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The members of the Steamboat Springs Legion baseball team traveled to Wyoming last weekend hoping to improve on their second-place finish in the Green River Knights Invitational Baseball tournament in 2013. Unfortunately, a loss in the championship game left the Steamboat Springs Post 44 Legion team one victory short of its goal. Steamboat went 4-1 in the tournament, finishing second for the second year in a row, this time to a team from Price, Utah. “It was a disappointing loss,” coach Dave Roy said. “It was the team’s first loss of the season, and I know the guys really wanted to win this one.” Steamboat, now 8-1, opened the tournament with a 11-1 win against Jackson. Steamboat jumped out to a three-run lead, before adding eight more runs in the fourth to seal the win for pitcher Bryson McFarland. Charlie Fitzhugh led the offense with three hits including
two doubles. Ryan Jeep added two hits in the game. Steamboat continued to dominate in the second game of the tournament with an impressive 15-1 win against Lovel. Matt Regan earned the win with Jesse Pugh and Jeep coming in to relieve him late in the game. The trio combined for 11 strikeouts while facing 17 batters. The Steamboat offense collected eight hits in the game, which was shortened to just four innings because of the mercy rule. Jeep led the way with two hits, knocking in four runners. Steamboat picked up its third win of the season against Rock Springs. Billy Clark sparked Steamboat’s performance by striking out 10 batters in four innings of work and going three for four at the plate with a double, a home run and six RBIs in the 10-1 victory. Fitzhugh also had three hits in the game, including a double. Steamboat punched its ticket for the finals by downing host Green Mountain en route to the team’s fourth win of the weekend. Steamboat pitcher Regan was
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Running continued from 21 out to this weekend’s visitors into town, leaving flyers inviting Triple Crown youth baseball tournament parents and players over for the run. The day’s proceeds will benefit the Routt County Youth Services Coalition. The 4-mile run costs $25, and the 8-mile race is $30. Registration is available online at www. runningseries.com, and will also be available in person starting at 7 a.m. on the day of the race. Sign-up includes the race as well as a T-shirt for the first 140 runners, a prize raffle and food from Winona’s.
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Eric Bergman flies down after one of the final climbs in the Howelsen Hill 8-miler. The race returns to Steamboat Springs this weekend.
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able to keep Green Mountain off balance in the game by using a combination of curve balls and high velocity fastballs. He struck out 11 batters and only gave up two hits in six innings of work. The Steamboat pitcher’s teammates gave him plenty of offensive support by scoring five times in the top of the first and rolling to an 11-6 win in the game. Pugh and Jeep had two hits each in the game. Steamboat faced Price, Utah, in a back-and-fourth contest in the final game of the weekend. A three-run shot by Clark in the top of the seventh inning that tied the score at six runs apiece gave Steamboat hope that winning the tournament was within reach. However, Price scored one run in the bottom of the inning to claim the win and take the tournament title. Roy said the team was disappointed, but he expects the players to regroup this week before hosting a double-header against Mesa Ridge on June 28 at Emerald Field. The first game is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
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Since 1998, the Ski Town Classic has raised more than $1 million for United Way, Rotary and other charitable causes. All of those funds have been granted to Routt County agencies that need it most: youth, the elderly, the sick and those simply struggling to make ends meet.
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Thanks to a series of cancellations last season, Steamboat has four home games and only hits the road in the region once, to play at Aspen on July 19. It plays at home this Saturday against Breckenridge, June 28 against Grand Junction, Aug. 9 against Glenwood Spring and Aug. 16 against Vail. It also travels Aug. 2 for the Ski Town Tournament at Missoula, Montana. To reach Joel Reichenberger, call 970-871-4253, email jreichenberger@SteamboatToday.com or follow him on Twitter @JReich9