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Show u. May 5, 1999 - The Pyramid - Page Five Lady Badgers softball earn third place finish in SWAC Hawks split with Carbon, lose one to Emery Spartans MT. PLEASANT With losses last week to Carbon on Monday and to Emery on Friday, the North Sanpete Hawks were eliminated from a berth in the 3A state baseball playoffs. Even though the Hawks sandwiched in a win over Carbon on Wednesday, Delta, Emery and Carbon have tied up the playoff bids for Region 8. The Hawks traveled to Price on Monday where the host Carbon Dinos played solid ball for an 1 win. Rory Johnson doubled in the fifth to drive in the Hawks only run of the game. Clint Aime also doubled for North Sanpete. Shandon Shepherd pitched a complete game for the Hawks taking the loss and giving up 1 1 runs on seven hits with seven 11-- walks and six strikeouts. On Wednesday, the Dinos returned the visit, coming to Mt. Pleasant to make up a game that had been canceled on April 9 due to bad weather. In Wednesdays rematch, seven proved to be a lucky number for the Hawks as they downed the Dinos, 8 to 7. In the bottom of the seventh with the score tied seven to seven, the Hawks number seven hitter, Brett Johnson, of course sporting the number seven on his back, slapped a single to right to bring in Brandon Bailey with the winning run. The Hawks looked like they would cruise to an easy win in this game as they held Carbon scoreless through the first four innings as they built a 0 lead. But in the top of the fifth the wheels came off as the Dinos started teeing off on Hawk hurler Landon Bailey who had entered the fifth inning with a two-hittto his credit. Garrett Olson singled and later scored in the sixth to make it a one-ru- n game. In the bottom of the seventh, Landon Bailey started off by reaching on an error. Brandon Bailey singled to right, and Kevin Madsen moved both runners into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Olson singled to score Landon Bailey and tie the score. Shandon was Shepherd intentionally walked to load the bases and set up Brett Johnsons game winning single. Carbon scored its seven runs on 10 hits including three, fifth inning home runs, a double and a triple. North Sanpete scored its eight runs on 10 hits, all singles. Brandon Bailey, Olson and Kevin Bailey each had a pair of singles for the Hawks. Rory Johnson got the win in relief for North Sanpete as he gave up no runs on one hit over indie last two and two-thirnings while walking none and striking out four. Brett Johnson caught for the Hawks. On Friday the Emery Spartans visited Mt. Pleasant and left town with a 10-- 5 win over the Hawks. The game was tight until the fifth, when the Spartans broke open a 2 tie with four runs. 5-- er ds 2-- Emery scored its 10 runs on 14 hits. North Sanpetes five runs came on seven hits. Rory Johnson and Kevin Bailey each had a pair of hits for the Hawks. Rory Johnson was the starting pitcher for the Hawks, being relieved in the fifth by Landon Bailey, and in the sixth Brett by Shandon Shepherd. Johnson handled the catching duties for North Sanpete. The Hawks will close their season with games at Delta on Tuesday, and Richfield on Wednesday. Kevin Madsen still leads by Ken Beazer EPHRAI- M- Snow Colleges softball team claimed an exciting victory over number 5 ranked Ricks College in the final game of a four-gam- e set after dropping 7-- 0 the first three and 4-The Lady Badgers now advance to the Region 18 Tournament this Friday and Saturday in Orem. The weekend earned1 the Lady Badgers a third place finish in the South Western Athletic Conference behind (SWAC) league champion, Utah Valley State College (UVSC), and runner-up, Ricks College. Nationally ranked UVSC and Ricks are early favorites to win the region crown and advance to Nationals later this month; however, many consider Snow to be the dark-horsLast weekend, the Lady Badgers not only proved that they can play with, and beat the best, they also learned what it takes to do so. Snow College had several opportunities to win more than one game against one of the nations elite, but failed to finish strong, learning the importance of errors and timely hitting. In the series first game, the Lady Badgers had Ricks -0 the Hawks at the plate, hitting an even .500. The Hawks have three other batters hitting over .400 with Rory Johnson at .456, Kevin Bailey at .415 and Shandon Shepherd at .414. 5-- 2, 1. 1- -3 Junior varsity In JV action, the Hawks lost to on Monday, but Carbon, came back to beat them, on 5-- 2, 3-- 1, Wednesday. On Friday, Emerys JV team beat the Hawks, n Josh Slade had a key the for Hawks single against 4-- 3. two-ru- Emery. e. Snow College Badgers place fifth in SWAC by Ken Beazer EPHRAI- M- Snow Colleges baseball team found out first hand why Dixie College is ranked second in the nation, the owners of a 29 game winning streak, losing all four games in the 3 and 6-series, 6-- 5, Yet four the despite straight losses, the Badgers came away from the weekend worries hoping for another chance at the Rebels in this weeks Region 18 Tournament. The four losses gave the finish in the Badgers a fifth-plac- e South Western Athletic Conference (SWAC) and matched them up against Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) in the tournaments first round. The Badgers went against the Bruins in conference play earlier this year. Last weekends series against Dixie began in St. George on Friday. In the first game. Snow jumped out to a 0 lead, thanks largely to a home run by Jeremy Huntington. The Badgers held the lead through the fourth inning but couldnt stave off a Rebel comeback. Dixie fought back and won the game in the last inning despite another good pitching performance by Nick Oldroyd. 4-- 1, 8-- 0. 