Show B2— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday August 2 2002 rui msiDDfeDtecr DUD ITU bests Rinderknecht Oldroyd’s one-hittSmithfield wraps up NUL season title er VV' ' i ' k f i' - -- ‘ vv'j ’1 -- V 'a'V f 1 ' V? t four-hitt- V J v' a’ ' r - I : s - r t mf !' f! io! 11 V ffw-- v - f - j j '- I - opposite-fiel- d single in the bottom of the sixth by Bleazard kept Oldroyd from tossing a nohitter The hit which Bleazard sliced into right field came on a 0 Nick Oldroyd threw a one-h- it masterpiece to best a by Jeremy Rinderknecht as the Smithfield Blue Sox defeated the Hyrum Hornets 0 Thursday night at Hyrum City Park to clinch the Northern Utah League's regular-seaso- n title An unearned run was the difference as Reggie Bingham sewed the game's lone tally when Hornets third baseman Justin Gilsdorf failed to backhand a ground ball by Kenny Clark in the top of the sixth inning "I was hoping the team would I've me a four- - or five-ru- n lead t it didn't happen" said ' Oldroyd a former Sky View Bobcat who is now headed south to play ball at Southern Utah University "I went out there I had their number all A if ’V'f' HYRUM — Forget about a pitcher's duel This was a showdown at high noon pitting a pair V of former valley high school aces 3 against each other j ' " V t ¥ - er festball "It happens" Oldroyd said "It The game which started at 8 - pm took just one hour and 20 DfWIK OCBVBriwT WfulQ JOUVnV Hymm Hornets pitcher Jeremy Rinderknecht throws against the Smithfield Blue Sox but stil lost as ihe Blue Sox cflnched the NUL title Thursday Rinderknecht threw a four-hitter was a good spot good hit Not much you can dor "That1 s why a so damn hard to get" Blue Sox manager Richard Hansen added "A guy wily has to pop one somewhere You fool hint but he still gets a hit" Bingham reached base in all three of his plate appearances After leading off the game wife a double he walked twice and stole two bases Rinderknecht who threw for Mountain Crest during his high school days struck out five and walked two Kash Christensen had two of Smithfield's four hits against Rinderknecht Christensen also stole a base Despite being tagged wife a noluck loss Rinderknecht still managed to hong Ids hat on Oldroyd struck out nine — he Kd the side in the fourth inning — while walking three During one stretch from the fourth through the seventh innings he fanned eight out of 11 batters t Hyrum only got one runner in sewing position against Oldroyd the entire night After a pair of walks put runners on first and second wife two out Oldroyd got Greg Bleazard to ground to first no-n- one-hitt- er diditin 1999 -- 4th career shutout one Expos top Diamondbacks Blue Jays Orioles pick up road wins By The Associated Proas By The Associated Press routed Boston at The Ballpark in Arlington Rafad Palmeiro hit his 467th career homer in the eighth inning to pass Willie 6-- 0 Stargell and Stan Musial for 20fe place bn the career list Todd Hollandsworfe added Milton (13-who gave up six runs off 11 hits in his last homer for his first a three-ru- n AL home run and drove in outing against the White Sox held Chicago to three hits strikfour runs in his first game for Texas after being acquired ing out H and walking none in from Colorado in a deadline Minnesota’s first complete deal Wednesday game shutout of the season White Sox starter Dan Angels 2 Yankees 1 Jarrod Washburn won for Wright (7-- found himself in tiie 13th time in 14 decisions trouble in the third giving up an EBI single to Corey Koskie as Anaheim regained the lead before Cuddyer’s slam put die in fee AL wild card race with Twins up 5--0 a victory over New York at Edison International Field Orioles 4 Devil Rays 3 ' Brad Fullmer homered for Chris Richard homered again and Sidney Pouson won the first time in more than a for die second time in 12 starts moath helping the Angels as Baltimore beat Tunpa Bay take a one-galead over Boston The Yankees at TYopicana Field ‘ Richard hit his second remained four games ahead of tiie Red Sox in the ALEasL homer in as many major Coming off a 17-- 6 drubbing league games feu season — a atlfcxas — their most lopin fee fifth! He went deep on the first pitch he sided loss of the season and saw Wednesday night after he the worst outing bv the pitch- 2-- three-gam3-- 7) ar NationaliLeague' lent rookie season— he is 3 — ended e losfee Rockies' season-lon- g The Pirates won streak the first two ing games after losing six straight The Pirates didn’t have anything resembling a hit until Brian Giles sent new Rockies left fielder Jay Payton to the wall to catch his base