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Show pons Sun Advocate 4A Tuesday, May 10, 1QBO Rebel coach ejected from first game CEU the heroics were provided by right fielder Darren Wells. By WALT BORLA Sports writer - HELPER College of Eastern Utah swept a bitterly contested double-headfrom Dixie College here on Gardner Field Saturday afternoon to remain very much in contention for a playoff berth. The Eagles tagged the Rebels with a 2 loss behind an effective pitching performance by sophomore Cole Hyson and won the close encounter in the a game in which nightcap, er 7-- right-hand- er 6-- 5, sweeps CEU also received word from the ICAC office that their protest of the game with this same Dixie team in St. George 10 days ago has been upheld and the game must be completed from the point of the infraction if the outcome is required to determine the southern districts second entry into the north-sout- h regional playoff later this month in Twin Falls, Idaho. The protest revolved around the failure of the um over Dixie double-heade- r pires to assess a balk call on a Dixie pitcher in the second game played in St. George. Wells, the husky outfielder-pitchfrom Moab, paced the in Eagles the very tight second game Saturday by hitting a first shot inning home run, a two-ruthat got. the Eagles off to a 0 lead early in the game. Then in the seventh and final inning er n 2-- with the Rebels threatening, Wells raced to his right from his outfield position and made a diving catch of a line drive for the final out of the game. The written drive had three-basall over it, the Rebels had already scored one run in the inning to cut the CEU margin to just one run and there were two on base Dixie heading for home plate when Wells came up with his defensive gem. Dave Littlewood started on the mound for CEU coaches Bud Weiser and Darren Garrick and despite some control problems in allowing six bases on balls, out of the right-handTaylorsville went into the final lead. He inning nursing a was lifted in favor of Todd Bendixon with one out in the seventh when the Rebels made their final threat which ended with Wells sensational catch in es base-runne- rs er 6-- right-fiel- 4 d. The games were marked by considerable controversy, probably because of the Dixie coach Gordon Jolly isn't at all jolly about a call made by umpire Steve Degelbeck during the first of two games against CEU in Helper Saturday. Seconds Photo by Brian Heck after art Coach Jolly made his point, Degelbeck ejected the Rebel coach from the game. The Eagles won both of the two and bitterly contested games, 7-- 2 6-- 5. problems incurred in the games at St. George earlier. Dixie coach Gordon Jolly was ejected from the first game by the umpires for overly protesting the calls by the officials and the fireworks really flared in the second game. In the fourth inning Dixie had a rally going that had already scored two runs, a runner at third and only one out. A fly ball to right appeared to be a routine sacrifice fly, the runner to score after the catch, but it was Wells who again entered the picture. He made the catch and rifled a throw to home, which Eagle catcher Todd Willberger handled but could not put the tag on the incoming Rebel. The Dixie base runner failed to touch the plate, however, and when the plate umpire failed to make a call, Willberger quickly tagged the runner Leavitt with some added emphasis. This prompted a flare-u- p that emptied both benches and several fights broke out around home plate. Order was quickly restored by the officials and coaches and play resumed without any further incidents to mar the game. In the first game, CEU staged a four-ru- n rally in the third to overcome a 1 lead inning Dixie held at that point. Dixie had scored both runs in the top 2-- half of the same frame off Hyson, but this was all they were to get off the tall hurler from Durango, Colo. He let the Rebels down with just six hits, struck out seven and walked two in a return to the form he had displayed earlier in the year and last summer as a member of the Durango American Legion team. His teammates scored in four of six innings they had at the plate, Willberger and Brian Hangsen getting doubles among the nine hits the Eagles managed off the Dixie pitcher Allen. Hangsen was three for three in the opener to raise his team leading batting average for the season to a lofty .413. The sophomore third baseman from Pleasant Grove has 11 home over runs and 46 the season. First baseman Jim Dyar is the second leading hitter in the Eagle lineup at .388, Wells is hitting at a .377 clip and Willberger is at .325. Wells home run in the first inning of the second game Saturday broke the school record of trippers in one season, the blow being Wells 16th of this spring season. Hangsen had set the previous record a year ago. runs-batted-- in nd CEU will travel to Rangely, make up a double-headthat was rained out earlier in the year, two games they must win to stay in contention for the playoff berth. Should the Eagles capture both games Wednesday, they will then await the outcome of further league action involving Snow, Dixie and Utah Valley to see if it is necessary to make the long trip to St. George to complete the inning and Colo., Wednesday to er two-thir- ds remaining in the protested game. Utah Valley appears to have the playoff berth as the number one team from the south sewed up but the second spot is still very much up for grabs. R H E 262 9 002 0000 014 Ollx 7 Dixie CEU 0 Allen and Ferguson; Batteries Hyson and Willberger. 