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Eugene Church · 09-26-2008, 11:16 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Tuesday, July 17, 2001

Tycobbian Union - East Division

Bernini Takes Stallions to the Top in East
He's a big, tall, skinny southpaw and has only been on the South Fork roster for about three weeks, but the 6'6" Vince Bernini has certainly made his presence known. Bernini (4-3 1.79) shut out Luxora 1-0 on a brilliant 3-hitter. He had 8 strikeouts and walked no one in a marvelous performance that put South Fork into the top spot in the TU East, a half-game ahead of the Ginza Ninjas. And Bernini really had to be good to beat Tito Tovares (1-3 2.20), who stopped the Stallions on just two measly hits in his seven innings. Shortstop Bobby Riley (.252) scored the only run of the game. In the bottom of the fifth Riley led off with a triple and came in to score on third baseman Ken Robbins' (.231) groundout to second base. The only other hit Tovares allowed was a third-inning single by catcher Darryl Burnett (.270). Getting the three hits off Benini were catcher Eric Richter (.338) with a second-inning single, second baseman Paco Benitez (.259) with a fourth-inning double and third baseman Pedro Vizquel (.298), who singled in the fifth for the final hit in the game.

"He just worked us over," Rodrigo Alejandro, the Luxora skipper said. "He probably didn't even take a shower after the game. I don't think he even worked up a sweat. They could probably pitch him again tomorrow."

The two clubs set a new mark for fewest hits in a game with five. The old mark was six, held by Waleska (4)-Belair Beach (2) in a game on May 1, Blue Lake (4)-Arlon (2) on May 8 and Bay St. Clair (2)-La Claire (4) on June 12.

South Fork (52-41) has overtaken Ginza (51-41) with a 9-1 streak, while the Ninjas are 6-4 in their last 10 games. The Stallions are a half-game in front of the Ninjas. Luxora (41-50) is fifth in the standings and trail by 10 games.

'Canes Clobber Ninjas 10-6
The third place Cape Coral Hurricanes knocked the Ginza Ninjas out of first place in the Tycobbian Union East race by belting three homers and clobbering them 10-6 at Seaside Stadium. First baseman Rodger Wooten (.293) unloaded a three-run homer in the first inning, second sacker Andy Anderson (.289) hit a solo shot in the second and right fielder Eric Smith (.206) got a singleton in the seventh. On the hill the Hurricanes got a complete game from Katsuyuki Nagashima (9-7 2.82), who recorded his fifth win in his last six decisions. Not one of his better days as he just coasted to victory after his club gave him a 10-1 lead after five innings. The soft-throwing Nagashima was tagged for six runs and two homers with seven Ks and a pair of walks. In the late innings left fielder Nobuyuki Komatsu (.180) socked a three-run roundtripper and second baseman Scoop McDonald (.247) hit one with nobody aboard to keep the game from being a complete runaway. Ginza used four pitchers, none of which were effective, with starter Vic Rousakis (9-11 3.87) being nailed with the loss. He gave up four runs in the first two innings.

The Ninjas (51-41) fell a half-game back of division-leading South Fork (52-41) with the defeat, while third place Cape Coral (48-44) is within 3.5 games of the top spot.

Ozarka Knocks Off Hartsdale 6-3
Good relief work brought home the win for skipper Joe Mac Carney as Ozarka knocked off Hartsdale 6-3 for its 3rd consecutive victory over the Hellcats. Jackie Cunningham (0-2 4.66) and closer Alex DiMaggio (7-4 1.40) working in relief of Tony Didriksen (9-7 3.74) saved it for him with two scoreless innings. Didriksen worked into the seventh and gave up three runs. However, DiMaggio got credit for the win. First baseman Floyd (.226) had three hits and three runs batted in to pave the way for the victory. First baseman Floyd Snow (.229) hammered his 16th home run in the seventh frame to provide a little more cushion. Glenn Mann (7-13 3.70) suffered his sixth setback in his last seven games and tops the IPA in losses with 13. Hartsdale had 13 hits to just 10 for the Naturals. The Hellcats stranded 11 men on base. Left fielder Jay Luna (.267) led them with 3-5 and a run scored, and shortstop Terry Bellino (.280) slapped two doubles.

Ozarka (45-47) is 6.5 games off the pace of first place South Fork (52-41) and Hartsdale (39-53) is last, 12.5 games out.

