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Show Sports Page 8 The Gunnison Valley Gazette BULLDOG BASEBALL LADY BULLDOGS pitching. Bradley Jackson and Kevin Nay again combined for a one-hitter that featured eight strikeouts while allowing only one run in the 8-1 victory. Offensively this game really showcased why the Bulldogs are playing some great baseball. One of the things that the coaches have stressed this year is “quality” at bats, and this game was full of them. Time after time players came through by drawing walks, stealing bases, sacrifice bunting, hitting behind the runners to the opposite field, and just making contact. These are the little things that make up praise of Batholomew. “Our freshmen stepped up for us” she said. “It’s nice to know you have players like that to back you up.” Practicing hard is paying off, according to Coulter. “It’s good to be learning things at practice” Coulter said. “We do a lot of hitting drills, and we’ve even been doing sliding drills with a mat.” Gunnison put those drills to use in the championship game. Andersen led off with a home run featuring a head-first slide into home plate. Then with two outs, Bartholomew alertly got to first when the Kanab catcher dropped a called third strike, and it paid off when she scored on a Fitzgerald single to put the Bulldogs up 2-0. The Cowgirls first batter drew a walk and quickly tried a steal, but Childs threw her out at second base to end the early threat, and the teams eventually went to the third inning with the Bulldogs still holding a 2-0 lead. Andersen doubled and scored in the top of the third, and Coulter scored on a wild pitch after Bartholomew moved her to third with an infield single, giving the Bulldogs a 4-0 lead. The Cowgirls got their first run of the game in the bottom of the inning on an RBI triple, one of only three extra base hits Allred gave up all weekend. Fischer walked in the top of the fourth and Andersen drove her in with her second home run of the game, putting the Bulldogs ahead 6-1. Pickett. Allred, Continued from Page 1 Thursday, March 15, 2007 Continued from Page 1 Larry Childs/Gunnison Valley Gazette Kennard Anderson throws out the opening pitch to begin the 2007 season. championship baseball teams. And if these are things that you like to see, then you will love the Bulldogs this year. Baseball Tournament This Friday and Saturday, March 16-17, Hillsports and Robison Transport are sponsoring a high school baseball tournament at GVHS and NSHS. Games begin at 1 pm on Friday and 10 am on Saturday. Come out and support the Bulldogs and watch some great baseball. Booster Club Dinner The following Saturday, March 24, the Blue and White Baseball Club is sponsoring a dinner and auction to raise money for the baseball team. The Booster Club is planning an exciting evening for this fundraiser for the Bulldogs. This event will be held at the Gunnison Valley Middle School at 6 p.m. Tickets will be sold door to door by team members. Your $10 ticket will get you into the auction as well as pay for a delicious Dutch oven dinner under the direction of former coach, Johnny Anderson. After the meal, the auction will begin. Look for the article in next week’s paper with a list of the items that will be up for sale. If you are not contacted by a team member, tickets can be purchased from Coach Jared Anderson or Coach Andy Hill. Hillsports and Robinson Transport Spring Baseball Classic 2007 March 16 Gunnison March 17 1:00 pm March 17 March 17 March 17 GVHS Ogden 10:00 am GVHS Judge Mem. 1:00 pm GVHS 4:00 pm GVHS Manti 4:00 pm GVHS #1 4:00 pm GVHS North Sevier 5th and 6th Championship 1:00 pm NSHS Kanab 10:00 am Juab NSHS 1:00 pm NSHS 4:00 pm NSHS Canyon View Teams 1:00 pm GVHS #1 7th and 8th Canyon View Falcons Gunnison Bulldogs Juab Wasps Judge Memorial Bulldogs Kanab Cowboys Manti Templars North Sevier Wolves Ogden Tigers 4:00 pm NSHS 3rd and 4th Lotsa Motsa Sports Calendar Fri-Sat Mar 13-17 Tue Mar 20 Fri-Sat Mar 16-17 Tue Mar 20 Wed Mar 21 Softball March Warm-Up in St. George 5 games TBA Gunnison @ North Sevier 3:30/5:30 Baseball Hillsports/Robinson Classic (3 games) Gunnison @ North Sevier 3:00/3:30/5:00 Gunnison @ Cedar 3:30/3:30/5:00 Pizza • Calzone Breadsticks • Salad Free Delivery (Limited Area) 528-3792 57 South Main • Gunnison Happy to Serve You Mitch Peterson/Gunnison Valley Gazette Lisa Bartholomew hauls in a Kanab grounder and sets to toss to Carly Andersen for a force out. The Bulldogs nearly turned a double play here. Bartholomew, and Andersen combined for some nice defensive plays in the bottom of the fourth, forcing Kanab to strand two runners. In the top of the fifth, Coulter scored thanks to some heads-up base running and the Bulldogs were up 7-1. In the bottom of the inning, Fitzgerald snagged back-to-back grounders at third base and gunned down both runners at first. The Bulldogs blew this one open in the top of the sixth. Fischer led off with a double, then McIntosh reached when she was hit by a pitch. Andersen knocked in Fischer with a single, and Childs scored McIntosh with a double. Andersen, Childs, and Coulter also scored as the Bulldogs built a 12-1 lead. Then Fitzgerald scored on a wild pitch, while Allred doubled and got a rest as courtesy runner Jessica Nelson took her place on second. Nelson scored on Fischer’s second hit of the inning, this time a single to go along with her inning-opening double. Mc- Intosh singled and stole second, then she and Fischer both scored for the second time in the inning on a Kanab error. When the dust cleared, the Bulldogs had scored nine runs in the inning for a 16-1 lead. Kanab got their leadoff runner on base in the bottom of the sixth and she stole a couple of times to reach third while Allred struck out the next hitter. The runner scored on a sacrifice fly, but Fischer made a nice catch on the play for out number two. The next Kanab hitter beat out a throw to first for an infield single and that’s when Childs, Pickett, and Andersen combined for the final out on that run-down situation, and the Bulldogs could celebrate the tournament title with a 16-2 win. The 3-0 Bulldogs open the Region 12 season this week by hosting the Richfield Wildcats Tuesday, March 13; then they’ll play a total of five games in two days at a tournament in St. George this Friday and Saturday, March 16th and 17th. |