Cardinals Have A Good Trip To Glenns Ferry

Baseball

The Soda Springs baseball team had a very busy week last week playing five different opponents in a four day span.  They started the week by traveling to Declo for a match up with the Hornets.  The Cardinals were able to score first in this game off of a single from Dilworth that drove Irick in for a run.  However in the bottom of the inning the Cards allowed the Hornets to take the lead and found themselves trailing by three at the end of the inning.  There was very little action in the second and each team scored one run in the third leaving the lead at three runs.  In the fourth Soda Springs would load the bases but would only manage a single run cutting the lead to two.  Declo pushed the lead back to three in the fifth and neither team scored in the sixth.  This gave the Cardinals one last chance to make a comeback in the top of the seventh.  Soda Springs did manage to get a pair of runs off of some miscues from Declo but in the end the Cardinals came up just one run shy of tying it up, losing a close game.

Just a day later the Cardinals found themselves once again on the road this time in Wendell.  This game wound up being a defensive battle.  The Trojans got the only run in the first inning to take a one point lead.  From there both teams would go scoreless for the next three innings.  In the bottom of the fifth inning Wendell struck again taking a two run lead.  In the top of the sixth the Cardinals finally put some offense together and scored three runs taking a one run lead into the bottom of the inning.  The Trojans answered back in the bottom of the sixth and knotted things up at three.  The defense was back on display in the seventh as neither team scored and this game ended in a tie.  The Cardinals three runs came from Irick, Dunford, and McCullough off of hits from Kirby, Horsley, and Carpenter.

With lots of action already behind them the Cardinals ended the week by taking part in the Glenns Ferry tournament.  First on the docket was the co-op Challis/Mackay Rivercats.  The Cards lost a close game to the Rivercats early in the season but have greatly improved since and it would show in this game.  The game would be tight early on with the Cardinals taking a two to one lead after the first inning.  The second inning was a fast one with no scoring from either team.  Soda Springs added one more run in the bottom of the third to take a small two run lead.  Things took a dramatic turn in the fourth inning.  After holding the Rivercats scoreless in the top of the inning the Cardinals exploded with seven runs to take a commanding lead.  The Rivercats would manage one more run in the top of the fifth but nothing else as this game ended early after the top of the sixth.  Several Cardinals got hits in this game with Dilworth and Horsley each earning two RBIs.  Peterson went the whole stretch from the mound allowing just two runs while earning five strikeouts.

Next up for the Cardinals was the North Fremont Huskies.  Soda Springs came out hot in this one.  After giving up two runs in the top of the first the Cardinals racked up six runs of their own to grab a four run lead.  Like some of their other games this one featured a very fast and scoreless second inning.  In the third the Huskies earned another run but still trailed by three.  When the Cards took their turn at the plate they were able to add three more runs of their own.  The only other score that would come in this game was a single run in the bottom of the fourth.  Once again the Cardinals ended the game early in dominant fashion after the top of the sixth.  Dunford had three of the team's five RBIs in this game with Kirby and Peterson each crossing home plate twice. 

In their final game of their busy week the Cardinals faced off against the home team the Glenns Ferry Pilots.  This game was all Cardinals.  Soda Springs took control early earning four runs in the first inning.  Soda Springs followed that up with six more runs in the second inning.  The Cardinals now lead ten to one after just two innings.  The third inning was the closest of the game with the Cardinals earning four runs to the Pilots three runs.  This one ended early after just three innings with the Cardinals winning by ten.  Carpenter tallied three RBIs while McCullough led the way in scoring, earning three runs.

The Cardinals will finally be at home on Wednesday as they face a very tough Malad Dragon team.

