OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - ISLANDIAN PRO ALLIANCE (RUTHLANDIA and TYCOBBIA BASEBALL UNIONS)

Eugene Church · 09-10-2008, 12:13 AM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Thursday, July 12, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - South Division

Nakashima Knocks Off Nine 8-3
The Claxton bats finally woke up from their six-inning slumber and pinned an 8-3 loss on Nick Pace and the Marston Nine. Pace has shut them out 3-0, but faltered in the seventh when the Diamonds unloaded two homers and scored five times. Right fielder Dixie Baker (.316) unloaded a grand slam, his 27th of the season to put them ahead to stay. First baseman Marty McCluskey (.318) followed it with a solo salvo, number 10 on the year for him. Tetsunori Nakashima (10-6 4.68) pitched a steady game and blanked Marston over the last six innings. Nakashima scattered 10 hits, fanned five and walked two in pitching a complete game for his 10th victory. Pace (12-8 2.99) struggled mightily and was battered for eight runs all in the last three innings. Left fielder Ronnie Horn (.292) went deep for Marston and got his 9th home run.

The Ruthlandian Union South Division leader is Marston (47-38). The Nine is 6.5 games up on fifth place Claxton(42-46).

FC's Bahr Bops Westerners 5-2
Forest City moved to within a game and a half of first place in the RU South with a 5-2 decision over the Westerners in Waleska. Lefty Herm Bahr (11-5 3.35) worked a very solid eight innings for his 11th victory of the season, yielding seven hits and two runs with four Ks and three bases on balls. Closer Timmy Brooks (3-3 1.49) recorded his 5th save with a runless ninth. He gave up two hits to put runners on the corners, then retired the last three batters, two on strikes. Right fielder Benny Davis (.263) led the Lumberjacks at bat with a three-run shot in the sixth. It was his 17th roundtripper. Waleska starter Rusty Kraft (6-9 4.51) went eight innings in a losing cause and was tagged for five runs, four earned.

The second place Lumberjacks (47-41) are three games out in the loss column, but trail first place Marston (47-38) by just 1.5 games. Waleska (43-43) is tied for the fourth spot in the standings with Sugar Valley, just 4.5 games off the pace.

Thompson Tames Rattlers 3-2 in 10 Innings
The Belair Beach Sunbirds won their fourth game in a row and dealt Sugar Valley its fourth consecutive defeat. Carl Thompson did the job on the hill with a three-hitter and IPA home run leader, Nicky Swift, did it with his bat to edge Sugar Valley 3-2 in 10 innings. Thompson (10-8 2.55) retired a dozen Rattlers on strikes for his 10th victory and Swift (.338) went 3-5 and won the game with walk-off homer. Swift was the first batter newcomer John-Michael Darragh (0-1 0.00) faced in his first appearance since signing yesterday. Darragh came on in relief of Harvey Hines (8-6 3.72), who went nine innings and only permitted two runs. Sunbird third baseman Mike Janocko (.219) doubled in two runs in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into overtime.

Belair Beach's (38-49) triumph kept third place Sugar Valley from gaining ground in the divisional race. The Rattlers are tied with Waleska (43-43) and are 4.5 games behind. The Sunbirds are in the cellar, 10 games out.

09-10-2008, 12:13 AM	#437
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,820	Islandian Pro Alliance Thursday, July 12, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - South Division Nakashima Knocks Off Nine 8-3 The Claxton bats finally woke up from their six-inning slumber and pinned an 8-3 loss on Nick Pace and the Marston Nine. Pace has shut them out 3-0, but faltered in the seventh when the Diamonds unloaded two homers and scored five times. Right fielder Dixie Baker (.316) unloaded a grand slam, his 27th of the season to put them ahead to stay. First baseman Marty McCluskey (.318) followed it with a solo salvo, number 10 on the year for him. Tetsunori Nakashima (10-6 4.68) pitched a steady game and blanked Marston over the last six innings. Nakashima scattered 10 hits, fanned five and walked two in pitching a complete game for his 10th victory. Pace (12-8 2.99) struggled mightily and was battered for eight runs all in the last three innings. Left fielder Ronnie Horn (.292) went deep for Marston and got his 9th home run. The Ruthlandian Union South Division leader is Marston (47-38). The Nine is 6.5 games up on fifth place Claxton(42-46). FC's Bahr Bops Westerners 5-2 Forest City moved to within a game and a half of first place in the RU South with a 5-2 decision over the Westerners in Waleska. Lefty Herm Bahr (11-5 3.35) worked a very solid eight innings for his 11th victory of the season, yielding seven hits and two runs with four Ks and three bases on balls. Closer Timmy Brooks (3-3 1.49) recorded his 5th save with a runless ninth. He gave up two hits to put runners on the corners, then retired the last three batters, two on strikes. Right fielder Benny Davis (.263) led the Lumberjacks at bat with a three-run shot in the sixth. It was his 17th roundtripper. Waleska starter Rusty Kraft (6-9 4.51) went eight innings in a losing cause and was tagged for five runs, four earned. The second place Lumberjacks (47-41) are three games out in the loss column, but trail first place Marston (47-38) by just 1.5 games. Waleska (43-43) is tied for the fourth spot in the standings with Sugar Valley, just 4.5 games off the pace. Thompson Tames Rattlers 3-2 in 10 Innings The Belair Beach Sunbirds won their fourth game in a row and dealt Sugar Valley its fourth consecutive defeat. Carl Thompson did the job on the hill with a three-hitter and IPA home run leader, Nicky Swift, did it with his bat to edge Sugar Valley 3-2 in 10 innings. Thompson (10-8 2.55) retired a dozen Rattlers on strikes for his 10th victory and Swift (.338) went 3-5 and won the game with walk-off homer. Swift was the first batter newcomer John-Michael Darragh (0-1 0.00) faced in his first appearance since signing yesterday. Darragh came on in relief of Harvey Hines (8-6 3.72), who went nine innings and only permitted two runs. Sunbird third baseman Mike Janocko (.219) doubled in two runs in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into overtime. Belair Beach's (38-49) triumph kept third place Sugar Valley from gaining ground in the divisional race. The Rattlers are tied with Waleska (43-43) and are 4.5 games behind. The Sunbirds are in the cellar, 10 games out. Last edited by Eugene Church; 09-10-2008 at 02:38 AM.