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Eugene Church · 09-14-2008, 10:50 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Friday, July 13, 2001

Tycobbian Union - West Division

Frogs Take Opener in Showdown Series with Viks
It's showdown time in the Tycobbian Union West with second place Bayview entertaining the division's top club, Fairfax, at Downtown Plaza Stadium. Things were looking bleak for the visitors after six innings as the Vikings ran up a 5-2 lead. The Bayview starter Frank Wells held the Frogs in check, but then gave way to his bullpen and things fell to pieces. Fairfax rallied for three in the seventh to even the score and won it 7-5 with two in the eighth with the winning runs coming on third baseman Stan Cobb's (.323) two-run two-bagger. Reliever Barrett Carruthers (1-0 3.00) won his first game ever in the IPA with a hitless sixth and seventh. Eddie Castillo (0-3 3.83) picked up his 2nd save by holding the Vikings without a hit over the last two frames. Shortstop Tuck Hawkins (.278) topped the Frogs with a three-run homer in the seventh, while Cobb also drove in three runs. Hawkins was 3-5, Cobb 2-5 and center fielder Billy Echevarria (.263) went 4-4 and scored twice. For Bayview it was center fielder Phil Kanaan (.299), who did the most damage with a three-run double in the four-run fifth. The Vikings only got 5 hits and none after the fifth inning. Fairfax slammed Bayview pitching for 15 hits with the loss going to Buzzy Lewis (3-5 3.30), who was rapped for two runs in two innings.

The Frogs (53-35) increased their lead over Bayview to 8 games.

Champs End Bucs Streak at 5
It took 11 innings, but the third place Arlon Champions put a stop to Bay St. Clair's 5-game win string with a 7-6 triumph. Clean-up hitter Jerry Keller doubled in Andy Pettorini with the winning score to pin the loss on Sean Lawrence and give the victory to Rod Kelley. Both teams rung up 14 hits apiece with the Champs being led by left fielder Matt Merrill (.314) with 3-for-6 and two RBIs, center fielder Keller (.301) with 2-for-5 and two RBIs and catcher Smoke Zakharov (.247) with 2-for-6 and a pair of runs driven in. Pacing the Buccaneers were right fielder Jose Valenzuela (.289) with two hits and two RBIs, second baseman Tony Mann (.327) with three hits and third baseman Bobby Tracy (.320) with three hits. Kelley (5-2 4.03) got credit for the win, working two scoreless innings to wrap up the game. Lawrence (2-8 3.71) absorbed the defeat, pitching five innings and allowing two runs, only one earned.

The victory moved Arlon (45-43) into a tie for second place in the standings with Bayview (46-44), both 8 games off the pace of the division leader. Bay St. Clair (38-51) dropped 15.5 games back in the race.

Blue Sox Stop 5-Game Losing Streak
Jay Clay put a stop to the Blue Sox 5-game losing streak with a masterful 4-1 win over La Claire at Harbor Stadium in Blue Lake. Clay (10-3 2.58) improved to 10-3 on the year and lowered his ERA to 2.58, checking the Lynx on seven hits, while fanning six and issuing three free passes. The Blue Sox only got six hits with first baseman Fred Taranto (.310) setting the pace with his 12th roundtripper. Second baseman Dandy Wilson chipped in with two RBIs and center fielder Donnie Frazier (.294) drove in one run. All of the runs came off loser Tony Nygaard (3-7 3.45), but only two were earned. In his five innings Nygaard allowed five hits and had five strikeouts.

Blue Lake (41-46) holds the fifth position in the TU West standings and trails Fairfax (53-35) by 11.5 games, while La Claire (42-46) is in the fourth spot and 11 games off the pace.

09-14-2008, 10:50 PM	#443
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,179	Islandian Pro Alliance Friday, July 13, 2001 Tycobbian Union - West Division Frogs Take Opener in Showdown Series with Viks It's showdown time in the Tycobbian Union West with second place Bayview entertaining the division's top club, Fairfax, at Downtown Plaza Stadium. Things were looking bleak for the visitors after six innings as the Vikings ran up a 5-2 lead. The Bayview starter Frank Wells held the Frogs in check, but then gave way to his bullpen and things fell to pieces. Fairfax rallied for three in the seventh to even the score and won it 7-5 with two in the eighth with the winning runs coming on third baseman Stan Cobb's (.323) two-run two-bagger. Reliever Barrett Carruthers (1-0 3.00) won his first game ever in the IPA with a hitless sixth and seventh. Eddie Castillo (0-3 3.83) picked up his 2nd save by holding the Vikings without a hit over the last two frames. Shortstop Tuck Hawkins (.278) topped the Frogs with a three-run homer in the seventh, while Cobb also drove in three runs. Hawkins was 3-5, Cobb 2-5 and center fielder Billy Echevarria (.263) went 4-4 and scored twice. For Bayview it was center fielder Phil Kanaan (.299), who did the most damage with a three-run double in the four-run fifth. The Vikings only got 5 hits and none after the fifth inning. Fairfax slammed Bayview pitching for 15 hits with the loss going to Buzzy Lewis (3-5 3.30), who was rapped for two runs in two innings. The Frogs (53-35) increased their lead over Bayview to 8 games. Champs End Bucs Streak at 5 It took 11 innings, but the third place Arlon Champions put a stop to Bay St. Clair's 5-game win string with a 7-6 triumph. Clean-up hitter Jerry Keller doubled in Andy Pettorini with the winning score to pin the loss on Sean Lawrence and give the victory to Rod Kelley. Both teams rung up 14 hits apiece with the Champs being led by left fielder Matt Merrill (.314) with 3-for-6 and two RBIs, center fielder Keller (.301) with 2-for-5 and two RBIs and catcher Smoke Zakharov (.247) with 2-for-6 and a pair of runs driven in. Pacing the Buccaneers were right fielder Jose Valenzuela (.289) with two hits and two RBIs, second baseman Tony Mann (.327) with three hits and third baseman Bobby Tracy (.320) with three hits. Kelley (5-2 4.03) got credit for the win, working two scoreless innings to wrap up the game. Lawrence (2-8 3.71) absorbed the defeat, pitching five innings and allowing two runs, only one earned. The victory moved Arlon (45-43) into a tie for second place in the standings with Bayview (46-44), both 8 games off the pace of the division leader. Bay St. Clair (38-51) dropped 15.5 games back in the race. Blue Sox Stop 5-Game Losing Streak Jay Clay put a stop to the Blue Sox 5-game losing streak with a masterful 4-1 win over La Claire at Harbor Stadium in Blue Lake. Clay (10-3 2.58) improved to 10-3 on the year and lowered his ERA to 2.58, checking the Lynx on seven hits, while fanning six and issuing three free passes. The Blue Sox only got six hits with first baseman Fred Taranto (.310) setting the pace with his 12th roundtripper. Second baseman Dandy Wilson chipped in with two RBIs and center fielder Donnie Frazier (.294) drove in one run. All of the runs came off loser Tony Nygaard (3-7 3.45), but only two were earned. In his five innings Nygaard allowed five hits and had five strikeouts. Blue Lake (41-46) holds the fifth position in the TU West standings and trails Fairfax (53-35) by 11.5 games, while La Claire (42-46) is in the fourth spot and 11 games off the pace.