Cloverdale Clovers | Archive | April, 2008

G: Arnold shoots 77 as Cloverdale places 14th at Brownsburg

Posted on 30 April 2008 by tfariyah@yahoo.com.

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BROWNSBURG — Under windy conditions, the Cloverdale boys’ golf team
competed at the Brownsburg Invitational on Saturday. The Clovers placed
14th with a total of 342 points.

“Conditions were very good with the exception of the wind, which
was a two-club adjustment, and made hitting fairways in the crosswind
extremely challenging,” CHS head coach Doug Wokoun said.

Cloverdale’s squad competed against some heavy competition in
the invite. Eight of the state’s top 20 teams were among the field, in
addition to two other who have received votes.

The Clovers were led by Chris Arnold’s 77. Michael Glassburn
followed with an 84, Sean Rhine added an 89 and Mike Wellington shot a
92. Blake Witt carded a 108 for Cloverdale on the day.

“We are very pleased and excited by Chris’s round,” Wokoun
commented. “He played very well, and his score included a triple bogey,
which shows how consistently he played otherwise. He finished in a tie
for tenth place.”

Wokoun thought his team competed well with the conditions and
the competition they faced and is optimistic about what he is seeing
from his squad.

“We did okay with the level of competition we faced, but Michael, Sean and Mike had some bad luck at different times,” Wokoun
acknowledged. “To have had the difficulty we had and be within 11
strokes of tenth place is very encouraging. We competed much better
than on Thursday, and gives us a lift going into this week.”

Cloverdale (3-4) travels to South Putnam to face the Eagles and Tri-West today at 4:30 p.m.

At West Chase G.C.

Brownsburg Invitational

Team scores

Avon 291, North Central 306, Lafayette Jeff 311, Lebanon 314, TH
South 318, Hamilton Southeastern 318, Plainfield 321, Zionsville 323,
Warsaw 324, Center Grove 325, New Palestine 331, Noblesville 334, South
Vermillion 339, Cloverdale 342, Brownsburg 343, Pike 345, Danville 348,
Covenant Christian 356, Lawrence North 361, Franklin Central 374.

Individual scores

Cloverdale — Arnold 77, Glassburn 84, Rhine 89, Wellington 92, Witt 108.

Next match — Cloverdale (3-4) travels to South Putnam to face the Eagles and Tri-West today at 4:30 p.m. 

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G: Greencastle, Cloverdale finish second and third at Plainfield

Posted on 25 April 2008 by tfariyah@yahoo.com.

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PLAINFIELD — The Greencastle and Cloverdale golf squads battled with
Plainfield Thursday night. Greencastle finished in second place, while
Cloverdale ended the night in third.

For Greencastle, Eric Davis shot a 37 to tie for medalist honors
and led the Tiger Cubs charge. Nick Pritchard and Jacob Collins
followed with 42, Wade Huber shot a 44, Jim Wheeler a 45 and Luke
Crimmins shot a 47.

“Eric’s the difference right now. Nick and Jacob did a much
better job of scrapping and making something out of nothing, and that’s
certainly a step in the right direction,” GHS head coach Donovan
Wheeler said.

Cloverdale was led by Sean Rhine and Chris Arnold who both
carded 41. Michael Glassburn followed with a 44, Mike Wellington added
a 50, Jake Sanders had a 52 and Blake Witt ended the day with a 55.

“We were not very well prepared for this match,” Cloverdale
head coach Doug Wokoun commented. “We are struggling a little right now
with shotmaking and Oaktree is not very forgiving. We need to find our
way pretty quickly, because we are playing in a very competitive
tournament on Saturday.”

Although the Tiger Cubs finished the evening in second place,
Wheeler was critical of his team play. He recognizes the talent the
squad possesses but believes they are not living up to their potential.

“The reality remains we’re a one-man team at the moment,”
Wheeler said. “I would never make a comment like that if I honestly
thought everyone else was giving me their best, but that’s not the case
and it hasn’t been the case all year. What we’ve been doing all season
so far has been find ways to squander talent and waste opportunities.”

Wokoun echoed Wheeler’s concerns, mostly in the area of
consistency and confidence. He also believes the team will rebound and
build on the loss.

