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Islandian Pro Alliance
Friday, June 15, 2001
Ruthlandian Union - South Division
Nine's Ledbetter Win 10th, Beat FC 8-2
On the road in Forest City at Riverside Stadium, the top club in the RU South bowled over the second place Lumberjacks 8-2 as Casey Ledbetter won his 10th game of the season. He is now tied with Jackie Leslie (10-2 3.35) of the Fairfax Frogs for the most victories in the Islandian Pro Alliance. Ledbetter (10-1 3.19) scattered eight hits, struck out five and walked three in a complete-game performance. Topping the Nine's 11-hit attack was right fielder Ronnie Lee (.360) with 3-for-5 and two RBIs. Left fielder Ronnie Horn (.298) scored twice and had two hits and center fielder Tommy Reinhold (.301) hit a home run. Gene Stuart (5-4 4.25) was tagged with the loss, allowing four runs in three innings.
Marston (34-22) took the series three games to two and increased its lead over second place Forest City (30-28) to five games. The two clubs now switch cities and will go to Marston for a series.
Rattlers Put the Bite on Sunbirds 5-3
At Farmers Memorial Park in Sugar Valley, the third place Rattlers took an early 5-0 lead and held on to defeat fourth place Belair Beach 5-3. Paul Haines (3-3 3.62) picked up the victory by holding the Sunbirds to three runs and seven hits. He lasted into the eighth and needed help from closer Gregg Neal (4-3 2.08), who did his job and got his 7th save. Carl Thompson (8-5 2.37) lost for the second time in a row and third time in five games. He yielded five runs before departing in the sixth. Sugar Valley third sacker Jorge Vargas (.351) led his club with a two-run triple and shortstop Flipper Bird (.242) had two hits and scored twice. Belair Beach's top batter was left fielder Nicky Swift (.353) with 3-for-4, including his RU-leading 23rd home run.
Sugar Valley took the series four games to one.
The Rattlers (28-28) are six games out of first place, while the Sunbirds (27-31) trail by eight games.
Diamonds Defeat Westerners 5-3, Nuxhall Winner
In Waleska, Zach Nuxhall of the Claxton Diamonds withstood three homers to beat the Westerners 5-3 at Westerner Field. Fortunately for Nuxhall they all came with the bases empty. Nuxhall (3-7 4.92) pitched into the ninth and held Waleska to seven hits, while walking three and fanning eight. Earl Weber (4-1 2.49) came in with the tying runs on second and third and got the final batter for his 5th save. The loser was Smokey Joe Carter (8-6 2.97), who was sent to the showers by a four-run third inning. Sparking the Diamonds at bat were center fielder Wayne Wilson (.284) and shortstop Bobby Ritter (.321), both had three hits in the game. Shortstop Errol Eichhorn (.263), right fielder Charley Williamson (.282) and left fielder Big Hoss Burkhalter (.286) all homered for the Westerners.
Claxton's (27-32) triumph lifted them out of the division basement by two percentage points. It was the Diamonds third successive win over the Westerners (26-31). Both ballclubs are 8.5 games behind the top team in the RU South, the Marston Nine (34-22).
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