Timp Sports Weekly
June 17, 2014
June 17, 2014
Publisher's Message
This is our annual issue covering some of the games played in the recent Utah Baseball Academy's annual preseason tournament. This year, we focus on tournament contests played by the Awesome American Fork Cavemen. Let's take a look at those games.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Spanish Fork Dons 8-1 in 16-Under Division Tourney Game
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a 16-under division pool game for the Utah Baseball Academy's annual preseason tournament, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen defeated the Spanish Fork Dons 8-1.
The game marked the return of Awesome Caveman Dakota "Black Hills" Colbe. American Fork Coach Tyler Adams said, "He pitched absolutely fantastic today. He had been out with injuries for the past six months. It was so great to see how well he had recovered.
Colbe gave up only three hits during the course of the game. During the top of the second, Don Landon Jenson registered a single for the first Spanish Fork. Jenson then came home on a Dylan Hall sacrifice fly. Colbe didn't let Spanish Fork make any more runs after the second inning.
In the bottom of the third, Tanner Adams singled in Chandler "Ram" Wood to start a three-run rally for American Fork. It picked up its next two third-inning runs on a passed ball and a Colbe single.
In the bottom of the fourth, Wood doubled in Weston Flinders to set off a five-run rally for American Fork.
Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Alta Tweeties on First Day of UBA Preseason Tournament Play
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a first-day game for the 17-under division of the Utah Baseball Academy's annual preseason tournament, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen Defeated the Alta Hawks, AKA the Tweeties, 9-0.
A transfer from Juan Diego, Alex Basa held the Tweeties scoreless throughout his time on the mound, and he struck out seven Tweetie batters. American Fork Coach Jay Holmstead said, "Seventy-five percent of his pitches were strikes, and he didn't walk anybody. When Justin DeMarco took his turn on the mound, he just threw strikes, and like Alex, he held them scoreless.
In the bottom of the second, Basa got off to a fine start through striking out Coop Saxton and Stretch Parry. Basa also caused Scooby Doo Walbeck to fly out to center fielder Sir Turner Knight. In the top of the first, the Awesome Cavemen got singles from Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead and Dallin Searle, a cousin of Lone Peak Loner baseball player Talmage Lamb. However, the Tweeties held American Fork scoreless.
Getting beaned by a second-inning pitch, Awesome Caveman Hayden "Chief" Wood scored on an error, unleashing a seven-run rally for American Fork. During the rally, Holmstead doubled in one run and Kody "Coco" Hall singled in another one.
In the bottom of the second, Jake Comstock doubled off Basa, but he got stuck on base.
During the top of the third, Ty "Guard Dog" Taylor drilled a two-out double to score Sir Turner. American Fork had trouble after the third in scoring runs. In the top of the fifth, American Fork got singles from Holmstead and Searle. However, after Tweetie Catch Blaze Sonny tagged Holmstead at the plate, the Tweeties sprung a double play on the Awesome Cavemen, holding them scoreless. Stretch Parry doubled for the Tweeties in the bottom of the fifth, but he got chained on base as American Fork turned up a double play.
In top of the sixth, a Wood single and Jake Norton walk gave American Fork another golden chance to score a run, but the Tweeties bagged both Sir Turner and Seth Taylor to keep American Fork's lead stuck at 8-0.
It finally grew to 9-0 when Hagen Holmstead doubled in Hall. American Fork couldn't make any more runs after that hit. Nevertheless, reliever Justin DeMarco made his granduncle Ken DeMarco by holding the Tweeties scoreless in the bottom of the seventh.
Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Bad Old Brighton Puddy Tats 10-0 In 17-Under Division Game at Utah Baseball Academy League Game
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a June 11 preseason tournament game for the Utah Baseball Academy's 17-under age division, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen defeated the Brighton Bengals, AKA the Bad Old Puddy Tats, 10-0.
