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Show DCJGIDG. IV 4400th MTF wins first game....B2 B3 Meander with Rocky Youth registration open .........B4 mmmmmmmmmm.-zm- mo minim CD(? PGDDD (J SttGQDiiu DOD In a span of seven hours, Hill's varsity women's Softball team played five weekend games, losing a pair but good enough for a second place title. In the outing that was dubbed the Weber County Summer Classic, the Hill women fought back in every contest, but managed to win three games impressively. "Tournament officials tossed an extra game at us," said Tim Byro, assistant coach. "By the time we hit the championship round we had used every ounce of energy we had. In fact, in the semifinal we played two extra innings and were losing seven zip in the fifth inning. The girls tied the game by the sixth and we asked them to dig a little deeper for an extra run." According to Byro, the Falcons did just that. In the top of the ninth inning Bea Salgado tripled and nearly broke loose as the ball split two outk fielders. One batter later, Marge ripped a single that brought the ; winning run home. : War-noc- but we were out of gas at that point," said Byro. "We played a pretty good game, with exception of One inning. I know the girls were tired but put together an exceptional performance overall." The champs, Starkeys, belted Hill 12-2- , collecting nine runs by the fifth inning before the Falcons could muster a score. They were the only team to dish out a loss to the Hill group. In an earlier game, Starkeys slipped by the Falcons taking a 3 lead in the second inning. In their first game of the tourna7-- 3, 5-- ment, Hill won 13-- but had to battle back from a 0 first imoig deficit against Class Act. Hill chipped away with one run in the second, one in the fourth and four runs each in the fifth and sixth inning. They added insult to injury in the seventh inning, getting 6 4-- three runs. The Falcons grabbed a win in game two, defeating Haagen Daz 13-- They trailed through two innings, but the tied game at four each in the third. Both teams were silent in the fourth, but Hill exploded in the next two in 7. 2-- 0 diamondriien d ro p b a se b a pair nings, getting four and five runs respectively. They earned 19 hits in the game. Game three proved to be too much too quick for the Hill ladies, losing their first game to Starkeys. The loss forced them to rematch Haagen Daz, slipping by them Again, the Falcons had to dig out of a trench, trailing until the fifth inning when they burst for three runs. Daz countered with two of their own, Hill hitters managed to leading bring four runs in during the fifth inning to tie the game. The winning run came in the ninth inning. "The win was nice, but the girls were sunbaked and tired," said Byro. "Their final performance came with 15 minutes rest and on sheer determination." Starkeys took an 0 lead through the fifth inning before Hill managed to light up the scoreboard. They earned their only two runs of the game in the fifth inning. When the dust settled, Starkeys added a pair of runs in the sixth and a finale in the seventh for the tournament crown. 8-- 5-- m " "' '?' "II 0 o.,V",' II II,, f 7-- 3. 8-- t e. .. - U.S. Air Force Photo by Ralph C. Jensen Stretch Falcon shortstop Bea Salgado reaches for a fly ball in game three. Vd rs ity soffballers 11 by Ralph C. Jensen Ogden ALC Public Affairs Office hunt for success ... - Blue Sox of Smithfield, Utah. The Sox are a known quantity, but managed to get nine runs on eight hits. The Falcons could only muster a single run on four hits. Universal Life threw a wrench into the Hill action over the weekend. They scattered 11 hits at the expense of Ken May and Joe Morse, who assumed pitching duties. May threw five innings, giving up eight runs. Morse was stung for a half dozen runs. The Falcons scored in the third inning after trailing by four. Ron Holmberg singled, then scored on a Vernon Hampton triple. He scored on a Gary Laviolette sacrifice. The Falcons added three runs in the fifth inning when May started the flurry with a single. Craig Ewert singled and Holmberg took a walk to load the bases. Hampton was also issued ii 7. Mill Hill's baseball team has a streak going, but it's not one anybody wants. The Falcons have dropped their last five games and the margin hasn't been pleasant. "There's a lot left to the season," said Dave Coward, coach of the Falcon hardballers. "There is still plenty of time to improve the record and show a few teams what we're actually made of." However, after looking at the last five games, the Falcons may have already put their best efforts club is struggling and perhaps they forth. The-Hil- l need help filling the gaps where opposing teams have had success in getting on the base paths. Although the Falcons played the last two games nearly error free, it hasn't been the case previous. Errors have been costly and to the extent of letting other teams hold batting practice at their expense. The Falcons were shot out of the sky Saturday as Salt Lake City's Equitable Life racked up 14 runs on 11 hits. Hill managed seven runs on nine hits. Monday night the Falcons took a drubbing from the qf" G&)jm)pODI)8Dflu) "That put us in the championship, by Ralph C. Jensen Ogden ALC Public Affairs Office w in . f - Practice time is over and with tournaments looming in the foreground, Hill's men's varsity softball team has to turn over a new leaf. The slowpitch Falcons played a pair of games through the week, losing both. In a makeup game Saturday, the Falcons were edged by North then lost a critical American Exploration Nakaishi second to game Heating Tuesday place night 20-8- . "We were obviously flat in the second game," said Hill Coach Jim LaCroix. "We have one final game in league play and we stand a good chance of winning the finale." Hill stayed close in the Saturday game, trailin the first inning. They failed to ing by one, score in the second inning and North American added a pair. The Falcons managed a single run in the third inning. Both teams were scoreless in the fourth, but Hill earned a run in each of the fifth and sixth innings. North American added three in the fifth to cap the contest. Lee Tarrant had two RB Is in the first innning, Bob Gurhke added an RBI in the third. Steve Slavins and Frank Carter batted in runs in the final two innings. The Falcons finish off the season Tuesday night with their second makeup game of the season. They square off against Dusty 's, a team earlier in the year. they beat "If we come out and hit the ball we'll be all right," said LaCroix. "We're a better team than we have been showing." Before the season finale, the Hill club will be pitted in the thick of tournament action this weekend starting with a game tonight at 6 p.m. against Lee's Plumbing at the Clearfield, Utah, Softball Recreation Complex. 8-- 3-- U.S. Air Force Photo by Rolph C. Jensen Throwin' hard Pitchershortstop homeward bound Bill in a Dellick hurls the ball recent game. walk to bring a runner safely home. Coward slashed a single that earned him a pair of RBI s in that inning. While Hill never threatened in the contest, they managed two runs in the final inning when Holmberg and Coward singled. The two scored when Laviolette and Cadet Davis each burned a single. The Falcons had more trouble Monday when the Blue Sox found every open seam to score nine runs. Hill batters connected four times, but scored only once, on a Bill Dellick single. Laviolette hit a single, then stole second to put himself in scoring position when Dellick stepped to. the plate. 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