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Eugene Church · 07-31-2008, 05:39 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Thursday, June 28, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - South Division

BB Blanks Marston 6-0, Thompson Winner
He may have lost 8 games on a last place club, but Carl Thompson of Belair Beach is still regarded as one of the best pitchers in the Islandian Pro Alliance. On any given day, he can really shut a team down. Today Thompson (9-8 2.61) whitewashed first place Marston 6-0 at Legends Field and halted the Nine's winning streak at eight games. He tossed a seven-hit shutout, fanned seven and walked three to register his 9th victory of the season. Thompson snapped a personal five-game losing string and also put an end to the Sunbirds seven-game losing skein. Belair Beach tallied four runs and got rid of Casey Ledbetter (11-3 3.57) after five innings. The big blow was first baseman Paul Gravelli's (.314) 13th home run, a three-run blast in the top of the fifth. Right fielder Matty McDermott (.326) drove in a pair of runs and left fielder Nicky Swift (.339) went 3-4 and drove in a run.

Marston (42-27) is managed by Johnny Walters and is 14 games ahead of sixth place Belair Beach (29-42), who is guided by Marty Pedrosa.

FC Breaks 3-Game Skid, Holds Off Claxton 6-5
In Forest City, the Lumberjacks broke a three-game losing skid with a 6-5 victory over the Claxton Diamonds. It was Claxton's first loss after four consecutive wins. Second baseman Jesse Wolf (.311) got them going with a three-run swat in the first inning as the 'Jacks went ahead 4-2 and catcher Joey Jarvis (.273) made it 6-3 in the sixth with a two-run two-bagger. The Diamonds narrowed it to one run on pinchhitter Dan Molnar's two-run roundtripper in the seventh, but were held without a run over the final two innings by starter Herm Bahr and reliever Brian Charles. Forest City rang up nine hits to Claxton's seven. Bahr (9-4 3.49) notched his fourth straight win, working eight innings and giving up five runs and seven hits. He fanned eight and walked two. Brian Charles (3-2 4.36) picked up his first save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Charles fanned two of the three batters he faced. Starter Alex Vanzetti (3-2 3.74) took the loss, allowing six runs and eight hits in his five and two-thirds innings.

Forest City (38-34) is the number two team in the RU South Division and trails Marston (42-27) by 5.5 games. Claxton (33-39) is fifth and 10.5 games back.

Sugar Valley Outslugs Waleska 11-9
The Sugar Valley Rattlers hit three homers and banged 16 hits to outslug Waleska 11-9 at Farmers Memorial Park. After giving up four runs in the first, the Rattlers ran up a 9-4 lead after two innings and held on to beat the Westerners. In the opening third baseman Jorge Vargas (.341) hit his 18th, a three-run shot, left fielder Cy Bartz (.245) slammed his 8th, a two-run belt, and in the second inning, second baseman Rudi Oliver (.348) smashed his 7th, a solo homer. Waleska tried to come back as center fielder Rick Vaughn (.299) hit his 5th to make it 10-7 with a two-run home run in the sixth and Big Hoss Burkhalter's (.313) 17th cut the margin to 11-9 in the ninth with a two-run roundtripper. Bud Flynn (1-0 10.13) in his first start labored, but got credit for the victory. Flynn was tagged for seven runs in seven innings. After reliever Kid Reininger (0-0 2.45) gave up two runs in the ninth, Gregg Neal (5-3 1.87) came in and got the last out for his 10th save. Westerner starter Gary Hill (6-5 5.20) was torched for seven runs in less than two innings for the loss. Burkhalter led Waleska with three runs batted in and third baseman Yoshihide Nishada (.290) scored twice and drove in two, while getting three hits.

The Rattlers (36-34) are in third spot in the RU South standings and Waleska (34-35) is fourth. Sugar Valley is 6.5 games out of the top spot, while the Westerners are 8.5 games behind.