American Fork Coach Jay Holmstead said, "Turner Knight kept throwing strikes, and pummeled their morale through his pitching. He gave up only twoehit to them. Hagen [Holmstead] came up with two big hits for us. Tonight, we played defense, something we didn't do at Lone Peak yesterday."
The game opened with shortstop Dallin Searle, a cousin of recently un-retired Gunner Lamb, grounding out Adam "Bat Cat" Wright. Chris Christensen singled off Knight, but got caught in a double play turned up by Searle.
Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead hit a one-out single in the bottom of the first, but got put out by at second. Searle doubled into left, and my former schoolmate Ken DeMarco's grandnephew Justin DeMarco singled Searle in.
In the top of the second, Bad Old Puddy Tat Caleb Clark hit one-out single into left. In retaliation, American Fork brained the Bad Old Puddy Tats with another double play.
In the bottom of the second, Sir Turner Knight singled into left, and Seth "Needles" Taylor singled him, starting off a four-run rally.
In the top of the third, the Bad Old Puddy Tats put Wright and Skylar Neal on base, but Brighton couldn't bring any of them in. After the third, the Bad Old Putty Tats couldn't put any more runners on base.
American Fork picked up a fourth-inning run when Knight rifled a one-out single, which reeled in Jake Norton, a nephew of Lana Sitterud, who had played women's basketball for the U of U, the world's only true university, several years ago.
In the bottom of the fifth, Holmstead singled in two runs that set off a devastating five-run rally. After DeMarco had knocked in two runs, Hayden "Chief" Wood singled him in for the winning run.
As Brighton's arch rivals, the Alta Tweeties would say, those Bad Old Brighton Puddy Tats counldn't comprehend the Awesome Cavemen's hitting power.
Lone Peak Loners Defeat Awesome AF Cavemen 6-5 in Comeback June 10
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a second-day game of the Utah Baseball Academy's annual preseason tournament, the Lone Peak Loners defeated the Awesome American Fork Cavemen 6-5 in a come-from-behind effort at Lone Peak on June 10.
The game turned out to be one of American Fork's blackest moments of the tournament. During the top of the first, for example, Awesome Caveman Kody "Coco" Hall singled into left, only to get caught with Hagan "Speedster" Holmstead in a double play. Even though Dallin Searle singled into left, he got stuck on base.
The Loners held American Fork scoreless with another double play in the top of the second. However, in the top of the third, Seth "Needles" Taylor singled into center, and he scored on a Mick Madsen sacrifice groundout. American Fork pieked up its second run in the top of the fourth, when Searle doubled in Holmstead, who tripled into center at the start of the inning.
Holding American Fork scoreless in the top of the fifth, the Loners stole te lead from the Awesome Cavemen in the bottom of the inning. Hitting an infield single, Nate Call got singled in by Avery Gockeritz to set off a three-run rally for the Loners. Loading the bases right after Gockeritz's RBI, the Loners scored their next two runs on a Payton Freeman single and a Stevie Barrastan walk.
Holmstead singled in two runs in the top of the sixth to put American Fork back ahead 4-3. In the top of the seventh, Hayden "Chief" Wood triple in Alex Basa to improve American Fork's lead at 5-3. In the bottom of the seventh, Freeman doubled in a run, and an American Fork error let Burrastan reel in two runners to win the game for the Loners.
Spanish Fork Dons Defeat Juan Diego Screechers 7-5 in 16-Under Division Game June 13
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a 16-under division game played for the Utah Baseball Academy's preseason tournament, the Spanish Fork Dons, AKA the Happytowners, defeated the Juan Diego Soaring Eagles, AKA the Sreechers, 7-5 at American Fork.
The June 13 game stayed scoreless until the bottom of the second. In the an effort to prove that they were as manly as their town's world famous masculine girls, the Dons got on the scoreboard first. The Happytowners took a 3-0 lead on singles from Dylan Hall, Ty Christensen, and Carson Chappell.
Spanish Fork maintained its 3-0 until Screecher Colt "Blue" Helgson doubled in Colby "Dragon" Gagon in the top of the fourth. Happytowner Eric Stauffer answered that one-run double with one of his own in the bottom of the fourth.
