Show r 18— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday June 21 1987 TKO: Cache crew explodes Dayton withers By Mike Ingraham aporti editor "Shutup lady!" mapped home plate umpire Chuck Vogrenic to the spectator from Layton and that aerved ai the addreaa keynote on a very the formula Scott Elliott who caught Eskelson at Sky View HlghSchool spent a week at the Utah State basketball camp and made the transition back to the field as smoothly as he makes transitions on the basketball court "He's missed me game and caught every game except two’ said Howell "He’s really Eakelaon and the Cache Legion a good Job with the in a 101 knockout made it clear He keeps them in the pitchers they weren’t going to tolerate game and keeps us all in the any trouble from Dayton game Good baseball starts up (Layton-Dari- i) and certainly the middle with the catcher not the aort of bad newi that second baseman Dayton had dished out back at piteher and centerflelder shortstop the beginning of the American We've there” rough Friday night for the viaitora at Worthington Park Out on the diamond Corey got good people Legion season in a 238 humiliaFrom the coach of Logan tion of Cache inEakelaon had gone down with High School that’s praise deed that Friday a bad ankle in the first liming of all but considering me of that quintet were that game and his absence with from a 0 lead showed graphically Bart Sky View (centerflelder Peterson is from Mountain how much pitching counts for in Crest and now points beyond a baseball game hiving departed Saturday for The Sky View righthander's NewZealand) three-hittagainst a The Bobcats were most conDayton club was his fourth win without a defeat and spicuously represented by Eskelson of course but most o further evidence of the punch that the 4 Cache club dramatically by Sky View possesses in Eakelaon (who has shortstop Bonnie Thurgood a knuckleball to go with a curve who in the third inning waded and fastball) and Sandor into a 1 offering by starter Chris Herrera and sent it back Schiess to the iron age to the chain link But as manager Stu Howell fence in far for center knows that’s not enough to win field between 400 right and 800 feet when it really counts 7What we need is to get Matt Udy and away 'Tve never seen him hit one Jason Murray ready for the that far” testified second tournament” he laid referring baseman Jonathan Howell a d to two arma Sky View teammate of As he considers his batteries Thurgood's "The centerflelder Howell seems to be spired didn’t even see it when it went worry about the other half of over him” 5-- er good-hitti- ng one-tw- 7-- well-reste- Continued from page 17 seventh with a triple but was thrown out at the plate as Herd held the Aggies hltless the rest of the way crowd on hand Neither for a team ever came dose to cricking flu game open and the score was tied three and 4 antes at good-die- Smithfield's newest addition to the pitching staff Brent Code jplcked up foe victory allowing Just six hits It was the first start for Cue who arrived in Cache Valley after two yean with Dixie College The Blue Sox improved their record to 23-with the win 12-- 1 in the Northern Utah League and were scheduled to host Salt SMITHFIELD 5 TREMONTON 4 They didn't give away caps or mugs or posters and there were no banners or brassy announcements but it was obviously Unsung Heroes Park Friday where Si decision from Tremonton? The men of the hour in no particular order were: — Russ Thurgood whose gun from third to first base in the first frame helped take the wind out of at least (me potential Mg inning for the visitors Thurgood also singled and scored two runs the second in the sixth Inning the — Jay Gardner who played six innings 4 in a Beehive State Lake-Wendy- ’s doubleheader Saturday night Hansen said Gardner who led the Blue Sox in hitting a year ago has come back stronx this season "Jay is starting to get in the groove again” Hansen said "We haven’t found a place defensively for Urn yet but he cu pitch and hit so hell have a place” er Singles Continued from page 4-- 24 consolation championship with a 84 84 win over Eddie Griffin McShane meanwhile moved into the 50 finals by dinosing of Jaggl Friday 