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Eugene Church · 10-23-2008, 01:50 AM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Thursday, July 26, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - North Division

Colfax "Walks Away " With Win Over Redhawks 9-2
The second place Colfax Blasters "walked away" with a 9-2 win over first place Far Mountain as the Redhawks walked 13 batters in the game, setting a new IPA record. It was Colfax's second straight win in the series and cut the Redhawks lead in the RU North to just 1.5 games. FM's starter Stan Lamoreaux gave up 10 bases on balls in his six and two-thirds innings. He was wild, but held the Blasters scoreless until the fifth when they tied the score at 2-2. Lamoreaux walked in the two runs in the inning. In the seventh he walked the bases loaded and that led to a four-run inning for Colfax. The Blasters added three more in the ninth to win "in a walk". Robbie Smith (7-6 3.10) tossed a complete-game victory, gave up nine hits and walked four himself, but was stingy with runs, allowing only two. Colfax only got six hits in the game, but it was enough. First baseman Dennis Cole (.332) was 1-1 with four walks and three RBIs, shortstop Wayne O'Reilly (.248) was hitless, but had two RBIs and newly-acquired catcher Jose Hernandez (.284) went 3-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs.

The 13 walks toppled the old mark of 11 for a nine-inning game set by South Fork on June 29 and tied by Valmara on July 19. Far Mountain and Colfax now hold the record for most walks in a game with 17, bettering 12 total walks by South Fork (11) and Ozarka (1) on June 29 and and equaled by Valmara (11) and Glasco (1) on July 19. The record for an extra-inning game is 11 by Sugar Valley in an 11-inning game against Forest City (6). They totaled 17 between them. The game was played on May 8.

Far Mountain's (54-46) lead in the division has dwindled to just 1.5 games over Colfax (52-47) with three games left in the series.

A's Finally Win, Snap 8-Game Losing String
It took manager McDuffie Hughes' Glasco Athletics quite some time to win a game -- they finally snapped an 8-game losing streak with a 6-4 triumph over the hot Volusia Vigilantes at Athletics Field. Righthander Jesse Balfour (9-9 3.17) worked a very strong seven and two-thirds innings, striking out a dozen V's and giving up only one earned run. He left ahead in the score 6-2 when he tired in the eighth and walked two batters. Closer Ray Cook was summoned in from the bullpen and promptly got the final out of the inning. Cook (3-4 2.03) got his 10th save, but it was not a thing of beauty - he staggered through the ninth, allowing two runs on a hit and two walks. Glasco was hot with the bats, piling up 13 basehits with shortstop Fran Eicher (.268) leading the way with two hits and two RBIs. Left fielder Ox Beauvais (.331), shortstop Kyle Ballentine (.300) and catcher Pete Kilgour (.237) each chipped in two hits and an RBI to aid the A's cause. Volusia got their runs from shortstop Scooter Perez (.380) with two hits and two RBIs, including a double, center fielder Alex Luna (.273) with 2-for-5 and an RBI and left fielder Lonnie Howard (.258) with a hit and an RBI. The Vigilantes numbered 9 hits to 13 for the Athletics. Lefty Raul Sandoval (10-11 3.36) got the loss in a poor outing, permitting five runs and nine hits in five-plus innings.

It was a tough loss for third place Volusia (51-49) as a win would have shaved another game off of Far Mountain (54-46) lead. The V's are 3 games out of first. Glasco (47-51) is fifth in the Ruthlandian Union North Division and is 6 games off the pace. The 8-game losing slump cost them dearly in the pennant chase.

All-Stars Win 7th In a Row, Rally for 5-4 Victory
Zarek Zalewski was cruising along with a 4-1 lead in the seventh and the game seemed to be over - but no one told the last place Elnora All-Stars. They jolted Zalewski and Valmara for four runs in the last of the seventh to come back and win it 5-4. Center fielder Harry Wright (.259) made it 4-2 with a single, pinchhitter Rusty Gilbert (.264) narrowed it to 4-3 with another single, then second baseman Gil Foster (.350) finished the job with a two-run double. Elnora's brand-new closer, 22-year-old righthander Taylor Gibbs (1-0 3.00) notched his first save in his second game, but it was not easy to get. He gave up a single and two walks in the eighth and ninth, but no runs, before finishing off the Vipers, getting a double-play ball to end the game with runners on first and second. Right fielder Jet Kazmarek (.320) had a single and a triple to bat in two runs for Valmara. The RBI leader in the IPA, center fielder Jan Szymanski (.270) tripled in his 98th run and second baseman Floyd Vinson (.305) got the other RBI. Zalewski (13-6 2.51) suffered the defeat, being hit up for eight hits and five runs in seven innings.

Fourth place Valmara (49-50) fell 4.5 games behind the top team in the division, the Far Mountain Redhawks (54-46), while Elnora (45-55) won for the 9th time in the last 10 games and is now only 9 games behind. They are the hottest team in IPA right now.

