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Eugene Church · 09-27-2008, 06:19 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Tuesday, July 17, 2001

Tycobbian Union - West Division

Viks Wells Spins Win Over Frogs 8-2
Runner-up Bayview lit into division-leading Fairfax early and never looked back. The Vikings backed Frank Wells with an 8-0 lead after five innings and he breezed past the Frogs 8-2 to take the series between the top two teams in the TU West three games to two. Wells (8-7 3.93) went all the way, breaking a personal three-game losing streak. He held Fairfax to two runs on eight hits, fanned four and walked three. Right fielder Dean Howell (.285) and catcher Scott Sykora (.245) led Bayview at bat with two hits and two RBIs each. The Vikings collected 11 hits - all singles - off of Frog pitching, sending Robbie Meredith (10-4 2.82) down to defeat again. The 24-year-old righthander has dropped four of his last six decisions and has gone into a slump after beginning the season so well. Meredith was racked for four runs in four innings, but only one of them was earned. Third baseman Stan Cobb (.324) drove in both of the Frogs runs.

Second place Bayview (49-45) is back within hailing distance of first place Fairfax and trails them by 6 games.

Buccaneers Bump Off Champs 6-3
Guy Rondre's Bay St. Clair Buccaneers are one of the hotter teams of late in the TU West. The Bucs cooled off the other hot team, the third place Arlon Champions, 6-3 to take four of the five games in the series. Today at Shoreline Park a trio of hurlers throttled Arlon with the victory going to starter Adam Lundgren (4-3 3.40), who went the first six-plus frames, allowed three runs, eight hits and fanned nine. Jeremiah McDonald (1-2 3.07) and Chris Van Arden (3-0 0.63) pitched scoreless ball the last two and two-thirds innings to seal the win. Van Arden picked up his 5th save. The Bucs treated starter Ace Howe (7-8 3.17) badly and knocked him out of the box with four runs in three innings. He went to the showers trailing 4-1. Bay St. Clair tagged the Champions for 14 hits and were paced by left fielder Charley Moon (.287) with 2-5 and two RBIs and second baseman Tony Mann (.331) with 3-4 and a run batted in. Three other Bucs had a pair of hits apiece: right fielder Jose Valenzuela (.291), shortstop Chuck Hankins (.322) and catcher Jake Singleton (.311). Arlon left fielder Matt Merrill (.321) hit his 17th homer of the season and drove in two runs.

Bay St. Clair (41-52) is still last in the division, despite winning 8 of the last 10. The Buccaneers are 13.5 games out, while Arlon (46-46) is in the third spot in the standings, 8 games behind the leader. The Champs are 6-4 over their last 10 games.

Blue Sox Blow by Lynx with 5-Run 9th
The old baseball adage, "It ain't over 'til it's over" is alive and well. The Blue Lake Blue Sox proved it today at their home grounds, Harbor Stadium. La Claire starter George Gentry shut them out on just three hits and entered the last of the ninth with a 4-0 lead. The Blue Sox shelled him and reliever Monoto Kishata for five runs and seven hits for an unbelievable rally to win 5-4 on a walk-off single by pinchhitter Speedy Warren (.250). In the inning, third baseman Timmy Smith (.321) doubled in two runs and center fielder Donnie Frazier (.296), second baseman Dandy Wilson (.242) and Warren plated one run each. Happy McManus (1-1 4.50) got his first-ever IPA win with a scoreless inning in relief of starter Bennie West. The loser was Kishata (4-8 3.53), who gave up three hits to the four hitters he faced. West worked eight innings, permitted four runs and seven hits, fanned six and issued two bases on balls. Shortstop Jimmy Thomas (.385) and first baseman Francisco Robles (.284) homered for the Lynx.

Blue Lake (45-47) is fourth in the TU West standings, 9 games behind leading Fairfax (54-38). La Claire (43-50) is fifth, 11.5 games off the pace.

09-27-2008, 06:19 PM	#463
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,890	Islandian Pro Alliance Tuesday, July 17, 2001 Tycobbian Union - West Division Viks Wells Spins Win Over Frogs 8-2 Runner-up Bayview lit into division-leading Fairfax early and never looked back. The Vikings backed Frank Wells with an 8-0 lead after five innings and he breezed past the Frogs 8-2 to take the series between the top two teams in the TU West three games to two. Wells (8-7 3.93) went all the way, breaking a personal three-game losing streak. He held Fairfax to two runs on eight hits, fanned four and walked three. Right fielder Dean Howell (.285) and catcher Scott Sykora (.245) led Bayview at bat with two hits and two RBIs each. The Vikings collected 11 hits - all singles - off of Frog pitching, sending Robbie Meredith (10-4 2.82) down to defeat again. The 24-year-old righthander has dropped four of his last six decisions and has gone into a slump after beginning the season so well. Meredith was racked for four runs in four innings, but only one of them was earned. Third baseman Stan Cobb (.324) drove in both of the Frogs runs. Second place Bayview (49-45) is back within hailing distance of first place Fairfax and trails them by 6 games. Buccaneers Bump Off Champs 6-3 Guy Rondre's Bay St. Clair Buccaneers are one of the hotter teams of late in the TU West. The Bucs cooled off the other hot team, the third place Arlon Champions, 6-3 to take four of the five games in the series. Today at Shoreline Park a trio of hurlers throttled Arlon with the victory going to starter Adam Lundgren (4-3 3.40), who went the first six-plus frames, allowed three runs, eight hits and fanned nine. Jeremiah McDonald (1-2 3.07) and Chris Van Arden (3-0 0.63) pitched scoreless ball the last two and two-thirds innings to seal the win. Van Arden picked up his 5th save. The Bucs treated starter Ace Howe (7-8 3.17) badly and knocked him out of the box with four runs in three innings. He went to the showers trailing 4-1. Bay St. Clair tagged the Champions for 14 hits and were paced by left fielder Charley Moon (.287) with 2-5 and two RBIs and second baseman Tony Mann (.331) with 3-4 and a run batted in. Three other Bucs had a pair of hits apiece: right fielder Jose Valenzuela (.291), shortstop Chuck Hankins (.322) and catcher Jake Singleton (.311). Arlon left fielder Matt Merrill (.321) hit his 17th homer of the season and drove in two runs. Bay St. Clair (41-52) is still last in the division, despite winning 8 of the last 10. The Buccaneers are 13.5 games out, while Arlon (46-46) is in the third spot in the standings, 8 games behind the leader. The Champs are 6-4 over their last 10 games. Blue Sox Blow by Lynx with 5-Run 9th The old baseball adage, "It ain't over 'til it's over" is alive and well. The Blue Lake Blue Sox proved it today at their home grounds, Harbor Stadium. La Claire starter George Gentry shut them out on just three hits and entered the last of the ninth with a 4-0 lead. The Blue Sox shelled him and reliever Monoto Kishata for five runs and seven hits for an unbelievable rally to win 5-4 on a walk-off single by pinchhitter Speedy Warren (.250). In the inning, third baseman Timmy Smith (.321) doubled in two runs and center fielder Donnie Frazier (.296), second baseman Dandy Wilson (.242) and Warren plated one run each. Happy McManus (1-1 4.50) got his first-ever IPA win with a scoreless inning in relief of starter Bennie West. The loser was Kishata (4-8 3.53), who gave up three hits to the four hitters he faced. West worked eight innings, permitted four runs and seven hits, fanned six and issued two bases on balls. Shortstop Jimmy Thomas (.385) and first baseman Francisco Robles (.284) homered for the Lynx. Blue Lake (45-47) is fourth in the TU West standings, 9 games behind leading Fairfax (54-38). La Claire (43-50) is fifth, 11.5 games off the pace.