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Show Cards win LiF League state title The Cards continued to play great baseball as they went into the state tournament undefeated and the champions of the Pleasant Grove 11-12-year-old league. The state tournament was fun but the Cards were never really tested, as they won all five games in four innings by the 10-run rule. The pick up pitchers did a great job. Danny Campbell from the Angels won the first game. Jimmy Anderson from the Braves won the second game. Mike McMurtrey from the Expos won the third and fourth games, with Cody Knuteson getting the save. In the championship game, Cody Knuteson went the distance, winning win-ning 17-3. The team played great defense with only one error in five games. Nathan Duvall at shortstop and Jeremy Walker at second base turned in great performances up the middle, turning two double plays. Ryan Jensen at third base took away the bunt, playing great defense. de-fense. The outfield, led by Cam Baker, Damon Smith and Tom Rasmussen, threw out several runners trying to take an extra base, and played solid defense the entire tournament. The Cards have won the league and state tournament for three years in a row. It always takes a little luck to win a state tournament, but this year's Cards h ave worked very hard. The Cards played in the Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove league, played in the Lindon League and practiced two times each week. Many hours in the batting cage is the main reason the Cards averaged aver-aged 17 runs per game for the season. sea-son. Coaches Jay Walker and Gary Knuteson have put in many hours working with the team and want to thank the players for their dedication. dedica-tion. These two coaches will be moving mov-ing to other leagues next year, leaving leav-ing it up to someone else to make it four state tournaments in a row for Pleasant Grove. Thanks to all the Cardinal players play-ers and coaches for representing the league and the city of Pleasant' Grove in such an outstanding manner. |
