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Eugene Church · 08-03-2008, 07:40 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Friday, June 29, 2001

Tycobbian Union - West Division

La Claire Edges Frogs 6-5 in X-Innings
Third place La Claire did what few teams have been able to do this season - they beat Fairfax's superb closer, Takehide Takahashi, 5-4 in 10 innings. Shortstop Dirk Lindahl (.279) singled with one away, was sacrificed to second and scored on left fielder Rich Hart's double. Takahashi (8-2 1.51) lost for only the second time this year. He was touched for two hits and a run in two innings. Monoto Kishata (4-7 3.06) notched the win with two and two-thirds scoreless innings. Kishata struck out four and allowed one hit in finishing off the first place Frogs. Hart (.269) and third baseman Luis Marquez (.288) led the way for the Lynx. Hart was 4-6 with three RBIs and Marquez was 2-3, homered twice and drove in three. Lindahl was 4-5 and scored three times. La Claire totaled 15 hits to 9 for Fairfax. Third baseman Stan Cobb (.341) had a good day for the Frogs with two hits and three runs batted in, including his 9th homer and a double. Right fielder Gregg Vincent (.341) went 3-for-5 with a double and a triple and left fielder Gator Davis (.277) had two RBIs.

Fairfax tied the IPA record for most double plays with four. Arlon originally set the mark with four on May 29 in a 4-1 win over Bay St. Clair.

The Frogs (47-25) have the best record in the IPA and have an 11-game lead over third place La Claire in the Tycobbian Union West Division.

Vikings Pillage BSC Bucs for 8th Straight
Walter Johanssen's Bayview Vikings continued to sizzle with an easy 9-3 triumph over Bay St. Clair. It was the Viks 8th straight victory and the Buccaneers 4th straight loss. Bayview garnered 11 hits in the games and were paced by first baseman Dwayne Coleman (.311) with 3-for-5, two RBIs and a home run, center fielder Phil Kanaan (.313) with 2-for-4, a triple and two runs batted in and third baseman Bob Klostermann (.264) with a two-run double. Coleman is now tied with Fairfax's Gregg Vincent for the homer and RBI lead with 26 and 74 respectively. Buc left fielder Charley Moon (.267) went 3-for 5 and got his 9th roundtripper of the year. Johanssen also got strong pitching from starter Paul Hood (5-3 2.79), who fanned 10 batters in just six innings. He walked four and gave up six hits, but tired and left the game with a 9-2 lead. Tony Vardaman (0-0 4.50) and Buzzy Lewis (3-3 2.83) finished out the game for him. BSC starter Norm Gross (7-7 3.73) was treated roughly by the Vikings as he was slammed for seven runs in four and a third innings.

One more win for Bayview will tie the IPA mark for most consecutive victories.

Bayview (42-32) is slowly narrowing the gap between them and first place Fairfax (47-25). The second place Vikings are now 6 games off the pace. Bay St. Clair (26-47) has now fallen 21.5 games out.

Blue Sox West Fires 3-Hit Shutout Against Champs
Three hits, nine strikeouts and no walks. It is hard to top that. Blue Sox hurler Bennie West (8-7 2.49) fired a three-hitter and shut down the Arlon Champions 4-0 today at Harbor Stadium in Blue Lake. First baseman Fred Taranto (.319) gave him all the runs he needed with a two-run first-inning smash, his 10th of the year. Taranto was 3-3 and drove in three runs. Woody Fitzgerald (3-4 4.01) dropped his third decision in a row, but went the distance, yielding ten hits, fanning six and allowing four bases on balls. It was the Blue Sox third consecutive victory over the Champs.

West told BNN in the postgame interview, "This is a game of adjustments and I made some good ones in this game."

In pitching stats this season West has rung up 8 wins and 7 losses in 18 games. He has an ERA of 2.48 and has fanned 108 batters in 137 innings.

Blue Lake (33-38) edged a half-game ahead of Arlon (33-39) in the battle for fourth place in the division. The Blue Sox trail first place Fairfax (47-35) by 13.5 games.

