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Eugene Church · 07-14-2008, 11:17 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Friday, June 22, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - South Division

Marston Massacres Sunbirds 20-9
Boy, the bats were really swinging and the balls really flying at Bayside Park in Belair Beach from both teams. The pitchers never had a chance. First place Marston massacred the hometown Sunbirds 20-9 in a slugfest. The Nine set new IPA marks for most runs (20) and most hits (26) and tied the record for the most doubles with 7. Backup second baseman Don Nichols (.269) hit a grand slam homer, drove in six runs and scored three, shortstop Lenny Torricelli (.275) had four hits, scored three and drove in three, right fielder Chris Deangelo (.288) had three hits and batted in three, first baseman Johnny Berthold (.258) went 3-for-5, scored three and had two RBIs and new center fielder Kerby Jost (.500) was 3-for-6 in his first game and scored three runs. Marston scored 9 times in the opening frame and ran up a 17-2 margin after just five innings. The Sunbirds had 13 hits and were paced by first basemen Phil Gravelli (.338) with three hits and two homers and left fielder Nicky Swift (.331), who drove in four runs and cracked his league-leading 26th home run. Swift overtook Chuck Hill of Forest City in RBIs 62 to 61. Center fielder Matty McDermott (.340) got his 11th roundtripper.

The two clubs set the IPA record for most runs with 29 and most hits with 39. Elnora (18) and Valmara (8) set the runs mark with 26 on May 3. In that same game the teams totaled 33 hits with the All-Stars getting 19 and the Vipers 14. Valmara held the old mark of 22 hits, set in a 10-3 win over Elnora on April 24. Paul Azard (7-3 3.46) posted the victory, while Spunky Oberlander (0-1 0.00) failed to get an out in his inauspicious debut. He gave up 6 hits, a walk and seven runs before he departed. Marston tied the Hartsdale Hellcats for the most doubles in a game. The Hellcats hit seven in a 6-2 decision over Cape Coral on April 25.

This was Marston's (37-26) third straight triumph. Claxton (29-36) is now nine games off the pace.

Rattlers Nip 'Jacks 3-2, Benson Beats Moore
At Farmers Memorial Park in Sugar Valley, two of the better righties in the IPA were matched up and Ron Benson (9-6 2.83) outpitched Glenn Moore (7-4 2.59) 3-2 for his 9th victory of the season. The Rattlers Benson worked eight innings, yielded eight hits and two runs with eight Ks and three walks. He gave way to Gregg Neal (5-3 1.88), who struck out two of the three batters he faced in a perfect ninth inning. It was his 9th save. Moore hurled a complete game, gave us nine hits and fanned eight. Center fielder Freddie Vaux (.328) plated the winning run with a single in the fifth. Each club hit two homers with left fielder Paul Winston (.267) and right fielder Karl Dietz (.243) going deep for Sugar Valley and center fielder Ryan Morse (.347) and second baseman Jesse Wolf (.317) reciprocating for the Lumberjacks.

Second place Forest City (35-30) lost ground to both first place Marston and third place Sugar Valley (32-31). They trail the Nine by three games, while the Rattlers are five games out.

Westerners Wallop Diamonds 14-6
The Waleska Westerners battered five Claxton hurlers for 19 hits in a 14-6 romp at Avalon Stadium, dealing the Diamonds a third straight defeat. Third baseman Yoshihide Nishata (.277) hammered two home runs and batted in seven runs, while second baseman Wiz Taylor (.281) had four hits, scored three runs with an RBI and center fielder Rick Vaughn (.303) delivered three hits, scored four times and drove in two runs. Center fielder Wayne Wilson (.284) and shortstop Bobby Ritter (.311) homered for the losers. The Westerners trailed 4-1 after the first two innings, but took the lead for good in the fourth 5-4. Waleska really cracked it open with two in the sixth and six in the seventh to make it 13-4. Rusty Kraft (5-6 4.01) coasted to victory in spite of allowing 13 hits before he exited in the ninth. Phil Lavigne (0-0 5.58) finished out the game by giving up a run in the ninth. Loser Tetsunori Nakashima (8-5 4.65) was trounced for seven runs before he left in the sixth.

The Westerners (32-32) climbed up to the .500 mark and are fourth in the RU South race, 5.5 games behind. Claxton (29-37) fell 9.5 games back in fifth place.

