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Eugene Church · 10-02-2008, 02:05 AM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Thursday, July 19, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - North Division

Redhawks Prevail Over V's 5-2
The visiting Far Mountain Redhawks prevailed over the Volusia Vigilantes 5-2 at Silver River Stadium. Good pitching led skipper Alex Groveland's crew to victory. Starting pitcher Vance Mitchell (5-4 3.73) recorded the win with seven solid innings. He allowed just two runs on eight hits, fanned five and walked three. Closer Doc Rutledge (6-6 3.06) got the ball in the eighth and ninth and set down the V's without a run. Catcher Dave Davis (.389), the number one hitter in the Ruthlandian Union with a very strong .389 batting average, went to town on Vigilante pitching with 4-for-5. First baseman Royce Benson (.303) chipped in three more hits, including a two-run homer in the ninth to expand a 3-2 lead to 5-2. Second baseman Shirai Kobayashi (.259) also hit a solo home run for the Redhawks. His came in the seventh and made the score 3-1. In all, Far Mountain had 11 hits to Volusia's 10. First sacker Alejandro Salazar (.303) had two hits, including his 12th roundtripper this season. Righthander Kit Kivett (9-5 3.78) pitched the entire game and took the loss.

The first place Redhawks (53-42) racked up their 4th straight victory, while the Vigilantes (48-47) are in third place and trail them by 5 games.

Elnora's Gray Blitzes Blasters 4-0
Sometimes Tyrone Gray has his stuff and sometimes not, but when he has it, you just don't hit him. Today at State Fair Park in Elnora, he hurled his 4th shutout of the season, blitzing Colfax 4-0 on three hits. Gray (7-10 3.86) sat down seven Blasters on strikes and walked six of them, but was tough with men on base. He is now tied for the IPA shutout lead with Zarek Zalewski (12-5 2.43) of the Valmara Vipers. Gray got good bat support from newly-signed second baseman Jim Vaughan (.625), who wore out Colfax pitching for three hits and an RBI, collecting two doubles. Catcher Todd Simons (.256) added two hits and an RBI, while left fielder Quincy Peterson (.286) batted in a pair of runs. Robbie Smith (6-6 3.19) dropped his second game in a row, pitching a complete game. He allowed four runs and ten hits.

Slumping Colfax (50-44) slipped 2.5 games behind the RU North leader, Far Mountain (53-42). Second place Colfax is only 3-7 in the last 10 games. Elnora (40-55) is 13 games off the pace and is in last place in the standings.

Vipers Topple A's 5-3
The Valmara Vipers shook off a bad first inning and rallied to topple the Glasco Athletics 5-3 at War Memorial Stadium in a walkathon. Todd Turner was ripped for three runs in the first, but settled down and blanked them over the next six frames. Closer Danny Blauser (7-4 2.60) took over and shut the A's down in the last two innings. Turner (10-7 4.17) collected the victory, his 10th of the year, gave up six hits and three runs in seven innings. He walked six and fanned three. Together Turner and Blauser walked 11 batters to tie the IPA mark in a regulation game. Blauser walked five in just two innings and staggered to his 6th save of the season, leaving the bases loaded in both innings. Glasco stranded 14 men during the game. Losing pitcher Jerry Smith (11-10 4.00) went the route for the Athletics, surrendered eight hits, struck out five and walked just one. Center fielder Jan Szymanski (.271) sparked the Vipers attack with two RBIs and 3 hits in 4 tries. Right fielder Jet Kazmarek ripped two triples, giving him a league-leading 17 on the year, and scored twice. Backup third baseman Scott Kaminski (.345) delivered a pair of RBIs. For the A's first baseman Maury Smith (.355) singled in the first run of the game and third baseman Zach Byorvik (.246) doubled in two runs in the first.

Ozarka pitchers walked 11 South Fork Stallions in a 10-2 loss on June 29th to set the IPA record for most walks in a game. Sugar Valley also walked 11 batters in an 11-inning game with Forest City. The Lumberjacks won that game 6-5 on May 8.

The teams also matched the record for the most walks in a game with 12. Ozarka and South Fork had 12 in the May 8th game.

Glasco (46-47) suffered its fourth consecutive setback and is fourth in the division, 6 games back. Fifth place Valmara (46-48) picked up some ground and is now just 6.5 games out.

