Islandian Pro Alliance
Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Ruthlandian Baseball Union
North Division
Redhawks Win in 12th, Davis Homers
Far Mountain snapped Colfax's six-game winning streak with a 6-5 twelve-inning victory. Catcher Dave Davis smacked a home run off loser Pat Langlois (0-2) to decide the game. Redhawk closer Doc Rutledge (3-1) chalked up the win with four scoreless innings. He fanned five batters, walked one and allowed only two hits. Right fielder Tommy Sonnier (.260) also went deep for Far Mountain. Shortstop Wayne O'Reilly (.213) and first basemen Dennis Cole (.321) topped Colfax with homers.
The Colfax Blasters (16-10) and Valmara Vipers (16-10) are on top of the RBU North standings and the Redhawks (11-15) are in the number five spot.
Schoenfeld Blanks Vigilantes 4-0
The Valmara Vipers got another exceptional effort from righthander Paul Schoenfeld, who fired a three-hitter against Volusia and blanked them 4-0. The triumph put the Vipers back even with the Colfax Blasters and back into the top spot in the RBU North. Schoenfeld (2-2) collected five Ks and walked three in picking up his second straight win. Valmara got eight hits off of losing pitcher Raul Sandoval (3-3), who only allowed one earned run. Catcher Yoshi Motsuzuki (.273), center fielder Jan Szymanski (.284) and third baseman Matt Mazurek (.234) led the Viper batters with two hits each. There were no extra base hits in the game by either team.
Valmara (16-10) and Colfax (16-10) have identical records and are in a first place tie. Volusia (10-17) is in the division basement.
A's Darby Whitewashes All-Stars
The only difference between pitchers Charles Darby and Carl Costas was a second inning home run by first baseman Carl Kavanaugh (.167). That gave the Glasco Athletics a 1-0 victory over the Elnora All-Stars. Darby (3-2) allowed six hits during the affair, whiffed five and walked three. Costas (1-5) had a standout start as well as he limited the A's to just four hits in eight innings and fanned eleven.
Darby told reporters after the game, "My arm felt good, mechanics were good and my stuff was working ...it don't get any better than this."
The All-Stars manager Zoggy White said, "It was a rough one for Costas. We just didn't get him any runs."
Currently Darby has a 3-2 won-lost record in 6 starts with a 2.33 ERA. He also has 29 strikeouts in 46.1 innings.
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