64 Phillips thatnigbl alio had a straight-set- a win over Bart Weimer 64 3 "Right now my game centers around my serve laid McShane "As it goes I go I’m trying to get my serve to be more 6--2 17 6-- University associate was in Holland the year before that in Athens each time speaking at confer- ences He returned to claim doubles titles in The Herald Journal Tournament with Boyle Cy Whitson and Ed Schulti perhaps heightening the importance of this first solo flight in a long while for the who had turned away from tennis for nine years “I was working mi an Indian reservation where there were no courts and then in cities where I played soccer” he said In Logan ’'people sort of pulled me out on the court and when I was out playing I asked 'Why did I not play for nine years? This Is fun"’ McShane had some fun at the expense of Phillips in the 50 category but at lower altitudes he wilted There waiting for him in the 15 group was Hammers favorite practice partner Rick Johnson who 58 Thursday marched over McShane 1 The consistent Johnson Saturday stayed on course in the 45 finals topping 6-- 2 6-- Scott Jaggi 64 1 But in Friday's 50 consolation Johnson drooped against Bill Barnett 44 64 5 and then Barnett Saturday went on to the 6-- 7-- no-hitt- er 7-- It was eertalnly one of the more exciting 5 7 game-winn- 4-- 1 the year” in NUL play Hyrum Logan stands Both teams are home Tuesday Logan hosting Smithfield at 8:80 pm ana Hyrum welcoming Hill Air Base at 8 pm 4-- pitching a one hitter only to get beat by a "Corey pitched a great game because we didn’t play very ood defense” said coach That shot boosted the locals’ lead to and by the time Cache was through in the third the score stood 1 Surely Eskelson deserved it At Sky view he endured a tough time winning Just one game and once at Ben as designated hitter scoring a run and twice batting in Thurgood Gardner then relieved staning pitcher Brent Code in the seventh bminx for the save "They were the two who kind of ignited us” Blue Sox manager Rich Hansen said "This may have been our toughest game of NUL steal in the fifth Inning Six times Dickson danced away from the bag six times Eskelson sent him into the dirt The seventh time Dickson was dead One of Friday's dramatic duels was between Dayton's Rod Dickson (diving back to first base) and Cache pitcher Corey Eskelson (foreground firing to first sacker Travis Gitrins) The speedster Dickson smiling broadly after a single made no bones about broadcasting his Intent to 2-- consistent” The Phillips in Ms debut performance in the 50 dais wu not unhappy with his showing in the tournament but against the hard- - hitting McShane wu on the defensive "I was trying to gain more control at the net because he was really coming in and led tone working i attacking it It that fifth game” McShane credited improved concentration with the turnaround and 45 champion Hammel would have understood "I was down 44 and couldn’t hit my hat” said the Ending champion ’’I couldn’t get my serve in so I finally figured the only way to win my serve is to plain old don't miss my first serve because I got tight on my second serve So I Just relaxed and got my first serve in "It wu concentration Just telling think I was able myself Don’t miss any to get more of my angle shots and more of my short shots” Displaying the savvy and sUU that has helped her gain a lock on local tennis Hammel began to scon against Boyle a strong but sneaky player with a ferocious self-taug- ht i I mentioning that owell Thurgood Howell and first baseman Travis Gittins each Tremonton scored first Friday night when dear Neal doubled anddrove in Greg Hess in the second inning The Blue Sox evened the score in the third when Gardner stole his way home from first on a wiM pitch and an error by the shortstop Malta Hess batted in Brian Bourn m the top of the fourth to give Tremonton another lead but it was short-live- d as Roger Hansen smacked a home run over thg right yifid fence on the fint rite1 of fot fourth inning's bottom half famtHng the scares Gardner helped the Blue Sox to a edge in the fifth inning when he hit k an homer and scored for the first time The ball rolled Thurgood back to the right field fence