Islandian Pro Alliance
Tuesday, May 29, 2001
Ruthlandian Union - North Division
Colfax Cops 11-Inning Win Over Elnora 7-6
First place Colfax fought back in the late innings and finally overcame Elnora 7-6 in eleven innings. They trailed 3-0 after six. Right fielder Pat Lott homered off losing pitcher Bennie Bechtold (0-1 1.80) to win the game. Alex Castille (3-1 3.21) came in and pitched a scoreless inning to save it for Jim Dreyer (1-0 3.91), who got the victory. The Blasters had 14 hits and were led by second baseman Tucker Hill (.341) and third baseman Russ Farrell (.302) with three hits apiece. The All-Stars tagged 10 hits and were paced by shortstop Johnny Zumwalt (.288) with three hits. Manager Clem Rogers of Colfax used six pitchers and had to bring Castille, a starter, to finish the game.
Colfax (23-16) is in first place in the RU North Division, while Elnora (16-25) is in last place. The Blasters are just a few percentage points up on second place Far Mountain (24-17).
Redhawks Streaking Again, Win 4th
Far Mountain is at it again -- streaking along with its fourth win in a row. The Redhawks nipped the Valmara Vipers 4-3 at Sky High Stadium. Far Mountain capped it off with two runs in the seventh on shortstop Joey Cannizzaro's (.353) RBI single and first baseman Royce Benson's (.320) RBI double to make the score 4-2. Pinchhitter Cliff Cherry (.258) hit a sac fly to cut it to 4-3, but closer Doc Rutledge got a double play ball to end the game. It was Rutledge's 6th save. The victory went to starter Stan Lamoreaux (2-1 2.57), who tossed seven innings and allowed two runs and seven hits. Todd Turner (4-3 4.66) took the loss for the Vipers. He gave up all four runs on eight hits and left in the seventh. Center fielder Jan Szymanski (.255) drove in two runs for Valmara.
Far Mountain (24-17 is in second place, just a few points out of first. Valmara (21-19) is in the third spot in the standings, 2.5 games behind leading Colfax (23-16).
V's Edge A's 4-3
Shortstop Scooter Perez (.360) of the Volusia Vigilantes ripped a roundtripper in the seventh to beat Glasco 4-3 at the Jailhouse and put a stop to a three-game losing streak. Bullpen ace, Ricky Moreno (3-1 2.66) picked up his 5th save with a scoreless eighth and ninth, while Charles Darby (6-3 1.96) went the distance in defeat for the Athletics. Darby allowed 11 hits, fanned three and walked one. Ike Moore (1-0 9.00) notched the win, but was not effective in his inning. He surrendered a run, a hit and two walks. Three Vigilante hurlers allowed eight hits overall. Starter Raul Sandoval (4-4 2.58) had another quality outing, yielding six hits and two runs in six innings before he tired.
Glasco (19-19) is in fourth place in the RU North race, 3.5 games behind first place Colfax. Volusia (17-24) is fifth.
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