Islandian Pro Alliance
Monday, June 25, 2001
Ruthlandian Union - North Division
Elnora Ends Redhawks Streak at 6
Last place Elnora ended Far Mountain's consecutive-game winning streak at 6 games with an easy 9-2 romp over the number one team in the Ruthlandian Union North. Carl Costas (4-8 3.46) was quite effective, stopping the Redhawks on seven hits and finishing up with seven strikeouts and two walks. The All-Star attack was led by left fielder Quincy Peterson (.294), who had a grand slam homer and second baseman Gil Foster (.361) with two hits and two RBIs.
Elnora punched out 10 hits. Costas (.313) even had two hits and scored twice. Stan Lamoreaux (5-2 4.69) got scalded for five hits and seven runs in just four innings. He also walked four in the loss.
Far Mountain (41-28) holds a 14-game edge over Elnora (27-42), who is in last place in the division.
Cole's HR Beats A's in 13th Inning
Skipper Clem Rogers got excellent work from his bullpen as his Colfax Blasters nudged past Glasco 6-5 in 13 innings at Mountain View Stadium. First baseman Dennis Cole (.303) slugged his 18th homer of the year with two outs in the thirteenth to give second place Colfax its sixth consecutive victory and Glasco's seventh defeat in a row. Six shutout innings by the relief corps paved the way. Walt Sellers (2-4 2.47) pitched the eighth and ninth, Jim Dreyer (1-0 3.67) the tenth through twelfth and winner Vic Jankovich (1-0 0.00) hurled the thirteenth. McDuffie Hughes also got a fine job from Bobby Joe Belvin (0-2 2.89), who worked six and two-thirds innings, but lost it. He gave up only one run, five hits with seven Ks and a walk. Glasco has now lost its last seven games. The Blasters notched 17 hits to 12 for the A's with catcher Jeff Cook (.246) getting two of them and driving in a pair of runs, center fielder Tatsuya Sasaki (.281) went 4-7 and left fielder Blinky Branton (.292) and right fielder Pat Lott (.270) both were 3-5. Glasco's top hitters were right fielder Lee McDougall (.289) and second baseman Barry McCord (.291), each with 3-6 and two RBIs. Center fielder Chet Reynolds (.293) was 2-6 and scored twice. McDougall hit his 3rd homer and pinchhitter Buck Bucholtz (.400) got his first. Colfax was helped by four double plays, which tied the IPA mark for an extra-inning game. The record was established on May 18, when Far Mountain turned four in a 14-inning affair against Colfax.
Colfax (38-30) is the number two team in the RU North race and trails first place Far Mountain (41-28) by 2.5 games. Glasco (32-34) continued it downward plunge and is now 7.5 games off the pace.
V's Deal Vipers 6th Loss
Volusia dealt Valmara more misery with its 6th loss in a row, pounding the Vipers at home 10-3 at Silver River Stadium. The Vigilantes racked up 15 hits as everybody in the lineup got at least one hit with center fielder Alex Luna (.262) leading the way with 3-for-5 and three RBIs, including his 8th home run. Catcher Jorge Rosado (.340) and second sacker Chaco Rivera (.239) contributed two RBIs apiece. Pitcher Lenny Collins (.364) even joined the party with 2-for-4, an RBI and a run scored. Collins (5-4 2.67) breezed past Valmara, checking them on seven hits and three runs with nine strikeouts and a walk. None of the runs were earned. Todd Turner (6-5 4.32) took the loss, giving up four runs in four innings.
The Vigilantes (33-35) under manager Alfonso Feliz have moved up into a third place tie with Glasco (32-34) and Valmara (33-35). All of are 7.5 games in back of the top club, the Far Mountain Redhawks (41-28).
Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-28-2008 at 08:29 PM.
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