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Ben Kraja looks on as he hits during the first game against Utah Elite.
USU Eastern sweeps Utah Elite, Colorado NW KC Smurthwaite editor and chief kc.smurthwaite@eaglemail.ceu.edu The Eastern men’s baseball team took four games from this past week’s action. The Golden Eagles first faced Utah Elite, a Utah scout team ran by a former USU Eastern baseball assistant. Eastern proved to be no match for Utah Elite as they dominated on offense and defense. In the first game, starting pitcher Joe Barta paced Eastern defensively. Barta worked out of a jam in the first inning, and then threw
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errors. Starting pitcher Skyler Thorpe threw five innings and struck out seven. The Golden Eagles then took their talents on the road for a two game series against Colorado Northwestern on Saturday. Pitcher Kort Christoffersen was dominant as he struck out six in three innings of work, and surrendered no hits against the Spartans. Colorado NW took a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning, but the Eastern offense answered back. The Eastern assault started with a solo home run by Matt Gochis.
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Barton was hired as an assistant coach at USU Eastern, talked about his strong character and his competitive edge, relating an experience he had with Barton while playing tennis. “I think he was up 5-1, 40-love,” Craig said. “The first time I finally hit a serve that was down the line, he dove off the ground, Superman. Knees and elbows were bloody, diving to the other side of the court. He gets up, bleeding, and I said, ‘Do you know the score?’ He stood up and said, ‘That point mattered.’” Craig said that it wasn’t until after their game that he fully digested what Barton had said. He realized how that moment defined Barton. He said that, many times, people’s words and actions aren’t the same, but that wasn’t the case with Barton. “His actions backed up every single word that came out of his mouth,” Craig said, “and I think that is something to be admired.” USU Eastern Athletic Director Dave Paur said he would often spend time talking about historical leaders with Barton and trying to figure out how to relate that to coaching. Paur said that Barton was able to implement some of his love of history into
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five strong innings. In his five innings of work he struck out eight. The offense was led by freshman Cory Mckendrick who had two doubles in the game. Eastern won 7-1. In the second game the Golden Eagles lit up the scoreboard early with five runs in the first inning. Every Eastern hitter had at least one hit in the second game against Utah Elite. The game quickly turned into a scoring contest for Eastern as they won 19-8. The Golden Eagles defense was shaky in the 7th inning as they gave up four runs via
his coaching. “I’ll tell you this,” Paur said. “When he went into our gym (for practice), and those doors shut, it was done the Roman way, methodically.” Paur said that, in the afterlife, he looks forward to playing a game of one-on-one against Barton. He said Barton was the toughest player he knows of, but that he feels he is a close second himself. Joe Cravens, who coached Barton at WSU, said he didn’t know what to think when he first met him. “I used to say Brad’s like a stray dog,” Cravens said. “He just shows up at your doorstep and you can’t get rid of him. In fact, he loved that story, and used to say, ‘Coach, I’m the best stray dog you’ve ever had.’ I would always say, ‘Yeah, now if we only can get you house-trained.’” Cravens said that, through the time he coached Barton, he came to learn that he was a hardworking player who would do whatever it took to win, often bending the rules. He said Barton ruined every drill he had, and forced him to change the rules because he would always find loopholes. Cravens also said Barton was always looking to get an edge
and help his team win. He went on to say that if someone let Barton keep score, his team would always win. He shared a story about how Barton would always find a way to make sure his team would win in practice drills. He watched Barton’s team score a point, then the other team tied it, and he asked Barton what the score was. “I walked down and said, ‘Brad, what’s the score?’ He said, ‘8-2, our team.’ I said, ‘Brad, you just started playing; it can’t be 8-2.’ He looked at me and said, ‘6-2, our team.’ I said, ‘Brad, you just started playing.’ He said, ‘Coach, do you know the exact score?’ I did, but I said no, and he said, ‘4-2, our team.’” While all the speakers brought their own memories and stories of Barton, one message was consistent: that he was a great leader and friend, and left a lasting message for everyone he knew. “If Brad is listening today,” Bret said, “and I think he is, he would say, ‘If you learn anything from me, learn this: Life is too short to hold grudges. Surround yourself with people who make you happy . . . read books. Laugh, cry, feel every emotion. Love your family. See the good in everyone.”
