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Islandian Pro Alliance
Wednesday, May 30, 2001
Tycobbian Union - West Division
Frogs Fall to Viks, Streak Ends at 9
Fairfax was primed to set a new IPA record for the most wins in succession -- the Frogs were at home at the Frog Pond, they were playing great and they had won the last nine games -- but it didn't happen. Bayview saw to that with a 10-1 stomping. The Vikings parlayed 14 hits and a strong performance by 6'10" lefty, Jesus Carvajal to end the Fairfax winning streak. Carvajal (6-1 3.28) stopped them on five hits, fanned eight and walked four. Catcher Tommy Harrell (.273) and left fielder Glenn Burns (.312) led the hit parade with three RBIs each. Harrell had three hits, including a home run. Third baseman Bob Klostermann (.279) had three hits and drove in two for the winners. Johnny Schluessler (2-4 4.27) was pinned with the defeat. He left in the sixth after surrendering five runs, seven hits and five walks.
The Frogs now share the IPA mark for most consecutive victories with division rival La Claire. The Lynx won nine in a row early in the season.
Fairfax (27-14) still has a sparkling record and a big lead in the TU West Division. Bayview (24-19) is in the number two spot in the standings, four games behind the Frogs with three more games in the series. The teams have split the first two.
Blue Sox Beat La Claire 2-1
In a very well-pitched affair fourth place Blue Lake narrowly beat third place La Claire 2-1 to snap a three-game losing string. Jay Clay (4-2 2.41) had to throw a lot of pitches and walked a lot of batters, but he kept the Lynx from scoring except for the fourth inning, when catcher Dennis Weiss (.294) doubled and was driven in by shortstop Dirk Lindahl's (.255) base hit. Clay stymied La Claire on six hits, walked five and had seven strikeouts for the win. He needed ninth-inning help from Derek Manetti (3-1 3.38), who retired the side in order for his 2nd save. Jerry Smith (5-5 4.09) lost it for the Lynx with a strong showing, permitting two runs and seven hits in seven innings with six strikeouts and no walks. The Blue Sox got the first run in the second, when third baseman Timmy Smith (.295) doubled and scored on catcher Seitaro Ohayashi's (.262) single. The game-winning run was scored in the seventh on back-to-back doubles by center fielder Donnie Frazier (.320) and first baseman Fred Taranto (.320).
The La Claire Lynx (21-21) continue to struggle and are now 6.5 games out of first. Blue Lake (18-23) is fourth in the TU West and are nine games behind leading Fairfax (27-14). The Blue Sox are tied with Arlon (18-23).
Champs Power Past Bucs with 4 HRs
Jerry Keller and Nicky Sweet powered Arlon past Bay St. Clair 8-6 with four roundtrippers. Center fielder Keller (.329) hit a pair and drove in 4 runs, giving him 12 homers for the year and 41 RBIs. Third baseman Sweet (.250) jolted two as well and had 3 RBIs. Sean Dudek (1-4 5.54) labored, but got the victory. He tossed six innings, gave up four runs and eleven hits. Closer Jeff Nieman relieved him in the seventh and got his first save, but gave up two runs in the eighth.The Buccaneers outhit the Champions 14-10. Shortstop Chuck Hankins (.340) was a thorn in Arlon's side with three hits, including his 4th homer. Second baseman Tony Mann (.339) had two hits and two RBIs. Starter Gary Robinson (3-5 3.71) had a dismal day and took the loss. He worked six innings and allowed six runs and nine hits. Robinson (.318) left trailing 6-4, but did do well at the plate with 2-for-2 and two RBIs.
Arlon (18-23) moved back into a tie with Blue Lake (18-23) for fourth place, while Bay St. Clair (17-25) sits all alone in last.
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