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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Sports WEDNESDAY MAY 2, 2001 18 Fredonia loses two to Joe City, last games Friday field. By Kent Mason off Fredonia scored their only run Wildcats Joe The got City to a great start. Fredonias of the game in the bottom of the pitcher Marcus Begay hit the fifth when, with one out, the first batter he faced. After the Wildcat pitcher issued four connext batter walked, the Wild- secutive walks. Two strikouts cats 3 hitter drove the ball over ended the inning however and field fence for a Fredonia lost a golden opportuthe three run homer. Joe City was nity to get back in the game. The Wildcats added one more up 0 before Fredonia had re: corded their first out. A run in the seventh inning on a groundout and two infield solo home run and the game ended with the score 1 in favor popups ended the inning. After Fredonia failed to score of Joe City. Joe City picked in their Begay pitched the entire game second for in Fredonia. He gave up six another run the up two errors runs, five of them earned, on inning on one hit and by the Lynx infield. The Wild- seven hits. Two of their hits were cats added another run in the homers. Begay struck out one fifth on a leadoff double, a stolen batter, walked three and hit one. base and a sacrifice fly to left Although the Lynx fielders com left-cent- er 3-- 6-- at-ba- t, mitted three errors, only one of those figured in the scoring. Defensively, they played the best game they hav e played this year. The outfield recorded eight putouts without a miscue. Again the Fredonia bats were silent. They connected on only four hits in the contest, three singles by Levi Whited and a double by Kyle Wendling. Eighteen Lynx batters went down on strikes. Justin Anderson started on the mound for Fredonia in the second game and held the Wildcats scoreless in the first inning. Joe City picked up one run in the second on two hits and an infield groundout. Going into inning number Another winner at Honeys Jubilee Foods three, it was still a ballgame, more runs came in before the Lynx with the score But in the could record the final outof the inthird frame, the roof caved in on ning. From that point on, it no 1-- 0. Fredonia. The damage would not have been nearly as bad had it not been for a costly two base error. With two outs in the inning, a Wildcat batter lifted a routine pop fly to Marcus Begay at second. Instead of letting Begay take it for the third out, shortstop Levi Whited came all the way over to second, and after calling Begay off, dropped the ball. He booted the ball far enough that the batter advanced all the way to second base. Three longer resembled a ball game. Richard Wheatley came in to pitch with no one out in the fifth. He was not charged with a run as he struck out two, walked one, and got one on a groundout to second. The final score was Joe City 19, Fredonia 1, called after five innings of play. The next home games for the Lynx will be May 4 against Life School. This doubleheader will round out the regular season. Turkey Shoot on May 19 The Canyon Country 4x4 Club is sponsoring aturkey shoot to be held oh Saturday, May 19, 2000 from 8:00 a.m, until ?, at the Kaneplex in Kanab, Utah. There will be lots of turkeys and upfo 50 certificates for frozen turkeys. There wifi belO & 15 man ' squads. For more information, call 435-644-380- 1. ERICS. LIND Attorney at Law General Civil Law Practice with emphasis on: Real Estate Family Law Wills Probate Trusts Estates Title Law Business Law Water Law Contracts Other Civil Litigation 34 North Main Street, Kanab, Utah . (435)644-880- 8 Buyer for new home Redrock Homes has savings like never before. W Estelle Brisson won $1000 in cash just by shopping at Honeys You could be the next big winner...but hurry, our cash card promotion ends May 9th! ! I ; : ; - Call for details... REMOCK HOMES or 644-322- 5 Across from the Holiday Inn On Hwy 89, East of Kanab cti - v- - $?, |