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Islandian Pro Alliance
Friday, June 1, 2001
Ruthlandian Union - North Division
FM Wins 7th Straight, Edges Vipers in 12
Far Mountain woke up out of the doldrums in the late innings and rallied to edge Valmara 6-5 in twelve innings. It was their seventh in a row and the Vipers fourth setback in a row. Tough Zarek Zalewski (6-2 1.84) was sailing along with a 5-1 lead going into the eighth frame, but tired and faltered. The Redhawks scored two in each of the last two innings to tie it at 5-5, then won in the twelfth when right fielder Tommy Sonnier (.304) singled in the winning run off loser Danny Blauser (3-1 1.90) with two outs. Doc Rutledge (5-1 2.51) claimed his 5th victory with four sharp innings. He fanned two and gave up no runs and three hits. Blauser came on in the eighth and pitched poorly, surrendering seven hits and three runs in his 4-plus innings. Both ballclubs tallied 11 hits each. Shortstop Joey Cannizzaro (.351) had a double and a triple for Far Mountain, while shortstop Mickey Ellefson (.323) had three hits for the Vipers.
The Redhawks are soaring high above the RU North standings with 27 wins and only 17 losses. Third place Valmara (21-22) sank below .500 and trails by 5.5 games in the race.
Blasters Top All-Stars 6-4
The Colfax Blasters jumped on Elnora early for a 6-1 lead in the first four frames and held on to defeat the All-Stars 6-4. 37-year-old Alex Castille (6-3 3.31) tired after six innings, but got credit for the win. He gave up all four runs in six innings. Starter Troy Hudson (3-3 4.63) lost it and was hammered hard by Colfax as they racked up four runs and seven hits off of him. Pat Langlais (2-4 4.11) registered his 4th save this season by getting the last out of the game with the bases loaded. Third baseman Vic Boldt speared a line drive to end the game. Robbie Smith and Langlais held the All-Stars without a run over the final three innings. Colfax totaled 13 hits and were sparked by shortstop Wayne O'Reilly (.207) with two hits and two RBIs, center fielder Ronnie Wright (.340) with three hits and an RBI and right fielder Pat Lott (.257) and second baseman Tucker Hill (.347), both with 2-for-5 and an RBI. Elnora had four doubles and a home run among their 10 base hits. Shortstop Johnny Zumwalt (.303) went 3-for-4 with one RBI, second baseman Gil Foster (.356) drilled his 6th home run and drove in a pair of runs with it and center fielder Rusty Gilbert (.286) had two hits and scored twice.
Colfax (24-18) is in the runner-up spot in the RU North standings and is two games behind the first place Far Mountain Redhawks (27-17). Elnora (18-26) lost for the first time in three games and is tied for last with Volusia.
A's Sneak by V's 3-2
It was a busy eighth inning at the Jailhouse in Volusia -- all the runs in the game were scored in that inning -- with Glasco sneaking by the homestanding Vigilantes 3-2. Third baseman Lou McCarley (.175) led off the inning with a triple and scored on shortstop Rick Atkins (.211) sac fly. Second sacker Barry McCord's (.276) RBI single made it 2-0 and left fielder Ox Beauvais (.357) drove in the eventual game-winner with a single. Catcher Ernie Fox's (.400) RBI ground out and right fielder Lonnie Howard's (.240) RBI hit made it close in the bottom of the inning. Each club had 8 hits apiece with the victory going to reliever Artie McFalls (3-4 5.17), despite an ineffective outing. McFalls gave up two runs and three hits in less than two innings. Closer Roy Cook (1-2 1.05) entered the game in the eighth and recorded his 4th save. Volusia starter Hank Massey (2-7 4.13) was tagged with the defeat as he permitted three runs and 8 hits and departed after eight innings.
The Athletics (21-20) slipped ahead of Valmara (21-22) in the battle for third place, 4.5 games off the pace of the division leader, Far Mountain (27-17). The Vigilantes (18-26) are last.
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