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DAVID PECK
Trey Dickerson fouls off a pitch during Lovell's
4-2 win over Riverton in the first game of a
doubleheader Monday evening in Cowley. He
singled shortly after this swing to drive in a run.
Mustangs split
with Riverton,
drop two to Cody
BY DAVID PECK
The Lovell-Greybull
American Legion Mus-
tangs have played some
tough competition late-
ly, and when the Mus-
tangs have been able to
field a full team, they've
been competitive, upset-
ting the Riverton Raid-
ers Monday in Cowley
and nearly knocking off
powerful Cody Tuesday.
Monday, the Mus-
tangs put together a
complete team for the
first time in a while
and split a doublehead-
er with Riverton, win-
ning the first game 4-2
and dropping the second
13-1.
Starting pitcher Da-
kota Bond threw a gem
in the first game, throw-
ing strikes and trusting
his defense. After Riv-
erton scored one run in
the top of the second,
the Mustangs plated a
run in the bottom of the
frame to tie the score.
Dawson Forcella dou-
bled, stole third and
scored on a single by
Trey Dickerson.
After allowing a run
in the top of the third,
Bond blanked River-
ton over the final four
innings, and his team-
mates scored three runs
in the fifth to take the
lead. Calder Forcella
was hit by a pitch and
scored on a double by
Cole Wambeke to tie
the score. Justin Ba-
cus reached on a field-
er's choice and Dawson
Forcella walked. With
the bases loaded, Garet
Fowler walked to drive
in a run and Caleb Hor-
rocks followed with a
sacrifice fly to plate one
more.
Bond pitched the
distance, allowing
eight hits and two runs
over seven innings. He
walked two and fanned
one.
In game two Caleb
Horrocks started on the
mound for Lovell and
struggled with his con-
trol, walking five and al-
lowing six runs before
being relieved by Justin
Bacus, who allowed sev-
en more runs over the
ensuing four innings.
Colten Christie relieved
Bacus and recorded the
final two outs of the
game.
Only Wambeke and
Bacus picked up hits for
the Mustangs.
CODY GAMES
Cody pounded the
Mustangs in Cow-
ley Tuesday in a game
moved from Cody due
to field conditions. The
Cubs pounded Lovell
11-0 in the first game
and edged the home
team 6-3 in game two.
Calder Forcella
started and took the loss
against the strong-hit-
ting Cubs in game one.
In five innings of work
he allowed 10 hits and
11 runs, striking out
four and walking seven.
Again, only Wambeke
and Bacus got hits for
the Mustangs.
In game two, Cody
got to starter Jeremy
Schneider for four runs
in the top of the first in-
ning before Schneider
settled down and only
allowed two runs the
rest of the way, blank-
ing Cody in five out of
the final six innings.
Schneider went the
distance, allowing five
hits and six runs in sev-
en innings of work, only
three of the six runs
earned. He fanned sev-
en and walked two.
Down 4-1, Lovell
rallied to within one
run by scoring two in
the bottom of the fifth
as Wyatt Horrocks
walked, advanced on a
single by Calder Forcel-
la and scored on a sin-
gle by Wambeke. Forcel-
la reached third on the
Wambeke single and
scored on a passed ball.
Cody scored two in the
top of the sixth to regain
the three-run lead.
The Mustangs were
scheduled to host the
Sheridan Jets Wednes-
day night and will play
in the Powell Tourna-
ment this weekend.
They also travel to
Casper next Tuesday for
a doubleheader begin-
ning at 1 p.m.
Major League teams sweep Powell
BY SAM SMITH
The Office Shop Cardi-
nals took care of the Pow-
ell Cards 14-4 Saturday
morning at the East Little
League Complex in Lovell.
Branson Robison went
2-3 with a RBI bunt and a
homerun and scored two
runs. Zane Horrocks also
had a homerun and scored
a run. CJ Pickett went 2-4
with a single and a double
and scored two runs and
Jess Wambeke went 2-3
with two singles.
On the mound, Wam-
beke pitched two innings,
striking out four Pow-
ell batters and allowing
three hits, four walks and
four runs. Zeke Newman
relieved Wambeke and
struck out seven batters,
allowing four hits, no runs
and two walks.