of the the start seventh drive to long Two batten later Rob Mackowiak Hooped a ball just beyond the reach of third baseman IbddZeile and shortstop Juan Uribe just inside fee foul line behind third base to break up fee longest bid in the Roclues’ history Jennings allowed two hits in seven innings The hadn’t pitched longer than six innings in his nine most recent outings It was the fifth time this season Jennings has pitched seven innings for a team that still doesn’t have a complete game this season Reds 6t Dodgers 4 (13) Eric Gagne was ejected after hittipg a bat-tin the moth opening the ww for Cincin- 11-- eight-gam- left-fie- ld no-h- it right-hand- er er AmerjcanXLeague Eric Milton pitched his fourth career shutout and Michael Cuddyer hit his first career grand slam as the Min- Twins beat the Chicago White Sox Thursday night at die Metrodome Jason Jennings held Pittsburgh hitless 3 innings the longest such stretch in team history and the Rockies salvaged e series the final game of the by beating the Pirates 0 Tliursday night at PNC Park excel- Jennings’ best effort of his so-f- comeback and Ken Griffey no-hitt- hitters" "Rinderknechfs a heck of a pitcher" Hansen said "I know he was great at Mountain Crest and they revived him He's got one ( heck of a curveball" Though the game was quick in wild four-ru-n Notes: The Blue Sox close out their NUL schedule wife a Tuesday night rematch against Hyrum in Smithfield Their Wednesday game against Bear River has been forfeited by the Rebels Hansen who runs the Northern Utah League said Bear River has prematurely ended its season due to 4 lack of participation by its players The Blue Sox who nave 23 in their recorded hishave not had anyone tory throw a o since Jason Jarvis did so back in 1993 was the Oldroyd's 46th in Blue Sox recorded history and the first since Jarvis "R was a fun game" he said "It's good to hold Smithfield to one run It feds good Anytime you can hold them guys to one run ifs good Theyresome good drop Dodgers nati’s season ' Last year Providence edged Smithfield for the NUL champi- - Twins’ Milton gets slide game Rockies snap Reds for 6 - r's night" minutes to complete to end there were no shortage of sparkling defensive plays fw those in attendance to witness Smithfield second baseman Mike Parker robbed Hyrum’s leadoff batter "Dustin Rowser of a base hit in the first inning Parker ran down a grounder up the middle then turned and made a leaping throw to first base to get Rowser by half a step Frano Bar- double play rert turned a in fee second inning when he picked up a Shawn Olsen grounder that glanced off Rinderknecht Barrera scooped up the ball stepped on second and fired to first With the win Smithfield rested crown fee NUL regular-seaso-n from last year's champs fee Providence Wolverines who look to be a lock for second place this baseman Justin Creech Only an By Gregg Hardy staff writer ' 9) AP photo Colorado Rockies' Jay Payton steals second bass iri the fifth inning as Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wlson apples the late tag Thursday night Jc homered in the 13th inning to lead the Reds over Los Angeles at Cinergy Held Los Angeles fell to 4 since the All-St- ar break because it couldn’t dose outa four-ru- n lead against a team that had man-aged only two hits in die first eight innings 6-1- Cubs 8 Pedfcs 7 Alex Gonzalez hit a two-ru-n twoout double off Trevor Hoffman in the ninth inning rallying Chicago over San Diego at Wrigley Field Hoffman (1-was one out from tying Rollie Fingers for sixth on fee career saves list at 341 but instead blew a save for only fee second time in 27 chances this season 3) Chicago which had trailed 7--3 had been when behind after eight innings just Expos 2 Diamondbacks 1 Vladimir Guareix) hit his second game-endin- g homer against Arizona this series connecting wife one out in the ninth inning off Curt Schilling to give Montreal the victory at Olympic Stadium Gueriero hit Schilling’s Tied at first pitch over fee left-fie- ld wall for his 28th homer of fee season Guerrero hit a game-winnihomer in the 10th fanlg 33 me two-runsh- ot ' 1- -1 was activated from fee ing staff in more than two e disabled list following offset- defendyears — the son left shoulder surgery AL champions lost for the ing off reliever Byung-Hyu- n Kim to win die Pouson (3-- allowed two fourth time in their last nine runs over 6 3 innings giving games MarlnerslIndlaristi SeeNLonB4 up four hits The is 2 in his last 12 starts Ben DaVis’ three-ru- n homer ‘ n a sixth Jays 3t Royals! 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