and Tremonton overthrew into home Gardner who paused Just half a beat at third was easily in time though Cude started to snow the wear of his first start in the sixth inning and Tremonton scored two quick runs on wild pitches Cude avoided disaster though when the don a pop up to right Gardner scored Thurgood again in the bottom of the inning on a double to right center and then held Tremonton hitless in the seventh two-ru- n taside-the-par- forohaml gnj yi) adequate frxfchinri But as the onslaught proceeded Boyle showed some sturdiness of her own and salvaged one game With the score 54 the challenger stood on the brink of taking the second set Hammel served and ran off four straight Boyle a strong server still owned a 54 edge Hammel not only returned service but belted each one to Boyle’s backhand Two long returns and a net ball later Boyle wu down 040 She double faulted and Hammel had made it back Hammel serving took a 64 lead on a lovely low slice with the score 404 and then more or leu watched as Boyle netting forehands “She is beatable” forwards "But people do get Not me today” she "Once I knew! had her 44 1 knew I could beat her but she Just came back” In women’s 45 consolation play Sandy Davenport topped Kim Swan in a three hour marathon 64 14 74 (84) Davenport’s husband Curtis however returned quickly to the shade in the men’s 45 consolation being beaten 64 1 by Steve Alexander self-destruct-ed 6-- revenge in the 40 finals downing Davenport 1 6-More results are on page 22 6-- 2 made two errors "Corey was ahead of the hitters and got the ball down didn’t hit many balls ajar league play A hard In the second hppjpcr by Herrera hiving glanced off Gittins’ glove Howell glided over plucked the ball outaf the air and whipped it to Eskelson alertly covering first for the EL With the misplays the locals also had the opportunity to delight their supporters with out NY Astros pull off close wins PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -Wilson stroked three hits and scored twice and Terry Leach scattered four hits over eight inningi Saturday leading the New fork Meta to a 54 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies PIRATES 7 CUBS 0 Leach 0 struck out three At Pittsburgh Rick Reuschel and walked none Jesse Orosco pitched a fouHdtter and Junior yielded a leadoff homer in the Ortta had three RBI Saturday ninth to pineh-hittChris night to lead the Pittsburgh James Ms fifth homer of the Pirates to a 0 victory over season After Von Hayes popped Chicago the Cubs' fourth out and Mike Schmidt doubled i straight loss Orosco was replaced by Roger walked two and Reuschel McDowell struck out six in his McDowell induced Rick Schu complete game and first shutto fly to right but Glenn Wilson out of the season followed with a single to drive home Schmidt Pinch-hittCARDINALS 15 EXPOS 5 Lance Parrish grounded out to At Montreal Curt Ford n end the game and give homered twice and Terry McDowell his ninth save also drove in three runs The Phillies foil to under Saturday night to power the SL new manager Lee Elia Louis Cardinals to a 154 victory over the Montreal Expos Moakle NL Roundup 6-- er 7-- 8-- 4 er Pen-delto- 2-- 7 ASTROS 6 GIANTS 5 At San Francisco Kevin Starter Bob Forsch 64 Ban allowed nine Mts and three runs doubled twice tripled and homered to lead the Houston Astros to a 64 victory over San Francisco the Giants' 11th defeat in 13 games Jim Deshaies 84 won his sixth straight decision limiting the Giants to three runs and five hits in seven innings Larry Andersen pitched of an inning for his first uve two-thir- ds in six inningi Rfofc Horton threw thefinu three innings for his seventh save DODGERS 4REDS 3 (10 innings) At Los Angeles 'Pedro Guerrero singled home Steve Sax from third base with two out in the 10th inning Saturday night to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 44 victory over the Houston pounded Kelly 64 for six runs and Cincinnati Reds nine hits in 4 14 innings The In the 10th Sax reached first Giants fell to 3647 the first on shortstop Kurt Stillwell’s time they have been below 400 fielding error Pinch-hittKen all season Chili Davis and Matt Landreaux sacrificed him to Williams paced