CHRONICLE
June 11, 2015 I The Lovell Chronicle 19
BY SAM SMITH
The Office Shop Cardi-
nals Major League team and
the North Big Horn No. 1 Mi-
nor League team took sec-
ond place at the School's Out
Tournament Friday-Satur-
day in Lovell. Games were
played at the East Little
League Complex and at the
Constitution Park field.
The Cardinals started off
pool play Friday by defeat-
ing the Cody Stampede No.
1 team 4-3 at the East Little
League Complex.
Ralph Moreno went 2-2
at the plate with a single and
a double and scored a run.
Jess Wambeke went 1-3 with
an RBI single that brought in
two runs.
Wambeke was on the
mound for one inning and
struck out two batters and
allowed a hit. CJ Pickett re-
lieved Wambeke and pitched
1 1/3 innings and allowed
three walks and struck out
one batter. Branson Robison
relieved Pickett and pitched
the rest of the game, striking
out seven Cody batters and
allowing three walks, three
runs and five hits.
"All three pitchers
pitched well," coach Justin
Moss said. "Jess Wambeke
came up with a clutch hit. It
was a good win and it's been
a long time since we beat
Cody."
Next, the Cards defeated
Worland 6-4 to take the num-
ber one seed out of the A pool
going in to bracket play.
Trace Moss went 3-3 with
two singles and an RBI single
and scored a run. Zane Hor-
rocks went 1-2 with a single
and scored two runs. Wam-
beke went 1-2 with an RBI
double and also scored a run.
Horrocks pitched 3 2/3
innings and struck out nine
Worland batters and allowed
four walks, four runs and
three hits. Zeke Newman re-
lieved Horrocks and pitched 1
1/3 innings, striking out one
batter and allowing a hit and
a walk.
"They overcame their
mistakes, never got their
heads down and made some
big plays at the end," coach
Bill Pickett said.
The Cowley Lumber In-
dians started pool play by
falling to the Cody Stampede
No. 2 team 17-0 at the Consti-
tution Park field.
"We got hits, but we
didn't hit the ball enough for
back to back," coach Doug
Arnold said. "Cody is a solid
team. You've got to earn your
runs against them. They hit
well, pitch well and field well;
they are well coached. George
Higgins was fabulous on
the mound. He pounded the'
strike zone and didn't walk a
batter."
Next, the Indians defeat-
ed South Big Horn 19-9. Tyler
Nichols went 2-4 at the plate
with a single and an inside-
the-park homerun. Dallen
SAM SMITH
North Big Horn No. 1 batter Jayden Snyder slides into home plate during a
School's Out Tournament game Saturday at the East Little League Complex as
North Big Horn No. 2 catcher Carsyn Weber tries to apply the tag in time. NBH
1 defeated NBH 2 9-6 to finish second in the tournament.
Mangus also went 2-4 with
two doubles and scored a run.
Lane Herman went 1-1 with
a two-run RBI double and
scored three runs.
"It was a nice complete
game," Arnold said. 'Tfe got
key hits at the right time, we
defended well and our pitch-
ers were efficient."
SATURDAY BRACKET PLAY
Bracket play began Sat-
urday with the Cards defeat-
ing the Indians 11-1 to ad-
vance in to the championship
game.
Moss pitched four in-
nings for the Cards, striking
out five batters and allow-
ing two hits, two walks and
a run. He also went 2-3 at
the plate with an RBI single
and an RBI triple and scored
two runs. Horrocks went 2-2
with a single and a triple and
scored three runs.
Robison and Newman
went 1-2 with Robison hitting
an RBI double and scoring a
run and Newman hitting an
RBI single and also scoring a
run.
"It was just a good job by
our kids," Moss said. "Bran-
son and Zeke have been in a
slump and got some good hits
today. We had three triples,
which was really good."
For the Indians, Tyson
Christiansen went 1-2 with
a single and scored the lone
run, and Mangus also went
1-2 with a single. Herman
pitched 3 2/3 innings, strik-
ing out three Cardinal bat-
ters and allowing seven hits,
nine runs and a walk.
"Lane Herman pitched
three solid innings," Arnold
said. 'Tqe played good de-
fense for three innings, but
we didn't get it done in the
fourth."
In the championship
game, the Cards fell to Cody
Stampede No. 2 19-3 to take
second in the tourney. Hor-
rocks went 2-2 with a homer-
un in the first inning and a
single. Wambeke and Moss
went 1-2 with RBI singles.
CJ Pickett started on the
mound, striking out two bat-
ters and allowing five hits,
five runs and two walks.
Wambeke relieved Pickett
and pitched 2 1/3 innings,
striking out three Cody bat-
.ters. Newman relieved Wam-
beke and finished the game,
striking out two batters and
allowing a walk.
