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Show Thursday, July 9, 1981 - Page A-- li Little League As Exciting As Ever By Willie Nielsen who has everything; However, Calton was anything but a relief. He struck out 13 Dodgers, Faddis being the first. Yates, the confident pitcher for the Dodgers, threw Poweli three strikes only to have the catcher miss strike number three. Powell advanced safely to first on that error by Phillips. Hickman, still excited after throwing the lead runner out at third in the first inning, crushed the ball for a single. Wathen, one of the consistent stickers for the Yanks, said good-by- e to Yates' curve as he stood on second watching Powell score run number one for the Yanks. Barnes, Mr. for the team, gritted his teeth and swung hard for his single and two RBI's for the night giving the Yankees a 3 to 1 lead over the unbeatable Dodgers. Yates, now a bit concerned, buckled down on Lassen to leave him standing with three strikes. Calton said hello to Yates by punching his fast ball right back into his mit for out number two. Gray lined his ball to the third baseman, Tanner, for the third out. tough pitchers, smart base runners, attacking hitters, judging fielders, and almost perfect coaches, I present some altogether teams: the Red Sox, the A's, the Yankees, and the Dodgers from Vets Ball Field in winning Lehi. Monday night was just that; altogether and winning. The A's hosted the Red Sox to a 14-- 6 defeat. Starting pitcher, Webb, for the A's silenced Harding's bat as he led off for the determined Sox. But Peck zeroed in on Webb and found himself with a single. Hampton followed with wood on the ball, but Morrill and Peck turned his hit into the first of two double plays for the A's. The momentous A's got out their woods to have Morrill and Brooks thrown out. Hunt eyed pitch number two for himself to get his first single for the evening and lead the A's to their six hits. Yet, a quick defensive play by Hampton threw Peck out at first leaving Hunt a lone runner for the A's. So excitedly the Sox returned to home plate to have Lucero, with his arm in a cast, start off their strong hitting. With a full count on Lucero, Webb didn't lose him as he went down, but not without a fight. Lewis y took four balls for a ticket to first. Then Davis knocked pitch number six out of S. Smith who was guarding the right field for the A's defense. Smith sacrificed beautifully to advance Davis to scoring position from second. With two outs Brannon jumped on the first pitch only to be thrown out by Brooks. Inning number two for the A's meant break after break, two errors, two walks, and one hit by Brunette started the A's to their inning of glory. Substituting Harding for Atkinson still couldn't stop the A's from crossing the greatwhite plate over and over again. The final score was A's 14, Red Sox 6. Game number two was anything but second. The number one Dodgers welcomed the threatening Yankees to a game of hitting and strong pitching. Barnes, the starting pitcher for the Yanks, stood on the mound ready to face the Dodgers. Barnes' second pitch to Ashley awoke the crowd to the Dodgers' first of only four hits for the entire evening. Phillips walked as did Yates. But Ashley, not quick enough to make it against Hickman's strong arm, was thrown out at third for out number one. Tanner; hitter number four for the Dodgers, was fanned by Barnes, who was pitching his first game of the season. Barnes just couldn't find the strike zone on Pierpont and Price as they walked. With bases loaded, Faddis faced a new relief pitcher for the Yanks. still-winni- 0 ra I mmmmmmmM The second inning for the Dodgers was quick as Robinson and Thomas watched Calton pitch strike after strike. Ashley walked as did Phillips hoping Yates could connect with the ball for an easy two runs. But Calton continued to dazzel the strong hitters of the Dodgers as he threw Yates out. Madsen, Porter, and Powell made three quick outs for the Yanks as the Dodgers continued to gain sweet revenge. With the score 3 16 1 for the Yanks, for their the Dodgers inning. Tanner, the power man for the Dodgers, still couldrit get his hitting eye as Calton threw him three straight strikes. Pierpont also watched three fast balls go by. Price, the quick shortstop for the Dodgers took a hard throw by Calton to the leg for a free ticket to first. Faddis, stepping up to the plate was only disappointed as Calton stung him with another defeat at the plate for the third out. Inning after inning was Hickman, Wathen, Barnes, Lassen, and Calton stinging Yates hard as the Yanks increased their lead 5 to 1. But the winning Dodgers hung tough, as they put Phillips and Tanner across home plate to whittle the Yankee lead down two runs. Calton, tired and sore, retired the final inning to Wathen as the Dodgers walked or gloriously hit Calton and Wathen. It made for a suspense-fille- d game and a Dodger victory. The final score tallied Dodgers 8, Yankees 5. They had played as if they had everything and they do. -- -- i a f f hm. TANNER OF THE DODGERS strokes