10-02-2008, 02:05 AM	#469
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,899	Islandian Pro Alliance Thursday, July 19, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - North Division Redhawks Prevail Over V's 5-2 The visiting Far Mountain Redhawks prevailed over the Volusia Vigilantes 5-2 at Silver River Stadium. Good pitching led skipper Alex Groveland's crew to victory. Starting pitcher Vance Mitchell (5-4 3.73) recorded the win with seven solid innings. He allowed just two runs on eight hits, fanned five and walked three. Closer Doc Rutledge (6-6 3.06) got the ball in the eighth and ninth and set down the V's without a run. Catcher Dave Davis (.389), the number one hitter in the Ruthlandian Union with a very strong .389 batting average, went to town on Vigilante pitching with 4-for-5. First baseman Royce Benson (.303) chipped in three more hits, including a two-run homer in the ninth to expand a 3-2 lead to 5-2. Second baseman Shirai Kobayashi (.259) also hit a solo home run for the Redhawks. His came in the seventh and made the score 3-1. In all, Far Mountain had 11 hits to Volusia's 10. First sacker Alejandro Salazar (.303) had two hits, including his 12th roundtripper this season. Righthander Kit Kivett (9-5 3.78) pitched the entire game and took the loss. The first place Redhawks (53-42) racked up their 4th straight victory, while the Vigilantes (48-47) are in third place and trail them by 5 games. Elnora's Gray Blitzes Blasters 4-0 Sometimes Tyrone Gray has his stuff and sometimes not, but when he has it, you just don't hit him. Today at State Fair Park in Elnora, he hurled his 4th shutout of the season, blitzing Colfax 4-0 on three hits. Gray (7-10 3.86) sat down seven Blasters on strikes and walked six of them, but was tough with men on base. He is now tied for the IPA shutout lead with Zarek Zalewski (12-5 2.43) of the Valmara Vipers. Gray got good bat support from newly-signed second baseman Jim Vaughan (.625), who wore out Colfax pitching for three hits and an RBI, collecting two doubles. Catcher Todd Simons (.256) added two hits and an RBI, while left fielder Quincy Peterson (.286) batted in a pair of runs. Robbie Smith (6-6 3.19) dropped his second game in a row, pitching a complete game. He allowed four runs and ten hits. Slumping Colfax (50-44) slipped 2.5 games behind the RU North leader, Far Mountain (53-42). Second place Colfax is only 3-7 in the last 10 games. Elnora (40-55) is 13 games off the pace and is in last place in the standings. Vipers Topple A's 5-3 The Valmara Vipers shook off a bad first inning and rallied to topple the Glasco Athletics 5-3 at War Memorial Stadium in a walkathon. Todd Turner was ripped for three runs in the first, but settled down and blanked them over the next six frames. Closer Danny Blauser (7-4 2.60) took over and shut the A's down in the last two innings. Turner (10-7 4.17) collected the victory, his 10th of the year, gave up six hits and three runs in seven innings. He walked six and fanned three. Together Turner and Blauser walked 11 batters to tie the IPA mark in a regulation game. Blauser walked five in just two innings and staggered to his 6th save of the season, leaving the bases loaded in both innings. Glasco stranded 14 men during the game. Losing pitcher Jerry Smith (11-10 4.00) went the route for the Athletics, surrendered eight hits, struck out five and walked just one. Center fielder Jan Szymanski (.271) sparked the Vipers attack with two RBIs and 3 hits in 4 tries. Right fielder Jet Kazmarek ripped two triples, giving him a league-leading 17 on the year, and scored twice. Backup third baseman Scott Kaminski (.345) delivered a pair of RBIs. For the A's first baseman Maury Smith (.355) singled in the first run of the game and third baseman Zach Byorvik (.246) doubled in two runs in the first. Ozarka pitchers walked 11 South Fork Stallions in a 10-2 loss on June 29th to set the IPA record for most walks in a game. Sugar Valley also walked 11 batters in an 11-inning game with Forest City. The Lumberjacks won that game 6-5 on May 8. The teams also matched the record for the most walks in a game with 12. Ozarka and South Fork had 12 in the May 8th game. Glasco (46-47) suffered its fourth consecutive setback and is fourth in the division, 6 games back. Fifth place Valmara (46-48) picked up some ground and is now just 6.5 games out.