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NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT Lancers Fall One Win Short Of BY JAMES D. CIMBUREK Justin Kemp made a diving catch in [email protected] left field to save an extra-base hit. Record-Setting Year Damewood had a line drive rico- LUBBOCK, Texas — On Friday, chet off his foot, going right to first Mount Marty’s Cinderella in baseman Trey Krier for the out. Shows MMC Has Bracket 4 of the NAIA “They came out game,” Tournament crashed to Hays Field’s Bernatow said. “At the beginning, it synthetic turf with a resounding seemed magical.” Returned To Glory thud. But LCU got back in the game in BY JAMES D. CIMBUREK Lubbock Christian answered an the bottom of the third. Dan [email protected] early 3-0 MMC advantage by Neumann and J.J. Muse ripped outscoring the Lancers 23-2 the rest back-to-back doubles, and Muse LUBBOCK, Texas — A of the way, securing a berth in the came in to score on a David Cruz week spent deep in the Avista-NAIA World Series with a 23- single. Neumann gave the heart of Texas showed me, 5 victory over Mount Marty. Chaparrals the lead in the fourth, and hopefully the rest of “Today was just a situation where ripping a two-run double to give the NAIA, something: a sleeping giant awoke, and mid- LCU a 4-3 lead. Mount Marty baseball is night struck for Cinderella,” said Lubbock Christian took control back. MMC head coach Andy Bernatow. in the fifth inning, with the big blow Mount Marty was the Josh Damewood got MMC on the coming on a Richard Bohlken grand driving force of NAIA base- board in the second, homering in slam. After the , the flood- ball in South Dakota back the alley in left center. The Lancers gates opened and the Chaparalls in the 1990s, winning a added two more in the third, when scored nine in the inning to take a string of South Dakota-Iowa JAMES D. Zach Lambrechts and Damewood 13-3 advantage. Athletic Conference titles CIMBUREK ripped back-to-back doubles, and Lambrechts got one run back in and contending for NAIA Nathan Roche, the courtesy runner the top of the sixth with a District 12 titles before for Damewood, scored on an errant Lambrechts home run, but LCU that. pickoff throw to second. exploded again in the bottom of the JAMES D. CIMBUREK/P&D For a few years since Bob Tereshinski At the same time, the Lancer inning adding four more runs to Mount Marty's Nathan Roche slides around the tag of Lubbock Christian's Dan turned over the reins, the program had, by defense was making outstanding extend to a 17-4 advantage. Neumann to score during the third inning of the Bracket 4 championship game in the its standards, less than stellar years. In fact, plays. Ross Heine bare-handed a NAIA Baseball Tournament on Friday at Hays Field in Lubbock, Texas. Lubbock high chopper to throw out a batter. ■ MMC, Page 7A please Christian won 23-5. ■ COLUMN, Page 7A please

NEB. STATE TRACK Area Athletes Perform Well On Opening Day Laurel-Concord Girls, Boys Record 10 Points BY ROYAL MCGREGOR The Crofton Warriors girls [email protected] had a strong first day with Kristin Steffen, taking second OMAHA, Neb. — The two time place in the 3200-meter run defending state champions in (11:58.5). Steffen is looking for- Class C will look to kick things in ward to today (Saturday) where high gear after a slow start. she will be competing in the The Laurel-Concord Bears 1600-meter run. recorded 10 points in five finals “It was a little nerve-racking at Friday’s first day of the coming in here,” Steffen said. “It Nebraska State Track Meet in helps me know going into tomor- Omaha, Neb. row that I can compete there “Today was a really short day with the competition.” for our girls,” Laurel-Concord The Crofton boys saw a fifth head coach Nate Sims. “We are place finish from Dalton Gobel in really loaded tomorrow and are the pole vault (13-0) and a sixth looking to score a lot of points.” place finish from Trent Arens in “All we have to do is be the 3200 (10:08.8). patient,” he added. “Start off Randolph’s Clinton Lackas strong with the field events and saw a strong second place win in get going in the 800-meter run.” the high jump (6-5). Lackas faced Leading the Bears was senior an opponent that is all too famil- standout Bethany DeLong, who iar in Ponca’s Jared Curry. Even took first in the long jump (16- though Curry came away with 10.25) a perfomance she thought the victory Lackas is happy with could be better. his performance. DeLong also won both of her “I knew Curry was going to preliminaries