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Show 2 Hilltop Times June QPOSRVU y 10, 1988 . I X. - n DED ueo gue game A weekend slowpitch softball tournament took all the sting out of the soup for Hill varsity sof tballers, who dropped their second game of the season in the Clearfield, Utah, slowpitch league. The Falcons, pitted against one of the toughest teams in the city recreation league, Nakaishi Heating, found they could only score half as many points as their counterparts, losing a 10--5 outing. The loss mark and the dropped their season record to a club has yet to make up two games that were canceled due to rain. "We had a lot of people on the team, including myself, who were playing sore and hurt from games over the weekend," said Varsity Coach Joe Hamel. "A lot of the players were also tired from the recall. We'll be up and ready to go for our game Tuesday." Nakaishi put the Falcons behind at the start of the first inning, taking a 1 advantage. They continued their assault, trapping the Hill club offensively, keeping their score just double that of the 1-- 2 U.S. Air Force Photo by SSgt. Louis A. Arano Barrodas Going for the fence on base for intramural batter strokes a hit during the preseason softball tournament held teams last weekend. CES "A" wrapped up the title, dumping 388th AGS in the championship CES A round. 2-- CES gelte Falcons. "They base hit us to death. They didn't power hit us at all, just kept banging away up the middle or down the lines," said Hamel. "What really hurt was the fact that we didn't get our bats going. We were extremely silent." Extra base hits were rare for the Falcons, who got only two. Larry Gartee blasted a triple in the fourth inning that scored a couple of Hill runners and Sam Miller tripled in the fifth inning. While extra base hits came few and far between, getting on the base paths proved a tough task for the Hill squad. "If you don't get on base you don't score," said Hamel. "We just didn't seem to be able to help ourselves." When single strokes were needed they came from Lee Tarrant, who sliced the ball into the outfield in the fifth inning, getting an RBI for the hit, but moving up on the baseline was tough as he was left stranded at the end of the inning. The Falcon schedule pits the Hill club Tuesday against an already known quantity, Pederson's, a Game team that beat them to open the season time is slated for 8 p.m. at Steed Park in Clearfield. 6-- IHl dDI preseason softball nod Slowpitch tournament kicks off regular season play The civil engineers swept through three teams in four games to take the four-tea- m double elim- ination slowpitch softball tournament last week. In the championship game, the engineers used fifth insecond inning and an eight-ru- n a 20-1 1. ning to clobber the 388th AGS In the big eighth inning, Larry Gartee began the festivities with a single, followed by base hits from Frank Carter, David Hill, Mike Fross and George Harris. Rick Bevan, Joe Hamel and Brian Underwood also connected, scoring the first five batters and later scoring themselves to wrap up the inning and the contest. The outburst engineered by the CES erased a modest five-rufourth inning by the 388th. To reach the final game, the engineers beat the 388th However, due to an engineer loss in the second round and the 388th's unblemished record, the two teams had to play a second time to decide the champion. six-ru- n n 19-1- 5. 8. ladies destroy league foe on by Ralph C. Jensen Ogden ALC Public Affairs Office After one and - innings of softball play Tuesday night, Hill's women's varsity coaches had a little concern about the fate of their undefeated club. Clearfield, Utah, City Recreation League foe, Lee's Plumbing, had racked up eight quick points, leaving the lady Falcons in the dust until the bottom of the second inning. one-hal- f "That's when the fireworks start- ed," said assistant coach Tim Byro. "When the girls got things going it was an impressive offensive display." The Hill ladies punched in 15 runs on 11 hits in the second inning. They put Lee's Plumbing on notice they were going to be tougher to fix than a drippy kitchen sink. Peggy Noaeill started the roll with a single, then advanced to third on a Lisa Foss double. The pair scored when Cindy Westbrook hit a triple to left centerfield. Jennifer Megehan slapped a single to the outfield, scoring Westbrook. She scored only a couple of pitches later when Connie Byro hammered another triple to the opposite field. With a runner in scoring position, Virginia Bagsby singled for an RBI. She advanced when Barb Garcia was issued a free pass to first. An error by