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Show i ' . A 4 - : '. ? ! " ' ' ' 'II ' ' K &--4'-;-"t ;- '.' 4 t - v..- ' V i ' ...--,. 'w' ... - ,. 1 ' ' : THE BAG IS KICKED by Chad Stringham, Uintah, Uin-tah, as he grounds out to the Cyprus first baseman. The Utes lost to Cyprus and split with Judge Memorial. The Union Cougars split with Lehi and down Intermountain in two games. r Cougears conquer Ha spies, fwice in region contesfls Baseballers from Union invaded Brigham City for two make up games with Intermountain, Monday and returned to Roosevelt with two triumphs, 6-4, 3-0, and a 3-1 record in Region 9. Highlights in the games were 11 strikeouts, three hits by Lonnie Sammaripa in the first game and a one-hit one-hit performance and 14 strike outs in the second game by pitcher, Brent Fenn and an inside the park homer by Steve Robb. A 2-0 lead was acquired by Union in the first inning. John Blake, Robb and Sammaripa singled. Blake scored on an error by the first baseman and Gates belted out a single to drive in Robb. Intermountain scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning to tie up the contest at 2-2. Triples were the main attraction in the third inning as Union gained three and scored three runs for a 5 to 2 lead. Sammaripa smashed a triple and Fenn drove in Sammaripa with a triple. Dean " Townsend used a triple to knock in Fenn. Townsend scored the third run on an error by the third baseman. Intermountain In-termountain scored a run in the bottom of the third inning to narrow Union's lead to 5 to 3. ' Union scored one more run in the fourth inning to take a 6 to 3 advantage. Sammaripa singled with two outs and stole second base. Fenn slugged a single and sent Sammaripa home. The Eagles gained a run in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the final score: Union, 6 and Intermountain, 4. Sammaripa pitched the entire game and was the winning pitcher. He allowed seven hits, four runs, walked four and struck out 11 batters. Sammaripa Sam-maripa was also 3 for 4 in the game with two singles and a triple. He drove in two runs. Robb was 2 for 4 with two singles and Fenn was 2 for 4 with a single, triple and two RBI's. Townsend was 1 for 3 with a triple and one RBI. Fenn hurled a one-nit snuiout ior ine Cats and struck out 14 batters in six innings. He walked four batters in Union's 3 to 0 win in the second encounter. en-counter. "He has had two good games in a row. This is the hardest and the best he has thrown. He had his best control even though he had four base on balls. He kept the ball down low," stated Lynn Patterson, Union baseball coach. Union scored two runs in the bottom of the third inning and they were gained in an amazing fashion. Wade Cooper was walked and moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Don Buchanan. Robb gained an inside the park home ' run, which knocked in"Cooper and gave Union a 2-0 lead. '.'The Intermountain park doesn't have a fence. The ball darted down the third base line and rolled down left field. It was a close play at home. Robb made it by about one step. He slid in headfirst and just barely made it," remarked Patterson. The Cougars added one more run in the bottom of the fifth inning for a 3-0 advantage. Kenny Anderton belted a single and stole second base. Anderton advanced to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Buchanan and was knocked in on a single by Blake. Union had four hits in the game. Robb, Fenn and Anderton were 1 for 2 and Blake was 1 for 3. Robb had a homer and two RBI's. The Union Cougars downed Lehi in the first game in Roosevelt, Thursday and had the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning in the second game, but Don Buchanan grounded out for the third out and the Pioneers won the contest, 7 to 6. Union has a 1-1 record in region action. Lehi leaped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning in the first game. Brent Fenn walked Tuckett and then Houghton greeted Fenn with a two-run homer blast, which gave Lehi a 2-0 lead. Union came right back in the bottom of the second inning and scored two runs to tie up the game at 2-2. Ron Gates received a free pass to first base and was drived in on a double by Lonnie Sammaripa. Fenn belted the ball for a double and knocked in Sammaripa for Union's second run. The Pioneers grabbed a 4-2 lead in the top of the fourth inning. Fjellstrom got on base due to an error by the first baseman