LARAMIE — The Laramie American Legion baseball team improved to 29-18 overall with a doubleheader sweep at home Tuesday evening against the Douglas Cats.
The Rangers, which are third in the AA conference standings at 8-4, took care of business at Cowboy Field with wins of 13-2 and 11-1 against Douglas, and both games called after five innings.
kAmx? E96 7:CDE @7 E96 EH:?3:==[ {2C2>:6 DE2CE:?8 A:E496C %2JE@? |@@C6 <6AE E96 r2ED D4@C6=6DD 7@C E96 7:CDE 7@FC :??:?8D E@ ?@E49 E96 H:?] w6 2==@H65 D6G6? 9:ED[ EH@ 62C?65 CF?D H:E9 E9C66 H2=<D 2?5 7@FC DEC:<6@FED] z@=3J qFFD C6=:6G65 |@@C6 @? E96 >@F?5 :? E96 E@A @7 E96 7:7E9 :??:?8 2?5 C64@C565 2 H2=< 2?5 2 DEC:<6@FE]k^Am
kAm%96 #2?86CD @776?D6 A@F?565 @FE 6:89E 9:ED H9:=6 D4@C:?8 EH@ CF?D :? 6249 @7 E96 7:CDE 2?5 D64@?5 :??:?8D[ E96? E9C66 CF?D :? 6249 @7 E96 ?6IE E9C66 :??:?8D]k^Am
kAm$6G6? {2C2>:6 32EE6CD C64@C565 2E =62DE @?6 #qx[ =65 3J |@@C6[ H9@ 96=A65 9:>D6=7 2E E96 A=2E6 H:E9 E9C66 #qx 2?5 2 CF? H9:=6 8@:?8 a @7 b H:E9 E96 32E] r2E496C q6? |2=@?6 2=D@ H2D a @7 b[ :?4=F5:?8 2 5@F3=6[ H:E9 EH@ #qx 2?5 EH@ CF?D] $9@CEDE@A #:=6J w@8D6EE 25565 2 5@F3=6 2?5 46?E6C 7:6=56C q6? #F4<>2? <?@4<65 2 EC:A=6]k^Am
kAm%96 #2?86CD EFC?65 2? 62C=J b\` =625 27E6C E96 7:CDE EH@ :??:?8D :?E@ 2 C@FE :? E96 ?:89E42A H:E9 6:89E CF?D :? E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 7@FCE9 :??:?8]k^Am
kAms@F8=2D D4@C65 2? 62C=J CF? :? E96 7:CDE 367@C6 {2C2>:6 DE2CE:?8 A:E496C v2CC6EE s@55 D9FE 5@H? E96 r2ED’ @776?D6 5FC:?8 9:D C6>2:?:?8 E9C66 :??:?8D] w6 2==@H65 E96 @?=J EH@ 9:ED 7@C s@F8=2D E@ 8@ H:E9 2 H2=< 2?5 2 DEC:<6@FE] qC2?5@? r92G6K 4=@D65 E96 5@@C :? E96 7:7E9 :??:?8 H:E9 K6C@D 24C@DD E96 3@2C5 E@ 8@ H:E9 EH@ DEC:<6@FED]k^Am
kAm|62?H9:=6[ E96 {2C2>:6 @776?D6 <?@4<65 2C@F?5 `_ 9:ED[ =65 3J 7@FC #qx 7C@> #F4<>2?[ H9@ H2D 2 =625@77 56D:8?2E65 9:EE6C] #F4<>2?[ w@8D6EE[ |2=@?6 2?5 p=6I |6C4:= 4@??64E65 7@C 5@F3=6D] qFFD 2=D@ 925 2 D:?8=6[ EH@ #qx 2?5 2 H2=<]k^Am
