Timp Sports Weekly
July 8, 2014
Publisher's Message
This week's issue deal with baseball games that my Awesome American Fork Cavemen played during the week of Independence Day. I am happy to say that American Fork won three of the games that I covered. I am going to begin, however, with an account of a home game that they lost: Layton's 12-4 over the Awesome Cavemen's 16-under division game played July 3. Let's get to that game, and then we will deal with the three American Fork wins that I covered for this online magazine.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Layton Stickers Poke Awesome Cavemen 12-4 in 16-Under Division Game During UBAL Action July 3
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
For the Awesome American Fork Cavemen's 16-under division, July 3, also known as Independence Day Eve, went down as an occasion they did not want to celebrate. In making at three critical errors, they let the Layton Lancers, AKA the Pokers, to stick them hard by a score of 12-4.
The game unfolded with pitcher Jake Smith walking Pokers Braxton "Rush" Gold and Carson "Lorax" Lomax. As Awesome Caveman shortstop Weston Flinders turned up a double play, Gold scored a run that set off a three-run rally for the Pokers.
American Fork attempted to rally back in the bottom of the first. Despite a McCade Worthen single, the Pokers held the Awesome Cavemen scoreless. That kept turning out to be the same case until the bottom of the sixth, despite singles from Britt Warner, Tanner Adams, and Kobe Lindeman. The fourth inning went down as the frustrating one for the Cavemen. That inning, Adams and Lindeman each smacked a single, but they got stuck on base. Finally, in the sixth, a Lindeman double into left moved Riley Bezzant to third, and he stole home. By the Pokers had already built up a 6-0 lead.
Earlier in the game, the Pokers stretched their lead to 5-0 on a Lomax single and an error in the second. The third inning's top half saw catcher Marty McCoy tag Drew "Frenchie" Freaneau at the plate to hold Layton scoreless. The Pokers picked up a run in the fifth and another in the sixth. Utah Dane Rasmussen, a "distant cousin" of former American Idol Carmine Rasmussen stole home to set a five-run rally for the Pokers.
In the bottom of the seventh, Smith stole home to set a three-run rally for American Fork. The rally collapse through Brody Anderson hitting into a double play.
Awesome AF Cavemen Humble Taylorsville Road Warriors 6-1 in UBAL 17-Under Division Game June 30
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Played at Taylorsville June 30, a 17-under age division game for the Utah Baseball Academy League saw the Awesome American Fork Cavemen club the Taylorsville Road Warriors 6-1.
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen had been hoping to have their A varsity team take on the Road Warriors in a makeup game June 30. The two teams' June 28 game had been canceled, because of the celebration of Taylorsville Dayzz. Since the Road Warriors chose to stay up in Salt Lake County, the Awesome Cavemen's B team went up there to play them.
Despite being B-Listers, the Awesome Cavemen held their own against the Road Warriors during all seven innings. In fact, the Awesome Cavemen never trailed in the game.
The game opened with Awesome Caveman Buster "Bunny" Hardman doubling into left. He soon got snared in a double play that prevented American Fork scoring any runs in the first inning.
In the bottom of it, pitcher Tua Ward gave up a single to Cheesy Huff. After Ward grounded out Nate Hess, shortstop Hardman snatched a Braden Benedictus fly ball and turned up a double play.
At the start of the second inning, Colt Scharer singled into left, and a Jace Ybarrra double moved him into scoring position. A Taylor Sabotka sacrifice groundout scored Scharer, and Spencer "Roonie" Shelton singled in Ybarra.
For the bottom of the second, Luke "Bananas" Chiquetta and Logan "The Grizzly" Gibbons each singled off Ward. An Austin Boutenob sacrifice fly scored Chiquetta. American Fork's defense tightened up at after that run, and the Road Warriors couldn't make another hit until the bottom of the sixth when Cheesy Huff clubbed another left-field single on two outs into left. He got stranded on base before the Road Warriors could score a second run. In the seventh, a Benedictus single presented Taylorsville with another chance to make a second run. However, Benedictus got thrown out in a fielder's choice play at second, and his Road Warriors couldn't make any more hits.
In the meantime, the Awesome Cavemen stayed stuck on their 2-1 lead until the top of the fourth. With Shelton and Ryan "Rhino" Thompson having singled at the start of that inning, Dylan Johnson triple those two Awesome Cavemen in, and he scored a run himself on a Hardman single. Scotty Hughes batted in Hardman to complete American Fork scoring for the night, even though Thompson did single in the sixth and Ybarra whacked a center-field single in top of the seventh.
American Fork Coach Jarod Ingersoll said, "Double plays turned up by Hardman and [Taylor] Sabotoka help Tua Ward a lot as he threw constantly threw strikes that kept Taylorsville off balance."
Awesome AF Cavemen Skin Park City Snow Bunnies 14-3 In July 2 UBAL Duel
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen combined their A and B 17-under division teams for a Utah Baseball Academy League road game at Park City July 2. The combined hitting power of the American Fork team produced a 14-3 win over the Park City Miners, AKA the Snow Bunnies.
Snow Bunny pitcher Tanner "Whit" Whittington kept American Fork impotent during the first two innings. The the game opened with Whit giving up a single to Kody "Coco" Hall, he struck out Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead, then caused both Hayden "Chief" Wood and Dallin Searle to ground out. Even though Seth "Needles' Taylor singled off the Snow Bunny pitcher in the top of the second, American Fork still couldn't make any runs during that inning.
Back in the bottom of the first. Snow Bunny Chandler Anderson doubled in Elliot "Hard Nut" Walton and Chandler Barkdull, a "distant cousin" of the Barkdulls who played for the Bad Old Brighton Puddy Tats back in the 1980's. Singling the bottom of the second, Parker "Hammer" Smith soon came on Buckshot Zun's one-out single to improve the lead at 3-0.
American Fork's frustration in batting ended in the top of the third. On one out that inning, Mick Madsen singled into left, and Hall had joined him on base, he came home on a Holmstead double. It started a long rally. After hitting a two-run double that evened the game at three, Wood stole home, and the Awesome Cavemen never looked back. During the long rally, Hall tripled in two runs while Madsen and Kolby "Koba" Willis each hit a one-run single. By the time Holmstead K'd for the third out, the Awesome Cavemen had accumulated a 10-3 lead.
Park City tried coming back through the loading the bases on two outs, but third baseman Willis grounded out Smith to end the inning.
Searle singled in Wood in the fourth, only to become ensnared in a double play resulting from the capture of a Sir Turner Knight fly ball. That double play didn't tip the game back to the Snow Bunnies' favor. American Fork brained them with two double plays that erased their chances of hoping back into the game.
Advanced to third by Tua Ward's sixth-inning single, Colt Scharer scored a run for the Awesome Cavemen on a Hall sacrifice fly. On two outs in the seventh, Willis doubled in Tyler "Guard Dog" Gardner and Willis for insurance runs that closed out the night's scoring.
Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Summit Bears 5-3 in 16-Under Age Division Action for UBAL
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In the Awesome American Fork Cavemen defeated the Summit Bears, AKA the Cuddlies, July 2 in a 16-under age division game during Utah Baseball Academy League action at American Fork.
American Fork led the entire game. With memories of the narrow loss that the Cuddlies had dealt them in last month's preseason tournament, the Awesome Cavemen were hungry for redemption. In the top of the first, pitcher Kobe Lindemann struck Cuddlies Stevie Harp, Dougie Smith, and Harley "Furry" Parry. Skippy Schippaaboard singled off Lindemann, but got stuck on base.
On two outs in the bottom of the first, Dylan Johnston singled in Tanner Adams, but got put out at second.
The next inning, Lindemann struck out Cuddlies Matt "Peaks" Beruch and Kole "Duck" Bills. However, a Harp single still enabled the Cuddlies to load the bases. Lindemann struck out Zach Cook, a former Lone Peak Loner, to preserve American Fork's 1-0 lead. It grew to 2-0 when Britt Warner stole home while teammate Lindemann got pinched in a squeeze play near second base.