07-14-2008, 11:17 PM	#347
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,783 Blog Entries: 1	Islandian Pro Alliance Friday, June 22, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - South Division Marston Massacres Sunbirds 20-9 Boy, the bats were really swinging and the balls really flying at Bayside Park in Belair Beach from both teams. The pitchers never had a chance. First place Marston massacred the hometown Sunbirds 20-9 in a slugfest. The Nine set new IPA marks for most runs (20) and most hits (26) and tied the record for the most doubles with 7. Backup second baseman Don Nichols (.269) hit a grand slam homer, drove in six runs and scored three, shortstop Lenny Torricelli (.275) had four hits, scored three and drove in three, right fielder Chris Deangelo (.288) had three hits and batted in three, first baseman Johnny Berthold (.258) went 3-for-5, scored three and had two RBIs and new center fielder Kerby Jost (.500) was 3-for-6 in his first game and scored three runs. Marston scored 9 times in the opening frame and ran up a 17-2 margin after just five innings. The Sunbirds had 13 hits and were paced by first basemen Phil Gravelli (.338) with three hits and two homers and left fielder Nicky Swift (.331), who drove in four runs and cracked his league-leading 26th home run. Swift overtook Chuck Hill of Forest City in RBIs 62 to 61. Center fielder Matty McDermott (.340) got his 11th roundtripper. The two clubs set the IPA record for most runs with 29 and most hits with 39. Elnora (18) and Valmara (8) set the runs mark with 26 on May 3. In that same game the teams totaled 33 hits with the All-Stars getting 19 and the Vipers 14. Valmara held the old mark of 22 hits, set in a 10-3 win over Elnora on April 24. Paul Azard (7-3 3.46) posted the victory, while Spunky Oberlander (0-1 0.00) failed to get an out in his inauspicious debut. He gave up 6 hits, a walk and seven runs before he departed. Marston tied the Hartsdale Hellcats for the most doubles in a game. The Hellcats hit seven in a 6-2 decision over Cape Coral on April 25. This was Marston's (37-26) third straight triumph. Claxton (29-36) is now nine games off the pace. Rattlers Nip 'Jacks 3-2, Benson Beats Moore At Farmers Memorial Park in Sugar Valley, two of the better righties in the IPA were matched up and Ron Benson (9-6 2.83) outpitched Glenn Moore (7-4 2.59) 3-2 for his 9th victory of the season. The Rattlers Benson worked eight innings, yielded eight hits and two runs with eight Ks and three walks. He gave way to Gregg Neal (5-3 1.88), who struck out two of the three batters he faced in a perfect ninth inning. It was his 9th save. Moore hurled a complete game, gave us nine hits and fanned eight. Center fielder Freddie Vaux (.328) plated the winning run with a single in the fifth. Each club hit two homers with left fielder Paul Winston (.267) and right fielder Karl Dietz (.243) going deep for Sugar Valley and center fielder Ryan Morse (.347) and second baseman Jesse Wolf (.317) reciprocating for the Lumberjacks. Second place Forest City (35-30) lost ground to both first place Marston and third place Sugar Valley (32-31). They trail the Nine by three games, while the Rattlers are five games out. Westerners Wallop Diamonds 14-6 The Waleska Westerners battered five Claxton hurlers for 19 hits in a 14-6 romp at Avalon Stadium, dealing the Diamonds a third straight defeat. Third baseman Yoshihide Nishata (.277) hammered two home runs and batted in seven runs, while second baseman Wiz Taylor (.281) had four hits, scored three runs with an RBI and center fielder Rick Vaughn (.303) delivered three hits, scored four times and drove in two runs. Center fielder Wayne Wilson (.284) and shortstop Bobby Ritter (.311) homered for the losers. The Westerners trailed 4-1 after the first two innings, but took the lead for good in the fourth 5-4. Waleska really cracked it open with two in the sixth and six in the seventh to make it 13-4. Rusty Kraft (5-6 4.01) coasted to victory in spite of allowing 13 hits before he exited in the ninth. Phil Lavigne (0-0 5.58) finished out the game by giving up a run in the ninth. Loser Tetsunori Nakashima (8-5 4.65) was trounced for seven runs before he left in the sixth. The Westerners (32-32) climbed up to the .500 mark and are fourth in the RU South race, 5.5 games behind. Claxton (29-37) fell 9.5 games back in fifth place. Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-14-2008 at 11:40 PM.