BEN LOMOND FALLS Granite Squeaks Out 2-1 Victory Ben Lomond went right to By DON WARNER Granite fireman Danny Gar- work on Rodgers in the opencia put out a Ben Lomond blaze ing frame when Jeff Porter sinin the first inning and held the gled and went to second when Scots hitless for 6% innings to Doug Kump was hit by a lead the Farmers to a narrow pitched ball. Glade Wimmer 2-1 victory and a jump into the state finals, in a thriller played then drove in Porter with a |single to right. On the throw at Affleck Park Friday. Garcia came on after a line to the plate in an effort to cut drive off the bat of Ben Lo- down Porter, rightfielder Gary mond’s Larry Willis struck Steed’s throw to the plate went starter Randy Rodgers in the over the head of catcher Scott face, forcing the husky right- Williams and Kump went to hander to leave the mound. third and Wimmer to second. VICIOUS DRIVE Catcher Jim Stith then smashed one back to the mound and was thrown out at first with Kump and Wimmer hold- ing their bases. | Willis then peeled a vicious line drive back at Rodgers, the ball striking the hurler in the cheekbone and glancing over to first sacker Dordy Jolly for an easy putout. Again the runners were forced to hold up. Garcia then came on the scene and forced Kevin Massey to pop out to short. Granite came bouncing back in the top of the second to score the two runs that were to stand up the rest of the game. Williams led off with a walk and advanced to second on Virgil 'Beck’s bloop single. Sal Buno‘core then scored Williams with a single to center with Beck advancing to third. Beck came ‘romping home with the goahead run when Kump bobbled ‘Steve Paur’s ground ball. Granite threatened again in the third inning when the two leadoff hitters singled, but pitcher Judd King got out of the inning on two flyouts and a. strikeout. | TURLEY COMES ON ~~ King-had to retire after—the! inning when his arm stiffened and was replaced on the mound by Merrill Turley who allowed the Farmers just two scratch singles the rest of the way and struck out five. Garcia was in control throughout the way as he struck out five and didn’t issue a base on balls. Granite did manage six hits, but five of them were of the scratch variety, with only shortstop John Robison’s smash to left in the second the only solid hit. Box score: Ben Lomond Porter cf Kump ss Wimmer 1b Stitch c¢ 3000 Willis 2b Massey King p Granite. abr hrbi 3.1.1 O Steed rf 2000Robison ss 301 1 Jolly 1b Williams abrh thi 4000 4020 4010 c 2100 2000McMullin2b If ~ 3000 3000 Beck 3b 100 0 Bunocorelf 3110 302 1 Turley p 200 0 Paur cf Brubaker 3b 2 0 0 O Rodgers p 3000 0000 Ernstrom ph 1 0 0 O Garcia Wessler rf 2000 3000 ———~—— p Totals 24121 = Totals Grantees oso san eee 020 Ben Lomond .............. 100 Errors—Porter, Kump 2, ‘Stee. —Bunocore, Kump. HEB Komp by h fr ROGUE a Garcia, We ce cee ‘ 64 KiNG; °2 decenc’s soe ae 3 TDOY gas ss ces arens 4 29261, 000 0-2, 000 0-1 Beck. SB Rodgers. ef so bb 22): 000 AAS 2°0°0 0-0 5 1 4 4 5-0