https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVPzP9_3Zi4 RENO—Friday’s DI North contest between Spanish Springs and Carson at Greater Nevada Field lived up to the billing. The Cougars threw their ace, Ryan Anderson. The Senators threw theirs, Bryce Moyle. Both are Pitcher of the Year candidates. And both threw like it. So it was only fitting that the first run of the game, was the … [Read more...]
Baseball: Cougs wear first L, Raiders plate 19
Spanish Springs coach Ben Hofmann said his team wasn’t going to run the table. He was right. Three days after saying it was too difficult to go unbeaten in the DI North, his Cougs dropped their first league contest, 15-4, at home to McQueen. The Cougars dropped to 14-4, 9-1 with the lopsided defeat on Tuesday afternoon. The Lancers improved to 5-12-1, 3-7. Spanish … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Is Spanish Springs baseball legit? Reed softball on another torrid pace
Baseball is a weird game. No matter how long you’ve played/watched the game, the possibility always exists to witness something for the first time. That’s what happened to me on Saturday. I played t-ball through college and as a pitcher, I occasionally was the reason a team got hot. Yes, hitting is contagious. My sophomore season ERA at Pacific Lutheran University was … [Read more...]
Baseball: Cougs’ bats go ballistic, Reed handles Hug, Sparks drops two
RENO—Hitting a round ball with a round bat is hard. Anyone who’s played the game will admit that. That’s what made Spanish Springs’ 18-9 comeback win at McQueen on Saturday afternoon so ludicrous, so unpredictable. Trailing 9-3 going to the top of the sixth, the Cougars’ bats warmed up, then they were blistering. The guests banged out 11 hits over the next two … [Read more...]
Baseball: Anderson stymies Douglas, Galena runs past Reed
Ryan Anderson strengthened his Pitcher of the Year bid on Thursday afternoon. The lanky lefty allowed just two hits in six shutout innings as Spanish Springs blanked Douglas, 6-0, at home. He struck out six and walked just one batter. The Cougs improved to 13-3, 8-0. The Tigers fell to 5-11, 2-6. Anderson only allowed one runner to get past second in the win. That … [Read more...]
Baseball: Raiders upended, Cougs roll, Sparks drops marathon
Reed entered Tuesday’s home contest against Galena relatively untested. It owned a shiny 12-1 overall record and a 5-1 mark in DI North, but the five league wins came over teams that entered Tuesday with a combined 5-13 league record. So the Raiders’ showdown with the Grizzlies, who came in at 8-3-1, 5-1, was their first real chance to see how they measured up with the … [Read more...]
Baseball: Reed sweeps Aragon, Cougars fall in California
Reed didn’t get to go to Sacramento or San Diego for spring break. It got to far-less-warm Carson. Reed was scheduled to host a three-game set with Aragon (San Mateo, Calif.) this week before Monday’s snow storm got in the way. Because Reed’s field was left under a blanket of snow, the Raiders and Dons were forced to play a single doubleheader in Caron on Wednesday. The … [Read more...]
Baseball: Stuber gets Cougs back in win column, Raiders snowed out
The Cougars had their eight-game winning streak snapped on Monday. Derek Stuber made sure they didn’t lose two in a row for the first time this season. The senior threw a complete game gem, leading the Cougs past Dos Palos (Calif.) 4-1 on Tuesday in a non-league spring break tournament in Oakdale, a Sacramento suburb. Spanish Springs improved to 11-2 on the season … [Read more...]