07-31-2008, 05:39 PM	#375
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,205	Islandian Pro Alliance Thursday, June 28, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - South Division BB Blanks Marston 6-0, Thompson Winner He may have lost 8 games on a last place club, but Carl Thompson of Belair Beach is still regarded as one of the best pitchers in the Islandian Pro Alliance. On any given day, he can really shut a team down. Today Thompson (9-8 2.61) whitewashed first place Marston 6-0 at Legends Field and halted the Nine's winning streak at eight games. He tossed a seven-hit shutout, fanned seven and walked three to register his 9th victory of the season. Thompson snapped a personal five-game losing string and also put an end to the Sunbirds seven-game losing skein. Belair Beach tallied four runs and got rid of Casey Ledbetter (11-3 3.57) after five innings. The big blow was first baseman Paul Gravelli's (.314) 13th home run, a three-run blast in the top of the fifth. Right fielder Matty McDermott (.326) drove in a pair of runs and left fielder Nicky Swift (.339) went 3-4 and drove in a run. Marston (42-27) is managed by Johnny Walters and is 14 games ahead of sixth place Belair Beach (29-42), who is guided by Marty Pedrosa. FC Breaks 3-Game Skid, Holds Off Claxton 6-5 In Forest City, the Lumberjacks broke a three-game losing skid with a 6-5 victory over the Claxton Diamonds. It was Claxton's first loss after four consecutive wins. Second baseman Jesse Wolf (.311) got them going with a three-run swat in the first inning as the 'Jacks went ahead 4-2 and catcher Joey Jarvis (.273) made it 6-3 in the sixth with a two-run two-bagger. The Diamonds narrowed it to one run on pinchhitter Dan Molnar's two-run roundtripper in the seventh, but were held without a run over the final two innings by starter Herm Bahr and reliever Brian Charles. Forest City rang up nine hits to Claxton's seven. Bahr (9-4 3.49) notched his fourth straight win, working eight innings and giving up five runs and seven hits. He fanned eight and walked two. Brian Charles (3-2 4.36) picked up his first save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Charles fanned two of the three batters he faced. Starter Alex Vanzetti (3-2 3.74) took the loss, allowing six runs and eight hits in his five and two-thirds innings. Forest City (38-34) is the number two team in the RU South Division and trails Marston (42-27) by 5.5 games. Claxton (33-39) is fifth and 10.5 games back. Sugar Valley Outslugs Waleska 11-9 The Sugar Valley Rattlers hit three homers and banged 16 hits to outslug Waleska 11-9 at Farmers Memorial Park. After giving up four runs in the first, the Rattlers ran up a 9-4 lead after two innings and held on to beat the Westerners. In the opening third baseman Jorge Vargas (.341) hit his 18th, a three-run shot, left fielder Cy Bartz (.245) slammed his 8th, a two-run belt, and in the second inning, second baseman Rudi Oliver (.348) smashed his 7th, a solo homer. Waleska tried to come back as center fielder Rick Vaughn (.299) hit his 5th to make it 10-7 with a two-run home run in the sixth and Big Hoss Burkhalter's (.313) 17th cut the margin to 11-9 in the ninth with a two-run roundtripper. Bud Flynn (1-0 10.13) in his first start labored, but got credit for the victory. Flynn was tagged for seven runs in seven innings. After reliever Kid Reininger (0-0 2.45) gave up two runs in the ninth, Gregg Neal (5-3 1.87) came in and got the last out for his 10th save. Westerner starter Gary Hill (6-5 5.20) was torched for seven runs in less than two innings for the loss. Burkhalter led Waleska with three runs batted in and third baseman Yoshihide Nishada (.290) scored twice and drove in two, while getting three hits. The Rattlers (36-34) are in third spot in the RU South standings and Waleska (34-35) is fourth. Sugar Valley is 6.5 games out of the top spot, while the Westerners are 8.5 games behind.