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Show t- : . v . , .,y, v .? . . . --' I'' -'" ' "' .. .. ' (--., . . ' )':' ':; , t f '.'" :" ,' y .' v ' ' - v .- . . 'j r:--, , ' ' ' j r:,. ' . . . .. ,.; t ' i ' i ' y i-v , , '' i " THE DODGERS' Jonathan LeBeau, left, is tagged tagg-ed out by Tom Winters, Yankees, right. The Dodgers downed the Yankees, 8 to 4, Friday and went on to place first in the Bronco League. The Pirates placed first in the Mustang League and the Dodgers garnered first place in the Pony League. BroBico League's Dodgers; V wera HHftfo game in co row The Dodgers improved their first place record in the Bronco League to 11 wins and 0 losses with an 8 to ) victory over the Yankees. Friday in Vernal. A 2-0 lead was gained by the Dodgers in the top of the first inning. Gordon Limb was walked and Ronnie Nielsen was hit by the pitcher. Smuin gained a du!le to drive in Limb and Nielson. However, the Yankees cut the Dodgers' lead to 2 to 1 with a run by Steve Palmer in the bottom of the first inning. Palmer smashed a double and scored a few-minutes few-minutes later. Both teams were blanked in the second se-cond inning, but the Dodgers exploded for four runs in the top of the third inning inn-ing for a 6 to 2 advantage. Nelson singled singl-ed and David Offitt got on base on a fielder's choice. Jonathan LeBeau singled and Mike McCurdy stroked a double. Racy gained a single. Nelson, Offitt, LeBeau and McCurdy crossed home plate for the Dodgers. The Yankees scored one run in the bottom of the third inning to cut the - Dodgers' advantage to three runs, 6 to 3. Hallet was walked and Palmer singled. singl-ed. Hallett scored a few minutes later. A defensive gem was gained by the Yankees in the top of the fourth inning. Limb led off with a single and broke for second base just as Wilcox hit a pop fly near the first base side of the pitching mound. The Yankees' pitcher caught the fly ball and fired the ball to first base for a doubleplay. Nielson and Smuin singled, but Offitt grounded out i : Vt e r-.. ; '' "v: ..-,, Li-, s::-. ;.: ( 1 i -i - - - - w "' " ' -V"-- : - 1 I '.'." ' . ' ' , ? - - . - s ? : J- t- . i If - - - '. .- " '.'- I .. ..- ;',; - f ' . - ? , ,-""'' i : : - J THE PIRATES' Jody Fitts, left, takes a lead off second base. First place in the Mustang League was nabbed by the Pirates. The Pirates thumped the Angels, 14 to 1, Friday. to the first baseman for the final out. Marty Hatch singled with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, stole second se-cond and third, but was tagged out at home plate when he tried to score on a short pass ball. Leo Martinez was tagged tagg-ed out at third base for the third out. A 7 to 3 lead was acquired by the Dodgers when they scored one run in the top of the fifth inning. McCurdy singled and scored on a double by Limb. The Yankees had two runners on base in the bottom of the fifth inning, but could not drive them in. Hallett was walked and Palmer gained a single. However, Hallett was forced out at second se-cond base and the next two batters grounded out. The Dodgers scored one run in the top of the sixth inning to take a lead of 8 to 3. Nielson singled and moved to second base on an error. Nielson advanced to third base and scored on a single by McCurdy. Mc-Curdy. LeBeau was walked and was tagged out at home plate. One run was scored in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the final score: Dodgers, 8 and Yankees, 4. Steve Thunehorst and Hatch were walked. Thunehorst stole second and third bases. Thunehorst scored a few minutes later to cut the Dodger lead to four runs. Hatch moved to third base, but was tagged out at home plate. The Dodgers' win streak was snapped Saturday due to a 12-11 loss to the Cubs. The Pirates nabbed first place in the Mustang League with a 14 to 1 victory over the Angels, Friday. A 7-0 lead was gained by the Pirates in the bottom of the first inning. Joey Childs singled and George Murphy gained a triple. Chance Bailey and Dustin Henline gained doubles. Travis Carroll and Lee Cook singled. Childs, Murphy, Bailey, Henline, Carroll and Cook scored to give the Pirates a 6-0 lead. One run was scored by the Angels in the top of the second inning. Cory Hackford singled and scored to cut the Pirates' lead to 7 to 1. However, the Pirates added two runs in the second inning and five in the fourth inning for a 14 to 1 advantage. Henline and Carroll gained singles and scored runs in the bottom of the second inning. The Pirates were blanked in the third inn-infi. inn-infi. hut scored five runs in the fourth in ning. |