“We did do some things well, but we have to find some
consistency and confidence. We are capable of much better play than we
had in this match. Our players are disappointed and I am sure they will
bounce back,” Wokoun commented.

Greencastle will host the Greencastle Invite at 9 a.m.
Saturday, while Cloverdale will compete at the Brownsburg Invitational
at 1 p.m. Saturday.

At Oak Tree G.C.

Plainfield 158, Greencastle 165, Cloverdale 176

Medalist — Davis (GHS), Reid (P) 37

Plainfield — Reid 37, Treash 39, Harris 41, Adams 41, Tinkle 45, Boman 46.

Greencastle — Davis 37, Pritchard 42, Collins 42, Huber 44, Wheeler 45, Crimmins 47.

Cloverdale — Rhine 41, Arnold 41, Glassburn 44, Wellington 50, Sanders 52, Witt 55.

Next match — Greencastle will host the Greencastle Invite at 9
a.m. Saturday, while Cloverdale will compete at the Brownsburg
Invitational at 1 p.m. Saturday.

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G: Cougars edge Clovers 158-161 at Old Hickory

Posted on 23 April 2008 by tfariyah@yahoo.com.

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By CAINE GARDNER, Sports Writer

(Photo)
North Putnam senior Austin Malayer chips on hole number eight at Old Hickory Monday. Malayer shot a 42.
[Click to enlarge]

The Monday matchup between the North Putnam and Cloverdale boys’ golf
squads resembled a heavyweight bout rather than a golf match. Each team
fought each other hit after hit but it was North that walked away with
the win, nipping the Clovers 158-161.

“Cloverdale has got a really solid team,” North Putnam head coach
David Fox said. “They all have good swings and it was a tough match all
the way around. Really our best players kind of sagged a little bit.

“Maybe be it was a little too much prom last weekend,” he joked.

“Today was our best round to date. A combination of nice weather
and getting some practice this last week I think helped us. But we
played a very good gold team today,” CHS head coach Doug Wokoun
commented. “In a county match you know that everyone is going to bring
their best. So we’re disappointed in some respect, but I think we have
a lot to be optimistic about.”

Each team had a golfer qualify for medalist honors.
Cloverdale’s Michael Glassburn and the Cougars’ Aaron Vondersaar carded
38 to earn the honors.

The teams couldn’t have asked for a better day to hit the course and the scores reflected this fact.

North Putnam’s Jeremy Redman followed close to Vondersaar with a
39, while J.J. Burns had a 40 and Patrick Byrd added a 41. Austin
Malayer came in with a 42 and Kyle Smith had a 46.

“Our freshman came through and pulled it out for us I think.
But that’s what it’s kind of been all year, we don’t know who’s going
to pop up and play well for us. It was a good win,” Fox said.

The Clovers recorded almost identical scores with Sean Rhine
carding a 39, Chris Arnold had a 41 and Mike Wellington and Alex Evans
had 43. Keith Haltom added a 47.

“We really have played a lot better today than what we’ve been
playing and if we can just keep going, I feeling pretty good about
things,” Wokoun said.

Putting was an area that both teams performed well at, with
both squads knocking down long putts at crucial times. Wokoun commented
that all golfers have had to deal with overly damp greens but thinks
that the weather will help the situation.

(Photo)
Cloverdale’s Michael Glassburn drives the
ball on No. 4 Monday evening. Glassburn shared medalist honors with a
38 in the Clovers’ loss.
[Click to enlarge]

Wokoun also addressed the fact he thinks his team needs to work on the
mental side of the game. Concentration is crucial for the game of golf
Wokoun pointed out and wants his squad to work on theirs.

“I think that we have some concentration issues that we need to
work on. That’s the downside to practicing last week instead of playing
matches,” he said.

North Putnam’s Vondersaar rebounded from a sub-par round at
Turkey Run over the weekend to capture co-medalist honors. Fox spoke
about his team’s ability to rise to the challenge when a teammate
struggles.

“It really is a good thing,” Fox said. “The seniors realize
that if they fall down one round it all right. It takes more than one
guy to win a match and it takes more than one to lose one. We have five
guys that are playing solid and as long as they keep going like this,
I’m really happy with them.”