the San Fran- second and one later John cisco attack with two home runs Shelby beat out a roller to third Downs er advancing Sax Guerrero hit a Bass homered tripled and doubled in the first five Innings in the seventh In his last Bass looped a flybaU that feU at-b- at between shortstop Matt Williams and left fielder Jeffrey Leonard for a double No Astro has hit for the cycle since Bob Watson accomplished the feat against the Giants in 1977 Ban’ Mts set an four extra-basAstros record e 24 pitch from John Franco 44 on a line to center making a winner of Matt Young 34 who Pinch hitter Alex tripled home two runs with none out in the eighth to tie the score 34 Mike Marshall opened the inning with a walk off Frank Williams Rob Murphy came in to face pinch hitter Mickey Hatcher Saberhagen notches 13th McGwire sends ’em flying By United Press International - Bret KANSAS CITY Mo Saberhagen’s 50th career victory ended Just the way he hoped it would "I think it's a little more meaningful when you get it with a shutout and it’s nice to be out there for the final out” Saberhagen laid Saturday night after pitching a shutout hoping the Kansu City Royals to a 64 victory over the Seattle Mariners Saberhagen improved to 134 on the ear and is 5041 for his career Jaturday marked his third shutout of 3-- the season League-leadin- g and his American earned run average dropped to 217 Larry Owen hit a home run and five other hitters drove in runs to help Saberhagen collect his 13th win in 15 dtffyViM- - Saberhagen allowed two singles to Jim Presley and one to Scott Bradley walked two and struck out four Only (me Mariners runner Presley in the fifth inning reached third base Saberhagen retired 12 of the last 14 batten he faced “He had Just the one bad the fifth but he pitched Ms way out of that” said Royals Manager Billy - Gardner "It always can cet better” Saberhagen said "I didn’t throw a great game I was fortunate to have some great defense behind me and they got me some runs” Seattle starter Lee Guetterman allowed six runs five earned and 12 hits over seven innings The Royals gave Saberhagen a 34 lead in the first faming Wlme Wilson opened with a single aid stole second Kevin Briber walked and both runners moved up when George Brett 5--L grounded to first ATHLETICS 13 INDIANS 3 AL Roundup slammed a three-ru-n home run and Bob Tewksbury scat six hits over seven inningi Saturday night to power the New York Yankees to a 1 rout of the Boston Red Sox Dennis "Oil Cu” Boyd 1 left the his right une with discomfort shoulder after pitching to two batters In the sixth inning Boyd was making his second start of the season after bring sidelined with a shoulder inju- fourth inning Saturday night to power the Texas Rangers to a 114 triumph over the Minnesota Twins in the first game of a double-header 6-- Rookie Mark McGwire slammed three homers to drive in five runs and Carney Lansferd and Reggie Jackson added two-ru-n homers Saturday to power the Oakland Athletics to a 134 victory At Cleveland over the Cleveland Indians 1-- la ry ANGELS 3 WHITE SOX1 At Chicago Mike Witt surrendered eight hits over 7 24 inningi and Devon White homered and sewed from first on a sacrifice bunt to help the California Angels to their sixth straight victory a 1 decision over the CUcago White Sox ORIOLES 4 TIGERS 2 At Detroit Lee Lacy doubled home two runs with two out in the ninth the Saturday night to r Baltimore Orioles to a 44 over the Detroit Tigers 3-- SOX 1 yankeeskred Dm At New ' York Mattingly RANGERS 11 TWINS I At Arlington Texas Ruben Sierra homer and Larry hit a three-ruParrish added a tworun shot in the n BLUE JAYS 8 BREWERS 1 At Milwaukee Jim four-hitt- er more thu for his a Moseby homered and drove in five runs Saturday night to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to an 1 decision over the Milwaukee Brewers Clancy 84 gave up three hits in the first two innings then retired 22 of the next 24 batters including 11 lecutively He struck out seven and walked three in his fourth plete game of the season The victory wu Clancy’s first in his last seven starts and first since May 23 at Seattle Clancy entered the game with the ERA in the American League 8-- tMrd-lowe- st |