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Islandian Pro Alliance
Tuesday, June 26, 2001
Tycobbian Union - West Division
Frogs Outlast Lynx 8-7 in 12 Innings
In a extra-inning thriller at the Frog Pond, Fairfax bullpen ace Takehide Takahashi not only did the pitching, he scored the winning run. Takahashi (.200) doubled with two outs in the twelfth and was driven in by center fielder Billy Echevarria's (.248) single to outlast the La Claire Lynx 8-7. Takahashi (7-1 1.44) was brilliant on the mound, too. He worked five innings, limited La Claire to one run, two hits and struck out seven, while yielding no walks. It was his 7th victory. Echevarria (.248) sparked the Frogs at the plate with three hits, four RBIs and scored twice. Echevarria hit his 4th home run. All total Fairfax clobbered Lynx pitching for 19 hits with right fielder Gregg Vincent (.339) going 4-5 with two RBIs, including his 26th homer. Vincent is now the Tycobbian Union leader in both home runs and RBIs. He now has driven in 73 runs. La Claire only had 9 hits and were led by first baseman Francisco Robles (.287) with 3-5 and an RBI and left fielder Rich Hart (.264), who hit his 15th roundtripper. Lynx closer Monoto Kishata (3-6 3.29) pitched three and a third innings and got tagged with the defeat.
First place Fairfax (46-23) gave third place La Claire (34-35) its third successive loss and is now 12 games in front of the them.
Zorros Upend Hurricanes 9-4
The Luxora Zorros ripped Cape Coral for 5 runs in the ninth to win going away 9-4. Second baseman Paco Benitez (.259) singled in the tiebreaking run off losing pitcher Joey Martin (0-1 3.60), who didn't get an out in the top of the ninth. Right fielder Pedro Vizquel (.292) and catcher Eric Richter (.357) also had RBIs in the inning. Richter was 5-for-5 with a double, a homer and three RBIs. First baseman Rodger Wooten (.295) and right fielder Eric Smith (.208) led the 'Canes as each had a two-run roundtripper. Starter Chris Pierce (6-5 3.59) was the winning pitcher. He tossed eight innings, allowed four runs and nine hits with five strikeouts and walked only one. Eddie Hoffman worked a scoreless ninth to seal the verdict. Jeff Salow (1-0 2.77) made his second start for the Z's and struck out 10 in seven innings. He departed with the score tied at 4-all.
Second place Cape Coral (37-32) lost a game to first place Ginza (39-30) in the TU East pennant chase and is now 2 games back of the Ninjas. Luxora (31-36) is fifth and trail by 7 games.
Arlon Stops Sox 7-3
On the road Matt Merrill and Andy Pettorini plastered home runs to pace Arlon to a 7-3 triumph over Blue Lake at Harbor Stadium. Left fielder Merrill (.315) went 2-for-5, scored three times and drove in a pair of runs, while Pettorini (.303) was 2-for-5, scored twice and batted in one run. Shortstop Bama Hartley (.263) chipped in a two-run two-bagger for the winners. The victory went to Ace Howe (6-6 2.77), although he was not at his sharpest. He was tagged for three runs and seven hits in six-plus frames with six Ks and three bases on balls. 19-year-old Connie Gavagan (0-0 0.00), a newcomer to manager Gary Louis' mound corps, walked two, but got the last five outs, surrendering no hits and no runs to claim his first save of the season. Clint McPherson (1-3 3.88) was nailed with the loss, allowing four runs and seven hits in just three innings.
The fourth place Arlon Champions (33-36) snapped a two-game skid and is 13 games behind the first place Fairfax Frogs (46-23), while the Blue Lake Blue Sox (30-38) are in the fifth spot in the Tycobbian Union West Division, 15.5 games out.
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