North Putnam’s junior varsity also defeated the Clovers 186-199.

North Putnam will travel to Deer Creek to face the Cascade and
Owen Valley at 4:30 p.m. today. Cloverdale will compete in a three-way
meet with the Tiger Cubs at Plainfield at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

At Old Hickory G.C.

North Putnam 158, Cloverdale 161

Medalist — Vondersaar (NP) and Glassburn (CHS) 38.

Cloverdale — Glassburn 38, Rhine 39, Arnold 41, Wellington 443, Evans 43, Haltom 47.

North Putnam — Vondersaar 38, Redman 39, Burns 40, Byrd 41, Malayer 42, Smith 46.

Junior varsity

North Putnam 186, Cloverdale 199

Cloverdale — Williams 47, Saunders 48, Witt 51, Cook 53, Deakin 57, Jordan 58, Schroer 60.

North Putnam — Volland 44, Smith 45, Detienne 48, Wiatt 50, Clevenger 50, Brewer 53, Michner 60.

Next meet — North Putnam will travel to Deer Creek to face the
Cascade and Owen Valley at 4:30 p.m. today. Cloverdale will compete in
a three-way meet with the Tiger Cubs at Plainfield at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday. 

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S: Cadets rally for big win over Clovers

Posted on 23 April 2008 by tfariyah@yahoo.com.

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By Brent Glasgow

CLAYTON
— After struggling to put runners on base for much of Monday’s game
with Cloverdale, the Cascade softball team found its groove at just the
right time.

Down by two runs after four and a half innings,
Cascade rallied for one run in the fifth and two in the seventh — the
final run coming on an RBI single by Lauren Cooper — for a 3-2 victory
over the visiting Clovers as the bottom of the order came up big for
the Cadets.

“We said last week that the problem we were having
was 6, 7, and 8 weren’t really giving us anything,” Cascade coach Don
Helmick said. “Tonight 6, 7, and 8 was where we got our runs and our
hits, so if we can get everybody to come together, we might be okay.”

Mistakes
cost Cascade in the top of the fourth and helped put the Cadets in a
2-0 hole. After two Cloverdale singles, an easy pop-up to the mound was
dropped to load the bases. A sacrifice RBI by Jennifer Wiley scored a
run, and a wild pitch by Taylor Hueston brought home another.

“They
scored two runs with the ball never leaving the infield,” Helmick said.
“Fortunately we made a couple plays to eliminate the huge inning.”

A
hit batter and a fielding error in the top of the fifth put Cloverdale
runners at first and second with one out, but the Cadets escaped
unscathed thanks to a rundown double-play.

Cascade (4-4) cut
into the Clovers’ lead in the bottom of the fifth. Montana Wichman sent
a single up the middle, followed by a single from Hillary Tomblin, and
the runners took second and third on a throwing error before Kaneya
Cline drove Wichman home with a single.

While the strike zone seemed to vary throughout the contest, the Cadets zeroed in starting in the fifth.

“Going
into the final three innings I told the girls, ‘If the first or second
pitch isn’t yours, let it go. But if you’ve got one or two strikes,
it’s pretty much hittable or non-hittable,’” Helmick said.

With
the game on the line, Wichman led off the bottom of the seventh with a
single. With one out, Cline and Brandy Priest loaded the bases when
Cloverdale missed on two short tosses to the bag. Emilee Arnold blasted
an RBI single off of Cloverdale starter Nicole Mowery’s glove, and
Cooper ended the game with an RBI shot to center field.

Patience
paid off for Cascade. The Cadets only struck out four times, and strong
defensive plays by Mowery robbed them of at least two sure hits before
the seventh-inning rally.

“We were hitting it right at them, we
just needed to get base hits,” Helmick said. “We got some hits there in
the fifth and built some confidence, and they helped us out with some
mistakes and fortunately we took advantage of it.”

With a
conference title unlikely, Cascade is already preparing for tournament
time, and Helmick said gut-check wins like Monday’s can do a lot for
the Cadets later on.

“We told them they need to go out and play
sectional opponents and get what they can out of it and get some
confidence going towards sectional,” he said. “With the way the
weather’s been, our season’s already half over and we haven’t played
many games. We’re just trying to get better for sectional and build
that confidence.”

