknamed the Ponies, should give you Lehi fans something to croak about. As for Awesome American Fork Caveman baseball fans, you will be presented three stories, two of which will give you something to cheer loudly about. So let's get to those stories
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
magnanovelist@gmail.com
Lehi Froggies Open Boys' Soccer Season With 1-0 Win at Home Against Mountain Crest Ponies
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
With both their girls and boys' basketball season now over, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, spent March 7, focusing on the start of their boys' soccer season. It opened on a riveting -- correction, ribbiting note. Lehi's preseason opener at home saw the Froggies out last the Mountain Crest Mustangs, AKA the Ponies, 1-0.
The game's final outcome got decided midway through the first half. Lehi Coach Jerry Prisendorf said, "Twenty-five minutes into the game, Landon Jacobson connected a pass to Marcus Jones for a successful shot on goal."
The goal left the Froggies croaking for joy for a little while. After the euphoria of Jones' successful shot had faded, the Froggies went to work on trying to score more goals. However, Pony goalie Hayden "The Cache Valley Stallion" Anderson did not let any more shots sneak past him during the game.
Still, Froggies Jake Clements, Carter "Grandes" Rios, Chris "C-Rod" Rodriguez, Dallas "Texas" Mosher, Kris "Pins" Taylor, and Josh Mortensen did not let up in maintaining heavy pressure of the Pony goalie. Anderson received strong back-up from Swifty Caleb. He came up with several big steals for Mountain Crest.
The Ponies made some very deep drives into Froggie territory in the second half. However, Lehi repeatedly denied them chances for good shot selections, especially during corner kicks. Goalie Nelson "Magnetic Fingers" McEgan kept the Froggies' 1-0 lead intact throughout the entire second period.
The Ponies made some very deep drives into Froggie territory in the second half. However, Lehi repeatedly denied them chances for good shot selections, especially during corner kicks. Goalie Nelson "Magnetic Fingers" McEgan kept the Froggies' 1-0 lead intact throughout the entire second period.
Prisendorff said, "We maintained good possession for most of the game, and we did not panic once in the game."
Awesome AF Cavebatters Drop Varsity Baseball Opener to Jordan Plowboys March 8
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
On the morning after their boys' basketball team's year had ended at the hands of the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings in the state 5-A playoffs at the U of U's Huntsman Center. the Awesome American Fork Cavemen opened a three-team baseball tournament with a one-run loss to the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowboys. Jordan defeated American Fork's varsity team 9-8.
The game had opened on a promising note for American Fork. Through the pitching of returning senior Craig Brailsford, the Awesome Cavemen held the Plowboys scoreless in the top of the first. During the bottom of the first, a Koy Dibb double and an Andy Bartholomew triple fueled a four-run rally for the Awesome Cavemen.
Jordan started making a comeback in the top of the first. Through a Morgan "Go-Go Mo" Gomez single, the Plowboys loaded the bases on no outs. They soon scored two runs. No relation to movie character Freddie Kruger, Mason Kruger got bagged for the third Jordan out before his Plowboys could a have chance at tying the game at four in the second inning.
Pitcher Gomez did not let the Awesome Cavemen put any runners on base in the bottoms of the second and third innings. Gomez's work on the mound enabled Jordan to pick up the momentum it needed to harvest a lead midway through the game. In the top of the third, the Plowboys loaded the bases on two outs. Mason "Bales" Hayes soon came home on a passed ball, and Drew "High Risk" Lisk hit a one-run single that tied the game at four. The next inning, Jordan pulled ahead 6-4 through Hayes singling. in Colton "Close" Shaver and Kael Hathaway, a "distant cousin" of actress Anne Hathaway and Beverly Hills character Jane Hathaway. Gomez hit a left-field single right afterwards, and comic strip character Beetle Bailey's "distant cousin" Chris Bailey tried scoring a seventh Jordan run, but catcher Bartholomew tagged him at the plate, ending the fourth inning. Despite Riley Winters hitting a two-out single for them in the bottom of the fourth, the Awesome Cavemen couldn't pick up any runs that inning.
Luck swung back to American Fork's favor in the fifth. That inning, the Awesome Cavemen prevented the Plowboys from capitalizing on a left-field single swatted by Lisk. In the bottom of the fifth, Dibb doubled in Emmett Green and then scored a tying run on an error at first base. Jordan prevented the Awesome Cavemen from pulling back out in front, however.
Singling into right during the top of the sixth, Hayes soon scored on a Seth Butterfield sacrifice fly right after Jack "Up" Butterfield had belted a center-field single. Lisk singled in Jack Butterfield to improve the lead at 8-6.
With Gomez not letting any Awesome Cavemen on base during the bottom of the sixth, American Fork's situation became more perilous in the seventh. For one, Gomez swatted a one-out, one-run single that ultimately proved decisive in the game. In hopes of undoing the damage done by Gomez's seventh-inning RBI, Green singled on one out into left, and he moved to third on two Jordan errors, which also allowed Kody "Coco" Hall to get on base. Green soon scored on an error, and Dibb batted Hall in to cut the lead to 9-8. Gomez suddenly turned up a double play that clutched the game for Jordan.
Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Taylorsville Road Warriors 10-1 in 2nd Game of Twin Bill
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen proved that they could bounce back from defeat within a matter of a couple of hours. Within a half hour after their one-run loss to the Jordan Plowboys, the Awesome Cavemen took on the Taylorsville Road Warriors, a traditional baseball superpower, and shoved them off the road by a score of 10-1 in the three-team tournament held at American Fork March 8.
On two outs in the top of the first, Road Warrior Kenny Atwood launched a solo home run over the left-field fence. As much joy as that hit did bring Taylorsville, it couldn't give the Road Warriors control of the moment for the rest of the game. McGill Othon and Zake Stepp each singled into left field in hopes of giving their Road Warriors a chance at profiting greatly from Atwood's home run. Suddenly, pitcher Austin "Shagadelic" Pitcher struck out Chase "Puffs" Huff.
After the first inning, Pitcher didn't let any more Road Warriors make hits during his five rounds on mound. Taking over pitching duties in the sixth, Awesome Caveman reliever Tanner Norton did give up a single to Othon in the seventh. However, that Road Warrior got pinched in a fielder's choice play at second. With Norton having struck out Stepp, second baseman Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead tagged Jordan "Senor" West to end the game.
American Fork's comeback against Taylorsville unfolded with Pitcher scoring on a Road Warrior error in the bottom of the second. The game stayed tied at one until the bottom of the fifth. Its lower half opened with Logan Flinders doubling into left. Holmstead singled him in.
In the sixth, Kody "Coco" Hall singled into right, and Koy Dibb doubled him in to unleash an eight-run rally for American Fork. Dibb hit another one-run double during the rally. Tyler "Guard Dog" Gardner singled in two runs, and then came home on an error. Aided by an Emmett Green sacrifice groundout that scored a run, one-run singles from Holmstead and Seth "Needles" Taylor helped to put the final score at 10-1.
American Fork Coach Jarod Ingersoll said, "They put a lot more effort into this game than they did in the one against Jordan. Our defense didn't hold up against Jordan. We made four errors in that game. In this game, though, we made no errors. We just kept battling, and we executed some bunts."
Awesome AF Cavebatters Quiet Timpanogos T-Pups 10-0 in JV Baseball Action March 10
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a junior varsity baseball game at American Fork March 10, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen quieted the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA Timberpups and T-Pups, 10-0.
American Fork threw a different pitcher each of the five innings of the game. It wasn't that the Awesome Cavemen lost faith with every pitcher. It was that head Awesome Caveman Coach Jarod Ingersoll wanted to use the game to see which players to use of his main pitchers for a tournament that American Fork wanted to catch this weekend in Saint George, home of Dixie University, this state's most fun party school.
The first guy that the Awesome Cavemen put on the mound was Justin DeMarco. He forced leadoff hitter Tanner "Big Stick" Evans to ground out to second baseman Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead. DeMarco gave up a single to T.C. "Kernel" Cornish, and he walked Austin "Fabulous" Favilla. Before the T-Pups could score any runs, Oakley "Dokie" Craighead flew out to center fielder Hayden "Chief" Wood, and DeMarco struck out Tail Gunner Gillespie.
In the bottom of the first, T-Pup pitcher Big Thorn Lisage walked Holmstead on one out. Tua Ward singled Holmstead in. Big Thorn kept the Awesome Cavemen's lead stuck at 1-0 until the third inning.
During the top of it, B.J. "Big Wolf Marty" Martinez hit a single into left, and teammate Fantastic Favilla doubled into center.. However, reliever Tanner Norton didn't let the T-Pups make any gains from those two hits. Moreover, the Awesome Cavemen didn't let the Timperpups make any more hits in the game.
In the bottom of the third, Norton doubled into left, and on one out, Kody "Coco" Hall singled him to unleash a six-run rally for the Awesome Cavemen
In the bottom of the fourth, Colby Willis and Norton each singled off Lisage on one out. After the pitcher struck out DeMarco, he accidentally beaned Dallin Searle, a cousin of former American Fork baseball legend Brock Lamb. The accident loaded the bases. A Hall walk scored Willlis. Before American Fork could pick up any more runs in the fourth, Holmstead got called out for hitting the ball outside the batter's box.
That brief setback became forgotten in the bottom of the fifth. A distant cousin of my former junior high school classmate Mike Warenski, Nate Warenski hit a left-field single, setting the stage for the early end of Timpanogos. After Ward had singled into left, a Wood single brought Warenski home. Sir Turner Knight singled in Ward to end the game in an Awesome Caveman victory.
