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Sports Pg8 7-16 dailydaily newsnews 8 The Goodland Daily News / Monday, July 16, 2001 sports Goodland wins Rockies win big doubleheader over Texas 11-2 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — at Oakland on Sunday. By Roxie Yonkey on an error, scoring on another. Shawn Chacon recovered from his The Rockies scored a run in the first Goodland Daily News Calhan was held scoreless in the worst outing in the majors by allowing on Walker’s double, but could have had Earlier in the season, Goodland’s sixth and seventh, while Goodland got two runs over eight-plus innings, and more. Colorado later loaded the bases American Legion baseball club would just one hit. Larry Walker hit three doubles as Colo- with one out, but Cliff Brumbaugh let a bad inning become a bad game and But what a hit. With one out and no rado stopped a five-game slide by beat- grounded into a force play at the plate, would lose. one on, Pickett put the ball over the ing the Texas Rangers 11-2 Saturday. and Petrick grounded out. But not Saturday night. fence in left center for the eventual Chacon (5-5), a rookie who had lost Colorado made it 2-0 in the fifth Goodland shook off their defensive winning run. three of his previous four decisions, when Pierre tripled and scored on Kim lapses and enjoyed timely hitting. In the second game, Calhan opened allowed seven hits, struck out six and Bartee’s sacrifice fly. The Rockies ex- Their good play gave the black and with four straight walks. One base run- walked three. He carried a four-hit tended their lead to 4-0 the next inning gold their first doubleheader sweep of ner was picked off by pitcher P.J. shutout into the ninth inning, before on Petrick’s RBI single and Pierre’s the season. They handed visiting Crumbaker and the other was a victim giving up three straight hits. sacrifice fly. Calhan, Colo., two losses, 5-4 and 3- of Kevin Schulte’s force play at sec- In Chacon’s previous start, on July Colorado had a five-run seventh off 2. Goodland had to come from behind ond. Crumbaker escaped the jam with 8, he tied Rockies club records by al- reliever Aaron Myette. Jeff Cirillo had in both games. just one run allowed. lowing 11 runs and five homers over an RBI single, Petrick hit a two-run Defensive lapses gave Calhan their Goodland got on the board in the five innings in an 11-3 loss to the Ana- double, Brent Butler had an RBI first two runs of the night, when second, when Pickett led off with a heim Angels. double, and Pierre added an RBI Calhan’s Nolan Payne and Mike triple to left. He later scored on a wild Colorado’s Juan Pierre went 4-for- single. Shook both scored on Goodland errors. pitch. 4, tying a club record with two triples, In the ninth, Greg Norton’s solo Calhan was up 2-0 in the third. With two out in the inning, Whisler and drove in three runs, while Ben homer and Pierre’s RBI triple made it Justin Jamison opened the Goodland walked. He then stole second and third, Petrick also had three RBIs. 11-0 for Colorado. fourth with a double. His courtesy run- scoring on an error. Goodland led 2-1. Chacon retired the first 10 Rangers Gabe Kapler hit a two-run double in ner, Kyle Schulte, came home on Calhan tied the game in the third on before Mike Lamb walked and Alex the ninth for Texas. Michael Pickett’s sacrifice fly, making Rennaker’s two-out solo homer. Rodriguez followed with a single in the Notes: Rockies 1B Todd Helton it 2-1, Calhan. The score stayed tied until the bot- fourth inning. missed his second straight start with a Calhan answered in the fifth. Nick tom of the fifth and final inning. Rangers starter Doug Davis (4-7) strained right hamstring. Colorado had Henry opened the inning with a double Kyle Schulte walked to start the allowed four runs and nine hits over six lost 10 of its last 11 games and 18 of 21. to left, later scoring on an error. Shook Goodland half of the inning and was Justin Jamison, American Legion player number 18, caught a foul ball innings. He struck out five and walked Rockies third-base coach Rich reached first on another error. He sacrificed to second on Gittinger’s Saturday night in the first of two winning games against Calhan, Colo. one. Donnelly was hit in the back of the scored on Seth Renneker’s double, giv- bunt. Photo