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Show 8 The Magna TimesWest Valley News, Kearns Chronicle, Thursday, July 19, 2001 title win Minors district Cyprus Humiteir Brighton struggled to get as not hit balls left the infield during the final five innings. 1 Taylor Jones struck out a total of 1 Brighton By S DEAN LEDBETTER Staff Writer Hunter Cyprus Minors primary K all-st- ar base- batters enroute to the district championship pitching victory, while allowing 4 hits and 3 walks. Clint Shepard scored the first Hunter Cyprus after sweeping aside all challengers. Capturing the district crown vaulted the Cal 3 from the age 10 league Hunter and Magna areas into the 2001 Utah State all-sta- rs Ripken-affiliate- d baseball championship go-ahe- ad in tournament bases-loade- Taylorsville. Hunter Cyprus took the high road to the district baseball championship at Bnghton, staying in the winners bracket the entire tournament and emerging undefeated. Alta Canyon was the first district challenger to fall on July by a 17-- 6 count. game-winnin- 1 Hunter Cyprus later dispatched host team Brighton 1 1 -- 2 in the fifth-innin- July 3 district finals. Members of the district champion Hunter baseball team were: Dillion Cyprus age 10 Justin Bracken, Eggers, Scott Friel, Colton Cioodfellow, J.D. Hardman, Jordan Ikari, Taylor Jones, Austin McCauley, Broc Moltz, Chris Peel, Clint Shepard and Bryce Swanson. Steve Bracken, Sean Goodfellow, Mike Jex and Brint Peel were the coaches. bases-loade- all-st- ar bases-loade- fifth-innin- 11-- Hunter Cyprus II Brighton 2 The Hunter Cyprus age 10 witnessed 0 an to Brighton surge advantage before early all-sta- rs 2-- getting their hitting uncorked. Brighton struck g base hits to score the only runs with 4 the host team would record in the July 3 district title contest. After the first inning Brighton outburst, Taylor Jones and the Hunter Cyprus infield held Brighton batters hitless and scoreless. A pair of walks and a hit batter were the only base runners first-innin- HC age ten By S. DEAN LEDBETTER After taking by storm the district baseball championship in Brighton on July 3, Hunter Cyprus Minors baseball team dreamed of a 2001 Utah primary state title. The dream almost came true on July 13 as the age 10 league from Hunter and Magna finished as the state runner-u- p team, losing 1 to in an extra-inninSoutheast Valley state championship game in Taylorsville. In the state title run July Hunter Cyprus 0 decision over Crown Colony, opened with a then blasted Tooele 15-- 5 in the second round and nearHunter Cyprus was ly shutout Southeast Valley poised to seize the age 10 state baseball championship on July 13. The local diamond squad had cruised n unbeaten through the state tourney winners bracket to face the survivor of the losers bracket. Friday the 13th woes struck early as losers bracket victor SE Valley handed Hunter Cyprus a surprising 9- all-st- ar all-sta- 2-- heart-break- 3, 13-1- 5-- 1. double-eliminatio- er Hunter Cyprus 17 Alta 6 Hunter Cyprus pounded Alta Canyon with 17 runs on 17 hits for a district tourney opening-roun- d triumph on July at Brighton Baseball Park. 10 scored 11 runs on The Magna-are- a 9 hits in the second inning for an insurmountable 1 lead and never looked back. Austin McCauley was credited with the pitching win and Jordan Ikari tossed the final inning. 1 all-sta- rs Brox Moltz, Colton Goodfellow, Dillon Bracken, Justin Eggers, Chris Peel, Jordan Ikari, center 1st row, (lying down bat boy Jordan Jex; 2nd row, Bryce Swanson, Clint Shepard, J.D. Hardman, Taylor Jones, Scott Friel, Austin McCauley; 3rd row, Coaches, Brint Peel, Mike Jex, Sean Goodfellow, Steve Bracken. 3 loss in the state championship round. Both teams having a solo loss in the tourney caused a decisive second game to be played between the rivals for the state title. The state title match up was knotted after the thriller. regulation six innings, forcing a SE Valley slipped across a single run in the bottom of the 8th inning to seize the state championship by a 1 -1 extra-innin- 2-- score. SE Valley 2 HC I consecutive doubles by Webster and Boice scored the first SE Valley run in the decisive July 13 state championship game. The contest soon in the top of the second inning when Broc was tied Moltz doubled and later scored following singles by Austin McCauley and Colton Goodfellow. Hunter Cyprus pitcher Taylor Jones hurled the first six innings, striking out 7 arid allowing 5 total hits, 2 walks and a hit batsman. Jones held SE Valley batters to only a pair of singles after the first inning uprising and pitched five consecutive scoreless innings. Relief First-innin- 11-- team finish second in state all-st- ar Staff Writer all-sta- rs 2-- 1. 5-- ball team won the 2001 district title at Brighton on July run in the second inning to trim the Brighton lead Hunter Cyprus went ahead to stay in the to fourth inning, capik 'izing on 2 doubles and 4 walks to score 4 big runs for a 2 lead. Clint Shepard scored the tying run in the fourth inning, leading a line of Hunter Cyprus base runners crossing home plate to break open the game. Colton Goodfellew doubled and later scored the run, followed by Bryce Swanson and d Chris Peel Broc Moltz hit a clutch double to drive in runs but was thrown out at g home to end the inning uprising. A parade of Hunter Cyprus runners scored 6 insurance runs in the fifth inning as the team batted around the entire order. Three walks and four hits spelled doom for Brighton pitching. fireworks g Thylor Jones started the with a single and a pair of stolen bases, then walk. Clint Shepard and d scored on a d Bryce Swanson next scored on a Peel Austin Chris double by Austin McCauley. scored all Broc and Moltz following a McCauley, Justin Eggers single. g dust had cleared. Hunter When the Cyprus held a commanding 2 lead and coasted thereafter to the district title. g -1 pitchers J.D. Hardman and Colton Goodfellow were inserted for mound duty in the 7th and 8th innings. SE Valley loaded the bases in the bottom of the 8th inning with a leadoff double, walk and single. With no outs and the potential lead forceout at home plate, Rasmussen hit sharply to third base. The Hunter Cyprus third baseman promptly stepped on the third base bag for an out and quickly threw to home to gun down lead runner Boice. A tag was then needed get the runner but instead the catcher stepped on home plate and tossed the ball to first for an apparent triple play. Since he was not tagged out, Boice touched home with the winning run for a 1 SE Valley win. The state championship contest was that close and came down to just one fateful play. Each team tallied 8 hits. Hunter Cyprus hitting: Broc Moltz 3 for 4 (double), Colton Goodfellow 2 for 3, Brint Peel 2 for 4, Justin Eggers for 3, Jordan Ikari 1 for j 4, Austin McCauley 1 for 4. SE Valley hitting: Boice 3 for 4 (2 doubles), Webster for 4 (double). 2-- 1 1 SE Valley 9 HC 3 SE Valley emerged as the state tourney losers bracket winner to challenge Hunter Cyprus for the age 10 Utah state baseball title. Avenging a 1 July II loss to Hunter Cyprus, SE Valley evened the score with a 3 win on July 13. This force a second and deciding state title contest immediately following on the same day. HC 1 5 Tooele 5 Hunter Cyprus shelled Tooele pitching for 15 runs on 18 hits for a 15-- 5 decision in the age 10 state tourwere ney semifinals on July 9. Hunter Cyprus led by hitters Chris Peel 4 for 5, Taylor Jones 4 for 5, Colton Goodfellow 3 for 4, Bryce Swanson 2 for 4 and Dillon Bracken 1 for 1 . . 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