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Eugene Church · 11-06-2008, 06:23 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Wednesday, August 1, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - South Division

'Jacks Come Back and Nip Marston 7-6
It's not often a team comes back from a 6-run deficit, but the second place Forest City Lumberjacks did. They trailed the first place Marston Nine 6-0 in the third and then scored 7 unanswered runs for a 7-6 triumph. The winning score came in the last of the ninth when center fielder Ryan Morse (.350) and shortstop Pops Keller (.297) hammered back-to-back two-baggers off Walt Sellers to end the game. Sellers (4-6 3.00) had just entered the game and took the loss. The 'Jacks smacked a dozen hits and were paced by Morse and Keller with two RBIs each. Morse went 3-for-5 with two doubles and Keller was 2-for-5. Big 6'6" knuckleballer Knucks Nomellini (3-0 1.08) notched the win, holding Marston scoreless the last four innings and striking out five. Second baseman Ken Green (.333) led the Nine with three hits and two runs batted in. Green hit his 11th homer of the year. Center fielder Tommy Reinhold (.313) also collect three hits. Shoddy defense hurt the Marston cause. Six of the 'Jacks runs came on errors and were unearned.

The Forest City Lumberjacks (57-50) chopped Marston's (59-46) lead to 3 games in the race for the RU South flag.

Rattlers Benson Wins #17, Beats Sunbirds 9-2
He was the Pitcher of the Month in July and Ron Benson of Sugar Valley has also started August off very well, too. Benson won his 17th game, tops in the IPA, with another good outing. Benson (17-7 2.57) held Belair Beach to two runs and seven hits, struck out six and walked just two in his 14th complete game of the year, also tied for the most in the IPA with Luther Hatch of Ozarka. He was backed up by 13 hits, led by center fielder Freddie Vaux (.349), who hit for the cycle with 4-5, three RBIs and two runs scored. Left fielder Bruno DiPirro (.308) hit his first career homer and went 3-5, scoring twice and batting in three runs. Vaux also unloaded a home run, number 7 on the season. Ray Watson (5-3 3.45) suffered the setback, departing in the sixth trailing 5-0. Watson surrendered five runs and eight hits, only three were earned.

Sugar Valley (53-51) is third in the RU South Division and 5.5 games off the pace, while Belair Beach (49-57) is now tied for the cellar with Waleska (49-57), both are 10.5 games behind in the race.

Diamonds Take Over 4th, Whip Westerners 6-3
Alex Vanzetti kept Claxton out of the cellar by defeating Waleska 6-3 today. Vanzetti (8-4 2.77) went seven and a third innings, struck out ten and checked the Westerners on six hits and three runs. Skipper Stacy Engel's new closer Mike Grenier (0-0 9.00) logged his first-career save, putting out the fire in the eighth inning when Grenier weakened and pitched a scoreless ninth. Vanzetti got plenty of bat support as the Diamonds racked up 13 hits, led by left fielder Dan Molnar (.348), who had three hits and two RBIs, including his 13th roundtripper. Shortstop Bobby Ritter (.309) also added a pair of hits and a pair of RBIs. Rusty Kraft (7-13 4.08) suffered the setback as he was tagged for five runs and ten hits in eight innings.

It was the third game in a row Claxton (50-56) has beaten Waleska (49-57). The triumph moved the Diamonds up to fourth in the RU South standings, 9.5 games behind Marston (59-46). The Westerners, meanwhile, are in a tie with the Belair Beach Sunbirds (49-57) for last place, 10.5 games back.

11-06-2008, 06:23 PM	#544
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,141	Islandian Pro Alliance Wednesday, August 1, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - South Division 'Jacks Come Back and Nip Marston 7-6 It's not often a team comes back from a 6-run deficit, but the second place Forest City Lumberjacks did. They trailed the first place Marston Nine 6-0 in the third and then scored 7 unanswered runs for a 7-6 triumph. The winning score came in the last of the ninth when center fielder Ryan Morse (.350) and shortstop Pops Keller (.297) hammered back-to-back two-baggers off Walt Sellers to end the game. Sellers (4-6 3.00) had just entered the game and took the loss. The 'Jacks smacked a dozen hits and were paced by Morse and Keller with two RBIs each. Morse went 3-for-5 with two doubles and Keller was 2-for-5. Big 6'6" knuckleballer Knucks Nomellini (3-0 1.08) notched the win, holding Marston scoreless the last four innings and striking out five. Second baseman Ken Green (.333) led the Nine with three hits and two runs batted in. Green hit his 11th homer of the year. Center fielder Tommy Reinhold (.313) also collect three hits. Shoddy defense hurt the Marston cause. Six of the 'Jacks runs came on errors and were unearned. The Forest City Lumberjacks (57-50) chopped Marston's (59-46) lead to 3 games in the race for the RU South flag. Rattlers Benson Wins #17, Beats Sunbirds 9-2 He was the Pitcher of the Month in July and Ron Benson of Sugar Valley has also started August off very well, too. Benson won his 17th game, tops in the IPA, with another good outing. Benson (17-7 2.57) held Belair Beach to two runs and seven hits, struck out six and walked just two in his 14th complete game of the year, also tied for the most in the IPA with Luther Hatch of Ozarka. He was backed up by 13 hits, led by center fielder Freddie Vaux (.349), who hit for the cycle with 4-5, three RBIs and two runs scored. Left fielder Bruno DiPirro (.308) hit his first career homer and went 3-5, scoring twice and batting in three runs. Vaux also unloaded a home run, number 7 on the season. Ray Watson (5-3 3.45) suffered the setback, departing in the sixth trailing 5-0. Watson surrendered five runs and eight hits, only three were earned. Sugar Valley (53-51) is third in the RU South Division and 5.5 games off the pace, while Belair Beach (49-57) is now tied for the cellar with Waleska (49-57), both are 10.5 games behind in the race. Diamonds Take Over 4th, Whip Westerners 6-3 Alex Vanzetti kept Claxton out of the cellar by defeating Waleska 6-3 today. Vanzetti (8-4 2.77) went seven and a third innings, struck out ten and checked the Westerners on six hits and three runs. Skipper Stacy Engel's new closer Mike Grenier (0-0 9.00) logged his first-career save, putting out the fire in the eighth inning when Grenier weakened and pitched a scoreless ninth. Vanzetti got plenty of bat support as the Diamonds racked up 13 hits, led by left fielder Dan Molnar (.348), who had three hits and two RBIs, including his 13th roundtripper. Shortstop Bobby Ritter (.309) also added a pair of hits and a pair of RBIs. Rusty Kraft (7-13 4.08) suffered the setback as he was tagged for five runs and ten hits in eight innings. It was the third game in a row Claxton (50-56) has beaten Waleska (49-57). The triumph moved the Diamonds up to fourth in the RU South standings, 9.5 games behind Marston (59-46). The Westerners, meanwhile, are in a tie with the Belair Beach Sunbirds (49-57) for last place, 10.5 games back. Last edited by Eugene Church; 11-06-2008 at 08:19 PM.