Cardinals Face Another Busy Week

The Cardinal baseball team finished one busy week and jumped right into another one.  Last week Soda Springs took part in the Glenns Ferry tournament.  They faced some tough competition and finished winless in the tournament, but that doesn’t tell the whole story.  

The Cardinals got the weekend started early as they took on the Gooding Senators.  Early on, Soda matching Gooding pitch for pitch as neither team scored in the first inning.  In the second inning the Cardinals continued to struggle at the plate failing to get anyone on base.  Gooding, on the other hand, was able to put four runs on the board.  The third and fourth innings saw Gooding add just one run while Soda remained scoreless.  In the fifth, the Cardinals finally got some runs with Stephens, Bowen and McCullough each scoring once.  The Cardinals ran out of gas after that, allowing Gooding to score eight more times losing 13-3.

Next, the Cardinals faced off against Grangeville.  Grangeville entered the contest as the number four team in the state.  Despite being considered as the underdogs Soda Springs battled tough in the early going of this game as well.  After four innings the Cardinals trailed by just three runs.  Unfortunately, Soda failed to score in the final two and a half innings while giving up six runs and dropped this game 9-0.

The Filer Wildcats were the Cardinals’ first opponent on Saturday.  Filer struck first in the game and took a 3-0 lead into the second.  Filer added another three runs in the top of the second and now led 6-0.  The Cardinals got things going in the bottom of the second as seven different players scored runs, giving Soda the lead at 7-6.  From there, things would not go the Cardinals’ way as they would be outscored 15-0 over the last three innings, taking a loss with a score
of 21-7.

In the final game of the weekend Soda Springs faced Glenns Ferry.  As things started off, the Cardinals had better luck getting on base, but failed to score in the first while giving up four runs.  The Cards would get on the board in the second, but as the inning came to a close they trailed 6-1.  Each team scored a single run in the third, but once again in the fourth the Cardinals were outscored and trailed 8-2.  In the fifth inning, Soda chipped away at the lead, putting up two more runs but still trailing 9-4.  In the sixth inning, the Cardinals had their best at bat as they added four more runs and cut the lead to just a single run.  Glenns Ferry answered back in the bottom of the inning and took an 11-8 lead, which is where this one would end.

The Cardinals will look to improve on their record this week as they will be in action on three separate days.  Things will start off on Wednesday as they travel to district foe Malad before making the long trek to North Freemont for a double header on Friday.  The Cardinals will wrap things up with another double header on Saturday with their home opener against Marsh Valley.  So come on out and support the boys on their home field at noon on Saturday.