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Show DAILY Sunday, May 25, 2008 HERALD CLASS OA STATU BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HtVoIves home run to left to give the lead. TWolves a Continued from Bl Timpanogos starter Rhett Nelson was cruising along until backup catcher Darrell Young the fourth, when Bingham ralflash the biggest smile of his lied. Brock Whitney ted off the life and Logan Connors, a seinning with a double. Nelson nior who was used primarily got Nate Rasmussen to fly out, as a speed-u- p runner, get the but Vincent Giron singled in a reward for his dedication. run and Kyle Harrison singled, The hours in the summer, in Cory Raymond flied out, but the cage, playing whiffleball in the Miners loaded the bases the gym when snow covered with a Matt Crook walk. Wade d the field all those hours that Anderson drew a were punched in the time clock walk to cut the lead to Parker Jenkins reached on an finally paid off. Nelson watched former play- infield single to make the score but Timpanogos got out of ers celebrate with his current ones. He got to celebrate with the inning with the lead after his son, Jensen, who is a junior, Colton Yack grounded out to and pose for a picture with his Jordan Mehlhoff at first to end family, which has given up so the inning. much to have its father coach But as they would do all "Each one (group) has its game long, the Timberwolves own personality, so it never got those runs right back, angets old," Nelson said as he had swering in the bottom of the to stop and pause after getting fourth. Nelson led off the indoused with the contents of ning with a walk. JD Ashman ran for Nelson and moved to the water cooler. "Last year second on a Mehlhoff sacriwe had kind of a young team. fice bunt and he scored on a They've worked hard since Christian Stewart single up the Day 1 to be in this spot." middle. Timpanogos and Bingham waited nearly two hours past Bingham lifted starter Rasthe scheduled start time to play mussen for Crook to face Mc; balL due to the length of the 4A Whorter. It didn't work. On a game between Cottonwood and Dixie (which Cottonwood won, McWhorter singled down to take the 4A crown), but the right-fiel- d line, leaving when the game finally did start, runners at first and third. Taylor Lyons walked to load the the wait had done nothing too cool off Timpanogos, which bases. came into the game as the undeCooper stayed hot. He feated team. singled off the glove of a divJordan Cooper singled with ing Jeremiah Larson at third one out in the bottom of the base, allowing two runs to first inning and Lopez walked. score and give Timpanogos a Grant Jimenez followed with a lead. three-ruBut Bingham didn't win homer to left to put 19 games for no reason. The Timpanogos on top. In the bottom of the second, Miners kept the pressure on KeUen McWhorter, the team's and chased Nelson with a rally No. 9 hitter, hit a two-ou- t in the fifth. Whitney walked solo 4-- 0 bases-loade- 4-- 2. 4-- CRAIG DILGERDaily Herald Timpanogos baseball players celebrate the 5A state title after beating Bingham in the championship game Saturday at Brent Brown Ballpark in Orem Bottom left, Timpanogos High Jordan Cooper, left, attempts to tag Bingham's Matt Crook as Crook slides into second base during the championship game. 6-- 2, : and Rasmussen singled. The TWolves then called on Tanner Wolfe, a junior lefty, who made only his second appearance of the state tournament. He produced immediate results. He got a ground ball to Cooper at second base, who made the defensive play of the game when he smothered the hit up the middle and double play. started a Bingham managed to score an unearned run in the inning off a Timpanogos error, but the TWolves got the run right back in the fifth when Nelson singled home Jimenez, who led off the inning with a single. Wolfe then closed out the Miners in the seventh. He struck out Rasmussen, walked Giron and then got Harrison to ground out to Stewart at third. Stewart threw to Cooper at second for the second out of the inning, but Harrison beat the relay to first and avoided the double play. Raymond reached base ' 7-- 3 on an error to load the bases to add some suspense to the game, but Wolfe struck out Anderson on a 2 pitch to start the celebration. gSf Timpanogos pVIra on Wolfe near the mound. The players put on "Timpanogos 2008 State Champions" and hammed it up for the TV cam3-- eras. Jimenez, Cooper and McWhorter all had two hits for the state champs, who finished t he season at 22-- overall. 5 "We've worked so hard for so long," Jimenez said. "It's the best feeling ever. It wasn't just me. It seemed like when they came back with a run, we would have someone come through" This party was just getting started. It will continue all week and, for that matter, for the rest of their lives. Rasmussen. and foster. 000 0 310 310 HO I and Raymond. Crook (4) (I). McWhorter IB), SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLAKS ON ANEW GENERAL A.C '5vS - ifm" mm f 489-708- (T). SYSIBl The Earlier You Buy,The More You Save! mm BIRD jf 1(2 SAVE ON ALL HIGH EFFICIENCY AIR CLEANERS .1 's. 470 Nelson. 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