Baseball: Rain plays havoc on Tubbs Classic

By Jim Holland, Journal staff | Friday, July 25, 2008

Previous Page

Share

• del.icio.us
• Digg
• NewsVine
• Fark

Print

Email

RAPID CITY — Rain proved to be the big winner Thursday at the Marshall Tubbs American Legion baseball classic at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Three games were washed out and a fourth contest was suspended in the fifth inning with the score knotted 3-3.  

That game, between Spearfish Post 164 and the Aberdeen Smittys, will resume Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

Wet field conditions forced postponement of the scheduled 5 p.m. game between the Smittys and Monarch High School of Denver, as well as cancellation of the final game between Rapid City Post 22 and Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Aberdeen-Monarch contest is rescheduled for 9:30 a.m. today at Fitzgerald Stadium. The Post 22-Colorado Springs game will not be made up.

Spearfish Post 164 scored all three runs in a four-hit fourth inning. Jordan Johnson, Dustin Wisener and Allen Hemeyer all hit and scored and Ryan Royer also recorded an RBI for Spearfish.

A changed call helped the Smittys tie the game in the fifth as rain threatened.

Matt Kervin and Shane Cunningham scored to make the tally 3-2, then Evan Nolte hit into was originally called an inning-ending play at first.

But, on an Aberdeen appeal, plate umpire Clyde Millslagle ruled Nolte safe because a throw had pulled Spearfish first baseman Rick White off the bag.

Nolte was later waved home from third by Millslagle after another Spearfish throwing error, on a single by Blair Frederickson, bounced into the stands.

“That was a huge call for us,” said Aberdeen assistant coach John Krogstrand. “That made it a suspended game instead of a win for Spearfish.”

Marshall Tubbs Classic revised schedule

Today

9:30 a.m. — Aberdeen vs. Denver Monarch High School

Noon — Rapid City Split Squad vs. Colorado Springs, Colo.

2:30 p.m. — Denver Monarch High School vs. Colorado Springs, Colo.

5 p.m. — Rapid City Post 22 vs. Spearfish Post 164

7:30 p.m. — Rapid City Post 22 vs. Aberdeen.

Saturday

9:30 a.m. — Aberdeen Smittys vs. Spearfish Post 164 (suspended after five innings tied 3-3).

Noon — Rapid City Split Squad vs. Aberdeen Smittys

2:30 p.m. — Colorado Springs, Colo., vs. Spearfish.

5 p.m. — Rapid City Split Squad vs. Denver Monarch High School.

7:30 p.m. — Rapid City Post 22 vs. Denver Monarch High School.

Rapid Reply

Show Comments

No comments posted.

Send us your Rapid Reply

Name:

Email: (optional)

Comments:

Image Verification: (Case sensitive)   

The preceeding are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the views of the Rapid City Journal or Lee Enterprises.

The opinions above are from readers of rapidcityjournal.com and in no way represent the views of the Rapid City Journal or Lee Enterprises.

Rapidcityjournal.com provides this community forum for readers to exchange ideas and opinions on the news of the day. Passionate views, pointed criticism and critical thinking are welcome. Name-calling, crude language and personal abuse are not welcome. Moderators will monitor comments with an eye toward maintaining a high level of civility in this forum. Our comment policy explains the rules of the road for registered commenters.

If you don't see your comment, perhaps...

• you called someone an idiot, a racist, a dope, a moron, etc. Please, no name-calling or profanity (or veiled profanity -- #$%^&*).
• you rambled, failed to stay on topic or exhibited troll-like behavior intended to hijack the discussion at hand.
• YOU SHOUTED YOUR COMMENT IN ALL CAPS. This is hard to read and annoys readers.
• you named a business or identified a business in a way good or bad. Contact the business directly with your customer service concerns or your praise – they’ll likely appreciate your feedback.
• you believe the newspaper's coverage is unfair. It would be better to write Jerry Steinley at jerry.steinley@rapidcityjournal.com or call him at 394-8427. This is a forum for community discussion, not for media criticism. We'd rather address your concerns directly.
• you included an e-mail address or phone number, pretended to be someone you aren't or offered a comment that makes no sense.
• you accused someone of a crime or assigned guilt or punishment to someone suspected of a crime.
• your comment is in really poor taste.

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy