Timp Sports Weekly
April 7, 2015
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at a 4-2 win that the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, had posted over my Awesome American Fork Cavemen in a boys' soccer game played April 1. We will also examine a junior varsity baseball doubleheader that the Awesome Cavemen had won at home against the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, April 4.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Lehi Froggies Stroke Past Awesome AF Cavekickers 4-2 in Boys' Soccer Action April 1
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a Region Four boys' soccer game played at Lehi April 1, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, stroked past the Awesome American Fork Cavemen 4-2.
Aided by a strong Froggie defense, goalie Muncey Munson held the Awesome Cavemen scoreless in the first half. At the same time, the Froggies secured a 2-0 lead in the first 18 minutes of the game. Lehi Coach Jerry Prisendorf said, "Alex Sorensen scored our first goal on a throw-in. Kyler Sorenson made our second goal on assist from Jake Clements."
Had the Froggies taken a 3-0 lead, it would have probably deflated the Awesome Cavemen's morale. However, in the second half, those web-footed soccer aces decided to rest on their 2-0 lead. That move gave the Awesome Cavemen a break.
Ten minutes into the second half, Sam Hess, a "distant cousin" of late German author
Herman Hesse, scored a goal for the Awesome Cavemen. This prompted the Froggies to realize that American Fork had to be taken seriously.
American Fork soon drew a foul inside its penalty box, and goalie Ty Edmunds blocked a Moose Mosher penalty kick. Mosher rebouned the blocked shot and scored a goal. Kam Mortezazhad scored a second American Fork goal to cut the lead to 3-2. Froggies Jake Clements scored on a breakaway play to put the final score at 4-2.
"We stopped playing real soccer in the second half, and let them make those two goals," confessed Prisendorf. "Giving away goals in the second half has become a problem. We need to fix it, if we want to go to state."
Awesome AF Cavebatters Defeat Herriman Pretty Ponies in Both Games of JV Doubleheader April 4
By Dean Von Memmott
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Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a junior varsity baseball doubleheader at American Fork April 4, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen defeated the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, by scores of 10-3 and 5-4.
American Fork jayvee coach Jay Holmstead, "In the first game, we scored in every inning, except in the third and sixth. We played particularly good defense in both of those innings. In the second game, though, they caught us off guard when they scored those two runs in the first inning and stayed ahead 2-0 until the fourth. We didn't work as guard in the second game as we did in the first game. In the first game, we came out ready to work for a win. After the first game, we came out too relaxed to play well in the first 3 1/2 innings of the second game."
The Pretty Ponies did post early leads in both games of the twin bill. The first game opened with pitcher Tua Ward causing Cole "Chugger" Rich and his triplet Ashton "Grizzly" Rich to ground out to third baseman Mick Madsen and first base man Colt "Nails" Carpenter. No. 3 hitter Evan Beck doubled into left, and Hunter Houtz singled him in for the first Pretty Pony run of the game.
The Pretty Ponies' 1-0 couldn't survive the first inning. On one out in the bottom of the first, Ward tripled in Buster "Bunny" Hardman and Hagen "Speedster" Holmstead. Ward then stole home on a passed ball.
In the top of the second, Caden Boynton and Baylor "Bomber" Rich, the third triplet on the Pretty Ponies' jayvee team, each singled on Ward. Even though the pitcher walked Chugger Rich to load the bases on two outs, shortstop Holmstead grounded out Grizzly Rich to hold the Pretty Ponies scoreless.
In the bottom of the second, Kastan Rasmussen singled into right, and a Jace Ibarra single reeled him home. On two outs, Buster "Bunny" Hardman singled Ibarra in to improve the Awesome Caveman lead at 5-1.
Though the Pretty Ponies held American Fork scoreless in the third, the Awesome Cavemen staged a scoring rally in the fourth. After the Awesome Cavemen had prevented the Pretty Ponies from capitalizing on a Garrett Park single in the top of the fourth, they unleashed a destructive hitting attack that inning. The assault began with Ibarra whacking an infield single. A Hardman sacrifice fly scored Ibarra while the Pretty Ponies almost turned the captured fly into a double play. Soon, Holmstead slugged a three-run in-the-park homer to prove the lead at 9-1
In the bottom of the fifth, Rasmussen slugged a one-run single that put American Fork within two runs of ending the game that inning. However, the Pretty Pony defense tightened up, and the Awesome Cavemen couldn't make any more runs in the game.
With a Dallin Johnson single enabling the Pretty Ponies loading the bases on no outs in the top of the sixth, they looked as though they would be going on a rally. The Pretty Ponies scored two runs on a Houtz single and a Park walk. Reliever Madsen struck out Boynton and Bomber Rich to shut down the rally.
In the top of the second game's first inning, pitcher Colt Sherreer walked Chugger and Grizzly Rich. Jimmy "Slimmy" Mayne doubled in those two triplets on no outs. The two-run double woke American Fork up, and the Awesome Cavemen didn't let the Pretty Ponies score again until the fifth inning.
Herriman held the Awesome Cavemen in check until the bottom of the fourth. Its lower half opened with Hardman narrowly beating a throw to first base right after he had clubbed an infield single. A Madsen double moved Hardman to third, and Hollmstead doubled in both Awesome Cavemen to tie the game at two. Pinch runner Dakota "Black Hills" Colby came home on a passed ball to put American Fork ahead 3-2.
The Awesome Cavemen lost their lead in the top of the fifth. That inning opened with Wild E. Coyote Krogstag tripling into left. Boyton singled him in, and then eventually stole home to give Herriman a 4-3 lead. Taking over pitching duties in the sixth inning, Holmstead didn't let the Pretty Ponies make any more runs.
Tripling into center in the bottom of the sixth, Holmstead scored a tying run on a passed ball. In the bottom of the seventh, Carpenter singled into left. Soon on two outs, Hayden "Crazy Horse" Wood singled Carpenter in for the winning run.
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