08-03-2008, 07:40 PM	#381
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,095	Islandian Pro Alliance Friday, June 29, 2001 Tycobbian Union - West Division La Claire Edges Frogs 6-5 in X-Innings Third place La Claire did what few teams have been able to do this season - they beat Fairfax's superb closer, Takehide Takahashi, 5-4 in 10 innings. Shortstop Dirk Lindahl (.279) singled with one away, was sacrificed to second and scored on left fielder Rich Hart's double. Takahashi (8-2 1.51) lost for only the second time this year. He was touched for two hits and a run in two innings. Monoto Kishata (4-7 3.06) notched the win with two and two-thirds scoreless innings. Kishata struck out four and allowed one hit in finishing off the first place Frogs. Hart (.269) and third baseman Luis Marquez (.288) led the way for the Lynx. Hart was 4-6 with three RBIs and Marquez was 2-3, homered twice and drove in three. Lindahl was 4-5 and scored three times. La Claire totaled 15 hits to 9 for Fairfax. Third baseman Stan Cobb (.341) had a good day for the Frogs with two hits and three runs batted in, including his 9th homer and a double. Right fielder Gregg Vincent (.341) went 3-for-5 with a double and a triple and left fielder Gator Davis (.277) had two RBIs. Fairfax tied the IPA record for most double plays with four. Arlon originally set the mark with four on May 29 in a 4-1 win over Bay St. Clair. The Frogs (47-25) have the best record in the IPA and have an 11-game lead over third place La Claire in the Tycobbian Union West Division. Vikings Pillage BSC Bucs for 8th Straight Walter Johanssen's Bayview Vikings continued to sizzle with an easy 9-3 triumph over Bay St. Clair. It was the Viks 8th straight victory and the Buccaneers 4th straight loss. Bayview garnered 11 hits in the games and were paced by first baseman Dwayne Coleman (.311) with 3-for-5, two RBIs and a home run, center fielder Phil Kanaan (.313) with 2-for-4, a triple and two runs batted in and third baseman Bob Klostermann (.264) with a two-run double. Coleman is now tied with Fairfax's Gregg Vincent for the homer and RBI lead with 26 and 74 respectively. Buc left fielder Charley Moon (.267) went 3-for 5 and got his 9th roundtripper of the year. Johanssen also got strong pitching from starter Paul Hood (5-3 2.79), who fanned 10 batters in just six innings. He walked four and gave up six hits, but tired and left the game with a 9-2 lead. Tony Vardaman (0-0 4.50) and Buzzy Lewis (3-3 2.83) finished out the game for him. BSC starter Norm Gross (7-7 3.73) was treated roughly by the Vikings as he was slammed for seven runs in four and a third innings. One more win for Bayview will tie the IPA mark for most consecutive victories. Bayview (42-32) is slowly narrowing the gap between them and first place Fairfax (47-25). The second place Vikings are now 6 games off the pace. Bay St. Clair (26-47) has now fallen 21.5 games out. Blue Sox West Fires 3-Hit Shutout Against Champs Three hits, nine strikeouts and no walks. It is hard to top that. Blue Sox hurler Bennie West (8-7 2.49) fired a three-hitter and shut down the Arlon Champions 4-0 today at Harbor Stadium in Blue Lake. First baseman Fred Taranto (.319) gave him all the runs he needed with a two-run first-inning smash, his 10th of the year. Taranto was 3-3 and drove in three runs. Woody Fitzgerald (3-4 4.01) dropped his third decision in a row, but went the distance, yielding ten hits, fanning six and allowing four bases on balls. It was the Blue Sox third consecutive victory over the Champs. West told BNN in the postgame interview, "This is a game of adjustments and I made some good ones in this game." In pitching stats this season West has rung up 8 wins and 7 losses in 18 games. He has an ERA of 2.48 and has fanned 108 batters in 137 innings. Blue Lake (33-38) edged a half-game ahead of Arlon (33-39) in the battle for fourth place in the division. The Blue Sox trail first place Fairfax (47-35) by 13.5 games. Last edited by Eugene Church; 08-03-2008 at 10:42 PM.