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Eugene Church · 02-09-2008, 10:50 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Tuesday, May 8, 2001

Tycobbian Baseball Union

TBU West Division

West Brilliant, Fans 13 Champs
Blue Lake's Bennie West (3-2) made chumps out of the Arlon Champs today at Derby Downs. He fanned 13 of them and held them to just two hits in a brilliant 2-0 shutout. The only runs in the game came in the top of the first when center fielder Donnie Frazier pounded a two-run homer. Arlon's Ace Howe (1-2) toiled 8 innings and only allowed four hits. He struck out six and walked two in a fine, but losing performance.

"You know what he's going to throw. You know what to expect. And you still can't hit it," the Arlon skipper told reporters after the shutout loss. "He just had a real deceiving fastball today and he was throwing it for strikes."

West tied the record for the most strikeouts in a game. He and Ozarka's Luther Hatch now share the IPA record with 13. He also matched the mark for fewest hits allowed. Gary Fountain of Cape Coral also held South Fork to just two hits on May 5th.

Currently West has a record of 3-2 with 31 strikeouts and 10 walks in 41.1 innings and a 1.52 ERA.

The Blue Sox (8-10) are in the fifth spot in the TBU West and Arlon (9-9) is third. The Champions trail first place La Claire by 3.5 games.

Bucs Upend Lynx 5-1
First place La Claire ran into some good pitching from Bay St. Clair's Norm Gross and bit the dust 5-1. Gross (3-2) fired a strong game, holding the Lynx to six hits with six strikeouts and just one base on balls to end the Bucs three-game losing streak. Shortstop Chuck Hankins led the Buccaneers with a 3-for-4 day, including a homer, triple and four RBIs. The losing pitcher was starter Nickie Baumgartner (1-3). He went seven innings and allowed seven hits and three runs.

Even with the loss, La Claire (13-6) still has a good lead in the TBU West Division. The Lynx are up by 2.5 games over second place Fairfax. Bay St. Clair (6-12) is in the basement and 6.5 games out.

Frogs Blast Vikings Behind Dalton
Four homers, 14 hits and dandy pitching by Jimmy Dalton was more than enough for Fairfax to beat the Bayview Vikings 9-2. Dalton (2-1) chunked a nice five-hitter and chalked up five strikeouts and three walks. He was also well-supported by right fielder Gregg Vincent, who went 3-5 with his 10th homer and 2 RBIs, while shortstop Warren Lee was 3-5 with his 3rd homer and 2 RBIs. Center fielder Billy Echevarria and catcher Rich Kelly chipped in their first roundtrippers of the season. The Vikings only punch came from first sacker Duane Coleman. He cracked two more out of the park to give him an IPA-high of 11 home runs.
Loser Mike Jardoin (0-2) didn't last long, gave up five runs and six hits and left in the third inning.

The Frogs (10-8) picked up a game on first place La Claire (13-6) and are 2.5 games off the pace. Bayview (9-10) is fourth in the TBU West standings, four games behind.

02-09-2008, 10:50 PM	#90
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,690 Blog Entries: 1	Islandian Pro Alliance Tuesday, May 8, 2001 Tycobbian Baseball Union TBU West Division West Brilliant, Fans 13 Champs Blue Lake's Bennie West (3-2) made chumps out of the Arlon Champs today at Derby Downs. He fanned 13 of them and held them to just two hits in a brilliant 2-0 shutout. The only runs in the game came in the top of the first when center fielder Donnie Frazier pounded a two-run homer. Arlon's Ace Howe (1-2) toiled 8 innings and only allowed four hits. He struck out six and walked two in a fine, but losing performance. "You know what he's going to throw. You know what to expect. And you still can't hit it," the Arlon skipper told reporters after the shutout loss. "He just had a real deceiving fastball today and he was throwing it for strikes." West tied the record for the most strikeouts in a game. He and Ozarka's Luther Hatch now share the IPA record with 13. He also matched the mark for fewest hits allowed. Gary Fountain of Cape Coral also held South Fork to just two hits on May 5th. Currently West has a record of 3-2 with 31 strikeouts and 10 walks in 41.1 innings and a 1.52 ERA. The Blue Sox (8-10) are in the fifth spot in the TBU West and Arlon (9-9) is third. The Champions trail first place La Claire by 3.5 games. Bucs Upend Lynx 5-1 First place La Claire ran into some good pitching from Bay St. Clair's Norm Gross and bit the dust 5-1. Gross (3-2) fired a strong game, holding the Lynx to six hits with six strikeouts and just one base on balls to end the Bucs three-game losing streak. Shortstop Chuck Hankins led the Buccaneers with a 3-for-4 day, including a homer, triple and four RBIs. The losing pitcher was starter Nickie Baumgartner (1-3). He went seven innings and allowed seven hits and three runs. Even with the loss, La Claire (13-6) still has a good lead in the TBU West Division. The Lynx are up by 2.5 games over second place Fairfax. Bay St. Clair (6-12) is in the basement and 6.5 games out. Frogs Blast Vikings Behind Dalton Four homers, 14 hits and dandy pitching by Jimmy Dalton was more than enough for Fairfax to beat the Bayview Vikings 9-2. Dalton (2-1) chunked a nice five-hitter and chalked up five strikeouts and three walks. He was also well-supported by right fielder Gregg Vincent, who went 3-5 with his 10th homer and 2 RBIs, while shortstop Warren Lee was 3-5 with his 3rd homer and 2 RBIs. Center fielder Billy Echevarria and catcher Rich Kelly chipped in their first roundtrippers of the season. The Vikings only punch came from first sacker Duane Coleman. He cracked two more out of the park to give him an IPA-high of 11 home runs. Loser Mike Jardoin (0-2) didn't last long, gave up five runs and six hits and left in the third inning. The Frogs (10-8) picked up a game on first place La Claire (13-6) and are 2.5 games off the pace. Bayview (9-10) is fourth in the TBU West standings, four games behind. Last edited by Eugene Church; 02-23-2008 at 12:40 AM.