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Eugene Church · 10-06-2009, 03:33 PM

The Islandian Times

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Ruthlandian Union North Division

RU North Top Spot Belongs to Ranford, 1-Game Up on Taranto
In the tightly-bunched Ruthlandian North, Ranford (83-67) won, while Taranto (82-68), Far Mountain (81-69) and Ancona (77-73) lost, putting the Bulls on top of the heap by a game over Taranto and two over Far Mountain with four days to go in the regular season. Ancona is now out of the running for a playoff berth.

Ranford clobbered the Far Mountain Redhawks 13-2 at home at Ranford County Stadium. The Bulls got a fine performance from lefty Chris Bernhoffer (16-11 3.12). He gave up only one run and five hits in eight innings. Bernhoffer also got splendid support from SS Rick Fargnoli (.304) and 1B Jordy John (.315), who batted in three runs apiece and 2B Johnny Fenroy (.297) and CF Warren Gravois (.292), who swatted homers. Robby Kelly (16-14 3.57) was the loser. He was whacked for eight runs and and nine hits in just four innings. The Redhawks started this series tied with the Bulls for first place, but have fallen in both games. Game three is tomorrow.

At the Palazzo di Sport in Taranto, the Tars ran into a buzzsaw named Tiny Lindgren, a 5'6" 22-year-old righthander for the division champion Belair Beach. Lindgren (21-10 2.52) blanked the mighty Tars 5-0 on a seven-hitter to notch his third shutout of the season. Lindgren outpitched the Tars ace, Anthony Nardone (18-13 3.75), who was tagged for five runs in seven innings. 1B Phil Gravelli led the Sunbird attack with three hits, including his 44th homer of the year. It was a costly defeat for Taranto as they dropped to second place, one game off the lead.

The fourth place Ancona Red Elephants were eliminated by the Colfax Blasters 10-4 paced by the big bats of C Arman Borkowski (.256) and 3B Neely Keeton (.284), who drove in five runs with homers. Colfax also got strong pitching by winning pitcher Ilya Szabo (16-12 2.93), who worked seven innings and only gave up one and three hits. Nikon Maragos (18-13 3.81) took the loss, surrendering six runs in five innings, but only two were earned.

Ruthlandian Union South Division

Two-Team Race in RU South, San Dimas Leads Valka by 2
Belair Beach (94-56) has already captured the Ruthlandian Union South Division title, but the runner-up spot is still up in the air. Going into the final four games of the season, San Dimas (80-70) has a two-game edge over the Valka Blackhawks (78-72). Fourth place Waleska (75-75) fell out of contention today with a loss.

Playing at home at Ranchero Stadium, San Dimas put four runs on the scoreboard in the first inning and derailed the tough Cold Creek Catamounts 5-2 behind Josh Houston (6-3 3.04), who went the distance. Houston held the Cats to just six hits and one earned run and outhurled 18-game winner Kyle Peterson (18-10 2.72).

At Cybertel Park in Valka, the visiting Sligo Rovers slammed two two-run homers and got solid mound work from Al Bukowski (17-13) in a 5-1 victory over the third place Blackhawks. Bukowski struck out eight and walked nobody in a fine outing. He allowed seven hits. Rookie Keith Cline (12-12 3.32) yielded five runs in seven-plus innings for the loss.

The Valmara Vipers eliminated Waleska from the playoff process with a 7-2 triumph. The Westerners led 2-1 after six frames, but the Vipers took charge with four runs in the seventh and two more in the ninth. Danny Blauser (13-19 3.50) pitched eight innings of four-hit ball for the win, while Smokey Joe Carter (17-18 3.65) caught the loss. LF Jet Kazmarek (.351) and SS Tory Bidwell (.251) led Valmara with two hits and two RBIs each.

Ruthlandian Union East Division

4-Way Battle for Playoffs in RU East
It is quite a logjam in the Ruthlandian East. After today's games three clubs were tied for second place and another one has an outside chance of sneaking into the postseason Pro Cup Series.

Cold Creek (81-69) fell 5-2 to San Dimas, but saw all of its competitors salvage wins. Eastshore (81-69) belted Claxton 8-5 and Marston (81-69) edged Grand City 4-3 to move up into a three-way tie for second place. Fourth place Belle Plaine (78-72) added to the crunch by blanking Crystal Lake 3-0.

