Timp Sports Weekly
April 30, 2014
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue. we look at baseball games played recently between the Lone Peak Knights (AKA the Loners) and the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies). Let's take a swing at the stories about those games.
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Lehi Froggies Defeat Lone Peak Loners 10-6 in Sophomore Baseball Action April 24
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Weekly Sports Publisher
In a sophomore baseball game played at Lehi April 24, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, defeated the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, 10-6.
The Froggies took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but the Loners scored a tying run in the top of the second. The game then stayed tied until the bottom of the third.
That inning, Froggie Ty James smacked a two-run in-the-park homer that set off an eight-run rally. During it, James and Broc "Big Foot" Henderson each singled in a run. By the end of the third, the Froggies' 9-1 lead made the game look as though it would end in the fifth. That did not turn out to be the case.
In the top of the fourth, Loner Talmage Lamb chopped a single that moved teammate Top Gunner Miller into scoring position. Right after Tanner Armstrong struck out, a Wesley Palmer single loaded the bases. Miller came home on a passed ball, and Kaden "Sonny" Santiago, a close relative of the Santiago brothers who played for the Provo Bullpuppies a generation ago, singled in Lamb.
Although Hansen and teammate Andy Zimmerman got on base through walks in the bottom of the fourth, they became stranded on base.
In the top of the fifth, one-out singles from Keenan Kelshaw and Cole "High Risk" Gambil created a good opportunity for the Loners to stage a rally. Gambil came home on a passed ball, but Lehi quickly put an end to the Loners' fifth-inning scoring. First, Lamb struck out, and then Braydon "Skillet" Millet grounded out.
One out in the bottom of the fifth, Jason James got on base through a throwing error. His brother Ty whacked a sacrifice fly that scored him. That turned out to be the last run that the Loners let the Froggie make.
After being unable to score in the top of the sixth, the Loners attempted to stage a rally in the seventh. On one out, Kelshaw tripled in Gambill, and then scored on a Miller sacrifice groundout. Lamb soon chopped another single, which quickly lead to Lone Peak loading the bases. Before the Loners could make anymore runs, Lamb got pinched in a fielder's choice play at third.
Lone Peak Loners Beat Lehi Froggies 2-1 in Varsity Baseball Series
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a three-game varsity baseball series last week, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, defeated the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, in two games. Both losses occurred on the Froggies' home field.
Of course, Lehi did win 12-9 on the Loners' home field during Game 2, played April 23. Lehi Coach Jason Ingersoll said he had Ryan Absher pitch all seven innings against the Loners. During that game, Koy Smith hit a double and Cam Grace a triple for the Froggies. Meanwhile, the Loners got doubles from Chandler Gockeritz, Connor Boyd, and Hunter Christiansen. Tater Tot Hansen contributed a triple to the Loners' cause. Lehi took a 3-1 lead during the first three innings, and the Froggies stayed narrowly ahead of the Loners for the rest of Game 2.
Of course, Lehi did win 12-9 on the Loners' home field during Game 2, played April 23. Lehi Coach Jason Ingersoll said he had Ryan Absher pitch all seven innings against the Loners. During that game, Koy Smith hit a double and Cam Grace a triple for the Froggies. Meanwhile, the Loners got doubles from Chandler Gockeritz, Connor Boyd, and Hunter Christiansen. Tater Tot Hansen contributed a triple to the Loners' cause. Lehi took a 3-1 lead during the first three innings, and the Froggies stayed narrowly ahead of the Loners for the rest of Game 2.
In Game 1 of the series, Ty Thompson hit a sixth-inning, three-run single to set off a six-run rally that propelled the Loners to a 10-3 win over the Froggies. Lone Peak Coach Matt Bezzant said, "Ty had had two strikes on him when he singled in those three runs to break the game open for us."
Aided by Tater Tot Hansen's second-inning double, Lone Peak took a 3-1 lead in the first three innings. The game's score stayed on 3-1 until the sixth. Lehi trimmed the Loners' 9-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth when Smith and Ryan Barnes each stole home. A Grant Lyman one-run single in the top of the seventh concluded the game's scoring.
Aided by Tater Tot Hansen's second-inning double, Lone Peak took a 3-1 lead in the first three innings. The game's score stayed on 3-1 until the sixth. Lehi trimmed the Loners' 9-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth when Smith and Ryan Barnes each stole home. A Grant Lyman one-run single in the top of the seventh concluded the game's scoring.
In Game 3, Loner Coach Matt Bezzant said, "Trevor LaHargoue narrowly escaped a squeeze play and scored a run that set off an six-run rally that won the game for us. Conner Boyd and Hunter Christiansen each batted in two runs to fuel the rally for us."
Up until the seventh, the game was tied at 2-2. The two schools had battled to the 2-2 draw in the second period. In the top of the seventh, LaHargoue escaped a squeeze play near third base and made the tie-breaking run that tipped the game to Lone Peak's favor for good. In the bottom of the seventh, Morgan Soper scored on an Absher single, but the Loners prevented the Froggies from hopping from behind.
"Jason Goeckeritz threw very well for us today," Bezzant said. "This was his first time on the mound for a long while. He had had some injuries that had kept him out of action until today."
Goeckeritz said, "Today was right kind of comeback for me. My fielders gave me backup as I struck out some batters and forced others to ground out."
Up until the seventh, the game was tied at 2-2. The two schools had battled to the 2-2 draw in the second period. In the top of the seventh, LaHargoue escaped a squeeze play near third base and made the tie-breaking run that tipped the game to Lone Peak's favor for good. In the bottom of the seventh, Morgan Soper scored on an Absher single, but the Loners prevented the Froggies from hopping from behind.
"Jason Goeckeritz threw very well for us today," Bezzant said. "This was his first time on the mound for a long while. He had had some injuries that had kept him out of action until today."
Goeckeritz said, "Today was right kind of comeback for me. My fielders gave me backup as I struck out some batters and forced others to ground out."
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