Summer recreation league season nears end
by Jeff Richards
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Alexa Pierce of the Tigers (left) is tagged out by pitcher Hallie Stocks of the Astros in Moab City Recreation Falcon League action Monday, June 22. Pierce had hit a triple on the play, scoring teammate Jayelen Knowles, but ended up getting thrown out at the plate. The Tigers won the game, 6-0. Photo by Jeff Richards
Alexa Pierce of the Tigers (left) is tagged out by pitcher Hallie Stocks of the Astros in Moab City Recreation Falcon League action Monday, June 22. Pierce had hit a triple on the play, scoring teammate Jayelen Knowles, but ended up getting thrown out at the plate. The Tigers won the game, 6-0. Photo by Jeff Richards
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Moab City Recreation’s summer leagues are starting to wind down, with most of the youth baseball and softball schedules finishing up in the next couple of weeks.

According to Moab City Recreation director John Geiger, a total of around 420 local youth participated in the various leagues, plus another 100 or so adults in the eight-team adult co-ed softball league.

In the competitive leagues (age third grade and above), trophies will be handed out soon to the top finishers, who will go on to compete at their respective state tournaments in early July.

“We’ve had a great season so far,” said Geiger. “Finding the right balance between having fun and being competitive is our biggest challenge, but we really appreciate the support and sportsmanship we’ve gotten from the players, coaches, parents, and fans.”

A few highlights (all standings are as of the morning of June 23, when each competitive league still had around three nights of games remaining):

In girls’ softball, JR’s Self Storage Royals are in first place with an 8-2 record in the three-team Falcon league (third and fourth grades). The Arches Trading Co. Tigers (6-4) are in second and the Canyonlands Jeep Adventures Astros (1-9) are in third.

The three-team Filly softball league (fifth and sixth grade) features a tight race for first place, with the Wendy’s Cardinals (5-4) barely ahead of both the Mountain America Credit Union Blue Jays (5-5) the Joannie’s Lunch Box Red Sox (4-5). That league will finish playing June 25.

In the Fox league (girls in seventh, eighth, and ninth grade), the Mega Blue Reds are in first, with a 5-1 record against the other two Moab teams, the Moab Plumbing Cubs (3-4) and the Miguel’s Baja Grill Indians (2-5). Two teams from Blanding and one from Monticello also play in the league, but their records aren’t counted in the Moab City Recreation standings. The final Fox league game on the schedule for Moab teams is June 25, when the Reds face the Indians at 7:30 p.m.

In boys’ baseball, the four-team Mustang league (boys in third and fourth grades) finishes play on July 6. The current leader is the Bowen Motel Nationals, who are 7-1 with four games remaining. The High Point Hummer Mariners are in second place at 4-2, followed by the Moab Lions Club Yankees (1-5-1) and the Moab Brewery Brewers (1-5-1).

In the three-team Pinto league (boys in fifth and sixth grade), the Bates Fencing Angels is in first with a 5-3 record, with the Chile Pepper Bike Shop Rockies close behind at 4-4. The Perpetual Images Red Sox are 2-4. That league also is scheduled to end regular season play on July 6.

In the Pony league (boys in seventh, eighth, and ninth grade), the Arches Trading Post Braves have an undefeated 4-0 record against the other two Moab teams, the Moab Heat-N-Cool Dodgers (1-3) and the Times-Independent A’s (0-3). Two Blanding teams and one from Monticello also participate in the league, which ends July 6.

Standings and scores weren’t kept for the three youngest leagues. The eight-team co-ed T-Ball league for kindergarten and younger finished its eight-game season on June 9. The three-team Girls Coach Pitch league (first and second grade) is about midway through its schedule, which ends July 8. Also, the Jugs Pitch league for boys in first and second grade features six teams and is scheduled to end its season with three games the night of July 1.

Everyone in the younger leagues will be given either a medal or certificate of participation, Geiger said.

Geiger said a new program this year has been the Bambino Buddy Ball games geared toward those with disabilities (see related story). “We’re excited to see this new program do well, and we hope to be able to build on it,” Geiger said.

On Father’s Day weekend, Moab City Recreation also hosted a 14-team men’s fast-pitch softball tournament. Dennis Wells Construction, one of two Moab teams participating, made it to the semifinals and ended up taking third place in the double-elimination event. The tournament was won by Desert Dawgs of Salt Lake City, which defeated eXfuse in the finals on Sunday, June 21.
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