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Show ports Covering what matters most presented by /JARBE HIWEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008 • B l MWC HONORS: BYU redshirt freshman Nelson Castleberry was recently named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week. The former Spanish Fork Don was one of the starting pitchers on the 2006 state championship team. Castteberry earned the award after his nine inning complete game victory over Kansas State at Miller Park in Provo. Castleberry tossed an amazing 142 pitches while allowing only four hits, and striking out nine. Castleberry had at least one strike out in eight of the nine innings. He also set the Wildcats down in order in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth innings. Nelson is the son of Neil Castleberry and Larraine Nelson. He is the older brother of Chase, Cole, and Annalee Castleberry. Courtesy photo / Jaren Wilkey, BYU Lady Dons get 18-11 win against Lone Peak Brent Thurgood STAFF WRITER as she sent a line drive over the left center field fence, her second home run in as The Spanish Fork Lady many games. The Knights Dons opened up region were able to get two runners play on a frigid Thursday on base in the bottom of the afternoon against the Lone first on a Spanish Fork error Peak Knights. Game time and a single before Spanish temperatures hovered around Fork starter Cami Robinson 40 degrees with a bone- struck out one and ended the chilling north wind. It seemed inning on a ground ball to more like football weather third base. rather than softball. It had also The Lady Dons doubled been nearly a week since the their lead in the top of the Lady Dons stepped onto the second, scoring four more field, although you would not runs on four hits and a walkhave guessed that based on Robinson struck out two in the their offensive performance. bottom of the second, holding The Dons jumped out the Knights scoreless. early in the top of the first. It appeared as though Juniors Tina Ferguson and Spanish Fork was going to Katelyn Elliot both singled cruise to another quick and while Ashley Chappel drew lopsided victory as they led a walk, loading the bases for 8-0 going into the bottom of senior Whitney Holm. Holm the third. Lone Peak, however, Courtesy photo / Todd Roach gave the Dons a four run lead mounted a comeback with UP NORTH: The Lady Dons' defense struggled against Lone Peak, but the offense stayed hot with a single swing of the bat some help from the Dons. •to get the win 18-11. In the bottom of the third Spanish Fork committed two errors and walked another batter helping the Knights cut the Lady Don lead in half. Spanish Fork rallied in the top of the fourth however to push the lead back to seven scoring three runs on a twoout home run by senior Aly Tingey, her third in the last two games. Spanish Fork pushed the lead to 13^t in the fifth and then added five runs in the sixth on an RBI single by Lindsee Thurgood and a triple by Ferguson. Heading into the bottom of the sixth, the Dons needed only three outs to end the game with the ten run "mercy rule." The Knights, however, were not going down without a fight and the See SOFTBALL • B2 |