Homers by 2B Miles Sheehan (.263), LF Darrel Alston (2.90) and RF Ron Dizon (.270) powered the Elegants to their win over the Diamonds.

At Marston Hayden Bagshaw (15-8 3.56) and Booger Burchfield (6-6 3.86) combined for the win. Bagshaw limited Grand City to three runs and six hits over eight innings, when Burchfield (6-6 3.86) relieved and got his IPA-leading 31st save with a perfect ninth inning.

On the road at Lakefront Park in Crystal Lake, Belle Plaine portsider Milo Anthony (17-15 3.28) and closer Kent Wells (2-3 2.44) collaborated to hurl a nine-hit shutout against the Crushers. It was a scoreless duel until the three-run eighth when LF Juan Mendez (.322) homered for the first run in the game. Reliever Pablo Orestes (7-8 3.38) was the victim of the uprising and copped the loss.

San Dimas' Josh Houston (6-3 3.04) tossed a six-hitter and stopped Cold Creek 5-2 to drop the Catamounts into a three-way tie for second place.

Ruthlandian Union West Division

Colfax Wins, Middlefield Loses, Roosters' Lead Down to 1
In the Ruthlandian West the postseason has boiled down to just two teams, second place Middlefield (82-68) and third place Colfax (81-69), who are separated by only one game. Volusia (90-60) has already claimed the regular season flag.

The Colfax Blasters lived up to their name and blasted Ancona 10-4 today to carve Middlefield's margin down to just a single game in the chase for a postseason spot. C Arman Borkowski (.256) hit a 3-run homer and 3B Neely Keeton (.284) chipped in a two-run clout to back up Ilya Szabo's (16-12 2.93) solid pitching.

The Roosters were routed 16-5 by Forest City's 21-hit attack. Knucks Nomellini (14-12 3.19) and his knuckleball got the win, while Middlefield's ace Jamie Hicks (17-8 3.44) stunk up the stadium and departed very early.

Tycobbian Union North Division

Blue Lake and Hartsdale Still Deadlocked in TU North
The scramble for the remaining postseason spot in the TU North continued today as Blue Lake (79-71) and Hartsdale (79-71) both racked up wins and are still tied for second place. The Luxora Zorros (90-60) have already won the division title and an automatic playoff slot.

The Blue Sox took a tense 1-0 pitchers' duel from La Claire at Harbor Stadium. Benny DeBartolo (17-10 3.29) was magnificent as he limited the Lynx to just four hits, while striking out six and walking two in his second shutout of the season. Losing pitcher Andy Murray (13-15 3.49) was almost as good. Murray was touched for only one run and six hits. SS Cy Orgeron (.254) batted in the winning score in the second inning with a single.

The Hellcats also had a hard time with Southport at home at Pioneer Park. Ben Manderson (15-10 3.45) and Phil Reed combined for a 3-1 victory over the Sun Sox. Manderson worked seven strong innings and held Southport to just one run and four hits. Reed (8-11 3.84) got credit for the win with two scoreless innings. Hartsdale won it in the eighth on 1B Mac Faulkner's (.346) RBI double and LF Emile Djorovich's (.288) RBI single. Paul Grange (10-16 3.53) went all the way in defeat, giving up three runs on seven hits.

Tycobbian Union South Division

Hurricanes, Sunsets Win, Colchester Eliminated
In the Tycobbian South pennant race both Cape Coral and Summerland chalked up crucial victories to stay 1-2 in the standings with only one game separating them.

Cape Coral (90-60) knocked off third place Colchester (83-67) 8-5 today at Seaside Stadium to eliminate the Elites from the postseason. Two rookies 1B Sammy Harding (.301) and 2B Fancy Phelan (.292) provided the offense with two RBIs each, while Jeff Salow (17-11 3.51) got an ugly win. He allowed five runs in eight innings, but only two were earned. Arlie Nichols (5-3 3.10) closed it out with a scoreless ninth for his 9th save. In a poor outing, Frank Payne (19-14 3.64) suffered the defeat, giving up seven runs in five-plus innings.

At Sunset Stadium Summerland slipped past Bay St. Clair 3-2 as Josie Welker (12-15 3.97) outdueled Dennis Coulon (18-15 2.80), one of the tougher pitchers in the IPA. 2B Tucker Hill (.346) broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI single in the seventh inning. Welker restricted the Bucs to two runs on seven hits over eight innings to get credit for the win, while closer Bobby Winwood (6-4 3.39) nailed down his 31st save with a scoreless ninth. Winwood and Booger Burchfield of the Marston Nine are tied for the IPA lead.