The top of the fifth opened singles from Screeches Colby "Tuck" Finn and Nate "Oreo" Medina. A Miky "Shark" Mark scored Finn.
On two outs in the bottom of the fifth, Landon Jenson Jenson doubled into left, and he came home on a Ty Sorenson double.
On one out in the top of the sixth, the Screechers loaded the bases on singles from Gagon, Helgson, and Dalton "Rebel" Gray. The Screechers then went on a three-run rally, powered by two walks and a Finn single.
The Dons didn't let the score stayed tied at five for long. After they had thrown Payton "Spinny" Seim at home for the third Sreecher out for the sixth inning, they pulled ahead 7-5 on one-run singles hit by Brock Beckstrom and Stauffer.
A Mark single and a Gagon double revived the Screechers hopes briefly in the top of the seventh, but Spanish Fork held Juan Diego scoreless.
Awesome AF Cavemen Fall Juan Diego Screechers in Semifinals of UBA Summer Tournament
Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In the June 14 semifinals of the Utah Baseball Academy's preseason tournament, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen's 17-under division team received an 8-2 thumping at the talons of the Juan Diego Soaring Eagles, AKA the Screechers, in a game at Taylorsville.
The game opened with Awesome Caveman Kody "Coco" Hall singling into left. Shortstop Eli "Iza Comin'" McQuillan turned up a double play. A "distant cousin" of late British TV actor Roger Delgado, pitcher Dylan Delgado struck out Dallin Searle, a cousin of Lone Peak Loner baseball wiz Talmage Lamb.
Shortstop Hall opened the bottom of the first with a capture of Ryan Hughes fly ball. Ryan "Funky Coca" Medina singled off pitcher Alex Bass, who had thrown for the Screechers last season. In response to the single, Basa struck out former teammates Josh Glenn and McQuillan.
A grandnephew of my former schoolmate Ken DeMarco, Justin DeMarco singled off Delgado at the start of the second inning. After Hayden "Chief" Wood had grounded out to ABC talk show Jimmy Kimmel's "distant cosusin" Kalin Kimmel, Sir Turner Knight tripled in DeMarco. The Screechers kept Sir Turner chained to third base through the rest of the second's top half.
In the third and fourth innings respectively, Hall and Seth "Needles" Taylor each clubbed a single in hopes of getting American Fork to extend its 1-0 lead, However, the Screechers kept them stuck on it.
During the fifth's bottom half, a Delgado single and a Glenn double put American Fork in an alarming situation that it could not get out of. McQuillan singled in Delgado. Glenn smacked a go-ahead, two-run single.
Hitting a one-out single in the top of the sixth, Tua Ward soon scored on an error to cut the lead to 3-2.
With Hughes doubling in Brad "Kojack" Bojock in the sixth, American Fork fell apart. During the ensuing rally, Sam "Brick" Brzowski singled in a run, and McQuillan batted in another two. The Screechers then held the Awesome Cavemen scoreless.
Awesome AF Cavemen Fall to Summit Cuddlies in 16-Under Game During UBA Preseason Tourney
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a game of the 16-under age division for the Utah Baseball Academy's preseason tournament June 13, the Summit Bears defeated the Awesome American Fork Cavemen 5-3.
On two outs in the top of the first, an Elijah Johnson single moved Cuddly Zach "Frying Pan" Cook into scoring position. Doug "Jammin'" Hamblin singled him in. The Cuddlies' 1-0 lead didn't survive the first inning.
The brother of Awesome Caveman varsity baseball player Hayden "Chief" Wood, Chandler Wood got came home on a McCarde Worthen double. Dakota"Black Hills" Colby singled Worthen in.
American Fork stayed ahead 2-1 until the top of the third. That inning, singles from Sagan Fredrickson and Stevie "Sweet Notes" Harp enabled the Cuddlies to load the bases. A Dallin "Skippy" Shipbachboard sacrifice fly scored Fredrickson, and Harp came home on Elija Johnson sacrifice groundout.
