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Show V The Rangers, however, could smell their third straight victory. With Gary Hatch on base, Kelly Barnhart and Mike Martinez both hit hard singles and the Rangers were ahead by International league two. AdHiin close and furious ball season progresses is Six games were played by International WBBA league teams over the past two weeks with most of them ending up in close contests. On Monday, July 2, the and Sport Kings Rockets fought a closescoring game, changing leads several times with the Rockets taking the final advantage, Mike Hinchman and Grant Singleton were the winning pitchers. Wayne Hansen in left field and Mark Hill in center both had good catches during the game. Top hitter for the Rockets was Mike Hinchman with a double and two singles. Others turning 19-1- in were singles Darren Callaway, Wayne Hansen, Mike Pulsipher, Clark Jarrett, David Smith and Grant Singleton. The big hit of the game was in the third inning when Malcolm Reeves hit a long ball into left field for a home run for the Sport Kings. Hitting strong for the Sport Kings was David Johnson with a double and a single. Others hitting singles were Danny Russell, Kevin Johnson, Ross Seelos, Danny Higley, Howard Mosler, Chris Brightenburg and Jess Sargent. In the other game played that Monday, the. Rangers broke a e losing streak by The defeating the N&Js 10-had run up a string of six wins before the loss. Mike Martinez pitched the entire game, striking out eleven men while allowing only three hits. N&J pitching duties were handled by Scott Wakely and Art Huot. four-gam- NJs Close Game The Bertelson Helps Seconds later, leadoff man Mike Bertelson had tripled for the Rockets. Bertelson then stole home to put the Rockets within one run. But Martinez buckled down, struck out the next three men, and became the hero of the game. Hitting for the Rangers were Martinez, two singles; Brad McMillan, a single; Kelly Barnhart, two singles and Tony Smith and Kim Best both with Hatch and Smith both Smith, Dale Olds and Mark singles. doubled. Thompson. For the Rockets, Roger In other Wednesday action, the Rangers slipped past the Watkins, Grant Singleton, and and Rockets in a thriller that was Marly Hamblin all doubled, a Baird added single. Gary even closer than the final score. Baird also saw action as he Both teams had twelve relieved Singleton on the mound had and the strikeouts, Rangers five walks to the Rockets' six. late in the game. Baird and Stoker also were under Both sides were retired in Brian well-hit fly balls. order in both the second and some fourth innings, and the score ATLANTA (UPI) Atlanta was tied as the game moved Falcons Bob quarterback into the final inning. Both pit- Berry and coach Norm Van chers struck out three men in Brocklin both played college the last inning. football at Oregon. game was a close one until the third inning, when leadoff man Martinez doubled, Ben Ogles walked, Kenny Sutton singled, Kim Best doubled and the Rangers were ahead to stay. Brad McMillan also doubled, and McMillan, Martinez, Johnny Hepworth, and Duane Hereford all singled. Those hitting singles for the N&Js were Art Huot and Dale Olds. Olds also doubled. " Fine - fielding plays were made by both teams. Ben Ogles handled two difficult grounders at first base for the Rangers. N&Js Dan Smith picked up a deflected ball at shortstop to tag the runner. Smith also caught a difficult high fly just past the infield. The loss leaves the N&Js tied for first place in second half action. On the following Monday, the N&Js came from behind to win a close score over the Rockets, Malcolm Reeves went the full six innings to be the winning pitcher. Jess 20-1- Each team had its ups throughout the game. Scott Wakely, Art Huot and Mark Thompson shared pitching honors. Wakely had a good night at the plate, hitting a single, double and , a triple. His teammates each helped out by scoring safely. Marly Hamblin, Scott Hill and Gary Baird each had a triple for the Rockets. Mike Pulsipher hit a double and a young boy brought up from the minors, Darren Calloway, also hit a double. In the other game played that day, the Rangers exploded to defeat the Sport Kings, The Rangers combined walks and timely base hits to claim their second straight victory. Johnny Hepworth hit a double and a triple, and Kim Best and Todd Boyd both singled. Malcolm Reeves had a perfect night at the plate, batting two singles and a double. Also and-dow- 16-1- hitting singles were Danny Higley, Howard Mosier, Ross Seelos, David Johnson, and Randy Rapp (2). Seelos and Johnson also doubled. Gary Hatch went the distance for the Rangers, striking out nine men. Kevin Johnson struck out eleven for the Sport Kings. Sport King catcher made a fine fielding play as he made a perfect throw to Jess Sargent at second to catch the runner and end a Ranger rally. The highlight of the game was a pair of double plays by the Rangers. The first one went from Tony Smith to Mike Martinez and back to Smith. The second one occurred in the final inning. Kenny Sutton made a great shoestring catch to rob Sargent of a sure base hit. Sutton then threw to Boyd to catch the runner and the game