Smith stole home on one out in the top of the third, but American Fork socked the Cuddlies with a double play that prevented them from going on a rally.
In the bottom of the third, Weston Flinders singled into left, and he stole home to set off a three-run rally for the Awesome Cavemen. Aided by an Adams double, Jake Smith and Lindemann each singled in a run to fuel the rally. After the third inning, the Cuddlies didn't let the Awesome Cavemen make any more runs.
Not letting the Cuddlies make any runs in the fourth, American Fork counted on going far with a Flinders single in the bottom of the inning. The Cuddlies didn't let the Awesome Cavemen make runs. The story turned out to be the same in the next two innings, even though Lindemman singled in the fifth, and American Fork got sixth-inning singles from Wood and Jackson Draney, a grandson of my former school Casey Draney.
In the top of the fifth, Beruch singled in two runs to cut the lead to 5-3. The Awesome Caveman defense tightened up and did not let the Cuddlies make any more runs.
Awesome AF Cavemen Humble Taylorsville Road Warriors 6-1 in UBAL 17-Under Division Game June 30
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Played at Taylorsville June 30, a 17-under age division game for the Utah Baseball Academy League saw the Awesome American Fork Cavemen club the Taylorsville Road Warriors 6-1.
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen had been hoping to have their A varsity team take on the Road Warriors in a makeup game June 30. The two teams' June 28 game had been canceled, because of the celebration of Taylorsville Dayzz. Since the Road Warriors chose to stay up in Salt Lake County, the Awesome Cavemen's B team went up there to play them.
Despite being B-Listers, the Awesome Cavemen held their own against the Road Warriors during all seven innings. In fact, the Awesome Cavemen never trailed in the game.
The game opened with Awesome Caveman Buster "Bunny" Hardman doubling into left. He soon got snared in a double play that prevented American Fork scoring any runs in the first inning.
In the bottom of it, pitcher Tua Ward gave up a single to Cheesy Huff. After Ward grounded out Nate Hess, shortstop Hardman snatched a Braden Benedictus fly ball and turned up a double play.
At the start of the second inning, Colt Scharer singled into left, and a Jace Ybarrra double moved him into scoring position. A Taylor Sabotka sacrifice groundout scored Scharer, and Spencer "Roonie" Shelton singled in Ybarra.
For the bottom of the second, Luke "Bananas" Chiquetta and Logan "The Grizzly" Gibbons each singled off Ward. An Austin Boutenob sacrifice fly scored Chiquetta. American Fork's defense tightened up at after that run, and the Road Warriors couldn't make another hit until the bottom of the sixth when Cheesy Huff clubbed another left-field single on two outs into left. He got stranded on base before the Road Warriors could score a second run. In the seventh, a Benedictus single presented Taylorsville with another chance to make a second run. However, Benedictus got thrown out in a fielder's choice play at second, and his Road Warriors couldn't make any more hits.
In the meantime, the Awesome Cavemen stayed stuck on their 2-1 lead until the top of the fourth. With Shelton and Ryan "Rhino" Thompson having singled at the start of that inning, Dylan Johnson triple those two Awesome Cavemen in, and he scored a run himself on a Hardman single. Scotty Hughes batted in Hardman to complete American Fork scoring for the night, even though Thompson did single in the sixth and Ybarra whacked a center-field single in top of the seventh.
American Fork Coach Jarod Ingersoll said, "Double plays turned up by Hardman and [Taylor] Sabotoka help Tua Ward a lot as he threw constantly threw strikes that kept Taylorsville off balance."
Awesome AF Cavemen Skin Park City Snow Bunnies 14-3 In July 2 UBAL Duel
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen combined their A and B 17-under division teams for a Utah Baseball Academy League road game at Park City July 2. The combined hitting power of the American Fork team produced a 14-3 win over the Park City Miners, AKA the Snow Bunnies.