09-26-2008, 11:16 PM	#462
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,801 Blog Entries: 1	Islandian Pro Alliance Tuesday, July 17, 2001 Tycobbian Union - East Division Bernini Takes Stallions to the Top in East He's a big, tall, skinny southpaw and has only been on the South Fork roster for about three weeks, but the 6'6" Vince Bernini has certainly made his presence known. Bernini (4-3 1.79) shut out Luxora 1-0 on a brilliant 3-hitter. He had 8 strikeouts and walked no one in a marvelous performance that put South Fork into the top spot in the TU East, a half-game ahead of the Ginza Ninjas. And Bernini really had to be good to beat Tito Tovares (1-3 2.20), who stopped the Stallions on just two measly hits in his seven innings. Shortstop Bobby Riley (.252) scored the only run of the game. In the bottom of the fifth Riley led off with a triple and came in to score on third baseman Ken Robbins' (.231) groundout to second base. The only other hit Tovares allowed was a third-inning single by catcher Darryl Burnett (.270). Getting the three hits off Benini were catcher Eric Richter (.338) with a second-inning single, second baseman Paco Benitez (.259) with a fourth-inning double and third baseman Pedro Vizquel (.298), who singled in the fifth for the final hit in the game. "He just worked us over," Rodrigo Alejandro, the Luxora skipper said. "He probably didn't even take a shower after the game. I don't think he even worked up a sweat. They could probably pitch him again tomorrow." The two clubs set a new mark for fewest hits in a game with five. The old mark was six, held by Waleska (4)-Belair Beach (2) in a game on May 1, Blue Lake (4)-Arlon (2) on May 8 and Bay St. Clair (2)-La Claire (4) on June 12. South Fork (52-41) has overtaken Ginza (51-41) with a 9-1 streak, while the Ninjas are 6-4 in their last 10 games. The Stallions are a half-game in front of the Ninjas. Luxora (41-50) is fifth in the standings and trail by 10 games. 'Canes Clobber Ninjas 10-6 The third place Cape Coral Hurricanes knocked the Ginza Ninjas out of first place in the Tycobbian Union East race by belting three homers and clobbering them 10-6 at Seaside Stadium. First baseman Rodger Wooten (.293) unloaded a three-run homer in the first inning, second sacker Andy Anderson (.289) hit a solo shot in the second and right fielder Eric Smith (.206) got a singleton in the seventh. On the hill the Hurricanes got a complete game from Katsuyuki Nagashima (9-7 2.82), who recorded his fifth win in his last six decisions. Not one of his better days as he just coasted to victory after his club gave him a 10-1 lead after five innings. The soft-throwing Nagashima was tagged for six runs and two homers with seven Ks and a pair of walks. In the late innings left fielder Nobuyuki Komatsu (.180) socked a three-run roundtripper and second baseman Scoop McDonald (.247) hit one with nobody aboard to keep the game from being a complete runaway. Ginza used four pitchers, none of which were effective, with starter Vic Rousakis (9-11 3.87) being nailed with the loss. He gave up four runs in the first two innings. The Ninjas (51-41) fell a half-game back of division-leading South Fork (52-41) with the defeat, while third place Cape Coral (48-44) is within 3.5 games of the top spot. Ozarka Knocks Off Hartsdale 6-3 Good relief work brought home the win for skipper Joe Mac Carney as Ozarka knocked off Hartsdale 6-3 for its 3rd consecutive victory over the Hellcats. Jackie Cunningham (0-2 4.66) and closer Alex DiMaggio (7-4 1.40) working in relief of Tony Didriksen (9-7 3.74) saved it for him with two scoreless innings. Didriksen worked into the seventh and gave up three runs. However, DiMaggio got credit for the win. First baseman Floyd (.226) had three hits and three runs batted in to pave the way for the victory. First baseman Floyd Snow (.229) hammered his 16th home run in the seventh frame to provide a little more cushion. Glenn Mann (7-13 3.70) suffered his sixth setback in his last seven games and tops the IPA in losses with 13. Hartsdale had 13 hits to just 10 for the Naturals. The Hellcats stranded 11 men on base. Left fielder Jay Luna (.267) led them with 3-5 and a run scored, and shortstop Terry Bellino (.280) slapped two doubles. Ozarka (45-47) is 6.5 games off the pace of first place South Fork (52-41) and Hartsdale (39-53) is last, 12.5 games out.