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Eugene Church · 12-14-2008, 07:05 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - North Division

V's Stay Alive, Trim Redhawks 2-1
The second place Volusia Vigilantes took a huge step and stayed alive in the playoff race with a tight 2-1 triumph over the division-winning Far Mountain Redhawks. The V's are now a game in front of Sugar Valley and two games in front of Valmara for last wild card in the Ruthlandian Union with only two games to play. Raul Sandoval (18-15 3.15) won his third in a row, stopping the Redhawks on six hits and a run. Sandoval fanned 10, while walking only one in eight strong innings. Closer Ricky Moreno (4-5 1.97) nailed down his 26th save with a scoreless ninth inning. Shortstop Shane Wells (.368) scored both of the V's runs. He singled in the third, stole second and went to third on a single by Jojo Nunez (.265) and came in when first baseman Alejandro Salazar (.283) grounded into a double play. In the fifth Wells tripled and scored on Nunez's single. Far Mountain's only score came in the top of the eighth when right fielder Sid Cameron (.364) singled in shortstop Joey Cannizzaro (.330), who had doubled. John Luzzatti (19-9 3.30) pitched well enough to get his 20th win of the season, but went down to his 9th loss instead. Luzzatti held Volusia to two runs and seven hits in seven innings, when he left for a pinchhitter. The Vigilantes had the edge in hits 9 to 7.

Volusia (77-71) is the number two team in the RU North Division. The Vigilantes are vying for the final wild card with Sugar Valley (76-72) of the South Division and Valmara (75-73) of the North Division. Forest City (80-68) of the South Division captured the other RU wild card today.

Valmara Falls Again, A's Dim Playoff Hopes 4-3
Valmara continued its late-season swoon with its fourth loss in a row. Glasco portsider Jake Nyberg struck out nine and went the distance to dim Valmara's playoff hopes with the Athletics third straight victory. Nyberg (3-4 3.75) throttled the Vipers on eight hits in the 4-3 win at War Memorial Stadium in Valmara. The Athletics only got five hits off Jerry Yosarian and Danny Blauser. Yosarian (3-4 2.44) lost it, giving up four runs and four hits in seven innings, while Blauser (9-6 2.49) blanked the A's in the eighth and ninth. Second baseman Barry McCord (.299) hit a two-run homer in the fourth to put Glasco up 2-1. The A's took the lead for good with two runs in the seventh on catcher Scotty McPherson's RBI double and Nyberg's (.048) sacrifice fly. Valmara was led by shortstop Matt Mazurek (.274), who homered in the third for a 1-0 lead. The Vipers regained the lead in the fifth 3-2 when catcher Yoshi Motsuzuki (.306) and right fielder Jet Kazmarek (.317) swatted RBI singles.

Third place Valmara (75-73) will have to win its last two games of the season and hope that Volusia (77-71) loses its final two games just to tie them. They also have have Sugar Valley (76-72) of the South Division to contend with as well. A tie for the last wild card among multiple teams is possible in the Ruthlandian Union. Glasco (72-76) is now in fourth place and 10 games behind Far Mountain in the Ruthlandian Union North Division.

Elnora Buries Colfax 11-2, Peterson Homers Twice
Elnora's outstanding left fielder Quincy Peterson homered twice, drove in six runs and went over the 100 mark in RBIs today in the 11-2 runaway victory over the Colfax Blasters at State Fair Park. The big 6'6" southpaw Carl Costas (16-13 3.33) just breezed to his 5th consecutive win. He limited the Blasters to just four hits, struck out 11 and didn't give up a base on balls in a superb effort. Peterson (.303) went 3-for-5 and scored three times to lead the way for the All-Stars. He now has 28 roundtrippers this year and 102 RBIs. Right fielder Paul Giles (.284) hit his 30th homer for the season. Andy Haig (1-2 3.38) was the losing pitcher. He was blasted for five runs in four-plus innings. Colfax first baseman Dennis Cole (.322) gave them an early 2-0 lead in the fourth with his 38th home run.

With the loss, Colfax (71-77) sank to fifth place, 11 games behind first place Far Mountain (82-66), while Elnora (67-81) is in the basement and 15 games out.