Hitting a left-field single in the bottom of the fourth, Davis "General" Lee stole home to tie the game three.
In the bottom of the sixth, a Shelton "Roonie" Spencer single and a Weston Flinders double gave American Fork a chance for pulling ahead. However, the Cuddlies held the Awesome Cavemen scoreless.
Schipbachboard singled in two runs in the top of the seventh to win the game for Summit.
In the bottom of the third, Tanner Adams singled in Chandler "Ram" Wood to start a three-run rally for American Fork. It picked up its next two third-inning runs on a passed ball and a Colbe single.
In the bottom of the fourth, Wood doubled in Weston Flinders to set off a five-run rally for American Fork.
Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Alta Tweeties on First Day of UBA Preseason Tournament Play
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a first-day game for the 17-under division of the Utah Baseball Academy's annual preseason tournament, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen Defeated the Alta Hawks, AKA the Tweeties, 9-0.
A transfer from Juan Diego, Alex Basa held the Tweeties scoreless throughout his time on the mound, and he struck out seven Tweetie batters. American Fork Coach Jay Holmstead said, "Seventy-five percent of his pitches were strikes, and he didn't walk anybody. When Justin DeMarco took his turn on the mound, he just threw strikes, and like Alex, he held them scoreless.
In the bottom of the second, Basa got off to a fine start through striking out Coop Saxton and Stretch Parry. Basa also caused Scooby Doo Walbeck to fly out to center fielder Sir Turner Knight. In the top of the first, the Awesome Cavemen got singles from Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead and Dallin Searle, a cousin of Lone Peak Loner baseball player Talmage Lamb. However, the Tweeties held American Fork scoreless.
Getting beaned by a second-inning pitch, Awesome Caveman Hayden "Chief" Wood scored on an error, unleashing a seven-run rally for American Fork. During the rally, Holmstead doubled in one run and Kody "Coco" Hall singled in another one.
In the bottom of the second, Jake Comstock doubled off Basa, but he got stuck on base.
During the top of the third, Ty "Guard Dog" Taylor drilled a two-out double to score Sir Turner. American Fork had trouble after the third in scoring runs. In the top of the fifth, American Fork got singles from Holmstead and Searle. However, after Tweetie Catch Blaze Sonny tagged Holmstead at the plate, the Tweeties sprung a double play on the Awesome Cavemen, holding them scoreless. Stretch Parry doubled for the Tweeties in the bottom of the fifth, but he got chained on base as American Fork turned up a double play.
In top of the sixth, a Wood single and Jake Norton walk gave American Fork another golden chance to score a run, but the Tweeties bagged both Sir Turner and Seth Taylor to keep American Fork's lead stuck at 8-0.
It finally grew to 9-0 when Hagen Holmstead doubled in Hall. American Fork couldn't make any more runs after that hit. Nevertheless, reliever Justin DeMarco made his granduncle Ken DeMarco by holding the Tweeties scoreless in the bottom of the seventh.
Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Bad Old Brighton Puddy Tats 10-0 In 17-Under Division Game at Utah Baseball Academy League Game
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a June 11 preseason tournament game for the Utah Baseball Academy's 17-under age division, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen defeated the Brighton Bengals, AKA the Bad Old Puddy Tats, 10-0.
American Fork Coach Jay Holmstead said, "Turner Knight kept throwing strikes, and pummeled their morale through his pitching. He gave up only twoehit to them. Hagen [Holmstead] came up with two big hits for us. Tonight, we played defense, something we didn't do at Lone Peak yesterday."
The game opened with shortstop Dallin Searle, a cousin of recently un-retired Gunner Lamb, grounding out Adam "Bat Cat" Wright. Chris Christensen singled off Knight, but got caught in a double play turned up by Searle.
Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead hit a one-out single in the bottom of the first, but got put out by at second. Searle doubled into left, and my former schoolmate Ken DeMarco's grandnephew Justin DeMarco singled Searle in.