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ecially since OSU is ranked in the Top five right now in the BCS. If Bob Stoops can take the Sooners to Stillwater, OK., and beat the Cowboys a ticket has pretty much been punched for to the National Championship. Wisconsin Badgers The Badgers will impose their will throughout the rest of their schedule in the BIG-Ten and will probably do so all the way to the inaugural BIG-Ten Championship game and Selection Sunday, where we find out which bowls teams will be competing in. Wisconsin has only one win over a ranked opponent this season, but it was the Nebraska Cornhuskers which is always a force to be reckoned, and shows what the badgers are capable of. Wisconsin has three ranked opponents left on the schedule, including the Michigan State Spartans, Illinois fighting Illini and you can’t forget Joe Paterno and the Penn State Nittany Lions. Although I don’t think the Badgers necessarily will make it to the National Championship game, if all of the cards fall into place they certainly could be contenders. Stanford Cardinals Although they are ranked eighth
in the BCS Poll, I think that the Cardinals are getting robbed. Sure they haven’t really played anybody that puts up a fight but when your school’s main focus is academia with athletics second, yet you still rank fifth in points that are given up and fifth in points that are scored you are either lucky or you are lead by a guy named Andrew Luck. Luck and the Cardinal’s offense is spectacular, and I would dare say that they could score almost as easily on an SEC or Big-12 defense. The Cardinal’s have two ranked opponents left on the schedule and I think they will easily win the PAC-12. The BCS computer and all of the people in charge of the rankings should definitely give more credit to the Cardinals and I
wouldn’t be surprised if they were to sneak in to the National Championship, but the two SEC teams and Oklahoma would have to lose for that to happen. As for the prediction of what two teams will be playing in the All-State National Championship game, as of Oct. 16, 2011, I am predicting the Alabama Crimson Tide against the Oklahoma Sooners. But if there is anything to learn from college football it is that anything can happen at any time, and any one of these five teams could be playing for the title, it all depends on which cards are dealt and how the chips fall. This is why “the great debate,” has been on the tee.
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Cory Mckendrick and Kyle King followed with singles, and Chance Abrath, Mason “Big Nasty,” Moore drew walks all in the same inning. The Golden Eagles scored four runs and never let the Spartans back in it. USU Eastern took the game 5-2. In the last game of the week the boys from Price took an early 5-0 lead, and never looked back. Starting pitcher Tory Ulibarri kept the Colorado offense silent as Golden Eagle hitters Brandon Wilson (3 hits) and Chance Abrath (2 hits) wrecked havoc
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on Spartan pitchers. The defense was solid until the last inning where the Golden Eagle defense had 3 errors in the last inning that led to four Spartan runs. Eastern won the game 10-5. Coach Madsen commented “ our team showed maturity throughout this past week, we cut down on walks, and our hitters stepped up when they needed to. Eastern improved to 7-3 on their fall season which will conclude today against Salt Lake CC played in Orem. The spring season starts Jan. 28 against Utah State University.
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Jackson, Rick Carlisle, Keith Smart….. I say this with total honesty, Brad was intellectually on their level. He knew the games of basketball through and through. Anytime coach talked, there was no doubt I was listening and absorbing what he was saying.” “One of my first interviews with coach, we were doing a segment to get to know him a little better, more of a personality interview. I asked coach what his favorite song was and without hesitation he replied “The Star Spangled Banner,” That alone tells you that his priorities were straight and that this was without question a person you would want to lead a young man.” Buscarini continued, “Like I’ve said so many times, we lost a great coach, but an even better man. He was a great teacher, and of course, friend. The two rarely tie in together, I suppose that is why we call him coach.” Barton was then named the inaugural recepient of the Legacy Award, the award was for the hard work he had done not only for his players but for the students of USU-Eastern, “ he always did more then you asked him too,” said Caitlin Nelson, women’s basketball player. Barton’s parents accepted the award for him and gave a few words of hope for his players. “ He loved you so much, he would always talk about all the great things he got to do with you boys,” said his mother Pam. “The outpouring of love is amazing, but I would give it all back to have a little more time with him,” She told the story about the last weekend before he died, how he showed up early Saturday morning to spent time with his parents, siblings and played basketball with is nieces and nephews. His father talked about when he got to take Brad to North Carolina to research genealogy on Michael Jordan’s ancestors and his former college. He also traveled to Chicago, Ill. to visit the Chicago Bull’s stadium. McKay LaSalle was the representative from the men’s team and he said, “Coach Brad never married, but basketball was his wife and we (men’s basketball team) were his kids.” “On the court he was stingy and fierce, off the court he was the most loving person and he had the biggest heart.” “Coach Brad used to say if you need anything at all just give me a shout.” “ It’s unbelievable in 31 years, all the peoples lives he touched, all the hearts he burrowed into and will stay in forever. Coach had and unmatchable mind, he had knowledge on many subjects. Any conversation you had with him there is no doubt in my mind you became wiser and learned to think a little deeper on the subject and on life,” LaSalle continued to say, “He could sum up the confidence of a god, when he believed in something he found a way to make the others around him believe the same. Coach loved better than anyone. The way he would speak of his family, or as he would call them, the one guarantee in his life.” “ Coach loved what it says in John 15:13 which reads - greater love has no one than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends,” LaSalle finished. Last to speak was athletic director and head women’s basketball coach, David Paur, who told of both he and Barton being history buffs. He read a letter written by Solomon a colonel in the Union Army. Solomon wrote a letter to his wife and kids telling them of his death that he knew was coming, in the letter Solomon said, “ Whenever you feel a breeze that comes out of nowhere, know that it is me.” Coach Paur closed by saying, “So to you, his family, I say whenever you feel a breeze that comes from nowhere, know that it is Brad and that he loves you and is watching over you.”
