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Show OREM TIMES Thursday. July 26, 2007 Bruins, T'Wolves set to meet in 17U baseball Sports Rec Owlz Page 10 Continued from I'utff H Tuesday The ( fri.-m ( Jwlz nt a 4-for-5 niht from Jay lirossman and a .'-for 4 niht from Jerry (ion-zalez. (ion-zalez. The (M l, go! three scoreless innings out of reliever Mike ivitt. hul when playing the honeer b-ague's hottest team, a team that is 104 over its last 20 games, you can't sxt the other team a five-run lead and you can't leave 14 men on base. Tuesday night in ()rem, a season-high of 5,12'i fans watched Orem leave at least one runner on base every inning in-ning as Great I alls beat the ()wl, ()-.r, handing Orem its second one-run loss in as many nights Orem's proensity for leaving leav-ing men on base was never more apparent than in the Ixit-tom Ixit-tom of the ninth inning, when Julio I'ere reached base on an error to start the inning and Jerry (ionale walked Rally on. Ariel l)e bs Santos tried to bunt the runners over but fouled off two attempts, and Great f alls reliever Henry Maylx-e struck out l)e hs Santos. Jeremy Moore hit into a double play to end the game and give (ireat I alls its sixth win in as many tries against Orem this season. At least there were xst-game xst-game fireworks. Monday You don't have to leen a mind reader or study tarot cards to know what Orem Owl, pitcher Jordan Walden is thinking: What do I have to do to get my first professional win? When ( )rem hosted the (ireat f alls White Sox, Walden turned in the best start of his career, and not only didn't he get the win, Orem was stuck with a .'-2 loss in 1 1 innings. Walden gave up just two hits through five-plus innings. 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And the pitching was "fine," Kotchman said, except for those four solo home runs given up in the first, fourth, sixth and seventh innings, three of which came with two outs. "It seems like when we're swinging the bats really well the pitching is not there, or vice versa," said center fielder Donate Do-nate Giovanatto, who had three of Orem's seven hits to conclude con-clude a sizzling weekend. "We The new Family First Payson Branch is coming to the Payson Wal-Mart Supcrccnter. Opening June 27. Benjamin Cornish. Branch Mgr. In Dentistry Insurance, Chips, I -Q I E a rvieaicaia Accepted Se Habla Espanol Specializing In: C cv TS . Children's Comfort 801.227.5080 n J first to get out a runner as the can beat anyone if we get it going together, but we haven't found a happy medium yet." Giovanatto was the feel-good story of the four-game series split. He played in the last three games, partially as Kotchman's philosophy of allowing players to get on the field when they have family in town. Saturday Following Friday night's loss, Orem coach Tom Kotchman Kotch-man sent a long, loud message to his team with his mouth inside in-side the Owlz locker room. On Saturday night at Brent Brown Ballpark it was his players play-ers who were making all the noise in a 1.3-1 win over Billings. One night after being limited to four hits and one run, the Orem offense exploded for a 15 hits in what Kotchman said was his team's most complete performance of the year. Donato Giovanatto continued his recent tear by blasting a pair of home runs. Giovanatto, who now has three homers in the last two games, went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored. 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"Plus my mom's in town so I got to play good for her." Friday Orem coach Tom Kotchman finally got what he has wanted all season long, but it was nothing noth-ing like what he hoped it would be. Owlz starter Robert Fish produced sparkling five inning start, but the rest of the team, including the normally potent offense played 'just good enough to lose' in a 3-1 setback to Billings at Brent Browrv Ballpark. "We got pitching for once this year, Kotchman said. "Your hitting can't be there every ev-ery night, it's not the way the game was made, but we didn't hit tonight." As a result of the lackluster hitting, the Owlz lost for the sixth time in seven games only one game after breaking a five-game five-game losing streak with Thursday Thurs-day night's win. Although he did take positives posi-tives from the game, Kotchman . V 1 Nissan Versa soldiersummit.com J 7 x ' i J eQTTQMi.lNg 1 n i I moos. wo I " TffK t'tl SALES I !V V EVENT will never become accustomed to losing. "Last night (after the win) was the first night my food tasted halfway decent in five games," Kotchman said. "It's going to taste crappy again tonight; to-night; another TV dinner from Wal Mart." Thursday The rare day off did the Orem Owlz good as they returned re-turned to action. Some rest apparently appeased ap-peased the bats and the Owlz stored just enough energy to stave off several Billings rallies in a 10-7 win at Brent Brown Ballpark. The teams combined for 29 hits and five home runs on a night when the steady breeze afforded plenty of action. Jay Brossman, a former University of Utah standout, continued to show his comfort level at a baseball stadium a little further south. Hitting .387 entering the game, he went 4-for-5 with three runs and four RBI. He had a solo home run in the sixth inning, and a double as well. T Pet n .. . ilissa is now working towards Pet grooming is a choice career field with a high demand for skilled groomers. 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Although it is a completely different season, should the two teams face off, expect the Bruins to come out in search of revenge for a pair of blowout losses to Timpanogos during Region 4 action. Regardless of the outcome in this week's tournament, there will be high expectations for both teams going into next season. The two squads return most of their starters from last season's teams. Both the Bruins, who are moving down to 4A, and the T'Wolves will be among the favorites to win the title in their respective classifications. Orem will also play on Saturday Satur-day at 11 a.m. where they will host Prove with the winner advancing to play Bingham on Monday at 4 p.m. I Youth football registration coming up: Orem youth tackle football registration for grades 3-9 will occur on Wednesdays and Saturdays at Park sportsman sports-man from July 25 to Aug. 18. 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