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Show i ' k' ' i v. ,,-... . . i i . V , x v . - s , . J 1 ' C . .: " J ,' t ; ' V"" . . ' , . . f' T "X - -. ' " " " wvt - Vf- - . j V it - r . L : . - 1 i I . i r , '': - i " ' ' - v . O - ' - - " - - j THE BASEBALL RESTS in the Jordan catcher's glove after Brent Labrum, Uintah, swung at the object and missed. Uintah will host Cyprus, Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Tooele thumped Uintah, 6 to 5, Tuesday with a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning. . I , J v f i :; ; : : i: ' -: .' - o " ' J? h ... . ' ". i ' . .- ... - HOME PLATE GETS POUNDED by Rate Johnston, Uintah, after the umpire called what Johnston thought was a ball, a strike. j-ife Johrasvora ealHows only two hafts, butf Oftes Sose gams A wild pitch, a passed ball and a wild throw over the first baseman's head after a dropped third strike drove in all three runs in a 2-1 Region 7 victory by the Jordan Beetdiggers over the Uintah Utes, Thursday in Vernal. The Uintah Utes have a record of 1-3 in Region 7 and have an overall record of 2 wins and 3 losses. Browning of Jordan slugged a single in the top of the first inning and the next batter flied out for the second out. Ottman struck out for the third out, but the third strike was dropped by Uintah's Uin-tah's catcher, Jeff Good. Good's throw sailed over Brent Labrum's head at first base and Browning scored all the way from second base for a 1-0 Jordan lead. The next batter struck out to end the inning. Uintah's Burke Buckalew reached first base for the Utes in the bottom of the first inning on a walk and stole second and third. However, Buckalew stayed at third base as the next three batters were retired. Both Uintah and Jordan went down one, two, three in the second inning. Rafe Johnston whiffpd Wickle, Thacker and Reich in the top of the second inning. in-ning. The Utes had a threat going in the third inning when Mark Robb led off with a double. However, Clark McClellan Mc-Clellan and Burke Buckalew struck out and Marty McCarrel flied out to the center fielder to end the inning. Uintah and Jordan were retired one, two, three in the fourth and fifth innings. Browning grounded out to Uintah's first baseman, Brent Labrum, but Whitenburg was walked, Ottman belted a double and Silcox received a free pass to first base to load up the bases. Wickle was called out for stepping out of the batter's box, and Perry Brady, Jordan's Jor-dan's coach, protested the game. However, after he won the game 2 to 1 he changed his mind about the protest. Uintah's Rafe Johnston was one strike away from getting out of the inning due to a 3 to 2 count on Tha'cker, but a passed ball by Uintah catcher, Jeff Good, allowed Whitenburg to cross home plate for a 2-0 Jordan lead. Johnston struck out Thacker on the next pitch to end the inning. Dave McLean was put in by Uintah coach, Kevin Khoury as a pitch hitter and he delivered a shot over the second baseman's head for a single. Clark McClellan was put in to run for McLean on the re-entry rule. Jordan's pitcher, Ottman, delivered a wild throw, which got by the first baseman on a pickoff attempt and McClellan darted all the way to third base. McClellan scored Uintah's first run when he crossed home plate on a wild pitch by Ottman. McClellan's run cut Jordan's lead to 1. Burke Buckalew struck out, t Marty McCarrel reached first' ba when Whitenburg dropped the ba Uintah was behind by one run with o out and Marty McCarrel attempted steal second T)ase. Jordan1s catcS Welsh, delivered a perfect throw second base to nail McCarrel for t second out. Uintah's coach, Ke Khoury had flashed a steal sjgn, t he wiped it off and McCarrel missed t "don't steal" sign. Rod Anders struck out to end the inning. Be Uintah and Jordan were retired or two, three in the seventh inning, whi made the final score: Jordan, 2 a Uintah, 1. Uintah's Rafe Johnson struck c nine Beetdiggers and walked three. 1 allowed only two hits, a double to 0 man and a single to Browning. The b Jordan runs were unearned. Uint committed five errors in the conte Uintah had two hits in the game, double by Mark Robb and a single' Dave McLean. Jordan committed fo errors in the game. "We just didn't hit. Our pitcher, Hi Johnston, threw a two-hitter a: Jordan scored on a strikeout and passed ball," stated Uintah coa Kevin Khoury. t , f ; - : ' - ' I , r : -:- -i- L - -', - v - ; - v ? t : r. ? h i - ::1 ? ! i - - .-' - X mm lllmm UINTAH'S DAVE McLEAN takes a swing at the baseball and knocks it into the outfield. |