12-14-2008, 07:05 PM	#606
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,946	Islandian Pro Alliance Tuesday, September 11, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - North Division V's Stay Alive, Trim Redhawks 2-1 The second place Volusia Vigilantes took a huge step and stayed alive in the playoff race with a tight 2-1 triumph over the division-winning Far Mountain Redhawks. The V's are now a game in front of Sugar Valley and two games in front of Valmara for last wild card in the Ruthlandian Union with only two games to play. Raul Sandoval (18-15 3.15) won his third in a row, stopping the Redhawks on six hits and a run. Sandoval fanned 10, while walking only one in eight strong innings. Closer Ricky Moreno (4-5 1.97) nailed down his 26th save with a scoreless ninth inning. Shortstop Shane Wells (.368) scored both of the V's runs. He singled in the third, stole second and went to third on a single by Jojo Nunez (.265) and came in when first baseman Alejandro Salazar (.283) grounded into a double play. In the fifth Wells tripled and scored on Nunez's single. Far Mountain's only score came in the top of the eighth when right fielder Sid Cameron (.364) singled in shortstop Joey Cannizzaro (.330), who had doubled. John Luzzatti (19-9 3.30) pitched well enough to get his 20th win of the season, but went down to his 9th loss instead. Luzzatti held Volusia to two runs and seven hits in seven innings, when he left for a pinchhitter. The Vigilantes had the edge in hits 9 to 7. Volusia (77-71) is the number two team in the RU North Division. The Vigilantes are vying for the final wild card with Sugar Valley (76-72) of the South Division and Valmara (75-73) of the North Division. Forest City (80-68) of the South Division captured the other RU wild card today. Valmara Falls Again, A's Dim Playoff Hopes 4-3 Valmara continued its late-season swoon with its fourth loss in a row. Glasco portsider Jake Nyberg struck out nine and went the distance to dim Valmara's playoff hopes with the Athletics third straight victory. Nyberg (3-4 3.75) throttled the Vipers on eight hits in the 4-3 win at War Memorial Stadium in Valmara. The Athletics only got five hits off Jerry Yosarian and Danny Blauser. Yosarian (3-4 2.44) lost it, giving up four runs and four hits in seven innings, while Blauser (9-6 2.49) blanked the A's in the eighth and ninth. Second baseman Barry McCord (.299) hit a two-run homer in the fourth to put Glasco up 2-1. The A's took the lead for good with two runs in the seventh on catcher Scotty McPherson's RBI double and Nyberg's (.048) sacrifice fly. Valmara was led by shortstop Matt Mazurek (.274), who homered in the third for a 1-0 lead. The Vipers regained the lead in the fifth 3-2 when catcher Yoshi Motsuzuki (.306) and right fielder Jet Kazmarek (.317) swatted RBI singles. Third place Valmara (75-73) will have to win its last two games of the season and hope that Volusia (77-71) loses its final two games just to tie them. They also have have Sugar Valley (76-72) of the South Division to contend with as well. A tie for the last wild card among multiple teams is possible in the Ruthlandian Union. Glasco (72-76) is now in fourth place and 10 games behind Far Mountain in the Ruthlandian Union North Division. Elnora Buries Colfax 11-2, Peterson Homers Twice Elnora's outstanding left fielder Quincy Peterson homered twice, drove in six runs and went over the 100 mark in RBIs today in the 11-2 runaway victory over the Colfax Blasters at State Fair Park. The big 6'6" southpaw Carl Costas (16-13 3.33) just breezed to his 5th consecutive win. He limited the Blasters to just four hits, struck out 11 and didn't give up a base on balls in a superb effort. Peterson (.303) went 3-for-5 and scored three times to lead the way for the All-Stars. He now has 28 roundtrippers this year and 102 RBIs. Right fielder Paul Giles (.284) hit his 30th homer for the season. Andy Haig (1-2 3.38) was the losing pitcher. He was blasted for five runs in four-plus innings. Colfax first baseman Dennis Cole (.322) gave them an early 2-0 lead in the fourth with his 38th home run. With the loss, Colfax (71-77) sank to fifth place, 11 games behind first place Far Mountain (82-66), while Elnora (67-81) is in the basement and 15 games out. Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-14-2008 at 08:42 PM.