"Coming off a 23-5 win
two days previous, I think
our boys came out a little
overconfident and start-
ed the first inning in a 3-0
hole," coach Justin Moss
said. "However, we re-
bounded nicely and only
gave up one more run as
well as scoring four in the
second, four in the third
and five in the fourth to
finish off the game by mer-
cy rule, scoring one in the
fifth to finish the game
14-4.
"We battled back nice-
ly and Zeke Newman was
especially dominant pitch-
ing for us," Moss said.
"Zeke didn't allow a run
and struck out seven in his
three innings pitched."
Next, the Cards defeat-
ed the Powell Royals 13-3
to go to 13-1 on the season.
Trace Moss went 2-2
with two doubles and
Horrocks went 1-2 with
a homerun. Aden Mayes
went 1-3 with a triple.
On the mound, Moss
pitched 2 1/3 innings and
struck out seven batters
and allowed three runs
and a walk. Pickett re-
lieved Moss and pitched 2
2/3 innings, striking out
seven batters and allowing
no runs and no walks.
"Our pitching has been
really good all year, but CJ
Pickett was especially good
today," Moss said. "He lo-
cated his fastball and kept
hitters off balance with
changing speeds."
The Cowley Lumber
Indians defeated the Pow-
ell Giants 8-7 in the Satur-
day afternoon game to im-
prove to 7-8 on the season.
Tyler Nichols went
2-3 with two singles and
scored a run and Ezra Har-
low also went 2-3 with a
two-run RBI double and a
second double and scored
two runs. Dallen Mangus
went 1-3 with an RBI sin-
gle and a run.
Mangus pitched four
innings on the mound,
struck out six batters and
allowed six runs and a
walk. Lane Herman re-
lieved Mangus and struck
out two batters and al-
lowed a run in two innings
of work.
Thursday, the Cards
defeated the Powell Cards
23-5.
"Every player on the
team had a hit tonight,"
Moss said. 'Te were led by
Jess Wambeke who went
3-3 with a triple, two RBIs
and three runs scored.
Aden Mayes went 3-4 with
an inside-the-park homer-
un, a triple, three RBIs
and three runs scored and
Branson Robison went 3-3
with a triple, two RBIs and
three runs scored.
"Branson Robison and
Trace Moss pitched per-
fect innings in the second
and the fourth with three
strikeouts," Moss said.
The Indians defeat-
ed Otto 16-3 Friday at the
Constitution Park field.
Nichols went 3-3 with
a single, an RBI double
and a second double and
scored three runs, and
who pitched 4 1/3 innings
and struck out 11 batters
and allowed three hits, one
run and a walk. It was a
complete team win. We ap-
preciate our umpires who
have been with us all sea-
son long. It's a thankless
position."
Also on Tuesday, the
Cards took care of the Pow-
ell Giants 11-0 at the Con-
stitution Park field.
Wambeke went 2-3
with two RBIs and Robison
went 2-3 with a double and
three runs.
CJ Pickett pitched five
innings, striking out 13
Powell batters and allow-
ing two hits and a walk.
"CJ Pickett was terrif-
ic tonight," Moss said. "His
pitching line tells just how
good he was. Offensive-
ly we scored 11 runs but
we really didn't break out
until the fifth inning. We
played a little small ball
tonight and Larry Wood-
ington and Amos Monter-
de did a good job executing
on two bunts. It's good to
see us do some little things
right at the end of the sea-
son. We hope to keep our
streak alive going into the
interleague tournament
next week."
The Indians will face
the Powell Cards today
(Thursday) at the Consti-
tution Park field at 6 p.m.
SAM SMITH
Office Shop Cardinals pitcher CJ Pickett winds up
for a pitch during the championship game of the
School's Out Tournament Saturday at AMCOL field.
Tyson Christiansen also
went 3-3 with a single, an
RBI single and a double
and scored two runs. Wil-
liam Spann went 1-2 with
an RBI triple and scored a
run.
On the mound, Bo Ar-
nold pitched 2/3 of an in-
ning, struck out two Otto
batters and allowed four
walks and a hit. George
Higgins relieved Arnold
and pitched 2 1/3 innings,
striking out four batters
and allowing no walks and
no runs. Jacob Mangus
closed the game, pitching
one inning and striking out
one batter.
"Tyler's been crushing
the ball, being 8,8 in the
last three games," coach
Doug Arnold said. "The
hitting is contagious and
they're coming down with
a case of hititis and we
hope there is no cure."
The Indians played a
doubleheader in Worland
Thursday and defeated the
Worland Brewers 9-2 in
the first game.
"Tyler Nichols started
and struck out six straight
batters," Arnold said. "He
was relieved by Bo and he
pitched a clean third. Fin-
ishing the game was Tyson
and Jacob, who closed with
eight pitches."
In the second game,
the Indians defeated the
Worland A's 11-1.
"Dallen Mangus start-
ed and threw three clean
innings and allowed one
run," Arnold said. "Jacob
Mangus closed the game
with three pitches. That
one bad inning we left at
home."
MONDAY'S GAMES
Monday, the Cards
took care of Greybull 16-1.
Wambeke went 3-4
with an RBI and three
runs, and Moss went 3-3
with a triple and an RBI
and also scored three runs.
Horrocks went 2-3 with
a double and a homerun,
four RBIs and three runs,
and Mayes went 2-2 with
two RBIs and also scored
three runs.
On the mound, Robi-
son pitched 3 2/3 innings,
struck out six batters and
allowed three walks. Ralph
Moreno relieved Robison
and pitched the final out.
'%Ve came out strong
tonight scoring six runs in
the first," Moss said. "We
adjusted the batting order
about a week ago, moving
Wambeke to leadoff, and
it has paid dividends. Jess
has really started hitting
and setting the table for
the hitters behind him. We
are scoring more runs and
RBIs have gone up.
"Our pitching has been
very good this season and
Robison was excellent to-
night," Moss said. "We
are looking forward to fine
tuning two more games
and having a good week of
practice to prep for the in-
terleague tournament."
The Indians defeated
Otto 5-4 Monday in Otto.
"Jacob Mangus pitched
a complete game and gave
up two earned runs," Ar-
nold said. "Tyler was 2-2
and Lane had a big first-in-
ning double. Dallen Man-
gus had a solid hit. We
didn't hit it a lot, but we
hit enough to win.
TUESDAY'S GAMES
Tuesday, the Indi-
ans defeated Worland in
a low-scoring affair 2-1
at the East Little League
Complex.
Nichols and Harlow
both went 1-2 with a sin-
gle and a run, and Mangus
also went 1-2 with a single.
Herman went 1-1 with a
double and Kobi May also
had a double.
"That's by far our best
game of the year," Arnold
said. "It was a quality win.
That's the third game.in a
row where we've won by
one run. Our player of the
game was Ezra Harlow,
MINOR LEAGUE
Saturday's Minor
League action kicked off
with the Bank of Lovell Pi-
rates falling to the Pow-
ell Red Sox 8-5 at the East
Little League Complex.
The AMCOL Red Sox
fell to the Powell Dodgers
in a close game 13-12 in
Powell.
Next, the TCT Angels
defeated the Powell A's 8-7
to get their third win of the
season.
"I'm proud and speech-
less," coach Shang Clen-
denen said.
The Lovell Dental
Dodgers defeated the Pow-
ell Diamondbacks 5-4 in
Powell, also on Saturday.
The Wilson Brothers
Construction Tigers fell to
the Powell Orioles 12-11,
also in Powell Saturday.
Friday, the Angels de-
feated Otto 15-14 at the
Constitution Park field to
get their second win of the
season.
Also on Friday, the
Dodgers defeated the Ti-
gers 8-3 at the East Little
League Complex.
"I'm proud of my kids,"
coach Ryan Mangus said.
"They had a tough loss the
night before. We played
great defense and had
a great pitching perfor-
mance from Trey Wam-
beke as well as some big
hits."
Thursday's games had
the Red Sox defeating the
Pirates 7-6 and the Angels
defeating the Dodgers 6-5
for their first win of the
season.
"The kids felt amaz-
ing," Clendenen said.
"They were just beside
themselves and that was
just what we needed. Our
hitting was phenomenal,
the pitching was amazing
and we came together."
Monday, the Tigers de-
feated Otto 11-10 in Otto.
Tuesday, the Angels
defeated the Pirates 15-10
at the East Little League
Complex to get their fourth
win of the season.
Also on Tuesday, the
Tigers tied with the Red
Sox 8-8 in Cowley.
The Dodgers and the
Angels will face each oth-
er Thursday at 6 p.m. at
the East Little league
Complex.
The interleague tour-
naments will be played
next week with the Mi-
nor League tournament
in Lovell and the Ma-
jor League tournament in
Powell.