in the 100 (12.5) tough to beat this year, because and 200-meter dashes (25.6). last year he won it with 6-7,” “I didn’t perform as well as I Lackas said. “I was just hoping wanted to in the long jump,” that I could pull something off, DeLong said. “But, it was good but I made too many jumps and enough to take first place.” my legs got tired and wore On the boys’ side for the down.” Bears Erza Schantz placed first in Hartington Cedar Catholic’s the shot put (55-7.75) giving Jacob Reifenrath ran well enough Laurel-Concord 10 points. to compete for first place in the Schantz is looking to complete 100-meter finals. his performance tomorrow with In Class D boys’ action, a victory in the discus. Hartington had Neil Kramer com- “This 55-8 was a decent this pete in four events on Friday — warm weather was a little bit of a the high jump, triple jump, 110- factor,” Schantz said. “Hopefully meter hurdles and 300 hurdles. (today) morning it will be nice He took sixth place in the JUSTIN RUST/P&D and cool and I throw a 180 in the Hartington's Neil Kramer clears his height in the boys’ high jump at Friday’s first day of the Nebraska State Track & Field Championships discus.” ■ TRACK, Page 9A please in Omaha, Neb. Kramer finished sixth in the high jump, highlighting the day for the Wildcats. Freeman, Tabor MLB: Twins Crush Frustrated Brewers In Interleague Bucks Remain Cruise To Wins 6-17 on the road. Baltimore took an early 4-0 Seventh At State Yankees Top Mets 2-1; lead and made it stand up. In SCL Openers REDS 7, INDIANS 4: CLEVELAND (AP) — Tennis Tourney Rangers Defeat Cubs had three hits, including a tiebreak- ing double in the sixth inning, to lead MENNO — The Scherschligt Cincinnati. RAPID CITY — The Yankton brothers propelled the Freeman MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jason The Reds bounced back from a stunning Bucks remain in seventh place Black Sox to a South Central Kubel and Minnesota battered a defeat in Atlanta on Thursday when they failed after two days at the South League (SCL) opening victory. frustrated Dave Bush for seven to hold a seven-run lead in the ninth inning Dakota State Tennis Tournament Brett Scherschligt cranked a first-inning runs. and closer gave up a game- ending, pinch-hit grand slam to Brooks Conrad in Rapid City, with action continu- three-run home run and added Kubel drove in four runs and in a 10-9 loss. The homer deflected off Nix’s ing Friday and concluding today an RBI double for Freeman, drew one of eight walks handed glove as he reached over the top of the wall. (Saturday). which cruised past Menno 11-2 out by the Brewers. Bush was in ASTROS 2, RAYS 1: HOUSTON (AP) — Sioux Falls O’Gorman is well in Friday night’s opener for both strong disagreement about the Brett Myers didn’t allow an earned run in ahead in the team scores, at 550. teams in Menno. second one, yelling at home plate seven innings and Houston snapped Tampa Bay’s six-game winning streak. Rapid City Stevens sits second at Allen Scherschligt pitched umpire Ed Rapuano for calling ball The worst team in the National League 453, followed by Watertown seven strong innings for the win, four on a close pitch to Michael beat the best in baseball, handing the Rays (438.5), Pierre (402.5), Sioux Falls allowing just two runs in the Cuddyer with the bases loaded to just their 12th loss in 42 games. ROYALS 9, ROCKIES 2: KANSAS CITY, Lincoln (374.5), Sioux Falls first inning. force in the first run. Washington (365) and Yankton Rapuano actually approached Mo, (AP) — Jose Guillen hit two home runs Also for the Black Sox, Austin and drove in three runs for Kansas City. (332). Smidt hit a solo homer, Lance the mound to angrily confront JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO/CONTRA COSTA TIMES/MCT The Royals are 6-2 since Ned Yost The Bucks had a pair of play- Edwards doubled and singled, Bush, who was held back by team- replaced Trey Hillman as manager, who was ' Kurt Suzuki, right, glances back at first base ers win in the third round on and Geoffrey Pfeiffer singled mate Prince Fielder. Pitching fired May 13. Kansas City has won three after being forced out at second base as ' straight for the first time since Sept. 20-22. Friday, including Jake Rockne at twice. coach Rick Peterson came out to flight two (6-4, 6-4) and Jeremy For the Mad Frogs, Jarud talk to Bush, who promptly served Freddie Sanchez (21) watches the conclusion of the double play in CARDINALS 9, ANGELS 5: ST. LOUIS the fourth inning of Friday night’s game in Oakland, Calif. (AP) — St. Louis