Snow Bunny pitcher Tanner "Whit" Whittington kept American Fork impotent during the first two innings. The the game opened with Whit giving up a single to Kody "Coco" Hall, he struck out Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead, then caused both Hayden "Chief" Wood and Dallin Searle to ground out. Even though Seth "Needles' Taylor singled off the Snow Bunny pitcher in the top of the second, American Fork still couldn't make any runs during that inning.
Back in the bottom of the first. Snow Bunny Chandler Anderson doubled in Elliot "Hard Nut" Walton and Chandler Barkdull, a "distant cousin" of the Barkdulls who played for the Bad Old Brighton Puddy Tats back in the 1980's. Singling the bottom of the second, Parker "Hammer" Smith soon came on Buckshot Zun's one-out single to improve the lead at 3-0.
American Fork's frustration in batting ended in the top of the third. On one out that inning, Mick Madsen singled into left, and Hall had joined him on base, he came home on a Holmstead double. It started a long rally. After hitting a two-run double that evened the game at three, Wood stole home, and the Awesome Cavemen never looked back. During the long rally, Hall tripled in two runs while Madsen and Kolby "Koba" Willis each hit a one-run single. By the time Holmstead K'd for the third out, the Awesome Cavemen had accumulated a 10-3 lead.
Park City tried coming back through the loading the bases on two outs, but third baseman Willis grounded out Smith to end the inning.
Searle singled in Wood in the fourth, only to become ensnared in a double play resulting from the capture of a Sir Turner Knight fly ball. That double play didn't tip the game back to the Snow Bunnies' favor. American Fork brained them with two double plays that erased their chances of hoping back into the game.
Advanced to third by Tua Ward's sixth-inning single, Colt Scharer scored a run for the Awesome Cavemen on a Hall sacrifice fly. On two outs in the seventh, Willis doubled in Tyler "Guard Dog" Gardner and Willis for insurance runs that closed out the night's scoring.
Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Summit Bears 5-3 in 16-Under Age Division Action for UBAL
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In the Awesome American Fork Cavemen defeated the Summit Bears, AKA the Cuddlies, July 2 in a 16-under age division game during Utah Baseball Academy League action at American Fork.
American Fork led the entire game. With memories of the narrow loss that the Cuddlies had dealt them in last month's preseason tournament, the Awesome Cavemen were hungry for redemption. In the top of the first, pitcher Kobe Lindemann struck Cuddlies Stevie Harp, Dougie Smith, and Harley "Furry" Parry. Skippy Schippaaboard singled off Lindemann, but got stuck on base.
On two outs in the bottom of the first, Dylan Johnston singled in Tanner Adams, but got put out at second.
The next inning, Lindemann struck out Cuddlies Matt "Peaks" Beruch and Kole "Duck" Bills. However, a Harp single still enabled the Cuddlies to load the bases. Lindemann struck out Zach Cook, a former Lone Peak Loner, to preserve American Fork's 1-0 lead. It grew to 2-0 when Britt Warner stole home while teammate Lindemann got pinched in a squeeze play near second base.
Smith stole home on one out in the top of the third, but American Fork socked the Cuddlies with a double play that prevented them from going on a rally.
In the bottom of the third, Weston Flinders singled into left, and he stole home to set off a three-run rally for the Awesome Cavemen. Aided by an Adams double, Jake Smith and Lindemann each singled in a run to fuel the rally. After the third inning, the Cuddlies didn't let the Awesome Cavemen make any more runs.
Not letting the Cuddlies make any runs in the fourth, American Fork counted on going far with a Flinders single in the bottom of the inning. The Cuddlies didn't let the Awesome Cavemen make runs. The story turned out to be the same in the next two innings, even though Lindemman singled in the fifth, and American Fork got sixth-inning singles from Wood and Jackson Draney, a grandson of my former school Casey Draney.
In the top of the fifth, Beruch singled in two runs to cut the lead to 5-3. The Awesome Caveman defense tightened up and did not let the Cuddlies make any more runs.
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