Iron County Record | 1968-07-11 | Page 3 | Record Surges to Front in Colt League

ftecord Surges To front In Colt League Record 3 0 1.000 Ron's 2 1 .667 Lockhart 1 2 .333 Cedar Crest 0 3 .000 Iron County Record, who finished last; in the first' half , of play in the Cedar City Colt League, has taken the lead in the second half standings. . , Three straight victories during dur-ing tbe week have put the Re-, Re-, cord out on top. They started 'their second half push with a 3 to 2 win over Ron's Sporting , Goods, came back to defeat Lockhart via a forfeit when Lockhart failed to field a team and then came from behind to v defeat Cedar .Crest 8 to 6. 1 Paul Wyaskett was on the moUnd for the 3 to 2 victory he limited the losers to just three scattered hits. The game over Ron's Sporting Goods was tied at two all after three innings and the game winning run was scorCd in the fifth frame without benefit of a hit. In other action in the league during1 the1 week Ron's was . forced into an extra inning ' to defeat Cedar Crest 9 to 8 With' Dale Hatch picking up the mound' victory. Ron's came ' from behind to' score three' runs in the bottom of the . seventh to tie the game at 6 all! and force, the game into an extra inning. Cedar Crest scored two in the top of the eighth, bUt Ron's challenged again, scoring three in the bottom' of tbe frame,' taking the, win. Tuesday night it was Hatch agairt who went to the mound to score a one-hit, no run victory vic-tory over Lockhart, 4-0. Hatch gave' up' but one hit in the game and one walk. Through the seven innings Lockhart had only two men on bases ' and one of those was picked off at second. Ron's scored their four runs on just three hits, including a triple by i Hatch' in the seventh.