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Show X X TITLE RUN RECAP : GAMES 1 & 2 Spanish Fork vs. Skyline John Jackson STAFF WRITER Spanish Fork 3 Skyline 1 The saying is good pitching will beat good hitting. If this is the case then the Dons were in great shape as Junior Adam Duke was lights out. Duke began the game by striking out eight of the first nine hitters he faced. It didn't stop there either. For the iirst six innings, only four of the 18 Skyline hitters even made contact with the ball. All four of them grounded out, which allowed Duke to take a perfect game into the seventh inning. The perfect game ended in the seventh as when Skyline put together three singles, giving them their lone run for the game. The Dons were able to score in their half of the first inning when senior leader Taggart Lunceford hit his first single of the day. Speed-up runner Travis Still was able to score on a double from the consistent-hitting Greg Money. The Dons added another run in the fourth when Brock Duke led the inning off with a hard-hit single. Duke scored on an RBI-triple from speedster Nate Binks. The final run for the Dons came in the fifth when Brett Grover reached on an error. Grover scored on an RBI single from Taggart Lunceford. Lunceford led the Dons, going 3-3 with an RBI. After the game. Coach Shoe was concerned about his Don hitters, who managed only eight hits on the day. The bats would show up the next day when Northridge came to town. Russell Durtschi / Spanish Fork News REFLEXES: Trevor Reynolds jumps back to the bag, beating the Skyline throw. Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News ON BASE: Hadley Thorpe reaches first base for a single against Northridge. Spanish Fork vs. Northridge John Jackson STAFF WRITER Spanish Fork 9 Northridge 5 The Dons scored early in this game, which saved them in the end. Trevor Randolph and Taggart Lunceford got the Dons started with consecutive singles to begin the game. Randolph scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Greg Money. Travis Still, who was running speed-up for Lunceford. scored on an RBI single from Adam Duke. Three more runs came in the second inning when Hadley Thorpe led the inning off with a single. WaJks to Lunceford and Money set the stage for senior Brock Duke, who was one of many seniors playing their final game on Dons Field. Duke took advantage of a belthigh fastball and ripped a double to the wall to score Thorpe, Still and Money. The fourth inning saw three more runs 978 Expressway Lane, Spanish Fork Congratulations to the coaches and players! cross the plate for the Dons. Dallas Smith led the inning off with a walk and quickly stole second and third base.Taggart Lunceford also drew a walk, which was followed by a deep double from Greg Money that scored Smith and Lunceford's speed-up runner. Money scored when Brock Duke hit a sacrifice. The linal run for the Dons was scored in the sixth inning by Greg Money. Money drew a walk and stole second base. An RBI single by Braden Warren plated Money to conclude the Dons' scoring. Chase Castleberry started on the mound for the Dons, but his throwing arm was hit by a liner and he had to leave the game. The Dons then looked to senior Brock Duke. Duke looked like he was going to copy his younger brother's performance from a day earlier, not allowing a hit until the fifth. Duke pitched most of seven innings, striking out nine and allowing four hits. Randy T\ickett 801-798-2858 67 East 100 North Spanish Fork • (801) 798-9849 You are one class act! You re simply the best! |