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Cubs roughed up in tourney
By Amber Peabody
This document was published online on Tuesday, June 12, 2007
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| Kyle Hurley of the Cody Cubs dives back to first base and avoids the pickoff tag from Zack Reidelbach of the Emmanuel Lobos. (Photo by Jasen Hansen) |
Cody's American Legion baseball team continued to improve during the Simpson Memorial Tournament last weekend.
“We showed improvement,” coach Bart Grenz said. “The kids just have to keep building every day. They're showing more confidence with each inning we play.”
The Cubs went 0-6 during the tournament but had several bright spots and came close to winning their first game of the year.
“As soon as we learn to play with confidence and attitude we'll see another big step in our level of play,” Grenz said.
The Cubs play Worland on Tuesday at home at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Billings 16, Cody 4
In their final game of the tournament the Cubs struggled against Billings, giving up five runs in the first.
The Lobos continued to hit solidly in the second inning and took a 14-0 lead. Cody scored one run in the third on a passed ball.
In the fourth inning the Cubs scored three runs. Joe Buchanan and Matt Meyer hit singles and Caleb Rivera had an RBI on a fielder's choice. Daniel Sinner singled and Jeremy Tuten had a 2-RBI single to make it 14-4.
Billings scored two more runs in the fifth to end the game on the 10-run rule.
Sinner went 2-3, Tuten Buchanan and Meyer were all 1-2.
Sinner took the loss, throwing 1 2/3 and giving up 13 runs on 13 hits. Meyer pitched three innings and gave up three runs on six hits and Kyle Hurley pitched 2/3 inning and gave up no runs on one hit.
Thunder Ridge, Colo., 7, Cody 5
Cody's best game of the weekend was a 7-5 loss to Thunder Ridge on Saturday night.
The score was tied 1-1 in the first after a home run by Ben Peterson and Cody took a 2-1 lead after a squeeze play by Sinner brought a run in during the second.
Thunder Ridge went ahead 3-2 with two runs in the fourth and scored another in the fifth.
But Cody came back to tie in the bottom of the inning after singles by Sinner and Jake Howard and two Grizzly errors.
Thunder Ridge scored three runs in the sixth to go up by three. Cody had the go ahead run at the plate in the seventh and scored one run on a sacrifice fly but couldn't push the runs across the plate.
Peterson threw for five innings and gave up four runs on five hits. He had six strikeouts. Don Brockus pitched two innings and gave up three runs on three hits.
Peterson went 2-3 with a triple and home run, Sinner and Scott Kossman were 2-4 and Howard was 1-3.
Sturgis, S.D., 16, Cody 3
Cody didn't come ready to play in the opener Saturday and gave up nine runs to Sturgis in the first inning.
Cody scored two runs when a double by Peterson scored one and Peterson himself later scored.
The Titans scored two more runs in the second but then Cody was able to hold Sturgis for the next three innings. The Cubs scored in the fifth with a home run by Peterson.
Sturgis managed to put up one run in the sixth and four in the seventh to seal the win.
Jacob Welch took the loss, pitching six innings and giving up 12 runs on 14 hits. Tuten threw one inning and gave up four runs on three hits.
Peterson went 2-4 and Howard was 1-2.
Sturgis 12, Cody 6
Cody took a 2-1 lead in the first and kept the game close against Sturgis on Friday. The Titans continued to add runs and took a 12-3 lead going into the bottom of the seventh.
In their half of the inning the Cubs got two after singles by Kossman and Welch. Peterson then came up and drilled a home run over the centerfield fence to make it 12-6.
Howard took the loss for Cody, throwing seven innings and giving up 12 runs on 11 hits.
Howard went 2-4, Gunnar Lampe was 1-3 and Peterson went 1-4.
Billings 17, Cody 2
In their first match-up with Billings on Friday, a difficult fifth inning for Cody gave the Lobos a 17-2 victory.
The Lobos scored 10 runs during the inning with two home runs and two grand slams. Cody went through three pitchers during the inning.
The Cubs scored runs in the first and fifth innings.
Tuten threw one inning and gave up six runs on five hits. Hurley pitched three innings and gave up one run on seven hits. Kossman threw 1/3 inning and gave up five runs on two hits, Lampe threw 1/3 inning and gave up five runs on four hits and Rivera threw 2/3 inning and gave up no runs on one hit.
At the plate Hurley went 1-2 and Brockus, Peterson and Sinner were 1-3.
Thunder Ridge 5, Cody 0
Despite losing, the Cubs played well against Thunder Ridge in their opening game Thursday.
The Grizzlies scored a run in the first inning and the score held until the fourth. With one out a throwing error allowed a runner to score. Cody got its second out but had trouble getting a third allowing two runs to score in the process.
Cody had its chances but couldn't score runners. In the first inning Cody had runners on second and third after a double by Sinner but Tuten grounded out to end the inning.
The Cubs were in position again in the fourth after a double by Howard and a single by Lampe put runners on first and third, but Howard was caught stealing home and Meyer flied out to end the inning.
The Cubs held Thunder Ridge until the final inning when a double brought in a run.
Brockus took the loss, throwing for seven innings and giving up five runs on nine hits.
Rivera was 1-1, Howard went 2-3 and Lampe went 1-2.
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