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Eugene Church · 07-18-2009, 08:04 PM

The Islandian Times

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Favorites Fall In RU Sweet 16 Openers
Second-place teams split with the pennant winners in the first games of the Ruthlandian Union Sweet 16 Series. The Middlefield Roosters and Valmara Vipers were the only division champs to win an opener.

Roosters Nip Rattlers 2-1 in Sweet 16 Opener
Two 20-game winners went at it at Farmers Memorial Park in Sugar Valley as Middlefield's Jamie Hicks outdueled Sugar Valley's Gregg Neal 2-1. In the opening game of the Ruthlandian Union Sweet 16 Series Hicks stopped the Rattlers on seven hits, striking out four and issuing three bases on balls. Neal tossed seven solid innings, yielding only two runs and seven hits. Sugar Valley opened up the scoring in the home-half of the third when Freddie Vaux doubled and scored on Flipper Bird's base hit. However, the Roosters regained the lead in the two-run fourth on a walk to Eddie Reeves, a sacrifice bunt and RBI singles by Timmy Gage and Cecil Clark. That did it for the scoring as Middlefield held on to take the first game of the best-of-five series. The Roosters had nine hits in all, led by Clark with 3-for-4 and Gage with 2-for-5. Ron Armstrong and Casey Leeburn had two hits apiece for the Rattlers.

The second game of the series is slated for tomorrow afternoon and again will be played at Farmers Memorial Park. Denny Yarrow (19-13 3.27) will be the choice of manager Smitty Michaels, while Gibby Bobkins will send Anthony Glaser (20-13 3.70) to the hill to try and even up the series.

Valmara Takes Sweet 16 Opener, Edges Claxton 5-4
Trailing the Claxton Diamonds 4-0 going into the seventh inning, it was looking bad for Valmara, but the Vipers got three runs in on a Jan Szymanski three-run clout to get them back in the game, then they won it 5-4 with two runs in the eighth. With one away Yoshi Motsuzuki doubled. That got rid of starter Teddy Kuznetsov and brought on closer Tom Dahl for the Diamonds. Val Krol's RBI single tied the game at 4-4. Krol went to second on the throw home. Jet Kazmarek bunted Krol over to third and he scored when 3B Ron Doucette fumbled a grounder hit by Floyd Vinson. Dahl (0-1) got the loss, while the victory went to Danny Blauser (1-0), who pitched a scoreless seventh. Manager J. Jackson Samuel got great relief work from Zarek Zalewski, Blauser and Eric Ptacek. They stopped Claxton on no runs and one hit over the final four frames in relief of starter Vanya Vacylenko, who allowed four runs and six hits in five innings. Teddy Kuznetsov started for the Diamonds and held the Vipers scoreless for six innings, then he got shelled for four runs.

Valmara outhit Claxton 11 to 7 and were led by CF Szymanski with three hits and three RBIs. RF Krol, C Yoshi Motsuzuki and 2B Vinson each had two hits for the Vipers. LF Dixie Baker topped the Diamonds with two hits and two RBIs. CF Jackie Faust also collected a pair of base hits.

Game two will be played tomorrow afternoon at Avalon Stadium in Claxton. Doug Torvik (18-12 2.98) will pitch for Claxton and Andre Trepanier (18-14 3.42) for Valmara.

Ranford Rips Sunbirds 7-0, Bernhoffer Blanks 'em
Ranford County Stadium was rocking today as the Ranford Bulls blanked Belair Beach 7-0 on a 5-hitter by Chris Bernhoffer (1-0). That put the Bulls up one-game-to-none in the Sweet 16 Series. Ranford ripped Sunbird pitching for 11 hits, sparked by home runs by Johnny Fenroy and rookie Jose Castillo. The Bulls slammed starter and loser Ray Watson (0-1) for four runs and five hits in his three-plus innings and then continued the onslaught with three more off reliever Vance Stromberg. Warren Gravois and Colin Fairclough drove in the first runs of the game with RBI doubles in the third. In the fourth frame Fenroy's two-run homer and Castillo's three-run blast nailed down the victory early.

The teams will play game number two tomorrow in Ranford. Tiny Lindgren (19-11 2.67) will work the game for the Sunbirds, while it will be Bud Enright (24-10 2.66) on the mound for the Bulls.

Vigilantes Vault Past All-Stars 5-1 In First Game
The Volusia Vigilantes took a one-game lead in the Sweet 16 Series by vaulting past Elnora 5-1. The V's put five quick ones up on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning and never were challenged by the All-Stars. Back-to-back doubles by Briscoe Crowder and Clint Hardesty plated the first run, then Francisco Abreu pounded a two-run roundtripper to make it 3-0. Pitcher Raul Sandoval's sacrifice fly and Scooter Perez's double drove in two more runs to put Volusia ahead 5-0. Sandoval made it stand up as he gave up only a solo homer in the eighth inning by Quincy Peterson. Sandoval (1-0) went the distance, struck out seven and walked three for the win, while Lou Horn (0-1) was tagged with the defeat, giving up all five runs on five hits in his two innings of work.

Game two of the best-of-five series will be played tomorrow at Silver River Stadium, better known as "the Jailhouse" in Volusia. Zoggy White has nominated Taylor Gibbs (19-12 3.05) to go for his All-Stars and Alfonso Feliz of the Vigilantes will give the ball to his ace, Carl Schmitz (24-10 2.54).