1- -3 3-- Wasatch student named Prep Athlete of Week MT. PLEASAN- T- Summer Peterson, daughter of Steve and Kathy Peterson, Ephraim, senior at Wasatch Academy, was recently named the Salt Lake Tribune Female Prep Athlete of the Week. Summer is 16 years old. She is currently active in soccer and has scored 11 goals this year to lead Wasatch Academy to a 2 record. Summer maintains a 4.0 GPA, is a member of the National Honor Society and academic in basketball. Oldroyd has quietly established himself as a major cog in Coach Robert Andersens pitching rotation and is sure to be a factor in this weekends tournament. In game two, Alan Cox went to the mound for Snow and held a strong hitting Rebel squad to only four hits. Cox appeared to be in command of his pitches throughout, but three of the hits he allowed were home runs as he took the loss, Games three and four were played in Ephraim, marking the final games the sophomores would play on Badger Field. In the first game, Dixie jumped out to a 1 lead and kept pitcher Maryon on die ropes but could never deliver the knock-ou- t punch. De-Wi- tt, 4-- 1. Down to their last chance for an upset, the Lady Badgers sent Heather Buttars to the mound in game four. The freshman hurler threw the game of her life, Ricks ace, DeWitt, for a victory. Buttars was unflappable on the mound, working out of several jams, on her way to a The Lady Badgers pounded out seven hits over the games first four innings, perilously to a 1 2-- ieaving seven base-runne- yet clung advantage, out-dueli- ng stran- rs ded. The turning point came in the bottom of the fourth when Snow had bases loaded with one out and failed to score a run. a costly mistake. In the top of the fifth, Ricks took advantage of three Lady Badger errors, scoring three, two-ou- t, runs on two hits to take a 4-- 2 lead. Lesson: when playing a team of Ricks caliber, take -0 shutout. Neither team could muster a run through the games first innings. Then, with two down and runners on first and second, the Lady Badgers did what good teams often do: They found a way to win. Playing her last game in Ephraim, Hausknecht stepped to the plate and ripped a single to center field sending fellow sophomore, Thomas, home from second base just ahead of the throw. lead, the Now, holding a Lady Badgers turned to Buttars again to close out the victory. Ricks managed to work the . potential tying run around to third base with two outs in the last inning, but Buttars fielded a grounder back to the mound and threw the ball to first for the out, preserving the win. The two teams will square-of- f again this Friday in the Region 18 Tournaments first round at 12:30 p.m. Utah Valley earned the right to host the region event due to their first place finish in the SWAC. four-h- it advantage of every scoring opand limit defensive portunity mistakes. In all. Snow committed five errors for the game and Tracy Evans took the loss despite allowing only one earned run. 1- -0 take Game two saw Ricks charge early and never look back. The Lady Vikings collected 14 hits while limiting the Badgers to four. Teri Thomas, Mindy Dibb, January Hausknecht and Emily Jacobson each collected singles for Snow. After giving up three runs early, the Lady Badgers kept game three close, but were unable to get over the hump, losing 4-Errors again hurt Snows chances for an upset, committing three defensive miscues that led to Lady Viking runs. 1. Local girl to play in China ranks national SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Rickie Rigby, Fairview, a senior at North Sanpete High School has been asked to play on the Salt 7-- Lake the Badgers at bay for the duration. Chris Luras hit a home run for the Badgers to provide some spark, but Dixie managed to get three out of the park, giving them plenty of offense. Errors and dubious calls enabled Dixie to score four runs in the first inning of game four, as the Rebels managed to cross the plate four times on one hit. The 4-- 0 . early deficit was morpj. than nthe Badger could counteri and ihey went on to lose the game, 6-Snow managed only two hits in the game for their lowest offensive output of die year. The Badgers will now travel back to St. George this week for Community College (SLCC) women volleyball team traveling to Shanghai China to play three colligiate exhibition games May Rigby will play the position of outside hitter and middle blocker. "This will be an incredible volleyball opportunity for players as well as an cultural experience," said Loren Finn, SLCC assistant volleyball coach. "The team has been playing well in post' season; beating several Division I and Division II teams, and that has given them much 17-2- 0. eye-openi- ng O . 0. Chris Anderson, a key team player on the varsity soccer team at North Sanpete High School, was chosen as the "most valuable player" for this season. the Region 18 Tournament. Snow will begin their tournament run on Thursday at 1 p.m., against Salt Lake Community College, who finished just ahead of the Badgers for the SWACs fourth spot. Nature maturity and experience. The Chinese usually start playing when they are six years old, so skills are well polished. SLCCs volleyball Head Coach Tom Peterson added that the Chinese traditionally are a powerhouse in volleyball. Currently, team the Chinese first in the world. Last season, SLCCs squad ranked in the top 10 in the nation for two-yecolleges and has been in the top 15 each of the ar three years of existence. The Bruins are SLCCs first team to be invited to play internationally. Peterson and Finn, two additional assistants, Jean Widd-iso- n and Jason Stout; team manager Sheryl Peterson; ' athletic director Norma Carr, plus several College representatives will join the team on the China tour. SLCCs traveling team, which are all sophomores with one high school 'reenfit. will have nine returning players to start next yearss season in late August. There is always some accident the best things, whether thoughts or expressions or deeds. 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