American Fork jayvee coach Jay Holmstead said, "We just wanted to see today which guys we could use as pitchers down in Saint George this weekend. The five pitchers we used today all got into a good rhythm. We also hit very good."
Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Taylorsville Road Warriors 10-1 in 2nd Game of Twin Bill
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen proved that they could bounce back from defeat within a matter of a couple of hours. Within a half hour after their one-run loss to the Jordan Plowboys, the Awesome Cavemen took on the Taylorsville Road Warriors, a traditional baseball superpower, and shoved them off the road by a score of 10-1 in the three-team tournament held at American Fork March 8.
On two outs in the top of the first, Road Warrior Kenny Atwood launched a solo home run over the left-field fence. As much joy as that hit did bring Taylorsville, it couldn't give the Road Warriors control of the moment for the rest of the game. McGill Othon and Zake Stepp each singled into left field in hopes of giving their Road Warriors a chance at profiting greatly from Atwood's home run. Suddenly, pitcher Austin "Shagadelic" Pitcher struck out Chase "Puffs" Huff.
After the first inning, Pitcher didn't let any more Road Warriors make hits during his five rounds on mound. Taking over pitching duties in the sixth, Awesome Caveman reliever Tanner Norton did give up a single to Othon in the seventh. However, that Road Warrior got pinched in a fielder's choice play at second. With Norton having struck out Stepp, second baseman Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead tagged Jordan "Senor" West to end the game.
American Fork's comeback against Taylorsville unfolded with Pitcher scoring on a Road Warrior error in the bottom of the second. The game stayed tied at one until the bottom of the fifth. Its lower half opened with Logan Flinders doubling into left. Holmstead singled him in.
In the sixth, Kody "Coco" Hall singled into right, and Koy Dibb doubled him in to unleash an eight-run rally for American Fork. Dibb hit another one-run double during the rally. Tyler "Guard Dog" Gardner singled in two runs, and then came home on an error. Aided by an Emmett Green sacrifice groundout that scored a run, one-run singles from Holmstead and Seth "Needles" Taylor helped to put the final score at 10-1.
American Fork Coach Jarod Ingersoll said, "They put a lot more effort into this game than they did in the one against Jordan. Our defense didn't hold up against Jordan. We made four errors in that game. In this game, though, we made no errors. We just kept battling, and we executed some bunts."
Awesome AF Cavebatters Quiet Timpanogos T-Pups 10-0 in JV Baseball Action March 10
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a junior varsity baseball game at American Fork March 10, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen quieted the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA Timberpups and T-Pups, 10-0.
American Fork threw a different pitcher each of the five innings of the game. It wasn't that the Awesome Cavemen lost faith with every pitcher. It was that head Awesome Caveman Coach Jarod Ingersoll wanted to use the game to see which players to use of his main pitchers for a tournament that American Fork wanted to catch this weekend in Saint George, home of Dixie University, this state's most fun party school.
The first guy that the Awesome Cavemen put on the mound was Justin DeMarco. He forced leadoff hitter Tanner "Big Stick" Evans to ground out to second baseman Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead. DeMarco gave up a single to T.C. "Kernel" Cornish, and he walked Austin "Fabulous" Favilla. Before the T-Pups could score any runs, Oakley "Dokie" Craighead flew out to center fielder Hayden "Chief" Wood, and DeMarco struck out Tail Gunner Gillespie.
In the bottom of the first, T-Pup pitcher Big Thorn Lisage walked Holmstead on one out. Tua Ward singled Holmstead in. Big Thorn kept the Awesome Cavemen's lead stuck at 1-0 until the third inning.
During the top of it, B.J. "Big Wolf Marty" Martinez hit a single into left, and teammate Fantastic Favilla doubled into center.. However, reliever Tanner Norton didn't let the T-Pups make any gains from those two hits. Moreover, the Awesome Cavemen didn't let the Timperpups make any more hits in the game.
In the bottom of the third, Norton doubled into left, and on one out, Kody "Coco" Hall singled him to unleash a six-run rally for the Awesome Cavemen
In the bottom of the fourth, Colby Willis and Norton each singled off Lisage on one out. After the pitcher struck out DeMarco, he accidentally beaned Dallin Searle, a cousin of former American Fork baseball legend Brock Lamb. The accident loaded the bases. A Hall walk scored Willlis. Before American Fork could pick up any more runs in the fourth, Holmstead got called out for hitting the ball outside the batter's box.
That brief setback became forgotten in the bottom of the fifth. A distant cousin of my former junior high school classmate Mike Warenski, Nate Warenski hit a left-field single, setting the stage for the early end of Timpanogos. After Ward had singled into left, a Wood single brought Warenski home. Sir Turner Knight singled in Ward to end the game in an Awesome Caveman victory.
American Fork jayvee coach Jay Holmstead said, "We just wanted to see today which guys we could use as pitchers down in Saint George this weekend. The five pitchers we used today all got into a good rhythm. We also hit very good."
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