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Show Thursday, May 20, THE SENTINEL 1976 8 Robert Mickelson By Miner's baseball is team efffoirft, say players BimgUiam "We're 23 players, two managers, four coaches, and two coach Albert Sudbury commented about this years Bingham baseball, while surveying his score-keepers- Hillcrest Paul Nobel takes a good cut at a pitch during the Huskies first round game with West High in the 4A State Baseball Tourney. Hillcrest came back to win the game 2-- league leading Miners at practice last Thursday. "People have said that it's all Axel Hardy, but Ax would be the first to admit that it's a State 4A baseball MiDDcrest by West t If i In the past week or so Hillcrest High School experienced bitter disappointment and great triumph, falling to fifth place in the State 4A Track and Field Championships held at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah then afternoon the Monday Huskies gained their first victory in the State 4A Baseball Tournament by coming from behind to nip West High, the Region 3 Hillcrest also champs completed the regular season schedule in baseball with a win over Kearns (For more track information see the story on the State Track Meet). Chris Martinez, Hillcrest's right hander, evened his 2-- 8-- season record and three three losses with a three hitter win against West in the first round of the wins, State Baseball Tourney. Hillcrest came up with two runs in the top of the fifth to go ahead of the Panther the game's final margin. The Huskies meet Cottonwood in the winners round tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Derks Field. West's only run came in 2-- the first inning, as the Panther's Graves hit a double then came home on a pass ball. West had three total hits in the contest. The slim West lead held until the top of the fifth inning, when Hillcrest's Bob Matson got things started off with a single. Steve Bell sacrificed Matson to second then Lee Clark slammed out a double to bring Matson 2-- 1 double brought Clark in as the go ahead run. West mounted something the top of the of a rally in seventh, but couldn't get past first. A major rhubard ignited when West's Kim Oliverson rushed to second on a single by Dale Knight. The throw came into Matson, who touched the bag then in reaching for the ball to attempt a play at first on West's Knight dropped the ball. The base umpire at first called Oliverson out, then changed his mind and waved the safe sign. Husky coach, Don Gust stormed out onto the field and got a ruling from the home plate umpire, second-basema- n Bonnetball is gearing up :u. Results in the Cottonwood Bonett Ball games for the week of May have been 10-1- 4 tabulated. In the Major League, the Golden A's defeated the Blue Aces by a . score of The Minute Men have won one game and lost one. Playing in the minor leagues are the following eight teams: Team 1 lost both games this week; team 2 lost the first game and won the second with a score of against team 8. Gail Berry hit a Grande Slam, bringing in four runs. Team 3 won both of their games. The first against team 7 with a score of and the second with over team 5. Kathy Beverley has hit a total of three home runs this season for team 3. Team four ran into some bad luck and lost both games. Team 5 won the first game over team 3 with a score of 10-They lost the second game. Team 6 won both games, defeating team 2 with a score of 17-and team 4, 20 2. Penny Conger has hit six home runs in the last five games for her team. Team 7 lost the first game and defeated team 1 in the second game. Team 8 won the first game 11-- over team 4 and lost their second game. Games are played each Monday and Wednesday. 17-6- 16-1- 0 13-1- 0 17-1- 5 Bill Petersen Are you looking lor a change in the look of your home? A properly finish ed hardwood lloor can make a really dramatic change in the looks of a room and make it easier to keep clean. Sanding and rehnishing a hard-- I wood floor may look like a really toueh job, but if you have the right tools and equipment, a nominal amount of patience and a desire to do the job just once and do it right, then it's a cinch! The place to start this job is at Taylor Rental where we can provide you with the right tools and equipment for the job. Our drum sanders, disc edge Sand ers, sana paper ana Taylor Satin Urethane Wood Finish are the ideal ingredients to assure a new look in your worn out hardwood floor. Once you get into the job, you'll wonder why you didn t dr ;t long ago. CAUUS team effort." Face in the Crowd However the Miner's sen ior pitcher, one of seven close knit fellow seniors on the squad, has attracted more than just a little attention and not all of it from admiring fans. Hardy has been scouted by at least nine pro baseball teams from both leagues and has spoken in person to two of them, but Hardy says he would prefer to go to college unless the pros make him a good offer. In addition he's come to the attention of Sports Illustrated magazine and appears in this week's edition as part of the Faces in the Crowd section. "I really look up to my coaches," Hardy explained. "They made me do it on my own and not rest on my gets home and tie the score. Marc Serder's ," 1 who reversed the decision and Oliverson was called out. West's coach Gean Plaga exploded angrily out onto the field, but his prolonged arguing against the reversal only got him ejected from the game the remainder of the seventh and last inning. "Anytime an umpire changes his mind on a call," commented Hillcrest's coach, Don Gust, "he's going to be in trouble. The original out call