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B: Guthrie’s one-hitter sparks Cascade

Posted on 23 April 2008 by tfariyah@yahoo.com.

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By Todd Taylor


CLAYTON
— The third batter Cascade pitcher Conner Guthrie faced against
visiting Cloverdale Monday softly hit a single into rightfield. That
was the only hit the Clovers mustered all night, as Guthrie struckout
11 batters and led his team to a 10-0 victory in five innings with a
complete game shutout.

“I’ve been pitching real well this season
and I came in just like I’ve been pitching all year and did what I had
to do to win,” Guthrie said.

Only two Cloverdale batters hit the ball out of the infield and Guthrie retired the final seven batters he faced.

“It’s
a good thing he’s only a junior so I get him back next year too,”
Cascade coach Jason Thompson said. “He’s pitched well all year. I know
when he gets on the mound he’s going to be consistent and throw
strikes.”

Thompson will actually get his entire team back next
year, as the Cadets have no seniors on their roster. With the win,
Cascade improved to 4-7 and have a chance to win its fourth-straight
conference game with a victory at Cloverdale tonight.

“ We’re still young and making mistakes, but each game we’re getting better and that’s what you look forward to,” Thompson said.

The
Cadets committed no errors Monday and found multiple ways to score —
twice on sacrifice flies (Gage Hukill and Henry Heimansohn), twice on
errors, on a wild pitch, and on a passed ball.

Ryan Blinn had an RBI groundout, while Zac Baldwin and Alex Rivera each had RBI singles for the Cadets.

Hukill
scored the final run of the night after the Cloverdale shortstop
gathered a ground ball, but misfired on the throw to the plate for the
forceout.

Cascade scored one run in the second inning, two in
the third, three in the fourth, and four in the fifth to close out the
Clovers.

“We came in after two tough losses to Mooresville,” Guthrie said. “We needed this win. I think it will boost our confidence.”

Every
Cascade player in the starting lineup got on base at least once.
Catcher Alex Able was 3-for-3 with three singles. The Cadets only
struck out once in the game.

Zak Osburn got Cloverdale’s only hit of the night. The Clovers also had no seniors play in Monday’s game.

Cascade looks for a sweep of Cloverdale at 5 p.m. tonight.

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G: Cloverdale dominates Vikings, Eels

Posted on 08 April 2008 by tfariyah@yahoo.com.

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CLOVERDALE — Freshman Chris Arnold’s low-round of 40 led
Cloverdale over visiting West Vigo and Eminence Monday night at Clover Meadows.
The Clovers won with a low total of 169, with West Vigo second with 216 and
Eminence in third with 264.

Arnold is proving himself to be one of the Clovers big threats early in the
season. In two outings this season, Arnold has led CHS in scoring.

“Freshman Chris Arnold followed his 78 Saturday with another nice round,” CHS
head coach Doug Wokoun said. “We are pleased with the start he has gotten, and
his contribution will be valuable from this point forward.”

The Clovers placed ninth at the Northview Invitational over the weekend,
which resulted in disappointment in the clubhouse. Wokoun pointed out that the
team is still sorting things out and their belief in themselves will help them
turn the corner.

“We had a lot of disappointed players yesterday, because they know they are
capable of much better scoring,” Wokoun commented. “It is still very early, and
finding consistency of play is a key for us. But we have a lot of reasons to be
optimistic, and a number of players who may find a way into the mix before we
are done.

“We have a very competitive group and I expect that the competition for spots
on the varsity squad will be pretty heated all season,” he concluded.

Cloverdale (2-0) hosts Linton at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

At Clover Meadows

Cloverdale 169, West Vigo 216, Eminence 264

Cloverdale — Arnold 40, Glassburn 42, Rhine 42, Wellington 45, Hathorn 50,
Saunders 54

West Vigo — Miller 45, Ferrell 53, Thompson 58, Garrett 60, Bly 62, Kelheir
67

Eminence — Brewer 62, Collins 64, Shupe 66, Wallace 72

Next match — Cloverdale (2-0) hosts Linton at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

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T&F: CHS track splits with North Putnam

Posted on 08 April 2008 by tfariyah@yahoo.com.

