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Eugene Church · 12-15-2008, 11:36 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Wednesday, September 12, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - North Division

Volusia Nips Redhawks 3-2 on Anderson's Hit
It was another nailbiter for Volusia, but the Vigilantes came through and pulled out a 3-2 triumph over Far Mountain at the Jailhouse. The victory kept the V's a game ahead of Sugar Valley of the South Division for the last wild card playoff spot with one game to go. In the last of the ninth, right fielder Lonnie Howard (.251) reached base on an infield error, stole second and rode home on Bennie Anderson's (.248) single to win it. Closer Ricky Moreno (5-5 1.91) had a lot of baserunners, but held the Redhawks scoreless over the final two innings. He gave up a hit and walked three batters, but survived it for the win. Mike McCabe (6-5 2.33) suffered the loss, giving up one run, one hit and two walks in one and one-third innings.

Volusia (78-71) is in the runner-up spot in the RU North, trailing the pennant-winning Far Mountain Redhawks (82-67) by 4 games. A victory tomorrow will send the V's to the Elite 8 playoffs.

Vipers Out of Playoffs, A's Win 5-2
The Glasco Athletics picked up their fourth straight triumph with a 5-2 decision over the fading Valmara Vipers, who went down to defeat for the sixth game in a row, costing them a playoff position. Jerry Smith (17-17 3.27) was the winning pitcher. He scattered ten hits and went the distance, allowing no earned runs. Smith outpitched Erich Ptacek (2-5 3.05), who lost his third consecutive game. Ptacek worked seven innings and was touched for four runs on seven hits.

Valmara (75-74) will finish third in the Ruthlandian Union North, but will not make the playoffs. The final wild card will go to Volusia (78-71) of the North Division or Sugar Valley (77-72) of the South Division. The Vigilantes have a game edge going into the last day of the regular season. Glasco (73-76) is fourth in the standings and is 9 games out.

Blasters Top All-Stars 6-3, LaForge Winner
The Colfax Blasters topped Elnora 6-3 with a three-run eighth inning, highlighted by second baseman Tucker Hill's two-run single. 19-year-old Jasper LaForge (2-2 2.31) sat down the All-Stars on seven hits and was backed up by a 10-hit attack, led by first baseman Dennis Cole's 39th home run. Second baseman Gil Foster (.346) went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs to pace Elnora. The All-Stars 19-year-old southpaw Kenny Kerr (3-4 2.39) got rough treatment from Colfax as he was battered for six runs in eight innings.

The fifth place Blasters (72-77) are 10 games out of first place, while Elnora (67-82) is last and 15 games behind in the RU North standings.

12-15-2008, 11:36 PM	#610
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,947	Islandian Pro Alliance Wednesday, September 12, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - North Division Volusia Nips Redhawks 3-2 on Anderson's Hit It was another nailbiter for Volusia, but the Vigilantes came through and pulled out a 3-2 triumph over Far Mountain at the Jailhouse. The victory kept the V's a game ahead of Sugar Valley of the South Division for the last wild card playoff spot with one game to go. In the last of the ninth, right fielder Lonnie Howard (.251) reached base on an infield error, stole second and rode home on Bennie Anderson's (.248) single to win it. Closer Ricky Moreno (5-5 1.91) had a lot of baserunners, but held the Redhawks scoreless over the final two innings. He gave up a hit and walked three batters, but survived it for the win. Mike McCabe (6-5 2.33) suffered the loss, giving up one run, one hit and two walks in one and one-third innings. Volusia (78-71) is in the runner-up spot in the RU North, trailing the pennant-winning Far Mountain Redhawks (82-67) by 4 games. A victory tomorrow will send the V's to the Elite 8 playoffs. Vipers Out of Playoffs, A's Win 5-2 The Glasco Athletics picked up their fourth straight triumph with a 5-2 decision over the fading Valmara Vipers, who went down to defeat for the sixth game in a row, costing them a playoff position. Jerry Smith (17-17 3.27) was the winning pitcher. He scattered ten hits and went the distance, allowing no earned runs. Smith outpitched Erich Ptacek (2-5 3.05), who lost his third consecutive game. Ptacek worked seven innings and was touched for four runs on seven hits. Valmara (75-74) will finish third in the Ruthlandian Union North, but will not make the playoffs. The final wild card will go to Volusia (78-71) of the North Division or Sugar Valley (77-72) of the South Division. The Vigilantes have a game edge going into the last day of the regular season. Glasco (73-76) is fourth in the standings and is 9 games out. Blasters Top All-Stars 6-3, LaForge Winner The Colfax Blasters topped Elnora 6-3 with a three-run eighth inning, highlighted by second baseman Tucker Hill's two-run single. 19-year-old Jasper LaForge (2-2 2.31) sat down the All-Stars on seven hits and was backed up by a 10-hit attack, led by first baseman Dennis Cole's 39th home run. Second baseman Gil Foster (.346) went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs to pace Elnora. The All-Stars 19-year-old southpaw Kenny Kerr (3-4 2.39) got rough treatment from Colfax as he was battered for six runs in eight innings. The fifth place Blasters (72-77) are 10 games out of first place, while Elnora (67-82) is last and 15 games behind in the RU North standings.