Cardinals 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 7

Hornets 4 0 1 0 3 0 - 8

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

Trojans 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3

Cardinals 2 0 1 7 0 - 10

Rivercats 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

Cardinals 6 0 3 1 0 - 10

Huskies 2 0 1 0 0 0 3

Cardinals 4 6 4 14

Pilots 1 0 3 4

Softball

The Lady Cardinals had another busy week last week when they faced off with five separate opponents.  The week started a little rough for the Lady Cardinals.  In their first game of the week they traveled to Declo where the Lady Cards struggled to even get on base.  Through the first two innings the Cardinals did their best to hang tough as neither team scored.  However, in the bottom of the third the Lady Hornets blew the lid off of the game with five runs and followed that up with four more in the fourth inning.  Declo added one more run in the fifth all the while holding the Cardinals scoreless.  The Lady Cards lost the first game of the week by ten.

Next the Lady Cards took on Wendell as part of the weekend tournament in Glenns Ferry.  Soda Springs got off to a good start in this one earning four runs in the first inning and five runs in the second.  Unfortunately, the Lady Cardinals would only manage three more runs in the game while the Trojans added fourteen.  The Lady Cardinals lost this high scoring affair by four runs.  Despite the loss the Lady Cardinals saw some good play.  Goodin and Downs each had multiple RBIs and Alyana Davis earned three runs and four hits in the game.

Next up for Soda Springs was the Wilder Wildcats.  This game was almost over before it began.  The Lady Cardinals dominated the Lady Wildcats.  The Cardinals started things off with five runs in the first and held the Wildcats scoreless.  Things got real ugly for Wilder in the second as the Cardinals added fourteen more runs.  After a fast third inning this game was called early with Soda Spring coming out on top in a big way.  Nearly every girl got a hit in the game with Hemmert, Aspen Davis, Goodin, and Downs each crossing home plate three times.  Goodin and Oliver split the pitching duties combining for just one single hit and six strikeouts.

Soda Springs’ next game was against familiar foe Westside.  This game was more of a slugfest with each team taking the others best shots through five innings.  The Lady Cards grabbed the early lead but the Lady Pirates would not go down without a fight.  By the end of the third inning the Cardinals held a slim seven to six lead.  Just two innings later Soda Springs now found themselves trailing nine to eight.  In the top of the sixth inning the Cardinals defense held the Pirates scoreless.  Then in the bottom of that inning the Cardinal bats caught fire.  Soda finished the inning with eight runs, regrabbing the lead.  Westside had one last chance to fight back but the Cardinals defense was too much.  The Lady Cardinals ended up winning this battle by seven runs.  This win was a true team effort as no one girl stuck out on the stat sheet.  The team ended with six stolen bases and averaged a .385 at the plate.

The Lady Cardinals ended the week facing the host school Glenns Ferry.  After a couple of games with big scores this game turned out to be a bit of a defensive battle.  The first run in the game didn't come until the bottom of the second inning and it came from the Pilots.  That one zip score held until the Pilots managed just one more run in the bottom of the fourth.  Now trailing by two and yet to get a run, the Lady Cardinals went to work in the top of the fifth and tied the game up at two runs a piece.  The Pilots answered right back in the bottom of the inning and regained the lead by a single run.  Glenns Ferry added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth taking a three run lead into the final inning.  Through their best efforts the Lady Cardinals only mustered one more run losing the final game of the week by two.  The Cardinals three runs came from the Davis sisters and Emma Taylor.  Despite the tough loss the Cardinals continued to fight to the very end never giving up.

The Lady Cardinals traveled to Ririe on Tuesday and will now get a home game against Malad on Thursday.  The weather looks to be a little temperamental but don't let that scare you away from coming out and supporting the girls Thursday at 4 p.m.

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hornets 0 0 5 4 1 10

Cardinals 4 5 2 1 0 0 12

Trojans 0 2 2 7 4 1 16

Cardinals 5 14 0 19

Wildcats 0 0 0 0

Cardinals 4 1 2 1 0 8 - 16

Pirates 1 1 4 0 3 0 0 9

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3

Pilots 0 1 0 1 1 2 - 5