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BAINBRIDGE — The Cloverdale track squad split its matchup with
North Putnam last Thursday as the girls won 78-45 and the boys were edged out
62-61.

The CHS girls recorded 11 wins on the day, with Brynlea Mattocks and Ashley
Koosman getting two individual wins in the meet.

Mattocks won the high jump with a height of five-feet even and won the 400
meters in a time of 1:08. Koosman dominated the 100 high hurdles and 300-meter
hurdles with times of 17:05 and 54.9, respectively. Ashley McCallie captured the
800 meters in 3:02.8 and Jenna Lewis in the 3,200 meters with a time of 16:58.

Cloverdale also took the 3,200-meter relay in a time of 12:29 and the
1,600-meter relay with the time of 5:00.26.

The boys had two athletes post two individual wins each. Nick Keefer won the
100 high hurdles with the time of 16.87 and the 300 low hurdles in a time of
42.8. Raine Young won the high jump with a height of 5-feet-6-inches and the
long jump with the distance of 20-feet-5-inches.

Dillin Gray won the 400 meters in a time of 1:00.6 and the 400-meter relay
was victorious with the time of 48.4

Cloverdale will travel to White River Valley with Lighthouse Christian at 5
p.m. today, while North Putnam will host Monrovia and Cardinal Ritter at 5 p.m.
today.

At North Putnam

Girls’ results

Cloverdale 78, North Putnam 45

110 H — 1. Koosman (CHS) 17.05, Mattocks (CHS) 17.94, Mimms (NP) 18,
McCammon (CHS) 19.75

100 — 1. Brock (NP) 14.37, Mimms (NP) 14.38, Rightmyer (CHS) 15, Hodgkiss
(CHS) 15.02

1,600 — 1. Williams (CHS) 6:41, High (NP) 7:09, Schwomeyer (CHS) 7:30,
Salyers (NP) 8:15, Monnett (CHS) 8:31

Shot put — Cheatham (CHS) 32-9, C. Preecs. (NP) 24-6, M. Preecs 21-8, NP
21-4

400 — 1. Mattocks (CHS) 1:08, McGaughey (NP) 1:15, Bettis (CHS) 1:18.9,
Buchannan (NP) 1:22

300 H — 1. Koosman (CHS) 54.9, McCammon (CHS) 58.68, Mimms (NP) 1:01.69,
Hodgkiss (CHS) 1:02.5

200 — 1. Brock (NP) 31.2, Stinson (NP) 32.34, Pina (CHS) 33.41

3,200 — 1. Lewis (CHS) 14:58, Lyons (CHS) 15:34, High (NP) 16:03, Salyers
(NP) 18:16

Long jump — 1. Rightmyer (CHS) 12-7, 2. Lewis (CHS) 11-11.05, 3. Robinson
(NP) 11-9.05, Hodgkiss (CHS) 10-10

High jump — 1. Mattocks (CHS) 5, 2. Koosman (CHS) 4-10, Preecs (NP) 4-6

3,200 relay — (CHS) 12:29

1,600 relay — (CHS) 5:00.26

400 relay — (NP) 58.2, (CHS) 59.38

Boys’ results

North Putnam 62, Cloverdale 61

110 H — 1. Keefer (CHS) 16.87, Mason (NP) 18.41, Fidler (CHS) 18.96

100 — 1. Ban (NP) 11.6, Boller (CHS) 12.2, 3. Couse (CHS) 12.45, Shin (NP)
12.45

1,600 — 1. Quisenberry (NP) 5:24, McLaughlin (NP) 5:40, Clark (CHS) 5:46,
Monds (CHS 5:51

800 — 1. McLaughlin (NP) 2:23.1, Stout (CHS) 2:48.78, Dean (CHS) 2:09.81

400 — 1. Gray (CHS) 1:00.6, Breen (NP) 1:01.7, Paul (NP) 1:01.8, Green (CHS)
1:04.8

300 H — 1. Keefer (CHS) 42.8, Mason (NP) 46.57, Dean (CHS) 52.21, Fidler
(CHS) 52.94

200 — 1. Boller (CHS) 25.4, Couse (CHS) 25.9, Breen (NP) 27.21, Adams (NP)
27.79

3,200 — 1. Quisenberry (NP) 12, Clark (CHS) 12:56.6, Dean (CHS) 13:35,
Fidler (CHS) 13:47

