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Eugene Church · 03-01-2008, 06:53 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Saturday, May 19, 2001

Ruthlandian Baseball Union

South Division

Ledbetter Lifts Marston to First
Everything went right for the Marston Nine in the 10-0 rout of the Claxton Diamonds. Casey Ledbetter (5-1 3.69) hurled a three-hit shutout and his teammates lit up Claxton pitching for 15 hits. And to make things even better, Sugar Valley split with Waleska and that made the Nine first in the RBU South Division.
Marston manager, Johnny Walters, said, "My boys made it easy for me today. I could just sit back and enjoy it."
Ledbetter had four strikeouts and walked none in an outstanding outing. The hitters had a great day, too. Shortstop Lenny Torricelli (.302), left fielder Ronnie Horn (.287) and right fielder Chris Deangelo (.309) all slammed three hits. Deangelo tied the IPA record for most doubles in a game with three. Jerry Keller of Arlon set the mark on May 6th. Zach Nuxhall (1-2 4.50) took the loss and the brunt of the Nine attack. Marston assaulted him for seven runs and eight hits. The Diamonds committed four errors. Only three of the runs were earned. Nuxhall departed for the showers in the sixth inning.

Marston (17-13) is now in the top spot in the South Division, a half-game in front of the Sugar Valley Rattlers (16-13). Claxton (11-19) is last and trails by six games.

Rattlers Whip Westerners in 10
Trailing 6-1 in the opening game of a twinbill, Waleska stunned Sugar Valley with a five-run ninth-inng rally, but the Rattlers recovered and rebounded in overtime to edge the Westerners 8-6. In the tenth second sacker Timmy Bell (.265) and left fielder Paul Winston (.220) had RBI-singles to spark the victory. Closer Gregg Neal (2-2 1.66) had a rough ninth, but settled down and put Waleska away in the tenth. Bullpen specialist Buddy Kennedy (1-1 1.26) didn't do his job this time out and got tagged with the loss. Sugar Valley rapped out 12 hits and were led by third baseman Jorge Vargas (.343) and first baseman Ken Arnold (.289), both were 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Each one homered. The Westerners collected 11 hits and were paced by right fielder Charley Williamson (.301) with three hits and left fielder Big Hoss Burkhalter (.293) had two RBIs.

Hill's Walk-Off Triple Wins It For Westerners
Waleska stunned Sugar Valley in the ninth inning in both games -- but they only managed to split with the Rattlers today at Westerner Field. A walk-off triple off the bat of catcher Jordy Hill (.180) gave the Westerners the victory 3-2 in the nightcap. But it took a three-run rally in the last of the ninth to do it. Rattler starter Tony Michelet had a 2-0 shutout until left fielder Big Hoss Burkhalter (.301) tied it up with a last-minute two-run homer. Michelet (3-3 4.65) surrendered seven hits overall, fanned six and walked two. Waleska's Marv Chancellor tossed a fine game. He went eight innings and struck out ten, while yielding eight hits and a pair of runs. However, Jack Wagner (2-0) got credit for the win with a scoreless ninth. Catcher Slingshot McFall (.382) went 4-for-4 for Sugar Valley and right fielder Karl Dietz (.300) was 3-for-4. McFall had a solo roundtripper.

The second-game defeat cost the Rattlers (16-13) the top spot in the RBU South as Marston (17-13) took over first by a half-game. Waleska (16-15) is in the third spot in the standings and trails by 1.5 games.

Garrett and Sunbirds Blank 'Jacks
The third place Belair Beach Sunbirds have won their last three games. Dirk Garrett weaved his magic well as he shut out the Forest City Lumberjacks 6-0 at Riverside Stadium. Garrett (3-5 4.50) stopped the 'Jacks on just five hits. He walked three and whiffed two in an impressive stint. The Sunbird batters put up 10 hits and were led by third baseman Rick Sullivan (.297), who had two hits, including a three-run double. First sacker Nickie Gulino (.195) was 1-for-3 and drove in two runs. Losing pitcher Buddy Huchinson (2-5 3.79) didn't last long against Belair Beach. He exited after allowing six runs on seven hits in just two innings.

"I felt strong the entire game," Garrett said. "I felt like I had my good stuff. It was just one of those games when everything was working."

The Sunbirds (16-14) are right on the tails of the top two clubs in the RBU South, Marston (17-13) and Sugar Valley (16-13). Forest City (14-16) is in the fifth spot in the division.