Ken Garff Anounces Partnership With Baseball Team
Ken Garff Automotive Group of Salt Lake Cit y announced a sponsorship with the USU Eastern baseball team. Ken Garff will be supplying the baseball team with the official SWAC baseballs for the upcoming season, as well as new baseballs for practices. “It’s great to be able to get a sponsorship for baseballs, that will save us a lot of money,” said Head Coach Scott Madsen. The Salt Lake Cit y Company also has plans to help out Eastern athletics in the future.
Wire wrapped jewelry class Just in time for Christmas, Carbon Recreation is offering a wire-wrapped jewelry class. Students will learn how to create a beautiful wearable wirewrapped pendant that they can keep. The fee is $35 per person and includes all materials needed to complete the project. This class is for children and adults. Classes will be held Oct. 26 and 29. Cooking with Steve May Join master cook Steve May, Nov. 9 to learn how to prepare a meal. Then invite someone to join you to enjoy your creation. The fee is $35 per person and includes dinner for you and a guest. Pork Tenderloin is main course, but you will also learn to make sides, rolls and a dessert. Black Dragon Mountain Bike Ride Go on a 15-mile moderately difficult downhill ride on Nov. 5. Meet at 8 a.m. at Carbon Rec. This ride is great for the whole family. You must provide your bike, helmet, lunch and water. The fee is $10 and includes transportation for the first 10 people registered. We will stop at Ray’s Tavern in Green River on the way home. All participants must pre-register. Thanksgiving Dinner in a Dutch Oven Dutch oven food is the best, right? Then why not have it for Thanksgiving? Learn the art of making thanksgiving dinner in a Dutch oven from Layne Miller. Class will be held Nov. 12 at 9 a.m. at Carbon Rec. The fee is $45. Skiing at Park City Mountain Resort Carbon Rec. is taking registrations for a ski van to Park City Mountain Resort. The fee is $100 for five trips. Carbon Rec. provides the transportation only. All other expenses including lift passes and rentals are the participant’s responsibility. The first trip is Jan. 7. Tumbling Carbon Rec.’s tumbling program Continues on Tuesdays at the Light House High School. You can begin anytime. The fee is $18 per month. The instructor is Pineau Nielson. This program is for all kids ages three and up. Men’s Basketball Carbon Rec. is taking teams for the upcoming men’s basketball season. The fee is $435 per team. There will be two divisions if there are enough teams. League will be played on Mondays at Carbon High School. Junior Jazz Basketball Jr. Jazz is just around the corner. The registration deadline is Nov. 1. There are leagues for both boys and girls. The fee is $36 or $46 with official Jr. Jazz jersey. Gym space is limited so register early to secure your spot. Volunteer coaches are needed. Second-Grade Developmental Basketball Carbon Rec. is taking registrations for the upcoming second grade developmentalbasketball league. The registration deadline is Jan. 10 and the fee is $23. Games and practices will be on Saturday mornings at Creekview Elementary. Emphasis will be on skill development, teamwork and sportsmanship. Kindergarten first-grade instructional Basketball Carbon Rec. is taking registrations for their kindergarten, first-grade instructional basketball program. The fee is $18. Instruction will begin Jan.16. Play will be one day a week right after school. Mondays they will meet at Wellington and Pinnacle Canyon, Tuesdays at Sally Mauro, Wednesdays at Castle Heights and Thursdays at Creekview. For more information call 6363702 log on to www.carbonrec. com or visit us on Facebook.