Baseball Prizina, pitching powers Spanish Springs past Bishop Manogue in extras By Brian Walther, reporting intern Spanish Springs snuck out a one-run win at Bishop Manogue on Thursday afternoon with big help for the long ball and a stellar pitching performance. The Cougars won their third straight, 5-4, in eight innings to move to 12-4, 8-3 in 4A North play. The Miners … [Read more...]
Tuesday Baseball
Cougs sneak past Mustangs for second time in 24 hours Neither win was convincing, but Spanish Springs completed the regular-season sweep of Damonte Ranch on Tuesday afternoon with a 5-2 home victory. The win came 24 hours after the Cougs (11-4, 7-3) scored three times in the top of the seventh to steal a 4-1 road win over Mustangs (7-11, 4-6). Jordan Santos worked around … [Read more...]
Baseball: Reed endures sixth-straight defeat
Colts walk off on Raiders in ninth inning Reed suffered its sixth straight loss on Saturday, a 5-4 walk-off defeat at Wooster in nine innings. The loss dropped the Raiders to 6-12, 3-6 in the 4A North – a game and a half behind Carson and Damonte Ranch for eighth place, the 4A North’s final postseason spot. The Colts improved to 9-9, 4-5. Donavan Ratfield won it for … [Read more...]
Thursday Baseball/Softball
Softball Cougs walk off on Mustangs The Cougars and Mustangs were so evenly matched on Thursday afternoon at Spanish Springs the two teams needed nine innings to decide an outcome. After Damonte Ranch pushed one across in the top of the inning, Spanish Springs answered with two in the bottom half to walk off with a 3-2 victory. The Cougars improved to 16-4, 7-1 one … [Read more...]
Tuesday Baseball/Softball
Baseball: Slow start downs Raiders In its first 4A North contest since dropping four of five during a spring break trip to Anaheim, Reed fell at home, 8-6, to Douglas on Tuesday afternoon. The Raiders dropped to 6-11, 3-4 in the 4A North despite outhitting the Tigers (7-5, 4-3) by a tally of 8-4. Two walks, two wild pitches, a hit by pitch, and an error helped Douglas … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball, Softball
Baseball Spanish Springs 10, Douglas 9 (9 innings) Two days after suffering a walk-off loss at Douglas, Spanish Springs returned the favor on its home field Saturday afternoon.s Colton Forman sent everyone home in the bottom of the ninth when he stepped to the dish with one out and the bases loaded and delivered a game-winning RBI single. The Cougars improved to … [Read more...]
Baseball: Reed’s turbulent season continues with frustrating loss to Carson
After squandering a 3-1 lead going to the seventh inning of Wednesday night’s home 4A North contest against Carson, Reed still had a chance. Suddenly down 4-3, the Raiders loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh with no outs and one of the best hitters in the region, Jon Pinto, at the dish. A lazy fly ball into the outfield grass would’ve tied it. A single could have … [Read more...]
Monday Baseball: Raiders return the pain, Cougs win eighth straight
What a difference two days and a change of venue can make. After getting thumped 12-2 in five innings at home by Bishop Manogue on Saturday, Reed got even on Monday. The Raiders (4-4, 2-2) scored seven times in the top of the fourth and rolled 12-0 (five innings) at the Miners’ yard. Bishop Manogue (4-5, 3-1) wore its first 4A North loss of the season. Leadoff man … [Read more...]