by Eric Yonkey/The Goodland Daily News Both teams were drained by the 96- head by a foul liner off the bat of Norton ing Calhan a 3-1 lead. Crumbaker singled, bringing degree heat during a rare July after- in the third inning. Donnelly fell to the Goodland then used Calhan’s errors Schulte to third. Jamison singled to second. Both were complete game vic- catches in the outfield, Linden in the noon home game for the Rangers. It ground and was down for about 30 sec- to tie the game at 3. right to bring in Schulte and win the tories. first game, Raymer in the second. started 2 1/2 hours earlier than normal onds, but got to his feet and remained Kyle Whisler led off the Goodland game. In the first game, catcher Jamison Goodland hosts St. Francis Tuesday because the Rockies play a day game in the game. fifth with a walk. Two outs later, Aaron Landon West was Goodland’s win- recorded three put-outs by catching night for 6 and 8 p.m. games. Gittinger walked. Both scored on an ning pitcher in the first game and foul balls. Brandon Linden and Donald The zone tournament in Osborne error. P.J. Crumbaker then got to first Crumbaker picked up the win in the Raymer both recorded beautiful diving begins Thursday. Royals suffer 56th loss baseball scoreboard American League Colorado (Neagle 6-2) at Oakland Chicago White Sox 3, Milwaukee 2 San Diego (Tollberg 3-2) at Ana- of the year to Cubs 2-1 East Division (Heredia 4-7), 8:05 p.m. St. Louis 5, Minnesota 1 heim (Rapp 3-9), 8:05 p.m. CHICAGO (AP) — Crime Dog, road loss. They’ve dropped 10 of 11 W L Pct GB Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 2, Kansas City 1 Arizona (Batista 4-5) at Seattle where are you? games overall, and before scoring New York 53 37 .589 — Chicago White Sox (K.Wells 5-5) at Houston 5, Cleveland 3 (Halama 6-5), 8:05 p.m. The Chicago Cubs have put out a cry seven runs Saturday in Pittsburgh, Boston 53 38 .582 1/2 Milwaukee (Haynes 6-11), 12:05 Oakland 6, Colorado 3 Colorado (Neagle 6-2) at Oakland for help, and so far Fred McGriff hasn’t were shut out for 20 straight innings. Toronto 44 48 .478 10 p.m. Florida 7, Baltimore 1 (Heredia 4-7), 8:05 p.m. answered the first-place team that is “Fundamentally, today was the Baltimore 41 50 .451 12 1/2 Kansas City (Suppan 4-8) at Chi- Los Angeles 4, Pittsburgh 2 Tuesday’s Games struggling to score runs. worst game we’ve played in a while,” Tampa Bay 29 63 .315 25 cago Cubs (Bere 6-4), 12:20 p.m. San Diego 5, Anaheim 1 Chicago White Sox (K.Wells 5-5) at “We have a deal. I hope it’s around Royals manager Tony Muser said. Central Division Colorado (Astacio 6-10) at Oakland Seattle 8, Arizona 0 Milwaukee (Haynes 6-11), 12:05 the corner,” Cubs manager Don Baylor “We’ve suffered all year from the lack W L Pct GB (Mulder 10-6), 1:35 p.m. San Francisco 7, Texas 6 p.m. said after Chicago edged the Kansas of a big hit. When you’re not swinging Minnesota 57 34 .626 — San Diego (Jones 5-12) at Anaheim Monday’s Games Kansas City (Suppan 4-8) at Chi- City Royals, another team with offen- the bats well and not scoring runs, the Cleveland 51 38 .573 5 (Schoeneweis 7-8), 2:05 p.m. Boston (Ohka 2-4) at Montreal cago Cubs (Bere 6-4), 12:20 p.m. sive problems, 2-1 on Sunday. little things stick out.” Chicago 44 45 .494 12 Arizona (Anderson 2-5) at Seattle (Munoz 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Colorado (Astacio 6-10) at Oakland “We could use his offense, believe Lieber (12-4), in his first appearance Detroit 39 49 .443 16 1/2 (Abbott 7-2), 2:05 p.m. Detroit (Pettyjohn 0-0) at Cincinnati (Mulder 10-6), 1:35 p.m. me.” since giving up back-to-back homers Kansas City 35 56 .385 22 Boston (Wakefield 6-3) at Montreal (Davis 1-1), 5:05 p.m. Arizona (B.Anderson 2-5) at Seattle McGriff hit two homers for the in the All-Star game Tuesday, allowed West Division (Mattes 2-1), 5:05 p.m. Los Angeles (Gagne 1-4) at Pitts- (Abbott 7-2), 2:05 p.m. Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Atlanta on one run and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. W L Pct GB Detroit (Weaver 8-8) at Cincinnati burgh (Beimel 4-4), 5:05 p.m. Boston (Wakefield 6-3) at Montreal Sunday, but wouldn’t discuss whether He is 9-1 in 10 starts and hasn’t lost Seattle 66 25 .725 — (Reitsma 4-8), 5:05 p.m.
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