The Indians fell to the
Cody Stampede No. 1 10-7 to
finish in fourth place in the
tourney.
"It was by far the most
complete game we've played
except for one notorious in-
ning," Arnold said.
TUESDAY GAMES
On Tuesday, the Indians
fell to SBH 8-4 at the East
Little League Complex. Nich-
ols went 1-3 with a triple and
scored a run and Dallen Man-
gus also went 1-3 with a dou-
ble and a run.
Higgins pitched 3 1/3 in-
nings and struck out five bat-
ters and allowed a hit, a run
and a walk. Chance Abraham
relieved Higgins and pitched
1/3 of an inning and struck
out two SBH batters and al-
lowed three hits, seven runs
and a walk.
Tyson Christiansen re-
lieved Abraham and pitched
1 2/3 innings, striking out
two batters and allowing
three walks and a hit. Arnold
fmished the game, pitching
2/3 of an inning, striking out
one batter and allowing two
walks.
"Tonight, we held South
Big Horn to five scoreless in-
nings, but we still had that
one bad inning," Arnold said.
"I give the SBH pitcher cred-
it for keeping our batters
off balance with a variety of
pitches."
The Cards faced Otto on
Tuesday in Otto. No score or
results were available before
press time.
The Cards will face Pow-
ell in Powell today (Thursday)
at 6 p.m. then host a double-
header against Powell on Sat-
urday at 9 and 11 a.m. at the
East Little League Complex.
On Monday, the Cards
will face South Big Horn in
Greybull at 6:30 p.m will
meet Powell Tuesday at 6
p.m. at the Constitution Park
field and will then face Wor-
land at 8 p.m.
The Indians will travel to
Worland for a doubleheader
today (Thursday) at 5:45 and
7:15 p.m.
Friday, the Indians will
face Otto at the Constitution
Park field at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, the Indians
will face Powell at the East
Little League Complex at 1
p.m.
On Monday, the Indians
will travel to Otto for a 7 p.m.
game, and on Tuesday, the
Indians will face Worland at
the East Little League Com-
plex at 6 p.m.
MINOR LEAGUE
The North Big Horn No.
1 team, consisting of players
from the AMCOL Rod Sox,
the Lovell Dental Dodgers
and the Bank of Lovell Pi-
rates, opened up round-robin
play falling to Worland 13-9
Friday in the first game of the
School's Out Tournament.
"We actually played re-
ally well," coach Shem McAr-
thur said. "We missed a few
at bats, but overall, for play-
ing Worland, we played well
and it was a learning experi-
ence for the kids."
The North Big Horn No.
2 team, consisting of play-
ers from the Wilson Broth-
ers Construction Tigers and
the TCT West Angels, fell
to South Big Horn in a close
game 8-7.
"Our kids played good to-
gether," coach Jeff Samson
said. "We just couldn't quite
hold on for the win."
Round-robin play contin-
ued Saturday with North Big
Horn No. 1 defeating South
Big Horn 9-1.
"We had excellent pitch-
ing and finally got our bats
going in this game," McAr-
thur said.
NBH No. 2 team fell to
Worland 24-0.
The two minor league
teams fmished up round-rob-
in play with NBH No.1 de-
feating NBH No. 2 9-6 to take
second in the tournament.
On Tuesday, the Dodgers
defeated Otto 9-4 in Otto.
The Pirates fell to SBH
12-7, also on Tuesday, at the
East Little League Complex.
The Tigers defeated the
ROd Sox 8-4 at the Constitu-
tion Park field on Tuesday.
The Dodgers will face the
Angels today (Thursday) at
the East Little League Com-
plex. Also on Thursday, the
ROd Sox will face the Pirates
in Cowley. Both games are
scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
On Friday, Otto comes
to town to face the Angels at
5:30 at the Constitution Park
field. The Tigers and the
Dodgers will also play on Fri-
day at 6 p.m. at the East Lit-
tle League Complex.
Saturday, the Angels and
Pirates will host teams from
Powell as the Dodgers, ROd
Sox and the Tigers will travel
to Powell with games st ing
at 9 and 11 a.m.
Monday, the Tigers will
face Otto in Otto at 5:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, the Angels
will face the Pirates at 6 p.m.
at the East Little League
Complex and the Tigers will
face the ROd Sox in Byron at
6 p.m.
drop two to
Billings
BY SAM SMITH
The North Big Horn
Mudcats dropped two close
games to Billings teams at
a tournament Saturday in
Powell.
The Mudcats first fell to
the Billings No. 1 team 5-4.
Ross Padilla and Juan
Rivera beth went 1-2 with
a single and two RBIs and
Zane Hitz also went 1-2 with
a single and a run for North
Big Horn.
