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batted balls · 06-14-2006, 10:35 AM

July 26, 2006

Miami, Fla.--With injuries felling three East players this week, the Miami Hurricanes moved into second place and are determined to make a race of the All-American Baseball League East.

While Minnesota lost outfielder Dave Winfield for two weeks and Michigan will be without outfielder Leon Roberts for the remainder of the season, the injury with perhaps the biggest impact on the pennant race involved Lou Boudreau of Illinois. Boudreau's injury, however, happened off the field. The Illini short stop hurt his right hand in an apparent fight at a Champaign bar and is listed as day-to-day by Illinois officials.

"We will confirm that Mr. Boudreau was injured in an altercation," said Champaign police offer William C. Lawler. "The nature of the incident will not be discussed at this time."

Eyewitnesses, however, indicate that Boudreau first got into a shoving match with another man around 11 p.m. Tuesday at a campus bar called Cam's. The shoving match quickly turned into a fistfight when the unidentified man threw a wild punch at Boudreau only to have the Illini player connect with a return punch.

"Lou clocked him good, one punch was all it took," said eyewitness and bar patron Timothy Ketchum.

That one punch may, however, be enough to either keep Boudreau (shown below) out of the Illinois lineup or certainly hinder his play. Neither Boudreau nor Illinois manager Tom Dedin was unavailable for comment at press time. Boudreau leads the East with 14 home runs. The Harvey, Illinois native is batting .271. His 58 RBIs rank third among AABL East leaders.

Miami, meanwhile, has overtaken Illinois and moved into second place in the East. The Hurricanes, 59-43, are six games behind first-place Ivy.

"We've played well and will be heard from in the second half," said Hurricane pitcher Alex Fernandez.

Diamond Notes: Alex Fernandez of Miami and Pete Broberg of Ivy top the East leaders with 13 wins apiece . . . Pitcher Steve Comer became the first Minnesota Golden Gopher to earn Player of the Week honors. Comer was 2-0 including a shutout of Michigan . . . Comer's teammate Dave Winfield suffered a pulled groin muscle and will likely miss two weeks . . . Michigan lost Leon Roberts for the season with a torn posterior cruciate ligament. Roberts was hitting just .219 with six homers and 41 RBIs. The Wolverines called up infielder Charlie Gehringer for the minors to take Roberts' roster spot . . . Cap Anson of Notre Dame has retaken the East batting race. Anson is batting .337 to Ivy's Lou Gehrig's .331 . . . Mississippi State's Will Clark has a 10-game hitting streak intact and has raised his average to .323 . . . Pitcher Ed Reulbach of Notre Dame is just 1-4 since returning from the disabled list earlier this month . . . Michigan's Steve Ontiveros tossed a one-hitter against arch-rival Michigan State.

Stat of the Week: Michigan State is batting an AABL-low .199 as a team. The Spartans have been no-hit once and one-hit twice this season.

Upcoming Key Series: Miami at Illinois, three games beginning July 31

Standings
Ivy 65-37 --
Miami 59-43 -6
Illinois 58-44 -7
Florida State 56-44 -9
Mississippi State 53-49 -12
Michigan 51-51 -14
Notre Dame 47-55 -18
LSU 43-59 -22
Michigan State 41-61 -24
Minnesota 37-65 -28

06-14-2006, 10:35 AM	#100 (permalink)
batted balls All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: White Sox Country Posts: 1,319 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Boudreau Injured in Bar Fight; Miami Moves into Second Place July 26, 2006 Miami, Fla.--With injuries felling three East players this week, the Miami Hurricanes moved into second place and are determined to make a race of the All-American Baseball League East. While Minnesota lost outfielder Dave Winfield for two weeks and Michigan will be without outfielder Leon Roberts for the remainder of the season, the injury with perhaps the biggest impact on the pennant race involved Lou Boudreau of Illinois. Boudreau's injury, however, happened off the field. The Illini short stop hurt his right hand in an apparent fight at a Champaign bar and is listed as day-to-day by Illinois officials. "We will confirm that Mr. Boudreau was injured in an altercation," said Champaign police offer William C. Lawler. "The nature of the incident will not be discussed at this time." Eyewitnesses, however, indicate that Boudreau first got into a shoving match with another man around 11 p.m. Tuesday at a campus bar called Cam's. The shoving match quickly turned into a fistfight when the unidentified man threw a wild punch at Boudreau only to have the Illini player connect with a return punch. "Lou clocked him good, one punch was all it took," said eyewitness and bar patron Timothy Ketchum. That one punch may, however, be enough to either keep Boudreau (shown below) out of the Illinois lineup or certainly hinder his play. Neither Boudreau nor Illinois manager Tom Dedin was unavailable for comment at press time. Boudreau leads the East with 14 home runs. The Harvey, Illinois native is batting .271. His 58 RBIs rank third among AABL East leaders. Miami, meanwhile, has overtaken Illinois and moved into second place in the East. The Hurricanes, 59-43, are six games behind first-place Ivy. "We've played well and will be heard from in the second half," said Hurricane pitcher Alex Fernandez. Diamond Notes: Alex Fernandez of Miami and Pete Broberg of Ivy top the East leaders with 13 wins apiece . . . Pitcher Steve Comer became the first Minnesota Golden Gopher to earn Player of the Week honors. Comer was 2-0 including a shutout of Michigan . . . Comer's teammate Dave Winfield suffered a pulled groin muscle and will likely miss two weeks . . . Michigan lost Leon Roberts for the season with a torn posterior cruciate ligament. Roberts was hitting just .219 with six homers and 41 RBIs. The Wolverines called up infielder Charlie Gehringer for the minors to take Roberts' roster spot . . . Cap Anson of Notre Dame has retaken the East batting race. Anson is batting .337 to Ivy's Lou Gehrig's .331 . . . Mississippi State's Will Clark has a 10-game hitting streak intact and has raised his average to .323 . . . Pitcher Ed Reulbach of Notre Dame is just 1-4 since returning from the disabled list earlier this month . . . Michigan's Steve Ontiveros tossed a one-hitter against arch-rival Michigan State. Stat of the Week: Michigan State is batting an AABL-low .199 as a team. The Spartans have been no-hit once and one-hit twice this season. Upcoming Key Series: Miami at Illinois, three games beginning July 31 Standings Ivy 65-37 -- Miami 59-43 -6 Illinois 58-44 -7 Florida State 56-44 -9 Mississippi State 53-49 -12 Michigan 51-51 -14 Notre Dame 47-55 -18 LSU 43-59 -22 Michigan State 41-61 -24 Minnesota 37-65 -28 Attached Images __________________ White Sox fan since 1972 Last edited by batted balls; 06-14-2006 at 01:17 PM.