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Eugene Church · 06-21-2008, 07:20 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Saturday, June 16, 2001

Tyrobbian Union - East Division

Ozarka Regains First, Drops Ninjas to 2nd
The Ozarka Naturals lit up the scoreboard early at Ninja Stadium and regained the number one spot in the TU East pennant race. The Nats walloped 13 hits and three homers to drop Ginza 8-4 to move a half-game up on them. They were led by second baseman Duane Starr (.302), who collected 4 hits in 5 tries, scored twice and batted in four runs, while third sacker Doug Cunningham (.253) went 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Starr (6), Cunningham (17) and left fielder Ronnie Patterson (11) all hit home runs. Yasuyuki Nakagawa (7-5 2.74) notched his 7th victory and twirled a complete game. He carried an 8-0 lead into the eighth and had given up only two hits, when he was tagged for four runs. Overall Nakagawa gave up eight hits, walked two and fanned four. Ginza starter Vic Rousakis (7-6 3.54) absorbed the loss, allowing five runs in less than three innings.

Ozarka (31-27) is back in first place, while the Ninjas (30-27) fell to second place.

SF Slips by CC 2-1 Behind Battle
Flint Battle of South Fork got the best of Wally Robinson of Cape Coral in a tight 2-1 pitching battle at Seaside Stadium. Battle (8-5 2.53) went the distance and limited the Hurricanes to just four hits, while Robinson (8-4 2.85) allowed seven hits and only one earned one in eight innings of work. South Fork is in fourth place in the TU East and the defeat kept Cape Coral out of a first place tie. The Stallions drew first blood with a hit-batsman, single, error and wild pitch scoring the first run in the second. Two costly walks and shortstop Bobby Riley's (.254) RBI single plated the eventual winning run in the third. Cape Coral's only run came on right fielder Danny Mullins' (.316) double in the last of the third.

The Hurricanes (30-28) are third in the division, just a game out of first. South Fork's triumph crunched it up even tighter (29-30) as the Stallions are only 2.5 games behind leading Ozarka (31-27).

Zorros Whips Hellcats 9-6 in 14 Innings
Luxora should have won the game against Hartsdale in regulation, but had to go extra innings to finally whip the Hellcats 9-6 in 14 innings. The Zorros blew a 6-1 ninth-inning lead to send it into overtime, but won it with six hits off loser Jackie Bond (2-2 4.87) in the 14th. Third baseman Roberto Vina (.282) drove in the tiebreaking run with a double. Luxora added two more with shortstop Kris Baker's (.272) sacrifice fly and a single by left fielder Tommy Fortunato (.271). In all, the Zorros rattled the fences for 21 hits with second baseman Paco Benitez (.262) going 4-for-8, first baseman Paul Hallenbeck 4-for-6, center fielder Rickey Alfonso (.218) 3-for-7 and Fortunato 3-for-8. Baker and Alfonso each drove in three runs. Luxora missed the IPA record for hits in an extra-inning game by one. Hartsdale only had 11 hits, but had homers by Whiz Weaver (.312), Jay Luna (.289) and Walt Long (.250) that accounted for all of their runs. Closer Roberto Martinez (5-1 2.40) came up with another strong showing, stopping the Hellcats on two hits and no runs over the last five innings. Andy Stevens (2-2 3.10) came to his rescue when Martinez walked the bases loaded in the 14th. Stevens induced a game-ending double play and got his first save.

It was Luxora's third consecutive victory. The fifth place Zorros (27-29) are only three games off the pace. Hartsdale (26-32) is in the division cellar and is five games out. The Hellcats have been beaten in their last three games.

06-21-2008, 07:20 PM	#306
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,047	Islandian Pro Alliance Saturday, June 16, 2001 Tyrobbian Union - East Division Ozarka Regains First, Drops Ninjas to 2nd The Ozarka Naturals lit up the scoreboard early at Ninja Stadium and regained the number one spot in the TU East pennant race. The Nats walloped 13 hits and three homers to drop Ginza 8-4 to move a half-game up on them. They were led by second baseman Duane Starr (.302), who collected 4 hits in 5 tries, scored twice and batted in four runs, while third sacker Doug Cunningham (.253) went 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Starr (6), Cunningham (17) and left fielder Ronnie Patterson (11) all hit home runs. Yasuyuki Nakagawa (7-5 2.74) notched his 7th victory and twirled a complete game. He carried an 8-0 lead into the eighth and had given up only two hits, when he was tagged for four runs. Overall Nakagawa gave up eight hits, walked two and fanned four. Ginza starter Vic Rousakis (7-6 3.54) absorbed the loss, allowing five runs in less than three innings. Ozarka (31-27) is back in first place, while the Ninjas (30-27) fell to second place. SF Slips by CC 2-1 Behind Battle Flint Battle of South Fork got the best of Wally Robinson of Cape Coral in a tight 2-1 pitching battle at Seaside Stadium. Battle (8-5 2.53) went the distance and limited the Hurricanes to just four hits, while Robinson (8-4 2.85) allowed seven hits and only one earned one in eight innings of work. South Fork is in fourth place in the TU East and the defeat kept Cape Coral out of a first place tie. The Stallions drew first blood with a hit-batsman, single, error and wild pitch scoring the first run in the second. Two costly walks and shortstop Bobby Riley's (.254) RBI single plated the eventual winning run in the third. Cape Coral's only run came on right fielder Danny Mullins' (.316) double in the last of the third. The Hurricanes (30-28) are third in the division, just a game out of first. South Fork's triumph crunched it up even tighter (29-30) as the Stallions are only 2.5 games behind leading Ozarka (31-27). Zorros Whips Hellcats 9-6 in 14 Innings Luxora should have won the game against Hartsdale in regulation, but had to go extra innings to finally whip the Hellcats 9-6 in 14 innings. The Zorros blew a 6-1 ninth-inning lead to send it into overtime, but won it with six hits off loser Jackie Bond (2-2 4.87) in the 14th. Third baseman Roberto Vina (.282) drove in the tiebreaking run with a double. Luxora added two more with shortstop Kris Baker's (.272) sacrifice fly and a single by left fielder Tommy Fortunato (.271). In all, the Zorros rattled the fences for 21 hits with second baseman Paco Benitez (.262) going 4-for-8, first baseman Paul Hallenbeck 4-for-6, center fielder Rickey Alfonso (.218) 3-for-7 and Fortunato 3-for-8. Baker and Alfonso each drove in three runs. Luxora missed the IPA record for hits in an extra-inning game by one. Hartsdale only had 11 hits, but had homers by Whiz Weaver (.312), Jay Luna (.289) and Walt Long (.250) that accounted for all of their runs. Closer Roberto Martinez (5-1 2.40) came up with another strong showing, stopping the Hellcats on two hits and no runs over the last five innings. Andy Stevens (2-2 3.10) came to his rescue when Martinez walked the bases loaded in the 14th. Stevens induced a game-ending double play and got his first save. It was Luxora's third consecutive victory. The fifth place Zorros (27-29) are only three games off the pace. Hartsdale (26-32) is in the division cellar and is five games out. The Hellcats have been beaten in their last three games. Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-21-2008 at 07:25 PM.