Dylan Langston pitched
four innings on the mound
and struck out nine batters
and allowed two hits, two
walks and three runs.
Padilla relieved
Langston and pitched 1 2/3
innings, striking out two bat-
ters and allowing a hit, two
walks and two runs.
'Tv'e came out swinging
in the first few innings, but it
seemed like we couldn't find
a hole," coach Braden Hitz
said. 'Their defense hardly
had to move until the third
inning. Dylan pitched great
for us. Seems like every
game I have a coach or um-
pire telling me how well he
does on the mound. I hope he
stays with it.
NBH fell to the Billings
No. 2 team 9-7 to fmish up
the tournament.
Padilla went 2-3 with
two singles, an RBI and a
run and Ethan Price went
1-2 with a double, an RBI
and one run. Rivera went 1-3
with a single, three RBIs and
arun.
Price pitched one inning
on the mound and struck out
one batter and allowed one
hit, three walks and three
runs.
Rivera relieved Price
and pitched four innings,
striking out three Billings
batters and allowing three
hits, five walks and six runs.
'Tqe were down by six
going into the final inning
and we put the ball in play
and some good things hap-
pened, but it wasn't quite
enough," Hitz said. 'Tqe gave
that game away on walks
and errors we don't usually
make."
"Overall, I just felt that
we can play a lot better de-
fensively and running the
bases. They didn't play their
best, but those days are going
to happen. They didn't hang
their heads or have bad atti-
tudes about it, so that's good.
It's how they act when they
are down that shows char-
acter, and they didn't disap-
point. These are great kids."
A Monday game against
the Powell No. 1 team was
cancelled.
The Mudcats will trav-
el to Worland Friday for a
game at 6 p.m. On Monday,
NBH will face the Cody No.
2 team in Cody for a double-
header at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
BY DAVID PECK
It was an up-and-down
week for the Lovell Mus-
tangs. After splitting a con-
ference doubleheader with
the Powell Pioneers on Mon-
day, June 1, the Mustangs
hosted the Douglas Cats
Wednesday and dropped
both ends of the twin bill
11-1 and 6-5.
With several players
missing due to the Shrine
Bowl and a football camp,
the outmanned Mustangs
were clobbered twice by the
Laurel Dodgers Monday
night in Cowley, 11-0 and
21-0.
The Mustangs used
mostly younger players in
the first game against Doug-
las Wednesday, but the
home team was competitive
in game two, nearly pulling
the upset.
Douglas got to Lovell
starter Jeremy Schneider
for two runs in the first in-
ning, but the lanky Lovell
hurler settled down to blank
the Cats over the next three
innings. Douglas made it 3-0
with a run in the top of the
fifth, but Lovell scored two
in the bottom of the frame to
stay close trailing 3-2. After
Douglas went up 6-2 in the
top of the sixth, Lovell plat-
ed two in the bottom of the
sixth and one more in the
bottom of the seventh, only
to fall just short.
Monday night, start-
er Justin Bacus had trou-
ble finding the strike zone as
Laurel scored eight runs in
the second inning to lead 9-0.
Some Lovell miscues contrib-
uted to the onslaught. Dako-
ta Bond relieved and threw
strikes, blanking the Dodg-
ers in the third and fourth
before the visitor plated two
more in the top of the fifth
to lead 11-0. When Lovell
failed to score in the bottom
of the frame, the game end-
ed on the 10-run rule.
Manager Steve Durtsche
was with the team in Sheri-
dan Tuesday evening, and
statistics were also unavail-
able. The Mustangs added a
DAVKD PECK
Lovell Mustang base runner Wyatt Horrocks dives back at first base on a pickoff
attempt during Lovelrs loss to the Laurel Dodgers Monday night in Cowley.
game with the Sheridan Jets
Tuesday and will host the
Riverton Raiders Monday at
5 p.m. for a doubleheader.
The Mustangs travel to
Cody Tuesday for a twin bill
at 5 p.m then will host the
Jets Wednesday for two at 1
p.m
Baseball dinner
Saturday night
The Lovell Mus-
tangs American Legion
team and the North Big
Horn Mudcats and Grey-
bull-Otto Bandits Ju-
nior Little League (for-
merly Babe Ruth) teams
will host the fifth annual
Senior League Baseball
barbecue and rib din-
ner this Saturday night,
June 13, at the Lovell
Fire Hall.
The barbecue runs
from 6 to 8 p.m.
Dinners are $12 per
plate, and tickets are
available from any play-
er or may be arranged by
calling general manag-
er Ray Peterson at 548-
6405. Peterson said up to
300 meals will be served.
Following the din-
ner, Peterson will hold
a meeting for all play-
ers and parents at 8 p.m.
to start planning for the
American Legion State
Class A State Baseball
Tournament to be held in
Cowley July 22-24.
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