the plumber's short stop brought Bagsby home and advanced Garcia. The onslaught continued as Marge Warnock singled, bringing Garcia home to score. Rose Basden cleaned the bases of existing runners with a hard hit triple to left field, but had to Continued from Pag Bl place runner entered the stadium. Teammate Greg Field passed Terry Alexander down the stretch, the two runners finishing in fourth and fifth place slots. Hill's David Brissey was seventh. ''Terry (Alexander) didn't know Greg (Field) was on the same team and felt bad when he fell one place back," said Willey. "When he found out he felt much better about the finish." In a heated racquetball match, Hill's Tom Nys-troand Mike Schaeffer teamed to make the finals, one game short into second place. They were fell but topped by Defense Depot Ogden's Dick McNabb and Al DeCoste. Hill swimmers Bernard Williams and Michelle Greenman finished second to a Weber State College m In that semifinal squeaker, the engineers scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to take the contest and move the tourney into the championship phase. Engineers' coach Bevan said he thought his team could take the tournament, but had some doubts after the initial loss to Distribution. "That was a tough game to lose, especially with it being so close. It's always a challenge to drop into the losers' bracket and fight your way out of there back into the regular tournament, but it.". During the first we did two rounds in the losers' brackthe defeated 388th the RADES squad 2 and et, 8-- the Distribution 1 team to advance to the semifinal contest. Distribution took the initial game against the engineers by a slim 8 margin. The engineers then dropped to the losers' bracket where they defeated RADES and Distribution 19-1- 7-- three-innin- top-of-the-ord- er shortstop error landed Foss safely at first. Eubanks came home after Lee's second baseman fouled a toss to first, Westbrook getting the base free of charge. Midway through the batting order, the second time, Megehan singled to bring home Noaeill, putting runners on the corners. Then came the works. Byro slammed a drive back to the pitcher, who promptly threw the goose egg to right field. The error was costly for Lee's but baserunners emptied the field, and "Wheels" Byro kept a torrid pace around basepaths and was team of Gail Thompson and Christie Wiltburg in the exchange. Susan Lee was top Hill finisher in the women's 5K road race. She finished in third place while teammates Tara Datillo was fourth and Kelly Schewer was fifth. Men who have added a few gray flecks to their hairline competed in the over age 40, 400-yarrelay. Hill's team of Nystrom, Schaeffer, Dave Dash-naand Gary Rohmer picked up fourth place for their efforts. In what might have been a first place finish, but was less than two ticks away, the Hill obstacle course team was forced to a bridesmaid spot when Ogden Service Center No. 1 recorded a 34.05 second first place timing. Hill was nipped 100-yar- d d w 12-1- 1. contest g wait through two Hill batters before she could get home. Cautious Maurine Eubanks, and slugger Noaeill were each issued walks, loading the diamond. Basden scored when another 3 two steps ahead of the errant leather. With the second inning exhausted, .the dynamic Hill ladies gave up another two runs, but still held a commanding 15-1- 0 lead. With time nearly expired and the game in the bottom of the third inning, the Falcons struck twice more with Tracy Wright and Bea Salgado crossing home plate. On account of time. Hill claimed the victors' spoils. They are in action Tuesday, meeting Rocky Mountain Supply No. 1 at 8 p.m. The ladies will also participate in the Pioneer Days Tournament, Salt Lake City, June 18-1- 9. "We're excited for that tournament. We played in it last year, but I think we're a much better team this year," said Byro. "We're sharper, quicker and crisper in the infield." when they were clocked with a 1.36.00. "We should have won that event," said Pedro Gonzales, obstacle course runner. "The entire competition was excellent especially meeting all the people. I'm looking forward to it next year." Gonzales was joined by teammates Harriet Mitchem, Bruce Hodges and speedster Harris. Hill runners picked up one final first place title when they sent a team of four speedsters to test the field of 880 yards. Hodges and Mitchem joined with Tony Jordon and Kathy Tamas to provide the fireworks in a 1.48.00 running. The four outdashed second place Ogden Service Center No. 1. In a finale. Royal Harrel, Vernon Hampton and Susan Lee picked up second place points in the arm wrestling competition. |