In the top of the second, Bad Old Puddy Tat Caleb Clark hit one-out single into left. In retaliation, American Fork brained the Bad Old Puddy Tats with another double play.
In the bottom of the second, Sir Turner Knight singled into left, and Seth "Needles" Taylor singled him, starting off a four-run rally.
In the top of the third, the Bad Old Puddy Tats put Wright and Skylar Neal on base, but Brighton couldn't bring any of them in. After the third, the Bad Old Putty Tats couldn't put any more runners on base.
American Fork picked up a fourth-inning run when Knight rifled a one-out single, which reeled in Jake Norton, a nephew of Lana Sitterud, who had played women's basketball for the U of U, the world's only true university, several years ago.
In the bottom of the fifth, Holmstead singled in two runs that set off a devastating five-run rally. After DeMarco had knocked in two runs, Hayden "Chief" Wood singled him in for the winning run.
As Brighton's arch rivals, the Alta Tweeties would say, those Bad Old Brighton Puddy Tats counldn't comprehend the Awesome Cavemen's hitting power.
Lone Peak Loners Defeat Awesome AF Cavemen 6-5 in Comeback June 10
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a second-day game of the Utah Baseball Academy's annual preseason tournament, the Lone Peak Loners defeated the Awesome American Fork Cavemen 6-5 in a come-from-behind effort at Lone Peak on June 10.
The game turned out to be one of American Fork's blackest moments of the tournament. During the top of the first, for example, Awesome Caveman Kody "Coco" Hall singled into left, only to get caught with Hagan "Speedster" Holmstead in a double play. Even though Dallin Searle singled into left, he got stuck on base.
The Loners held American Fork scoreless with another double play in the top of the second. However, in the top of the third, Seth "Needles" Taylor singled into center, and he scored on a Mick Madsen sacrifice groundout. American Fork pieked up its second run in the top of the fourth, when Searle doubled in Holmstead, who tripled into center at the start of the inning.
Holding American Fork scoreless in the top of the fifth, the Loners stole te lead from the Awesome Cavemen in the bottom of the inning. Hitting an infield single, Nate Call got singled in by Avery Gockeritz to set off a three-run rally for the Loners. Loading the bases right after Gockeritz's RBI, the Loners scored their next two runs on a Payton Freeman single and a Stevie Barrastan walk.
Holmstead singled in two runs in the top of the sixth to put American Fork back ahead 4-3. In the top of the seventh, Hayden "Chief" Wood triple in Alex Basa to improve American Fork's lead at 5-3. In the bottom of the seventh, Freeman doubled in a run, and an American Fork error let Burrastan reel in two runners to win the game for the Loners.
Spanish Fork Dons Defeat Juan Diego Screechers 7-5 in 16-Under Division Game June 13
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a 16-under division game played for the Utah Baseball Academy's preseason tournament, the Spanish Fork Dons, AKA the Happytowners, defeated the Juan Diego Soaring Eagles, AKA the Sreechers, 7-5 at American Fork.
The June 13 game stayed scoreless until the bottom of the second. In the an effort to prove that they were as manly as their town's world famous masculine girls, the Dons got on the scoreboard first. The Happytowners took a 3-0 lead on singles from Dylan Hall, Ty Christensen, and Carson Chappell.
Spanish Fork maintained its 3-0 until Screecher Colt "Blue" Helgson doubled in Colby "Dragon" Gagon in the top of the fourth. Happytowner Eric Stauffer answered that one-run double with one of his own in the bottom of the fourth.
The top of the fifth opened singles from Screeches Colby "Tuck" Finn and Nate "Oreo" Medina. A Miky "Shark" Mark scored Finn.
On two outs in the bottom of the fifth, Landon Jenson Jenson doubled into left, and he came home on a Ty Sorenson double.
On one out in the top of the sixth, the Screechers loaded the bases on singles from Gagon, Helgson, and Dalton "Rebel" Gray. The Screechers then went on a three-run rally, powered by two walks and a Finn single.
