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Islandian Pro Alliance
Wednesday, July 18, 2001
Tycobbian Union - East Division
Stallions Stop Hellcats 6-1 Behind Olson
The South Fork Stallions notched their third triumph in a row as young Ken Olson stopped Hartsdale 6-1 on a seven-hitter. 22-year-old Olson (11-7 2.61) rang up his fourth consecutive victory by going the distance, striking out six and walking just one batter. Right fielder Art Atkins (.312) led them at bat with 3-for-4, center fielder Ronnie Lee (.314) score three times and first baseman Keith Burke (.305) tripled in two runs. Mitch Yassen (1-2 3.72) absorbed the loss, went seven innings and allowed all six runs.
South Fork (53-41) has the lead in the Tycobbian Union East. The Stallions have a half-game edge over second place Ginza (52-41). Cape Coral (48-45) is close by and only 4.5 games out. The Hurricanes are third in the division.
Fujimoto's HR Wins It, Ginza Nips Hurricanes 3-2
It was a tough day to score at Ninja Stadium in Ginza. Both clubs left a lot of runners stranded. Finally Takashi Fujimoto slugged a ninth-inning homer in the bottom of the ninth to make Ginza a 3-2 winner over Cape Coral. Toshiharu Ito (9-3 2.44) and Gary Fountain (7-5 4.14) battled to a 2-2 draw after eight innings. Ito gave up only six hits, but gave us six free passes, while Fountain gave up 13 hits. So the clubs had plenty of opportunities to score, but were kept at bay by the pitchers. Ninja closer Ken Watkins (4-5 3.11) got credit for the win with a scoreless ninth, while Fountain lost it, pitching the whole game. First baseman Kenshin Yamamoto (.294) and second baseman Scoop McDonald (.248) drove in the other two runs for Ginza and left fielder Rod Kelly (.308) and second baseman Howie Winters (.308) batted in runs for the Hurricanes.
Ginza (52-41) stayed right on the heels of first place South Fork (53-41), only a half-game back in second place. Cape Coral (48-45) is 4.5 games back and in third place in the division.
Miscue Gives Nats 4-3 Victory Over Zorros
Luxora's first baseman Paul Hallenbeck botched a ground ball with the bases loaded and two away to give the Naturals a 4-3 victory at Jock Ewing Stadium in Ozarka. That gave closer Alex DiMaggio (8-4 1.34) his 8th win of the season. DiMaggio held the Zorros scoreless in the last two frames. Getting the tough-luck loss was Andy Stevens (3-5 3.60), who just came on the the last inning. He gave up a leadoff double and walked two in the ninth, one was intentional. Left fielder Ronnie Patterson (.242) hit his 16th homer in the first inning for the Naturals, while Hallenbeck (.317) copped his 14th for the Z's in the fourth. Luxora outhit Ozarka 8 to 6. Both ballclubs got good efforts from their starters. Zorro Chris Pierce (8-8 3.76) only allowed 5 hits in eight innings, while Ozarka's 18-year-old Sid Hyder was touched for seven hits in seven innings. They left the game with the score tied 3-3.
It was the fourth place Nats (46-47) fourth win in a row, while the Hellcats (39-54) sustained their fourth straight loss. Ozarka is still in the pennant chase,6.5 games off the pace, while Hartsdale is in the cellar and pretty much out of the race, standing 13.5 games behind.
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