and Barnes was walked. Smith received a free pass to first base to load up the bases. Tuckett connected with the baseball for a single and drove in Fjcllstorm and Natress gained a single to send home Barnes. However, Union came right back in the bottom of the fourth inning as they scored four runs to take a 6 to 4 advantage. ad-vantage. Buchanan got on base on an error by the third baseman and stole second base. Jubal Anderton blasted the ball into the outfield for a double und drove in Buchanan. John Blnke slugRod the ball for a single and knocked in Anderton. Sammaripa was walked and Fenn drove in Blake and Sammaripa when he ripped the baseball for a triple. Union added one more run In the bottom of the fifth to win the game by the score of 7 to 4. Denn Townsend got on base on an error by the second baseman nnd stole second base. A sacrifice hit by Buchanan advanced Townsend to third base. Anderton tuppwl the ball down the first base line on a suicide squmc. Townsend scored the run when the second baseman, who was covering lirst base lxlbled the Imll. Fenn was the winning pitcher for Union Fenn pitched six innings, struck out 15 walked two and allowed six hits and four runs. Union's Fenn tossed a total of 110 pitches in the game. Fenn was also the top hitter in the game as he was 3 for 3, had four RBI's and had a single, double and triple. Other hitting marks were: Blake 2-4, two singles, one RBI; Sammaripa, 1-2, double, one RBI; Townsend, 1-3 and Jubal Anderton, 1-3, double, one RBI. "I thought Fenn did a good job. He struck out 15 batters in six innings and he helped his winning cause with four RBI's," stated Lynn Patterson, Pat-terson, Union baseball coach. Union had eight hits in the game. The chance of a two-game sweep by the Union Cougars looked good in the top of the first inning as the Cougars grabbed a 3-0 lead. Sammaripa got on base due to an error and Fenn gained a single. Townsend drilled the ball for a double and drove in Sammaripa and Fenn. Buchanan was walked and Steve Robb knocked in Townsend on a double. However, baseball disaster struck for the Cats and pitcher, Blake, in the bottom of the first inning. Blake walked Tuckett, Houghton and Fjellstrom to load up the bases. Barnes slugged a double, which drove in Tuckett and Houghton and a single by Smith knocked in Fjellstrom and Barnes. Sophomore, Sammaripa was brought in to pitch for the Cats in the second inning. in-ning. Lehi scored two runs in the third inning and one run in the fourth inning to take a 6 to 3 advantage. Griffin belted out a double and was sent home on a single by Fjellstrom. Fjellstrom stole second base and come home on a single by Smith. Tuckett gained a single in the fourth inning and stole second base. A double by Houghton enabled Tuckett to cross home plate. Union wasn't ready tn a. the baseball world as l! p run in the fifth inning aSS the sixth inning. first base on an error bv th. and Buchanan belted a dZiSJ in Townsend. ""H; Kenny Anderton and BH. singles for the Cats in the bm sixth inning. SammariDa T white object for a double to Anderton. Fenn Was tentionally to load up the ! Townsend connected with th.r? single to knock in Make Lehi's lead to 7 to 6, with two!? 15 inning. The bases were Union had a chance to win ft but Buchanan grounded out inning. "j Blake was the losing pitchw . game for Union. He pitched 'k struck out one batter a allowed four runs, two Hi""5 delivered 35 pitches. Sarm ched four innings for Union"? struck out eight, walked one 7 fi ve hits and three runs. He deivZ; pitches m four innings. SammanS transfer from Carson City, Ne ' "Sammaripa came in relief anto fine job for us. He will be count' give us a lot of firepower ft mound in the future," reroarksu terson. ,! Union had eight hits in the Townsend was 2 for 3 in the ganT.' had three RBI's and a double single. Other marks were: Femn Sammaripa, 1-3, oneRBI;BucW' 2, one RBI; Robb, 1-3, one RBI Kenny Anderton, 1-1, one RBI. The Union Cougars will take,,.. Cowboys in Grantsvffle, Thursday p.m. and will battle Morgan bj road, April 15. Union will host . in a doubleheader, April 23. k '. ' J. t r ; y; ; 1 A RACE TO FIRST base is won by Cyprus as Randy Smuin. Uintah, Uin-tah, left is forced out. :. :v- . ; j i THE 3' MILE man. Jerry Allied, jyMs ready to hit tJfj. first place in the 16CX1 (milo) meter run. A,lf, . ,nthev miles during the Umtah-JiuV.e meet and placed tn1 1600 and 3200 meter runs. |