The Dons didn't let the score stayed tied at five for long. After they had thrown Payton "Spinny" Seim at home for the third Sreecher out for the sixth inning, they pulled ahead 7-5 on one-run singles hit by Brock Beckstrom and Stauffer.
A Mark single and a Gagon double revived the Screechers hopes briefly in the top of the seventh, but Spanish Fork held Juan Diego scoreless.
Awesome AF Cavemen Fall Juan Diego Screechers in Semifinals of UBA Summer Tournament
Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In the June 14 semifinals of the Utah Baseball Academy's preseason tournament, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen's 17-under division team received an 8-2 thumping at the talons of the Juan Diego Soaring Eagles, AKA the Screechers, in a game at Taylorsville.
The game opened with Awesome Caveman Kody "Coco" Hall singling into left. Shortstop Eli "Iza Comin'" McQuillan turned up a double play. A "distant cousin" of late British TV actor Roger Delgado, pitcher Dylan Delgado struck out Dallin Searle, a cousin of Lone Peak Loner baseball wiz Talmage Lamb.
Shortstop Hall opened the bottom of the first with a capture of Ryan Hughes fly ball. Ryan "Funky Coca" Medina singled off pitcher Alex Bass, who had thrown for the Screechers last season. In response to the single, Basa struck out former teammates Josh Glenn and McQuillan.
A grandnephew of my former schoolmate Ken DeMarco, Justin DeMarco singled off Delgado at the start of the second inning. After Hayden "Chief" Wood had grounded out to ABC talk show Jimmy Kimmel's "distant cosusin" Kalin Kimmel, Sir Turner Knight tripled in DeMarco. The Screechers kept Sir Turner chained to third base through the rest of the second's top half.
In the third and fourth innings respectively, Hall and Seth "Needles" Taylor each clubbed a single in hopes of getting American Fork to extend its 1-0 lead, However, the Screechers kept them stuck on it.
During the fifth's bottom half, a Delgado single and a Glenn double put American Fork in an alarming situation that it could not get out of. McQuillan singled in Delgado. Glenn smacked a go-ahead, two-run single.
Hitting a one-out single in the top of the sixth, Tua Ward soon scored on an error to cut the lead to 3-2.
With Hughes doubling in Brad "Kojack" Bojock in the sixth, American Fork fell apart. During the ensuing rally, Sam "Brick" Brzowski singled in a run, and McQuillan batted in another two. The Screechers then held the Awesome Cavemen scoreless.
Awesome AF Cavemen Fall to Summit Cuddlies in 16-Under Game During UBA Preseason Tourney
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a game of the 16-under age division for the Utah Baseball Academy's preseason tournament June 13, the Summit Bears defeated the Awesome American Fork Cavemen 5-3.
On two outs in the top of the first, an Elijah Johnson single moved Cuddly Zach "Frying Pan" Cook into scoring position. Doug "Jammin'" Hamblin singled him in. The Cuddlies' 1-0 lead didn't survive the first inning.
The brother of Awesome Caveman varsity baseball player Hayden "Chief" Wood, Chandler Wood got came home on a McCarde Worthen double. Dakota"Black Hills" Colby singled Worthen in.
American Fork stayed ahead 2-1 until the top of the third. That inning, singles from Sagan Fredrickson and Stevie "Sweet Notes" Harp enabled the Cuddlies to load the bases. A Dallin "Skippy" Shipbachboard sacrifice fly scored Fredrickson, and Harp came home on Elija Johnson sacrifice groundout.
Hitting a left-field single in the bottom of the fourth, Davis "General" Lee stole home to tie the game three.
In the bottom of the sixth, a Shelton "Roonie" Spencer single and a Weston Flinders double gave American Fork a chance for pulling ahead. However, the Cuddlies held the Awesome Cavemen scoreless.
Schipbachboard singled in two runs in the top of the seventh to win the game for Summit.
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