Tycobbian Union East Division

Red Sox and Nats Pro Cup Bound
Everything has been decided in the Tycobbian East with Red Bluff (93-57) running away with the title and Ozarka (79-71) finishing a very distance second, 14 games at last count.

On the road at White River Stadium, Red Bluff and Mila Mohoski (21-8 3.06) tamed the Rascals 5-1 on a four-hit masterpiece. Mick Cronyn (13-17 3.82) went the route and lost it.

The Naturals rolled over Bayview 5-1 with Sid Hyder (13-13 3.39) on the hill. Hyder held the Vikings to one run and seven hits in a complete game. Three homers sparked Ozarka with 3B Nathan Ferrell (.302) hitting his 32nd of the year, 1B Hootie Shook (.293) getting his 14th and C Scotty Fisher (.261) going deep for the first time this season. Jerry Harrison (12-20 5.10) was not very effective and lost his 20th game. The Nats teed off of him for all three roundtrippers as he allowed five runs in seven-plus innings.

Tycobbian Union West Division

Bucs and Wildcats Lose, BSC 4 Games Ahead
The Denton City Redbirds (95-55) with the most wins in the IPA so far have made shambles of the TU West and it looks like second place Bay St. Clair (85-65) is going to get the last playoff spot. The Bucs are four games up on third place Kenwood (81-69) with only four games to be played. Both ball clubs lost today.

The Buccaneers were beaten 3-2 by the Summerland Sunsets and Arlon got the best of the Wildcats 5-3. The Champs LF Matt Merrill (.283) unloaded two home runs and rookie RF Rocco Belasario (.291) hit one to keep Kenwood's ace Johnny McBee (19-9 3.07) from becoming a 20-game winner. Picking the victory for Arlon was Kurt DeHaan (15-16 3.58) with some help from Jeff Nieman (4-1 3.56). DeHaan worked eight frames, gave up three runs and seven hits with three strikeouts and no walks. Nieman got his 10th save with a runless ninth.

