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Islandian Pro Alliance
Wednesday, June 6, 2001
Tyrobbian Union - East Division
Nats Squeeze by Zorros 3-2 in 10 Innings
In Ozarka, the Naturals took a ten-inning 3-2 win over Luxora on center fielder Teddy Braun's (.290) two-out single that plated pinchhitter Poochie Kramer (.296) with the winning score. Slender righthander Donnie Young (3-2 3.84) worked all ten innings, gave up seven hits, fanned four and walked three. Losing pitcher Francisco Fernandes (4-5 3.45) also went all the way, giving up nine hits with four Ks and one base on balls. Ozarka was led at bat by third baseman Doug Cunningham (.233) and right fielder Denny Little (.205) with two hits and an RBI apiece.
The Naturals (27-21) are on top of the TU East Division, while the Luxora Zorros (23-23) are in the third spot, three games behind them.
Ninjas Matsumoto Shuts Out 'Canes 6-0
He's only 5'7" and 155 pounds, but 25-year-old righty Kojiro Matsumoto of the Ginza Ninjas has the stuff to make grown men cry. Matsumoto (7-1 3.36) toyed with Cape Coral and fashioned a four-hit 6-0 shutout at Seaside Stadium with two strikeouts and no walks. It was his first shutout this season. Leading the Ninjas at the plate were second baseman Scoop McDonald (.307) and center fielder Takashi Fujimoto (.268). Both of them had homers and drove in two runs. Owen Pruitt (3-4 3.99) was credited with the loss, only going four-plus innings and permitting five hits and five runs.
Ginza (26-23) kept pace with the top team in the TU East, the Ozarka Naturals (27-21). The second place Ninjas are only 1.5 games behind. Cape Coral (23-25) dipped four games off the pace and are in fourth place.
Stallions Outscore Hellcats 10-9
It was a hitfest at Jock Ewing Stadium in South Fork with the Stallions getting the best of the Hartsdale Hellcats 10-9. Leading the South Fork hit parade were right fielder Paul Giles (.283) and catcher Darryl Burnett (.277) with three RBIs each. Giles had three hits and slammed his 13th roundtripper and Burnett delivered two hits and his 2nd homer of the season. Second baseman Bob Jones (.319) added two RBIs for the winners. The Stallions rallied from a 7-6 deficit with a four-run eruption in the last of the eighth to take a 10-7 lead. The Hellcats almost caught them with two runs in the ninth. South Fork collected 14 hits, while Hartsdale had 13. The Hellcats were paced by catcher Gerry Wise (.167), who had two hits and three RBIs, including his first homer of the year. Center fielder Greg Reynolds (.242) had two hits and two RBIs, along with his fifth home run and a double. Reliever Ken Conner (3-1 2.51) notched the win and closer Gene Young (2-2 3.52) lost it, when he allowed four runs in the eighth. Billy Joe Gordon (0-3 3.03) got the last two outs on a game-ending double play with the tying run on first. He picked up his 5th save.
The loss sent Hartsdale (22-26) into the division cellar, while South Fork (23-26) climbed up to fifth place. The Stallions are 4.5 games out of first place, while the Hellcats (22-26) are five games back.
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