Shot put — 1. Keyt (NP) 38-4, Vondersaar (NP) 36-11.05, Moore (CHS) 35-4.05,
McGaughey (NP) 34-7.05

Discus — 1. Keyt (NP) 124-3, Vondersaar (NP) 112-10, Everet (NP) 106-11,
Moore (CHS) 98-10

Long jump — 1. Young (CHS) 20-5, Ban (NP) 20-1, Boller (CHS) 18-10, Keefer
(CHS) 18-9.05

High jump — 1. Young (CHS) 5-6, Adams (NP) 5-4

3,200 relay — (CHS) 10.02

1,600 relay — (NP) 3:55

400 relay — (CHS) 48.4

Next meet — Cloverdale will travel to White River Valley with Lighthouse
Christian at 5 p.m. today, while North Putnam will host Monrovia and Cardinal
Ritter at 5 p.m. today.

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B: Eagles sweep Clovers in season-opening series

Posted on 08 April 2008 by tfariyah@yahoo.com.

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The South Putnam and Cloverdale baseball teams faced off twice
this week, with the Eagles taking each game by the 10-run rule in five innings.
Both games took place at South Putnam.

South Putnam won game one 11-1 in the fifth inning. The game began Monday,
but was suspended in the top of the fifth due to rain and field conditions. It
continued Wednesday, prior to the start of game two.

South pitcher Brice Steinbaker gave up only one run and had five strikeouts
in his first outing. Eagle catcher Derek Dean reached base in all four plate
appearances, scoring three times. He hit an RBI triple to open things up in the
fifth.

The Eagles won game two 16-1 in the fifth inning. South’s Noah Boswell
pitched four innings, giving up only one run with 11 strikeouts. Cameron
Chestnut came in to close the game, striking out two in one inning of work.

Sophomore Nathan Welty scored three times and hit a two-run home run in the
fifth .

“I was very pleased with how focused our guys were this week,” South Putnam
coach Harold Campbell said. “They made very few mental mistakes during both
games. We focused on being disciplined at the plate and just putting the bat on
the ball. We wanted to put pressure on Cloverdale’s defense.

“Defensively we made great plays behind our two starting pitchers,” he
continued. “We seem to have a very balanced lineup offensively. This year our
seven, eight and nine hitters are capable of putting the ball over the fence. We
hope to carry this early season momentum against Cascade next week.”

No statistics were available for Cloverdale.

The Clovers (0-2, 0-2 WCC) were back in action Thursday at Shakamak. They
take the field again at 4:30 p.m. today at Eminence. South Putnam (2-0, 2-0 WCC)
hosts Cascade at 4:30 p.m. Monday.

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S: Eagles take advantage of Clover injury to win 18-6

Posted on 08 April 2008 by tfariyah@yahoo.com.

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By JARED JERNAGAN, Sports Editor

CLOVERDALE — Trailing 2-0 after three innings, it looked like
South Putnam softball might be in trouble Wednesday night at Cloverdale. On
Monday, the two teams had battled in a scoreless game until South won it in the
bottom of the seventh inning with a single run.

A two-run lead seemed huge in that light.

It was the Clovers who were in trouble, though, as senior pitcher Nicole
Mowery sustained a hand injury and allowed six runs in the top of the fourth.

That was only the beginning, though, as Clover relievers Elizabeth Wiley and
Jennifer Wiley allowed 12 more Eagle runs.

In the end, South had an 18-6 victory, a far cry from Monday’s pitchers’
duel.

South Putnam coach Evonne Canary was pleased with the offensive outburst from
her Eagles (2-0, 2-0 WCC).

(Photo)
As the Cloverdale faithful look on,
South Putnam’s Meghan Canary drives in the first of the Eagles’ 18 runs
Wednesday night. [Click to
enlarge]

“I think it definitely gives them
confidence in what they’re able to do. We actually did struggle some in getting
the ball in play the first night and had a little better opportunity of that
tonight,” Canary said. “Any time you can put the ball in play, it’s an asset.”

An Oceaia Boetjer RBI in the top of the fourth tied the game. Alex Boyce
drove Boetjer in three batters later to give the Eagles the lead.