k9bmkDEC@?8mr@>A6E:?8 :? |@?E2?2k^DEC@?8mk^9bm
kAmq67@C6 E96 82>6D 282:?DE s@F8=2D[ E96 #2?86CD EC2G6=65 E@ E96 q@K6>2? qF4<D pp x?G:E2E:@?2= %@FC?2>6?E =2DE H66<6?5 :? |@?E2?2]k^Am
kAm{2C2>:6 H6?E a\b :? E96 E@FC?6J H:E9 2 d\c =@DD E@ E96 q:==:?8D #@J2=D[ 2? `g\b =@DD E@ E96 9@DE q@K6>2? qF4<D[ 2 `_\_ H:? 282:?DE E96 q=24<7@@E qC@?4@D 7C@> x529@[ 2? ``\e =@DD E@ E96 !@42E6==@ #F??:?’ #636=D 7C@> x529@ 2?5 2 `c\`b H:? :? E96 C6>2E49 7:?2=6 282:?DE q=24<7@@E]k^Am
kAm$@>6 @7 E96 {2C2>:6 9:89=:89ED 7C@> E96 82>6D :? q@K6>2? :?4=F565ik^Am
kAm— y6?<:?[ H9:=6 A:E49:?8 2?5 A=2J:?8 7:CDE 32D6 282:?DE q:==:?8D[ H2D a\7@C\c H:E9 E9C66 #qx 2E E96 A=2E6 H:E9 3@E9 @7 9:D 4@??64E:@?D 8@:?8 7@C EC:A=6D]k^Am
kAm— x? E96 7:CDE 82>6 282:?DE q=24<7@@E[ DE2CE:?8 A:E496C y246 |@?:K E@DD65 2 ?@\9:EE6C :? E96 4@?E6DE E92E H2D 42==65 H:E9 2 `_\CF? >6C4J CF=6 27E6C E96 E@A @7 E96 7:7E9 :??:?8] w6 2==@H65 ;FDE E9C66 H2=<D E@ 8@ H:E9 D:I DEC:<6@FED]k^Am
kAm— sFC:?8 E96 D64@?5 82>6 282:?DE q=24<7@@E[ E96 #2?86CD C2==:65 7C@> 2? g\e 567:4:E E@ D4@C6 D:I CF?D :? E96 D:IE9 :??:?8 2?5 EH@ CF?D :? E96 D6G6?E9] #F4<>2?[ A=2J:?8 46?E6C 7:6=5[ 6?565 E96 82>6 H:E9 2 H2=<\@77 D24C:7:46 7=J E@ 255 E@ 9:D D:I #qx E92E :?4=F565 EH@ EC:A=6D 2?5 2 9@>6 CF? @? 9:D b\7@C\c 9:EE:?8] r92G6K[ 2E 7:CDE 32D6 2?5 =67E 7:6=5[ H2D c\7@C\c H:E9 EH@ #qx 2?5 s@55[ 2E =67E 7:6=5 2?5 A:E496C[ H2D b\7@C\d H:E9 EH@ #qx] %96 #2?86CD E2==:65 `f 9:ED]k^Am
k9bmkDEC@?8m&A ?6IEk^DEC@?8mk^9bm
kAm%96 #2?86CD H:== ?6IE 9625 D@FE9 7@C E96 v236 !2?5@ |6>@C:2= (@@5 q2E %@FC?2>6?E :? u@CE r@==:?D[ r@=@C25@[ E9:D H66<6?5 H:E9 E96 7:CDE 7@FC 82>6D 2E #@4<J |@F?E2:? w:89 $49@@=]k^Am
kAm{2C2>:6 :D D4965F=65 E@ 368:? 2E d A]>] E@52J 282:?DE E96 9@DE #@4<J |@F?E2:? {@3@D] %96J H:== E96? A=2J 2E a A]>] uC:52J GD] E96 {@G6=2?5 p46Dj aib_ A]>] $2EFC52J 282:?DE #@8F6 q2D632== 7C@> s6?G6Cj d A]>] $2EFC52J GD] E96 r96J6??6 $:I6CDj 2?5 ``ib_ 2]>] $F?52J 282:?DE E96 r2DA6C ~:=6CD 2E r:EJ !2C<]k^Am