03-01-2008, 06:53 PM	#143
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,783 Blog Entries: 1	Islandian Pro Alliance Saturday, May 19, 2001 Ruthlandian Baseball Union South Division Ledbetter Lifts Marston to First Everything went right for the Marston Nine in the 10-0 rout of the Claxton Diamonds. Casey Ledbetter (5-1 3.69) hurled a three-hit shutout and his teammates lit up Claxton pitching for 15 hits. And to make things even better, Sugar Valley split with Waleska and that made the Nine first in the RBU South Division. Marston manager, Johnny Walters, said, "My boys made it easy for me today. I could just sit back and enjoy it." Ledbetter had four strikeouts and walked none in an outstanding outing. The hitters had a great day, too. Shortstop Lenny Torricelli (.302), left fielder Ronnie Horn (.287) and right fielder Chris Deangelo (.309) all slammed three hits. Deangelo tied the IPA record for most doubles in a game with three. Jerry Keller of Arlon set the mark on May 6th. Zach Nuxhall (1-2 4.50) took the loss and the brunt of the Nine attack. Marston assaulted him for seven runs and eight hits. The Diamonds committed four errors. Only three of the runs were earned. Nuxhall departed for the showers in the sixth inning. Marston (17-13) is now in the top spot in the South Division, a half-game in front of the Sugar Valley Rattlers (16-13). Claxton (11-19) is last and trails by six games. Rattlers Whip Westerners in 10 Trailing 6-1 in the opening game of a twinbill, Waleska stunned Sugar Valley with a five-run ninth-inng rally, but the Rattlers recovered and rebounded in overtime to edge the Westerners 8-6. In the tenth second sacker Timmy Bell (.265) and left fielder Paul Winston (.220) had RBI-singles to spark the victory. Closer Gregg Neal (2-2 1.66) had a rough ninth, but settled down and put Waleska away in the tenth. Bullpen specialist Buddy Kennedy (1-1 1.26) didn't do his job this time out and got tagged with the loss. Sugar Valley rapped out 12 hits and were led by third baseman Jorge Vargas (.343) and first baseman Ken Arnold (.289), both were 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Each one homered. The Westerners collected 11 hits and were paced by right fielder Charley Williamson (.301) with three hits and left fielder Big Hoss Burkhalter (.293) had two RBIs. Hill's Walk-Off Triple Wins It For Westerners Waleska stunned Sugar Valley in the ninth inning in both games -- but they only managed to split with the Rattlers today at Westerner Field. A walk-off triple off the bat of catcher Jordy Hill (.180) gave the Westerners the victory 3-2 in the nightcap. But it took a three-run rally in the last of the ninth to do it. Rattler starter Tony Michelet had a 2-0 shutout until left fielder Big Hoss Burkhalter (.301) tied it up with a last-minute two-run homer. Michelet (3-3 4.65) surrendered seven hits overall, fanned six and walked two. Waleska's Marv Chancellor tossed a fine game. He went eight innings and struck out ten, while yielding eight hits and a pair of runs. However, Jack Wagner (2-0) got credit for the win with a scoreless ninth. Catcher Slingshot McFall (.382) went 4-for-4 for Sugar Valley and right fielder Karl Dietz (.300) was 3-for-4. McFall had a solo roundtripper. The second-game defeat cost the Rattlers (16-13) the top spot in the RBU South as Marston (17-13) took over first by a half-game. Waleska (16-15) is in the third spot in the standings and trails by 1.5 games. Garrett and Sunbirds Blank 'Jacks The third place Belair Beach Sunbirds have won their last three games. Dirk Garrett weaved his magic well as he shut out the Forest City Lumberjacks 6-0 at Riverside Stadium. Garrett (3-5 4.50) stopped the 'Jacks on just five hits. He walked three and whiffed two in an impressive stint. The Sunbird batters put up 10 hits and were led by third baseman Rick Sullivan (.297), who had two hits, including a three-run double. First sacker Nickie Gulino (.195) was 1-for-3 and drove in two runs. Losing pitcher Buddy Huchinson (2-5 3.79) didn't last long against Belair Beach. He exited after allowing six runs on seven hits in just two innings. "I felt strong the entire game," Garrett said. "I felt like I had my good stuff. It was just one of those games when everything was working." The Sunbirds (16-14) are right on the tails of the top two clubs in the RBU South, Marston (17-13) and Sugar Valley (16-13). Forest City (14-16) is in the fifth spot in the division. Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-06-2008 at 09:57 PM.