10-06-2009, 03:33 PM	#1232
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,781 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Wednesday, September 14, 2005 Ruthlandian Union North Division RU North Top Spot Belongs to Ranford, 1-Game Up on Taranto In the tightly-bunched Ruthlandian North, Ranford (83-67) won, while Taranto (82-68), Far Mountain (81-69) and Ancona (77-73) lost, putting the Bulls on top of the heap by a game over Taranto and two over Far Mountain with four days to go in the regular season. Ancona is now out of the running for a playoff berth. Ranford clobbered the Far Mountain Redhawks 13-2 at home at Ranford County Stadium. The Bulls got a fine performance from lefty Chris Bernhoffer (16-11 3.12). He gave up only one run and five hits in eight innings. Bernhoffer also got splendid support from SS Rick Fargnoli (.304) and 1B Jordy John (.315), who batted in three runs apiece and 2B Johnny Fenroy (.297) and CF Warren Gravois (.292), who swatted homers. Robby Kelly (16-14 3.57) was the loser. He was whacked for eight runs and and nine hits in just four innings. The Redhawks started this series tied with the Bulls for first place, but have fallen in both games. Game three is tomorrow. At the Palazzo di Sport in Taranto, the Tars ran into a buzzsaw named Tiny Lindgren, a 5'6" 22-year-old righthander for the division champion Belair Beach. Lindgren (21-10 2.52) blanked the mighty Tars 5-0 on a seven-hitter to notch his third shutout of the season. Lindgren outpitched the Tars ace, Anthony Nardone (18-13 3.75), who was tagged for five runs in seven innings. 1B Phil Gravelli led the Sunbird attack with three hits, including his 44th homer of the year. It was a costly defeat for Taranto as they dropped to second place, one game off the lead. The fourth place Ancona Red Elephants were eliminated by the Colfax Blasters 10-4 paced by the big bats of C Arman Borkowski (.256) and 3B Neely Keeton (.284), who drove in five runs with homers. Colfax also got strong pitching by winning pitcher Ilya Szabo (16-12 2.93), who worked seven innings and only gave up one and three hits. Nikon Maragos (18-13 3.81) took the loss, surrendering six runs in five innings, but only two were earned. Ruthlandian Union South Division Two-Team Race in RU South, San Dimas Leads Valka by 2 Belair Beach (94-56) has already captured the Ruthlandian Union South Division title, but the runner-up spot is still up in the air. Going into the final four games of the season, San Dimas (80-70) has a two-game edge over the Valka Blackhawks (78-72). Fourth place Waleska (75-75) fell out of contention today with a loss. Playing at home at Ranchero Stadium, San Dimas put four runs on the scoreboard in the first inning and derailed the tough Cold Creek Catamounts 5-2 behind Josh Houston (6-3 3.04), who went the distance. Houston held the Cats to just six hits and one earned run and outhurled 18-game winner Kyle Peterson (18-10 2.72). At Cybertel Park in Valka, the visiting Sligo Rovers slammed two two-run homers and got solid mound work from Al Bukowski (17-13) in a 5-1 victory over the third place Blackhawks. Bukowski struck out eight and walked nobody in a fine outing. He allowed seven hits. Rookie Keith Cline (12-12 3.32) yielded five runs in seven-plus innings for the loss. The Valmara Vipers eliminated Waleska from the playoff process with a 7-2 triumph. The Westerners led 2-1 after six frames, but the Vipers took charge with four runs in the seventh and two more in the ninth. Danny Blauser (13-19 3.50) pitched eight innings of four-hit ball for the win, while Smokey Joe Carter (17-18 3.65) caught the loss. LF Jet Kazmarek (.351) and SS Tory Bidwell (.251) led Valmara with two hits and two RBIs each. Ruthlandian Union East Division 4-Way Battle for Playoffs in RU East It is quite a logjam in the Ruthlandian East. After today's games three clubs were tied for second place and another one has an outside chance of sneaking into the postseason Pro Cup Series. Cold Creek (81-69) fell 5-2 to San Dimas, but saw all of its competitors salvage wins. Eastshore (81-69) belted Claxton 8-5 and Marston (81-69) edged Grand City 4-3 to move up into a three-way tie for second place. Fourth place Belle Plaine (78-72) added to the crunch by blanking Crystal Lake 3-0. Homers by 2B Miles Sheehan (.263), LF Darrel Alston (2.90) and RF Ron Dizon (.270) powered the Elegants to their win over the Diamonds. At Marston Hayden Bagshaw (15-8 3.56) and Booger Burchfield (6-6 3.86) combined for the win. Bagshaw limited Grand City to three runs and six hits over eight innings, when Burchfield (6-6 3.86) relieved and got his IPA-leading 31st save with a perfect ninth inning. On the road at Lakefront Park in Crystal Lake, Belle Plaine portsider Milo Anthony (17-15 3.28) and closer Kent Wells (2-3 2.44) collaborated to hurl a nine-hit shutout against the Crushers. It was a scoreless duel until the three-run eighth when LF Juan Mendez (.322) homered for the first run in the game. Reliever Pablo Orestes (7-8 3.38) was the victim of the uprising and copped the loss. San Dimas' Josh Houston (6-3 3.04) tossed a six-hitter and stopped Cold Creek 5-2 to drop the Catamounts into a three-way tie for second place. Ruthlandian Union West Division Colfax Wins, Middlefield Loses, Roosters' Lead Down to 