Show I American League Action Completed b Despite a pitching performance from Scott Stringfellow Stringfellow Stringfellow String- String fellow walking only one man while striking out thirteen the Morgan Stars All-Stars defeated the Bountiful American League All- All Stars by the score of 5 1 in inthe inthe inthe the opening game of the Utah Region A Tournament held in Springville last weekend THE NEXT afternoon Bountiful met the American Fork National Star All-Star team in the losers loser's bracket American Fork scored the first run on a long home run runoff runoff off of of the bat of Christi Christi- ansen in the bottom of the second inning Bountiful retaliated retaliated retaliated re re- in the top of f the third by scoring five runs RUSSELL PHILLIPS started started started start start- ed the inning of off by hitting a single followed by another single by Terry Borden then with the count one ball and two strikes Scott Stringfellow Stringfel- Stringfel low hit his second home run of the season With one out Dave Ferguson son singled on the first pitch then with two out Bob McBride McBride Mc- Mc Bride belted the first pitch pitchout pitchout pitchout out of the park for the Bountiful teams last score II I I II I CRAIG Zabriskie went all the way on the mound for Bountiful giving up six walks and striking out ten With the Bountiful team ahead by bythe bythe bythe the score of 5 1 in the bottom of the fourth inning Zabriskie got into his only t tight spot of the ball game by walking the first three men to face him then giving up a double to Scott Christensen scoring two runs After the double Craig regained regained regained re re- gained his cool and retired the next three men two via the strike out route A lesser lesser lesser les les- ser man would have folded IN AMERICAN Forks Fork's last chance Zabriskie struck out three of the last four batters to give Bountiful a 5 1 win and I third place in the tournament Thanks to all the people that made the two trips to Springville Springville Springville Spring Spring- ville to give our team their support We had a wonderful turnout by actual count we had more fans there than American Fork IN MINOR league action the Bountiful American League Minor All Star team led by y the pitching of of ten year old Pat Benton bombed the Mueller Park National Minor l League Star All-Star team by the score of 16 Young Mr Ben Benton on walked just one while he was striking out 11 Mike Angus lead off batter for the American team scored the first run of the game after reaching base as a re re- L sult suIt of catcher interference e. e Mueller Park tied the score in inthe inthe inthe the top of the second but the American League regained the I lead again for keeps by scoring scoring scoring ing two runs in in the bottom of I Ithe the same frame The American Ameri Ameri- American can League put the game I Ameri-I onice on onice onice ice in the fourth inning by i scoring ten runs AT THIS time the American League would like to thank the Mueller Park National League and their President Bob Froam for making this tills game possible and for the sportsmanship displayed bythe by bythe bythe the boys and managers that represented their league The American League would also like to extend a sincere sincere sincere sin sin- cere thanks to all of the boys that make up our league Its It's the boys that make the difference between a good league and a great one and this year year it has truly been a great one THANKS should also be gi given ven to the managers and the coaches that have put in t I so much of their time with these boys and have placed these boys and the over-all over league above their personal gripes the managers that didn't feel their only reason for being there was to win or make a name for themselves themselves themselves them them- selves at the expense of the boys in their charge A personal thanks to Earl Spencer the capable and willing willing willing will will- ing player agent that was always on hand whenever he or that little extra something was needed Thanks to the score keepers for being being- so dependable de all year to the gals gab that sold the sno-cones sno and popcorn A VERY special thanks to Myrna A Averett the league secretary who also served as our girl Friday We would also like to thank all of the faithful parents who never missed a game AN EXTRA special thanks should also be given to the Davis County Clipper for the space they gave us over the season I |