2BH Willberger. 3BH Ferguson; Hangsen. WP Hyson; LP Allen. R Dixie CEU H 211 E 562 010 2101 200x 6 10 2 Batteries Winoct, Stacks (4) and Williams; Littlewood, Bendixon (7) and Willberger. 2BH Willberger, Wells, Hangsen. HR Wells. WP Littlewood; LP Winoct. Carbon defeats 10-- 5 after Payson spurt of hits in 6th By BRIAN HECKERT Sports editor It was ridiculous weather for a baseball game, but the Dinos simply ignored the cold and belted their way to a 5 victory over the Payson Lions Friday afternoon on the Carbon High 10-- diamond. It was a relatively close game up to the top of the sixth inning. However, after a Payson runner was tagged out at second, the Lion at first was called out after his teammate trying to break up the double play illegally interfered with Dino third baseman Jeff Jewkes. Afterward, Payson seemed to lose its momentum for catching and overtaking its Carbon opponents. The Payson home run -- that immediately follwed would have tied the game to Even had the Lions tied the game, they would have been d to match the Dinos slugging power in the 5-- hard-presse- bottom of the sixth. The Carbon nine drove in five additional runs, and even afforded itself the luxury of leaving the inning with bases loaded. Tom Dimick, who pitched through two outs into the fourth inning, should be credited with beginning the Dino hitting streak after belting a triple in the second inning. Brent followed soon afterward with a single that drove in the first run. The second run followed immediately when Jeff Guymon Nielson scored as a result of a bad throw to third by the Payson catcher. Pitcher Dave Hreinson, who relieved Dimick, was credited with the Dino win. Weve been playing good said head baseball games, coach Tony Pinedo. The kids are finally putting it together. Pinedo said that the next two games are crucial for the Dinos, if the Carbon nine is to make the playoffs. Provo must lose one of its last two games, and Carbon is pressured to win both of its last two. Carbon will host Timpview today at 3 :30 p.m. Letterman dinner set The East Carbon Booster Club announced that after final plans were approved at the regular meeting at East Carbon High last week, the Annual Letterman Banquet will be held Saturday May 14, beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are currently being sold, and can also be purchased at the door. The banquet will be held in East Carbon Highs gymnasium. In addition, ensuing 1988-8- 9 been elected; positions will the banquet. officers for the school year have their names and be announced at Wildlife habitat vita! trouble. are Wildlife is in However, its not the sportsmen who hunt the animals that are causing the problem. Instead its the loss of wildlife habitat. Habitat is the land, water, food and breeding areas required by all living things to survive. Like you, animals need food, water and a place to live. Take away these essential needs and wildlife dies or moves Stretching to make a point Torey Christensen tries to block a Pleasant Grove opponent's attempt to get the ball downfield Wednesday afternoon on the Carbon field. Though the Dinos held the at halftime, Pleasant Grove won Carbon advantage 0 2-- was also defeated by Uintah at Uintah Friday after the Utes made good on a penalty shot. The Dinos play Spanish Fork at Spanish Fork tomorrow. 0 away. Endangered animals are threatened with extinction. Several factors contribute to the problem: low numbers of the animals with an inadequate number of new animals joining the population (through birth), habitat alteration or destruction, changes in the en- vironment which are detrimental and a combination of the above. Endangered species found in Utah peregrine humpback the American falcon, bald eagle, chub, Colorado squawfish, bony tail chub and the woundfin. An endangered mammal species likely to be found in the state is the blackfooted ferret. An example of a success story is the Utah prairie dog. Prairie dog numbers were declining due to conflicts with farmers and other private landowners. Holes made by prairie dogs were dangerous for livestock and ruined farmland. Wildlife biologists moved these animals from private farmland to d lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. This effort has been very successful and has resulted in removing the Utah prairie dog from the endangered to threatened species. public-owne- |