1 In the Ruthlandian West the postseason has boiled down to just two teams, second place Middlefield (82-68) and third place Colfax (81-69), who are separated by only one game. Volusia (90-60) has already claimed the regular season flag. The Colfax Blasters lived up to their name and blasted Ancona 10-4 today to carve Middlefield's margin down to just a single game in the chase for a postseason spot. C Arman Borkowski (.256) hit a 3-run homer and 3B Neely Keeton (.284) chipped in a two-run clout to back up Ilya Szabo's (16-12 2.93) solid pitching. The Roosters were routed 16-5 by Forest City's 21-hit attack. Knucks Nomellini (14-12 3.19) and his knuckleball got the win, while Middlefield's ace Jamie Hicks (17-8 3.44) stunk up the stadium and departed very early. Tycobbian Union North Division Blue Lake and Hartsdale Still Deadlocked in TU North The scramble for the remaining postseason spot in the TU North continued today as Blue Lake (79-71) and Hartsdale (79-71) both racked up wins and are still tied for second place. The Luxora Zorros (90-60) have already won the division title and an automatic playoff slot. The Blue Sox took a tense 1-0 pitchers' duel from La Claire at Harbor Stadium. Benny DeBartolo (17-10 3.29) was magnificent as he limited the Lynx to just four hits, while striking out six and walking two in his second shutout of the season. Losing pitcher Andy Murray (13-15 3.49) was almost as good. Murray was touched for only one run and six hits. SS Cy Orgeron (.254) batted in the winning score in the second inning with a single. The Hellcats also had a hard time with Southport at home at Pioneer Park. Ben Manderson (15-10 3.45) and Phil Reed combined for a 3-1 victory over the Sun Sox. Manderson worked seven strong innings and held Southport to just one run and four hits. Reed (8-11 3.84) got credit for the win with two scoreless innings. Hartsdale won it in the eighth on 1B Mac Faulkner's (.346) RBI double and LF Emile Djorovich's (.288) RBI single. Paul Grange (10-16 3.53) went all the way in defeat, giving up three runs on seven hits. Tycobbian Union South Division Hurricanes, Sunsets Win, Colchester Eliminated In the Tycobbian South pennant race both Cape Coral and Summerland chalked up crucial victories to stay 1-2 in the standings with only one game separating them. Cape Coral (90-60) knocked off third place Colchester (83-67) 8-5 today at Seaside Stadium to eliminate the Elites from the postseason. Two rookies 1B Sammy Harding (.301) and 2B Fancy Phelan (.292) provided the offense with two RBIs each, while Jeff Salow (17-11 3.51) got an ugly win. He allowed five runs in eight innings, but only two were earned. Arlie Nichols (5-3 3.10) closed it out with a scoreless ninth for his 9th save. In a poor outing, Frank Payne (19-14 3.64) suffered the defeat, giving up seven runs in five-plus innings. At Sunset Stadium Summerland slipped past Bay St. Clair 3-2 as Josie Welker (12-15 3.97) outdueled Dennis Coulon (18-15 2.80), one of the tougher pitchers in the IPA. 2B Tucker Hill (.346) broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI single in the seventh inning. Welker restricted the Bucs to two runs on seven hits over eight innings to get credit for the win, while closer Bobby Winwood (6-4 3.39) nailed down his 31st save with a scoreless ninth. Winwood and Booger Burchfield of the Marston Nine are tied for the IPA lead. Tycobbian Union East Division Red Sox and Nats Pro Cup Bound Everything has been decided in the Tycobbian East with Red Bluff (93-57) running away with the title and Ozarka (79-71) finishing a very distance second, 14 games at last count. On the road at White River Stadium, Red Bluff and Mila Mohoski (21-8 3.06) tamed the Rascals 5-1 on a four-hit masterpiece. Mick Cronyn (13-17 3.82) went the route and lost it. The Naturals rolled over Bayview 5-1 with Sid Hyder (13-13 3.39) on the hill. Hyder held the Vikings to one run and seven hits in a complete game. Three homers sparked Ozarka with 3B Nathan Ferrell (.302) hitting his 32nd of the year, 1B Hootie Shook (.293) getting his 14th and C Scotty Fisher (.261) going deep for the first time this season. Jerry Harrison (12-20 5.10) was not very effective and lost his 20th game. The Nats teed off of him for all three roundtrippers as he allowed five runs in seven-plus innings. Tycobbian Union West Division Bucs and Wildcats Lose, BSC 4 Games Ahead The Denton City Redbirds (95-55) with the most wins in the IPA so far have made shambles of the TU West and it looks like second place Bay St. Clair (85-65) is going to get the last playoff spot. The Bucs are four games up on third place Kenwood (81-69) with only four games to be played. Both ball clubs lost today. The Buccaneers were beaten 3-2 by the Summerland Sunsets and Arlon got the best of the Wildcats 5-3. The Champs LF Matt Merrill (.283) unloaded two home runs and rookie RF Rocco Belasario (.291) hit one to keep Kenwood's ace Johnny McBee (19-9 3.07) from becoming a 20-game winner. Picking the victory for Arlon was Kurt DeHaan (15-16 3.58) with some help from Jeff Nieman (4-1 3.56). DeHaan worked eight frames, gave up three runs and seven hits with three strikeouts and no walks. Nieman got his 10th save with a runless ninth. Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-06-2009 at 03:40 PM.