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Show SPORTS Preseason a learning process 'f Soccer, fastpitch new seasons begin started intramural t N B9 Hilltop Times May 12, 1989 their seasons Two Hill sports and week are and off last rolling. The soccer and fastpitch softball seasons are under way. In one short month the softballers will be in the midst of playoffs, while soccer playoffs roll around in early July. ' by SrA. Jay Joersz Hilltop Times staff writer Hill's varsity baseball coach, Craig Ewert, learned some important things about his team last. week. I One, they can win. Second, they can lose. softball The Falcon hardballers faced off against the Fastpitch h of nine Seven teams in the Hill intramural the Smithfield Blue Sox in a preseason doubleheader week. in first softball league played the Saturday afternoon at Clearfield High School. The 2849th Civil Engineering picked up two wins to two teams split, coming away with a win apiece. The while 388th Aircraft GeneraFalcons won the first game 4 and got blown out grab first place at 388th and tion Squadron Equipment Maintenance in the second game 13-Squadron each picked up their first season wins. Ewert said the games were a good opportunity to 0M CES picked up their wins over 2849th Headquartcheck out his entire team, especially the players who and 2721st Munitions ers Squadron Section, are not starters. He also said, even though they lost U.S. Air Force Photo by SrA.' Jay A. Joersz Test Maintenance Squadron, 10-one to a team that they love to beat, it didn't bother Head 'em off at the pass AGS picked up their first win as they outlasted him much. Hill a first baseman Hospital 10-- 9 in extra innings. "The two games really gave me an opportunity After snagging ground ball, Hospital rebounded from their loss, however, and to see what kind of a team I'm going to have this Rhett Wicketts sprints to first to beat the runner. crushed 2701st Explosive Ordnance Disposal year," he said. "In the first game, I basically left Squadron 17-the starters in for the whole game and they played game with a line drive down the third base line. EMS received a forfeit from 2721st MMTS. One highlight of the game for Hill was starting well. In the second game, I put in a lot of my bench players to see how well they play in a real game sit- pitcher Ron Watson's striking out five batters in Soccer uation, compared to practices and scrimmages. I four innings. The Falcons also played the Hyrum Hornets TuesIt was a tough first week for most of the teams saw a lot of different things some good, some not Acin the league, a tough week to get together and even in and them so good." eight innings. edged day night of one finest the Ken May was the winning pitcher in the first cording to Ewert, Dellick pitched play the game as three teams forfeited and two game, while J. Maynard of the Sox was the losing games he's seen in his three years at Hill. Dellick games had to be rescheduled. Distribution 1 skimmed by Distribution 2 2 to pitcher. May tallied three strikeouts and four walks retired 11 batters and had no walks. The Falcons will face Smithfield again Saturday pick up their first win of the season. in the game. 2849th Headquarters Squadron Section 1 and 6 and 8 p.m. at Smithfield in another preseason at end on a also had May pretty good game the other HSS 2 battled to a 1 tie. 2849th of the spectrum, as he belted a homer out of the park doubleheader. 388th Tactical Fighter Wing and 388th Aircraft The following week they will play Brigham City and later drove in a run on a base hit. Bill Dellick was the main driving force for the in the first round of the Northern Utah League's Generation Squadron also ended in a 1 tie. 6545th Test Group received a forfeit from 2701st team's offense, as he knocked in three HBIs, two of preseason tournament. Hill took third in the tourwhich were off a home run. Ewert also drove in two ney last year after losing to Smithfield in a semifinal Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron. 2849th Civil Engineering Squadron received a forfeit from RBIs off a single to left field. game. Smithfield went on to win the tourney. Baseball Northern Utah in the Hill will begin play The second game was a different story. Hospital and 1881st Communications Squadron The Falcons were crushed by the Sox 13-League and the Beehive League in Salt Lake City received a forfeit from 388th Component Repair Squadron. May had the only hit for the Falcons in the second in the first week in May. fast-pitc- 2-- 6-- 0, 0. 6-- 1, 0. 4. 3-- 2 3-- 1-- 1-- 0. F II SUNROOFS BEDLINERS ns9 $199 WHEEL COVERS Starting CLARION CRAIG At49 met AM-F- M fMfw CASS. M CASS. B.E.L. 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