a high fastball for a hit. Lehi Players Star In Legion Play The do-it-a- ll one-wa- , Women's Softball Supplies Action f For the team -- ft American Fork American Legion baseball team is faring well this season, much of their success due s. to the presence of three Lehi All-Star- With Garth Fjellstrom playing leftfield, Mark Griffin behind the plate and Rick Houghton alternating between the mound and thirdbase, American Fork's team is greatly fortified. In their most recent game, the legion team downed Pleasant Grove, 12-with the Lehi Three scoring six of those runs, Griffin driving in three. Garth Fjellstrom batted leadoff and took two walks, coming around to score on both occasions. Rick Houghton singled, doubled and walked, drove in two runs and scored twice on a single and a double by batterymate Mark Griffin. Griffin not only hit well, but continually blocked balls in the dirt, and tagged a runner out at the plate who tried to score from third. E.R.A. means "Equal Runs Also" for women. The women's league of this area is growing and getting better every week. In this fun, action-packe- d league we find two divisions; "A" and "B" meaning "Above average" and "Better than ever." In the class A bracket Oasis stands alone in first, with Southam and Warburton following in second. U.C.U. climbs to third position, as Kazco still stands in fourth. But Belco, always threatening, rounds out the A division in fifth. Class B includes the teams Spiriters, Spitfires, La Casa, Stormy's, Clemp, Mountain Bell, Rocking A, and Signetics. Their standings fall in that same order. Talk about whalloping the ball, K. Thomas of Oasis leads the league with a batting average of .777. She is followed by Angie Bills of Belco hitting .642, Jenatte Buehler of Belco hitting .636, Lugene Black of U.C.U. hitting .631, and Leslie Henson of Southam and Warburton who is hitting .615. These, five important offensive players lead the A division with those averages. 16 players of the strong A bracket are hitting over .500. In the B bracket, Caral Curry of Stormy's is blasting a batting average of .800. Marilyn Christian of the Spiriters is hitting .727, along with Darlene Pead of the Rocking A team and Lari Downs of La Casa. Chris Hardy of Signetics is close in there with a .700 batting average. There are 14 players slamming over .600 as an average in the B division. These women are preparing for the Other big tournament July women's teams from around the state will face these tough hometown teams at the Pleasant Grove fields, by the rodeo grounds, to compete for the coveted First Place Trophy. Houghton alternates pitching turns with Shaun Greening of American Fork who struck out seven in five innings in the P.G. game and drove in five runs on the day, four coming on a grand slam in the second inning that put the game out of reach. Lehi Team Wins Elko Invitational Central Utah Softball is alive and according to Blackie Harris, director of the local fast-pitc- h Softball league. Three teams from. Lehi and American Fork competed in the Elko Invitational held over the Fourth of July weekend in Elko, Nevada. Of the three competitors in y wars, Tingeys won the championship going undefeated. Pecks won third place and the well m Co-Cit- coveted sportsmanship trophy. Barratts of American Fork won fifth place in the prestigious event. Other honors going to local players were: The Outstanding Player Award - Marlin Barnes, fine pitcher for Tingeys; Ben Woolsey and Woody Carter, also of Tingeys, came in for honors when they were named to the All Tourney Team. Kim Cooper of Pecks was also named to the honor team. Teams from Utah, Idaho and Nevada were playing for the championship. The three-da- y tourney ended with Tingeys taking first; the Woodpeckers of Ogden, second; Pecks Supply, third; The Rebels of Salt Lake City, fourth place and Barratts, American Fork, fifth. i rr: JEPPS0N m, (e OF THE A's i wwl readies himself and prepares to rap a hit. -- Tingey's Still Undefeated The Fast Pitch Softball league continues to entertain their fans as Tingeys hold a tight lead. The Stingers, Little Acorn, and Barratts all fight for second, while Pecks are alone in third place. The T and D and Jack and Jill teams battle for position number four. Savage Brothers rest comfortably in fifth place, and the Bullets and Dons are still fighting for a position on the leader board. Placing those teams in constant competition for that first place standing are the five leading hitters of the league. Gary Brems of Barratts leads the batting averages with .537. He is followed closely by Don Valgardson of Little Acorn who is hitting .522, Don Hadfield for Tingeys hitting .478, along with Keith Heber of T and D hitting .462. Park Romney also of T and D who is hitting .449 rounds out the awesome hitters of the colorful fast pitch league. Be sure to catch more of this action Monday nights in American Fork and Wednesday nights in Lehi. You won't be disappointed. BRADSHAW 67W.Main-A.F756-354- AUTO 111 J I . 9 New P.G. 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