In the next inning, Boyce once again drove in Boetjer to make the score 7-2,
a run that was ultimately the winner for the Eagles.

“I think it’s a real confidence booster for the girls. They came in off of a
long spring break and some bad weather, so they really haven’t had an
opportunity to get out there and practice really hard. I’m proud of them,”
Canary said.

Boetjer, who relieved starter Samantha Tomasino in the third inning, also
earned the win for the Eagles.

For new Cloverdale coach Stacey Falls, the loss is a matter of keeping things
in perspective. Cloverdale (0-2, 0-2 WCC) struggled to a 6-19 record last season
and are having to learn a new system this spring. They stood toe-to-toe with the
Eagles on Monday and looked impressive on Wednesday until Mowery’s injury.

“I think they turned a lot of heads on Monday and I think that’s what their
intent is still to do,” Falls said. “When we’re inexperienced in a lot of the
things that I’m asking them to do–we have a lot of new left-handed batters–of
course we’re going to have off nights. But we’re going to pick it up and go from
there.

Even in Wednesday’s game, Falls used it as a time to experiment once things
started to get out of hand.

“We can look at it as an advantage or a disadvantage. The advantage is that
later down the road, we got a lot of looks and worked on a lot of things that
normally in a big game when it’s 0-0, you’re not going to take advantage of,”
Falls said.

“They’re competitors. They want to win. They’re in the mindset that they can,
so I think that’s the most important thing for us right now. They are starting
to believe,” she continued.

While the Eagles return plenty of experience, they also have some young
talent. Canary was happy with the confidence they gained Wednesday, but knows
there is more work to do.

“We’ve got a lot of improving we need to do as far as errors and knowing what
we need to do. For the most part, I thought they did a good job. They stayed up,
especially in the first game. They stayed composed and were able to battle
back.”

Cloverdale visits Owen Valley at 4:30 p.m. today. South Putnam hosts Cascade
a 4:30 p.m. Monday.

At Cloverdale

South Putnam 000 650 7 — 18

Cloverdale 101 001 3 — 6

Tomasino, Boetjer (3) and Canary, Lollar (7); Mowery, E. Wiley (5), J. Wiley
(5) and Byrd, Langdon (6).

WP — Boetjer.

LP — E. Wiley.

2B — Canary, Boetjer (SP), McCammon (Cl).

Next game — Cloverdale (0-2, 0-2 WCC) visits Owen Valley at 4:30 p.m. today.
South Putnam (2-0, 2-0 WCC) hosts Cascade a 4:30 p.m. Monday.

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B: Weather delays conclusion of season opener

Posted on 02 April 2008 by tfariyah@yahoo.com.

*Story courtesy of www.bannergraphic.com*

By CAINE GARDNER, Sports Writer

The baseball season is off to an abbreviated start for South Putnam and
Cloverdale as their opening day showdown was cut short by Mother
Nature.

(Photo)
Clover pitcher Josh Flory (3) looks back as South Putnam’s Cameron Chestnutt takes his lead from second base.
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South Putnam coach Harold Campbell and
Cloverdale coach Tim Savini acknowledged after the game the importance
of starting the season against a conference and county opponent. Both
also voiced concern about the weather but hope they’ll be able to get
the games in.

The Eagles held a 3-1 advantage over Cloverdale when the rain
in at the top of the fifth inning. The teams will resume action today
at 4:30 p.m. at South Putnam.

Both squads showed the rust from the off-season but it was South who got on the board first.

In the bottom of the first, Brice Steinbaker hit a routine fly
ball to center that should have ended the inning. The Cloverdale
fielder misplayed the ball and let it hit the turf leading to Cameron
Chestnut and Derek Dean rounding the bases. With the runs, the Eagles
went up 2-0.

Cloverdale got on the board in the third when starting pitcher
Josh Flory connected on a shot that found its way over the right field
fence, pulling the Clovers within one run.

South Putnam answered back in the bottom of the third when Dean scored
for a second time, bringing the score to its current 3-1 state.

The Eagles and Clovers will finish up Monday’s matchup Tuesday
at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday’s game will directly followed the game weather and
field condition permitting.

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