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Show ifVtT.Jn-.'';.:? ' 'mlm 'I . . r. . .... , ; -V .;; . : .. . , J 1 K ) ! f v "- r THE DIRT FLIES as Allan Frandsen of Strout, right, slides toward second base. Trent Grant of Clover Club gets ready to nab the softball. fT fJS, : A ( I i;v ti) -O- J w) r , r ' )lf: ' J! L -' v. J. -3 It " - , v j ' ' ' - t ' ' ' STROUT OF ROOSEVELT garnered first place in the UBIC Men's Softball Tournament. Members of the team-are: front row, left to right, Ralph Wright, Don Solmonson, Guy Col- Strout smashed Clover Club, 11 to 1, in the championship game. eman, Wayne Allred, Paul Betts and back row, Allan Frandsen, Bill Fisher, Ace Davis, Grant Earl, Craig Todd, Gordon "Woody" Olsen an Dean Frandsen, sponsor. I Sfroufl'Cirew crushes Clover Club 11-1 voir UBIC fftle .Strout of Roosevelt toppled Clover uub, Roosevelt, 11 to 1, for first place toe UBIC Men's Softball tournament Roosevelt, Saturday. Grant Earl of arout smashed a double and Craig d singled to advance Earl to third "" Gordon "Woody" Olsen con-cted con-cted for a single to drive in Earl and Zl irUt 3 1- lead in the t0P of the seond inning. t) Roosevelt's Strout increased their lead to 4-0 in the top of the third inning. Paul Betts and Allan Frandsen slugged singles. Betts was tagged out at third base and Frandsen advanced to second base. Ace Davis reached first base on a fielder's choice. Don Solmonson drove in Allan Frandsen and Ace Davis with a single. Solmonson advanced to second base and was knocked in on a single by Craig Todd, which gave Strout a 4-0 lead. Oni Cuch of Clover Club gained a single in the bottom of the third inning. Cuch was forced out at second base, but Jay Omer reached first base on a fielder's choice. Trent Grant grounded into a double play to end the inning. Guy Coleman of Strout led off with a , single and Paul Betts also drilled a single. Coleman advanced to second on the hit by Betts and was going to go to third base, but he stopped at second because it appeared that the outfielder, Oni Cuch, might throw him out at third base. However, Cuch fell down before he threw the ball, but Coleman had already decided to say at second base. The main problem was that Strout's Paul Betts wanted second base, also, but he noticed Coleman was still at second base so he headed back to first base and was tagged for the first out in the top of the fourth inning. Allan Frandsen singled to drive in Coleman and Bill Fisher slugged the ball for a triple to knock in Frandsen. Don Solmonson connected for a two-run homer, which gave Strout a 8-0 advantage. ad-vantage. Clover Club pocketed their first and only run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Kim Peterson got on base on a fielder's choice and Jeff Alexander knocked in Peterson with a triple, which cut Strout's lead to 8-1. Strout scored two more runs in the top of the sixth inning to increase their lead to 10 to 1 . Paul Betts gained a triple and he scored on a sacrifice fly by Allan Frandsen. Ace Davis singled and was driven in on a triple by Don Solmonson. Craig Todd singled, advanced to third base and scored on a sacrifice fly to make the final score: Strout, 11 and Clover Club, 1. Driftwood was defeated by Strout in the first round of the tournament on Thursday. Strout toppled the Wild Bunch and Neola, 17 to 16, Friday. Strout advanced into the championship game when they toppled Clover Club, 8 to 5. |
