Islandian Pro Alliance
Tuesday, May 1, 2001
Tycobbian Baseball Union
TBU East Division
'Canes Blow Past SF
Both clubs played loose with the baseball, but division leader Cape Coral came out the winner 6-4 over the South Fork Stallions despite 3 errors. It was their fourth victory in a row and the Stallions fifth straight defeat. Hurricane starter Gary Fountain (2-0) notched his second win of the young season. He took a 6-2 lead into the ninth and exited quickly after Paul Giles smashed a 2-run homer. Katsuyuki Nagashima gained his second save by getting the final two outs of the game. The Stallions also committed 3 miscues, but it cost them only one run. 2B Andy Anderson had the big bat with 2 hits, including a solo roundtripper and 3 RBIs. Teammate Erik Smith was a perfect 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs. Giles paced South Fork with his home run and 3 RBIs. It was his fourth homer this season.
Fountain scattered 9 hits in the game with only 2 of the 4 runs earned, fanned 7 and walked 2 to pick up the victory, Flint Battle (2-1) lost it, while giving up 4 runs and 6 hits in 6 innings of work. He struck out 5 and walked only 1.
The Hurricanes improved to 7-4 this season and are a game in front of second place Hartsdale, Luxora and Ginza, who are all 6-5. South Fork is in last place in the TBU East Division at 3-8.
Fernandes Whitewashes Hellcats
Big 6-6 Francisco Fernandes of Luxora worked his magic on Hartsdale and shut them out 2-0 on a 6-hit job. The lanky lefty had his stuff today and finished with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks. 3B Rico Vina ripped a two-run double in the fifth inning for the game's only scores. Jim Sears (1-1) pitched very well in defeat, giving up only 2 runs and 7 hits in 7 innings. Vina (2-4), Pedro Vizquel (2-3) and Tom Fortunato (3-4) paced the Z's 10-hit attack.
The Hellcats and Zorros are 6-5 and tied with Ginza for second place.
Nats Nuke Ninjas 7-0
Two homers in the first got Ozarka off and running on the way to a 7-0 triumph over the Ginza Ninjas. LF Ronnie Patterson began the game with a lead-off homer, then 2B Duane Starr followed it up with a 2-run shot, putting the Naturals ahead to stay. A four-run seventh finished off Ginza. Not only did Ozarka shine with the bats, but Tony Didriksen (1-1) sparkled on the mound with a 7-hit shutout. He threw only 98 pitches, fanned 4 and walked only 1 in a super performance.
CF Teddy Braun led the Nats 11-hit attack with 3-for-5 and 2 runs, Starr was 2-for-4 and 3B Doug Cunningham went 2-4, drove in a run and scored once.
Ozarka (5-6) is in the fifth spot in the TBU East standings, while Ginza is in a three-way deadlock for second.
Last edited by Eugene Church; 01-25-2008 at 11:25 PM.
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