had to be confirmed by the home plate umpire, who aided in the decision." In Hillcrest's final league brother, Bruce's, reputation." At present, Hardy has an earned run average of only tussel, the Huskies with Brad Kearns Jordison the winner, expanding his season record to out-duele- d 8-- 3 0.07 for 40 innings pitched, he bats an average of 469, and has 15 rbi's to his credit. He has also won all six league games he's pitched in this 4-- Hillcrest stroked out 12 hits, scoring a run in both the first, second, and fifth innings with three runs in the third and two final runs in season. "I really idon't think that too many people believe that i the-sixt- Midvale I'm the only reason behind letterman for three straight our team's success," Hardy years. continued. "The teams we've Secondbaseman Doug played against know it's not Walters is the last of three true." year senior lettermen at Six other Seniors Bingham. Walter's batting Behind Hardy on the average of 394 has added a mound is Chuck Winn, lot of firepower to the another of the team's seven Miner's offense this season seniors and who rotates with and he has batted in six runs, Chris Evans is the last of Hardy at the pitching duties and at first base. Winn, also the seven seniors playing for like Hardy, is a three year Bingham this year and the letterman for the Miners, has only reason that he isn't a won two and lost one, has an three year letterman, accordearned run average of 1.12, ing to his coach, is that the and bats at 374. Chuck's best Miner outfielder is in his first game this year was a three year on the baseball squad, hitter against Judge which having switched from track. the Miners won 13 zip. All seven of these seniors "Ax usually pitches once a are ending their careers at week, while Fred Roberts Bingham at the same time, as and I pitch the other game," they all began to play baseball at about the same time, said Winn of his duties. "Then I also trade off with between the ages of seven Ax at first base." and nine in pee-we- e or little The man that takes all league baseball. these two fine pitchers can Go for Third Title throw at him is the man When asked what the one behind the plate, the senior thing they would like to do catcher, Blake Mousely. before leaving Bingham as a Mousely is another three group, they replied, "win the year letterman and when he State championship for a isn't catching for Bingham, third straight time and bring he's playing the outfield. the trophy back to Bing- Another fine hitter for Bingham is the fourth among the Miner's seven seniors. Karl Sato, an outfielder. Sato bats at 414 with five rbi's over the course of the season and is also in his third year as a letterman. Senior Drew Steadman is another Miner who doubles at two positions for the team, playing third base and in the outfield. Steadman has also earned the designation of ham." Axel Hardy prepares to deliver pitch during practice" session. The highly touted Bingham senior has already been scouted by the pros. course, absolute joy reigns in the locker room, but when Bingham loses the e locker room is not all that fun a place to be, according to this group of seniors. "We get yelled at for three hours," one senior detailed. "It's another on those bleeped sessions," another added. "We're a loose, friendly group of people," coach Sudbury commented. "I can tell when the team is ready for a game by how they act on the bus going to it. If their quiet, they're ready. After the game, if we've lost, like they say, things can get hot in the locker room, but I try never to chew a kid out personally. I try instead to level all criticisms at the team, saying 'as a team we didn't hit well' or something post-gam- If Bingham can win its like that." third straight title, it will The seniors are a bit sad at of seniors this place group leaving Bingham before their among the great players of new baseball field is comthe dynasty teams of the pleted. Currently, the team travels about 12 miles to play 1930's, of which many former and practice in Copperton. players now watch today's Miner's compete. As a group, Although some of them enjoy the ride, they all agree it is a this year's seven seniors have played on teams which hardship because the time in compiled a combined record ' transit cut down on practice of 48 wins and 12 losses. Continued on Page 9 When those wins occur of Major League the Giants beat the Tigers by the score of 13 1. In the first inning of play the Tigers scored their only run of the game. 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'255-688- 3 at ))( 3-- errors, Starts Spinner Special Giant's pitcher, Gutierrez, slammed a homer over the left field fence, the first of the season, to bring in two men on base making the The Giants scored seven more runs in the first inning and three in the fifth to end the game . In a close second Majors game, the Red Sox took the Bees by the score of The Red Sox scored 3 runs in the third inning and 3 in the fourth on seven hits with no errors. The Bees brought home one in the first and two in the second. The winning pitcher for the Red Sox was Webster. In the Pee Wee League the Astros lost out to the Braves 2&8 in the first game of the season. The Braves brought home their 28 runs on six hitjs with no errors. The winning pitcher was Salsetti. In the second game for the Pee Wees it was the Cubs over the Cards in a close game, 13 11. The Cubs got their 13 runs off 10 hits with Fishing Season "Hutch" a May 15 marked the opening day for the Western Boys Baseball League in Midvale. 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