10-23-2008, 01:50 AM	#514
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,171	Islandian Pro Alliance Thursday, July 26, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - North Division Colfax "Walks Away " With Win Over Redhawks 9-2 The second place Colfax Blasters "walked away" with a 9-2 win over first place Far Mountain as the Redhawks walked 13 batters in the game, setting a new IPA record. It was Colfax's second straight win in the series and cut the Redhawks lead in the RU North to just 1.5 games. FM's starter Stan Lamoreaux gave up 10 bases on balls in his six and two-thirds innings. He was wild, but held the Blasters scoreless until the fifth when they tied the score at 2-2. Lamoreaux walked in the two runs in the inning. In the seventh he walked the bases loaded and that led to a four-run inning for Colfax. The Blasters added three more in the ninth to win "in a walk". Robbie Smith (7-6 3.10) tossed a complete-game victory, gave up nine hits and walked four himself, but was stingy with runs, allowing only two. Colfax only got six hits in the game, but it was enough. First baseman Dennis Cole (.332) was 1-1 with four walks and three RBIs, shortstop Wayne O'Reilly (.248) was hitless, but had two RBIs and newly-acquired catcher Jose Hernandez (.284) went 3-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs. The 13 walks toppled the old mark of 11 for a nine-inning game set by South Fork on June 29 and tied by Valmara on July 19. Far Mountain and Colfax now hold the record for most walks in a game with 17, bettering 12 total walks by South Fork (11) and Ozarka (1) on June 29 and and equaled by Valmara (11) and Glasco (1) on July 19. The record for an extra-inning game is 11 by Sugar Valley in an 11-inning game against Forest City (6). They totaled 17 between them. The game was played on May 8. Far Mountain's (54-46) lead in the division has dwindled to just 1.5 games over Colfax (52-47) with three games left in the series. A's Finally Win, Snap 8-Game Losing String It took manager McDuffie Hughes' Glasco Athletics quite some time to win a game -- they finally snapped an 8-game losing streak with a 6-4 triumph over the hot Volusia Vigilantes at Athletics Field. Righthander Jesse Balfour (9-9 3.17) worked a very strong seven and two-thirds innings, striking out a dozen V's and giving up only one earned run. He left ahead in the score 6-2 when he tired in the eighth and walked two batters. Closer Ray Cook was summoned in from the bullpen and promptly got the final out of the inning. Cook (3-4 2.03) got his 10th save, but it was not a thing of beauty - he staggered through the ninth, allowing two runs on a hit and two walks. Glasco was hot with the bats, piling up 13 basehits with shortstop Fran Eicher (.268) leading the way with two hits and two RBIs. Left fielder Ox Beauvais (.331), shortstop Kyle Ballentine (.300) and catcher Pete Kilgour (.237) each chipped in two hits and an RBI to aid the A's cause. Volusia got their runs from shortstop Scooter Perez (.380) with two hits and two RBIs, including a double, center fielder Alex Luna (.273) with 2-for-5 and an RBI and left fielder Lonnie Howard (.258) with a hit and an RBI. The Vigilantes numbered 9 hits to 13 for the Athletics. Lefty Raul Sandoval (10-11 3.36) got the loss in a poor outing, permitting five runs and nine hits in five-plus innings. It was a tough loss for third place Volusia (51-49) as a win would have shaved another game off of Far Mountain (54-46) lead. The V's are 3 games out of first. Glasco (47-51) is fifth in the Ruthlandian Union North Division and is 6 games off the pace. The 8-game losing slump cost them dearly in the pennant chase. All-Stars Win 7th In a Row, Rally for 5-4 Victory Zarek Zalewski was cruising along with a 4-1 lead in the seventh and the game seemed to be over - but no one told the last place Elnora All-Stars. They jolted Zalewski and Valmara for four runs in the last of the seventh to come back and win it 5-4. Center fielder Harry Wright (.259) made it 4-2 with a single, pinchhitter Rusty Gilbert (.264) narrowed it to 4-3 with another single, then second baseman Gil Foster (.350) finished the job with a two-run double. Elnora's brand-new closer, 22-year-old righthander Taylor Gibbs (1-0 3.00) notched his first save in his second game, but it was not easy to get. He gave up a single and two walks in the eighth and ninth, but no runs, before finishing off the Vipers, getting a double-play ball to end the game with runners on first and second. Right fielder Jet Kazmarek (.320) had a single and a triple to bat in two runs for Valmara. The RBI leader in the IPA, center fielder Jan Szymanski (.270) tripled in his 98th run and second baseman Floyd Vinson (.305) got the other RBI. Zalewski (13-6 2.51) suffered the defeat, being hit up for eight hits and five runs in seven innings. Fourth place Valmara (49-50) fell 4.5 games behind the top team in the division, the Far Mountain Redhawks (54-46), while Elnora (45-55) won for the 9th time in the last 10 games and is now only 9 games behind. They are the hottest team in IPA right now.