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Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,801 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Tuesday, September 21, 2004 Favorites Fall In RU Sweet 16 Openers Second-place teams split with the pennant winners in the first games of the Ruthlandian Union Sweet 16 Series. The Middlefield Roosters and Valmara Vipers were the only division champs to win an opener. Roosters Nip Rattlers 2-1 in Sweet 16 Opener Two 20-game winners went at it at Farmers Memorial Park in Sugar Valley as Middlefield's Jamie Hicks outdueled Sugar Valley's Gregg Neal 2-1. In the opening game of the Ruthlandian Union Sweet 16 Series Hicks stopped the Rattlers on seven hits, striking out four and issuing three bases on balls. Neal tossed seven solid innings, yielding only two runs and seven hits. Sugar Valley opened up the scoring in the home-half of the third when Freddie Vaux doubled and scored on Flipper Bird's base hit. However, the Roosters regained the lead in the two-run fourth on a walk to Eddie Reeves, a sacrifice bunt and RBI singles by Timmy Gage and Cecil Clark. That did it for the scoring as Middlefield held on to take the first game of the best-of-five series. The Roosters had nine hits in all, led by Clark with 3-for-4 and Gage with 2-for-5. Ron Armstrong and Casey Leeburn had two hits apiece for the Rattlers. The second game of the series is slated for tomorrow afternoon and again will be played at Farmers Memorial Park. Denny Yarrow (19-13 3.27) will be the choice of manager Smitty Michaels, while Gibby Bobkins will send Anthony Glaser (20-13 3.70) to the hill to try and even up the series. Valmara Takes Sweet 16 Opener, Edges Claxton 5-4 Trailing the Claxton Diamonds 4-0 going into the seventh inning, it was looking bad for Valmara, but the Vipers got three runs in on a Jan Szymanski three-run clout to get them back in the game, then they won it 5-4 with two runs in the eighth. With one away Yoshi Motsuzuki doubled. That got rid of starter Teddy Kuznetsov and brought on closer Tom Dahl for the Diamonds. Val Krol's RBI single tied the game at 4-4. Krol went to second on the throw home. Jet Kazmarek bunted Krol over to third and he scored when 3B Ron Doucette fumbled a grounder hit by Floyd Vinson. Dahl (0-1) got the loss, while the victory went to Danny Blauser (1-0), who pitched a scoreless seventh. Manager J. Jackson Samuel got great relief work from Zarek Zalewski, Blauser and Eric Ptacek. They stopped Claxton on no runs and one hit over the final four frames in relief of starter Vanya Vacylenko, who allowed four runs and six hits in five innings. Teddy Kuznetsov started for the Diamonds and held the Vipers scoreless for six innings, then he got shelled for four runs. Valmara outhit Claxton 11 to 7 and were led by CF Szymanski with three hits and three RBIs. RF Krol, C Yoshi Motsuzuki and 2B Vinson each had two hits for the Vipers. LF Dixie Baker topped the Diamonds with two hits and two RBIs. CF Jackie Faust also collected a pair of base hits. Game two will be played tomorrow afternoon at Avalon Stadium in Claxton. Doug Torvik (18-12 2.98) will pitch for Claxton and Andre Trepanier (18-14 3.42) for Valmara. Ranford Rips Sunbirds 7-0, Bernhoffer Blanks 'em Ranford County Stadium was rocking today as the Ranford Bulls blanked Belair Beach 7-0 on a 5-hitter by Chris Bernhoffer (1-0). That put the Bulls up one-game-to-none in the Sweet 16 Series. Ranford ripped Sunbird pitching for 11 hits, sparked by home runs by Johnny Fenroy and rookie Jose Castillo. The Bulls slammed starter and loser Ray Watson (0-1) for four runs and five hits in his three-plus innings and then continued the onslaught with three more off reliever Vance Stromberg. Warren Gravois and Colin Fairclough drove in the first runs of the game with RBI doubles in the third. In the fourth frame Fenroy's two-run homer and Castillo's three-run blast nailed down the victory early. The teams will play game number two tomorrow in Ranford. Tiny Lindgren (19-11 2.67) will work the game for the Sunbirds, while it will be Bud Enright (24-10 2.66) on the mound for the Bulls. Vigilantes Vault Past All-Stars 5-1 In First Game The Volusia Vigilantes took a one-game lead in the Sweet 16 Series by vaulting past Elnora 5-1. The V's put five quick ones up on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning and never were challenged by the All-Stars. Back-to-back doubles by Briscoe Crowder and Clint Hardesty plated the first run, then Francisco Abreu pounded a two-run roundtripper to make it 3-0. Pitcher Raul Sandoval's sacrifice fly and Scooter Perez's double drove in two more runs to put Volusia ahead 5-0. Sandoval made it stand up as he gave up only a solo homer in the eighth inning by Quincy Peterson. Sandoval (1-0) went the distance, struck out seven and walked three for the win, while Lou Horn (0-1) was tagged with the defeat, giving up all five runs on five hits in his two innings of work. Game two of the best-of-five series will be played tomorrow at Silver River Stadium, better known as "the Jailhouse" in Volusia. Zoggy White has nominated Taylor Gibbs (19-12 3.05) to go for his All-Stars and Alfonso Feliz of the Vigilantes will give the ball to his ace, Carl Schmitz (24-10 2.54).