was over. Losing Streak Broken days later, the Sport Kings broke their losing streak by defeating the N&Js, Two Meets Smithfield Saturday nine BC Legion nabs twin bill Brigham City grabbed both ends of a doubleheader from Ogden Valley in District Two American Legion baseball action Tuesday night at Rees Pioneer park. The local club got superb pitching from a trio of hurlers in the visiting Weber downing county crew, 0 and Southpaw John Conrad won the opener which went one extra inning. The youngster had a nohitter going until Stone singled in the sixth. The final stats saw Ogden Valley get two hits as Conrad recorded IS strike outs. Chambers went the distance for Ogden Valley and yielded just one safety in the regulation contest. seven inning However, Brigham City exploded for four runs in the extra eighth on singles by Rick Yagi, Randy Yagi, Monte Munns and Scott Keyes. 4-- 8-- Win Handily In the second game, the home g team chased home three runs and picked up another three in the second frame to win handily. Steve Valentine started for Brigham City and shut out the visitors for four innings. Allen Williams came on to pitch the final two frames. first-innin- Valentine was credited with 11 strikeouts and Williams added four during his brief stint. In total, Ogden Valley collected three hits, one off Williams. Brigham City banged out seven hits, including a double and a single by Randy Yagi. pitcher Ogden Valley Williams set batters down 13 times on strikes. Next Action Next action for the Brigham City club comes Saturday when they travel to Smithfield for an important District One duel at 8 p.m. A victory would much enhance local prospects for landing a state tournement berth in August. Right now Brigham City leads the district with a 1 mark. On Monday evening the local lads will travel to Ogden for a post in game with Baker-Merri- ll John Affleck park. Starting time will be 8 p.m. The box scores: OgRaa Vallay Star 2b Knight cf Shaw 3 3 u Andanan 3 If 3 ShopharR 1b 3 3 3 Chamhari p Wakafiald 2 b Jim Shaw rf Taylar rf Shinnay 1 2 2 0 2b Sriphom City AB lick Tapi 2b Randy Yapi Bywatar 1b Mvmi 3 t 4 3 3 c Kayat rf Nation 3 b Mwttat cf Canrad p Barr If Paarta If ChiUrou 4 3 4 4 2 1 If 1 32 Bripham City Ogdon Vallay OOO 04 OOO 4 ooo ooo oo o Opdaa Vallay AB Knight cf Stana 2b 3 Wakafiald 3b 3 Williami p Andaman If Palmar c Shaw it Shapard 1b Taylar rf 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 22 Brtpham City Yapi 3b Randy Yapi Munni lf Kayat If-- rf Bywatar cf-- c Natoaa 3b Andaman 1b Malta 1b Paama rf Chlldraii rf McClain 2b Valantina p WIRIami p Kick u R 2 3 I 3 3 1 1 I 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 I 2 Opdan Vallay City H AB 4 4 3 3 2 I I 0 0 0 O' 0 0 0 J B 000 010 0 1 100 i s 110 Sargent, Malcolm Reeves, David Johnson, Kevin Johnson and Randy Rapp all hit singles for the Sport Kings. Danny Higley caught a fly ball near first base in the sixth inning to make the third out and secure the win. Lindsay Jones of the N&Js ran in from center field to catch a fly ball behind second base. Those hitting singles for the N&Js were Art Huot, Danny 6 - BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursdby, July 19, 1973 two doubles. In the final Eagles, Red Sox take league wins In American league action, the Eagles barely escaped with a win against the Tigers while the Red Sox had an easy time downing the Hornets this week. T. Williams was the only player to get any hits for the Eagles with two singles despite the fact that the Eagles squeezed by the Tigers, The Tigers had four hits from J. Rackham, a single and a triple; M. Nelson, a double; and D. Christensen with a single. G. Nelson was the winning for the Eagles. In the other major league game reported, the Red Sox walloped the Hornets, 13-behind the pitching of Jeff Wendel. Recording hits for the Red pitcher minor league game reported, the Dodgers had an equally easy time scoring an impressive win over the Cardinals. S. Cosgrove was the top hitter for the Dodgers with a single and a double. Other singles were recorded for the Dodgers Sox were S. Rackham, two by B. Cosgrove, G. Olsen (2), J. singles'. R. Poulson, a single Whitaker, T. Seamon and C. and a double; D. Dunn, a single; Larson. J. Ramsdell, two singles; S. The only Cardinal hitter was Aoki, a single; S. Mills, a R. Williams with a double. double; E . Radar, a single; and J. Wendel with a double. Biggest pennant margin Scoring hits for the Hornets PITTSBURGH (UPI) The were B. Gardner, two singles biggest ever pennant margin and R. Daines and M. Smoot was 27'2 games by the who both connected for singles. Pirates in 1902. In the minor league, the Pittsburgh Giants walked away with an Not your little economy car easy win over the Yankees, NEW YORK (UPI- )- The D. Bolieau took pitching cost of a new precision, honors for his fine mound work, foreign-mad- e sports racing car Hitting singles for the Giants is estimated at $130,000. were D. Parson, D. Bolieau and Costs are high but the stakes B. Childs. are worth it. About $1 million Recording hits for the in prize money will be Yankees were L. Chlarson with distributed during the 1973 a single and R. Anderson with season. 19-- - 16-- |