right-hander Brad Penny hit Cap at flight three (6-3, 6-4). Lang hit a two-run single and up a sharp two-run single to a grand slam in the third inning, apparently At flight six singles, Lucas Kent Sattler doubled. Lang Kubel. injuring his back on the swing. Rockne won in the fifth place pitched three innings and took Bush then was called for a balk YANKEES 2, METS 1: NEW YORK (AP) season coming since being swept in a three- Penny lasted only a few warmup pitches — Javier Vazquez pitched one-hit ball for six game series at Toronto last weekend. in the top of the fourth inning before leaving. consolation semifinals (10-1), the loss. after losing his balance and halt- innings as the Yankees snapped a three-game PHILLIES 5, RED SOX 1: PHILADELPHIA while Max Hunhoff won in the FREEMAN (1-0) ...... 601 101 003 — 11 11 1 ing his delivery at the edge of the MENNO (0-1)...... 200 000 000 — 2 6 2 losing streak. (AP) — Cole Hamels pitched seven innings, National League third round of consolations. Allen Scherschligt, Brett Scherschligt (8) and mound, and Delmon Young fol- Skipped twice in the rotation this month Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth homered, Michael Wilcox lost in the fifth Brett Scherschligt, Allen Scherschligt; Jarud Lang, lowed with an RBI single. and making his first start in nine days, and Philadelphia beat Boston 5-1 on Friday BRAVES 7, PIRATES 0: PITTSBURGH Kyle Auch (4), Kent Sattler (7), Doug Hall (9) and Vazquez (3-4) didn’t allow a hit until Angel night. (AP) — Jason Heyward homered and drove in place consolation semifinals, Tate Bruckner Trevor Plouffe, facing his first Pagan looped a single to center with one out The NL East-leading Phillies (26-15) are three runs to support Tim Hudson’s eight while Cyrus Sorenson lost in the pitch as a major leaguer, was next in the fifth. He left after he was hit on the fin- back to a season-high 11 games over .500, dominating innings and Atlanta won its fourth third round of consolations. Tabor 16, Scotland 1 to knock in a run with a single to ger laying down a sacrifice bunt in the two- but it may have been a costly victory. Jimmy straight. In doubles action, Sorenson SCOTLAND — Rob Keppen hit a grand stretch the lead to five. Bush (1-5) run seventh. Rollins left the game in the sixth inning with a The Braves had won three consecutive Kevin Russo got his first hit of the sea- mild right calf strain, and he’s day to day. The games in their final at-bat, including a 10-9 and Jake Rockne lost in the flight slam and the Tabor Bluebirds opened SCL lasted two more batters, record- one semifinals, while Cap and action with a 16-1 rout of Scotland on Friday ing only one out in the shortest son and first two big league RBIs and three-time All-Star shortstop missed 29 win over Cincinnati on Thursday in which they night in Scotland. Mariano Rivera struggled to earn his first games with an injured right calf before scored seven runs during the best ninth-inning Wilcox lost in the flight two semi- Steve Fejfar and Cory Uecker each added start of his career before Jeff save after two subpar outings. returning to the lineup Monday. comeback in franchise history. They have won finals. At flight three, Hunhoff and three hits for Tabor, while Brandon Tycz went Suppan was summoned. RANGERS 2, CUBS 1: ARLINGTON, ORIOLES 5, NATIONALS 3: WASHINGTON nine of 11 overall. Scott Stoll lost in the fifth-place 2-3 with two doubles. The Bluebirds had a Nick Blackburn (5-1) gave up a Texas (AP) — Colby Lewis labored through (AP) — David Hernandez ended a run of 16 Hudson (5-1) allowed only three singles, pair of six-run innings, including the fifth and six innings for his first victory in five starts straight starts without a victory and Adam two by Bobby Crosby, while winning his fourth semifinals. three-run homer to Carlos Gomez The state tournament con- and seventh. to spoil the shutout in the eighth and drove in the tiebreaking run Jones broke out of a lengthy home run consecutive decision this month — allowing Logan Tycz pitched six innings to pick up for Texas. drought for Baltimore. no more than one run in any victory. The right- cludes with championship round inning. He allowed only four hits The AL West-leading Rangers have a Backup had two hits hander hasn’t permitted an earned run in his action today (Saturday) in Rapid ■ SCL, Page 7A please over the first seven innings. five-game winning streak, their longest of the and two RBIs for the Orioles, who improved to last 22 innings in Pittsburgh. City.