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Islandian Pro Alliance
Tuesday, June 19, 2001
Tycobbina Union - East Division
Ninjas Rousakis Spins 5-hit Shutout, Tops Nats 2-0
Hard-throwing Vic Rousakis ran the Ginza Ninjas winning stretch to four games over Ozarka with a fine 5-hit shutout, beating the Naturals 2-0. The Ninjas were held to just three hits by losing pitcher Yasuyuki Nakagawa (7-6 2.70), who went the distance, struck out six and walked three. It was Rousakis' second shutout of the season. He fanned nine batters and walked four. Rousakis (.206) also helped out with his bat and doubled in the first run of the game in the third inning. Ginza got the other run when right fielder Charlie Campbell (.284) knocked in a run with a single in the sixth.
The first place Ninjas (35-28) now lead third place Ozarka (31-31) by 3.5 games.
'Canes Betencourt's HR Stuns Stallions 3-2
Flint Battle of the South Fork Stallions had a 2-0 lead in the ninth against Cape Coral and only needed three more outs to get his 9th victory -- but it didn't happen. With one down Battle hit a batter, gave up a single and then was stunned by third baseman Roberto Betencourt's (.207) three-run game-ending home run. Up until the ninth, it has been a classic 0-0 pitching duel between Battle and Wally Robinson of the Hurricanes. In fact, Robinson had a perfect game until one out in the eighth, when shortstop Bobby Riley (.256) got a single. South Fork got to Robinson for two runs on three hits in the top of the ninth with Bobby Jones (.301) driving in the first run of the game with a single. Paul Giles (.274) doubled in run number two. Robinson (9-4 2.79) only allowed four hits total and got the win on Betencourt's big blast. He walked only one in the game and struck out seven. Battle (8-6 2.58) suffered a tough loss, giving up eight hits, fanning five and issuing one walk.
The Cape Coral Hurricanes (33-29) are the number two team in the RU South, only 1.5 games behind the leader. South Fork (30-33) is in fourth place and five games out of first place.
Hellcats Win 3rd Straight from Lynx 3-2 in 14
Both clubs had outstanding pitching performances. No one deserved to lose the game. Finally after 14 innings Hartsdale broke through and put an end to it. The Hellcats won it 3-2 over Luxora on pinchhitter Terry Bellino's (.353) two-out line drive single to center. That gave the victory to Gene Young (4-3 3.21), who came on in the eighth and shut out Luxora on three hits for six-plus innings. Young had 7 strikeouts and walked none in a splendid relief effort. Loser Roberto Martinez (5-2 2.06) only gave up one unearned run and four hits in six-plus frames. Starters Keith Callahan (5-6 3.34) for the Lynx and Danny Griffin (5-7 3.51) for the Hellcats did their jobs well, too. Griffin blanked Luxora on just two hits over seven innings, but tired and was lifted for a pinchhitter. Callahan permitted only two runs and four hits. Hartsdale had the edge in hits 8-7.
With its third consecutive victory Hartsdale (29-33) escaped the cellar by a single percentage point over Luxora (28-32). Both ballclubs are 5.5 games out of first.
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