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Show r ' 1 i i -!-. t ..' ; -' .. , ' 1 '' v '' i 1 1 . i - " -. - : , . '1 A BASE-HIT bounces off Lonnie Sammarioa's bat in a game with Wasatch, Wednesday. Sammaripa shined on the mound as he pitched pit-ched a no-hitter, but he also did a fine iob at the plate as he on an overthrow. However, Sammaripa remained at third when Brett Cramer flied out. The top of the first inning was a struggle strug-gle for Sammaripa, but the second inning inn-ing was a breeze as the Cougar hurler stung the Wasps' batters, Hiatt. Anderson Ander-son and Christensen with strike outs. Union put the wood or aluminum on the ball in the bottom of the second inning and once again they did all their work with two outs. Shane Neilson and Kenny Anderton struck out. but Rick Nielsen singled and Wayne Gingell doubled and scored Nielsen to give Union a 1-0 lead. Bryan Eldredge grounded out to end the inning. An error, which consisted of the Union first baseman pulling his foot off the bag. I'i.K I'd I liMi-ljnu on l:rM base DiMe-fano DiMe-fano stole second base, but Sammaripa got down to the whiffing world as he struck out Young and Kohler in the top of the third inning. The Cats acquired men on the bases in Trowbridge and Sammaripa. but they didn't net any runs. Trowbridge singled and moved to third on a single by Sammaripa Sam-maripa in the bottom of the third, but Cramer flied out and Neilsen struck out as the Cats ended the inning empty handed. Sammaripa was humming and dishing out blazing pitches as he retired Oetinger, Burgener and Hiatt, one, two, three on strikes in the top of the fourth inning. Union added one run in the bottom of the fourth inning for a 2-0 lead. Ander- scored a run in the first game and drove in two runners in the second game. He also scored a counter in the second contest. ELonmse Sammaripia fosses no-hitffler gem an victory- over Waseatfch Wasps Union High School's Lonnie Sammaripa Sam-maripa was hoping for a good day on the mound, but he achieved much, much more as he fulfilled his wildest dreams with a no-hitter in a 3-0 Cougar win over the Wasatch Wasps in Roosevelt Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon. "I was mainly using my side arm fast. ' ball. Everything was going pretty good. I had good control and I zoomed them in there and I beared down." stated Sammaripa. Sam-maripa. "Basically this is my first no-hitter. no-hitter. (Sammaripa was one out away from the no-hitter and Wes Oetinger was at the plate.) I knew I wanted to get out of here and the easiest way was to strike him out. I gave him all fast balls and I got down to business and struck him out." Sammaripa hurled a no-hitter, but he had a rough time in the top of the first inning as three men got on the base paths. Union's Sammaripa got rid of the I'Mci oil halMT. 1 )i."iii'iano on ihn-r strikes, but an error placed Young on first base. However. Sammaripa got rid of the Young problem as he picked off the Wasp at first base for the second out. Kohler gained a free pass to first base when he was hit by Sammaripa. Wasatch gained men on first and second when Oetinger was walked. However. Union got out of a jam when Burgener flied out. Union gained one base runner in the bottom of the first, but they netted the base trotter with two outs due to a strike out by .Mike Ross and a fly ball out by Jim Trowbridge. Sammaripa was walked walk-ed and stole second and moved to third ton led off with a single after having two strikes against him. Rich Hadlock came into the game as a runner for Anderton and he stole second base. Nielsen was out at first base on a sacrifice hit, which moved Hadlock to third base. Gingell drove in Hadlock on a sacrifice fly. Eldredge and Ross singled, but Trowbridge flied out. Sammaripa continued to pour on the heat as he struck out Anderson, ("hnslonsen and DiStelano in the top ol the fifth inning. However, the Cougars didn't copy the Wasatch performance in the fifth as they scored one run for a 3-0 advantage. Sammaripa singled and motored to third on an error, which also placed Cramer on first base. The Wasatch pitcher dropped a pop fly and Sammaripa scored Union's third run. Cramer was tagged out at second and Kary Brown was safe at first. Anderton struck out and Nielsen grounded out in the bottom of the fifth inning. Union's Sammaripa needed three outs for his no-hitter, but he had problems Mill DiMelano he walked I hi- lirsi isatcli bailer DiStelano was forced out at second and Young reached first on a fielder's choice. Sammaripa got down to the no-hitter business and he reached his goal as he retired Kohler and Oetinger on strikeouts to achieve the pitching pit-ching feat. Sammaripa struck out 14 Wasatch Wasps in the game. Union's Sammaripa gained all three outs in the second, fourth and fifth due to strike outs. He gained two strike outs each in the third and sixth innings. in-nings. The first batter in the third inning k, ' : " v v.. .1 V , f : y ........ . I v THE BASEGALL gets attacked by Wayne Gingell as he takes a swing during the second game of a doubleheader between Union and Wasatch. The Cougars will host Uintah, April 26 in Roosevelt. reached first base on an error and then Sammaripa retired the next eight batters on slnke outs belore he walked DiSle-fano DiSle-fano in the sixth inning. Union High School's baseball coach Brent Fieldsted remarked. "He was throwing real well and mixing up his pitches. pit-ches. He was throwing strikes and not walking so many. Sammaripa was ahead of the hitters." - - ' , -r , T, KU)tr , i :-'..-.:..'- I ? - . ; . .- f " ? ' ' ' ' t ' . -. - " ' i i i . ; . i U . "V ; 1 I ' V ' ' : ' : f ' 'v. ' I i ' " ! --I ' t ' . : . i ;- . f ' a' . . I ;; ". - . j A SPEEDY JOURNEY occurs for the baseball as it motors to a Wasatch Wasp at home plate after being released by Lonnie Sammaripa. Sam-maripa. Sammaripa whiffed 14 batters and pitched a no-hitter in Union's 3-0 win in the first game of a doubleheader with Wasatch. Wednesday. |
