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batted balls · 06-14-2006, 02:15 PM

July 28, 2006

Stillwater, Okla.--Arizona left-hander Mike Paul lost his bid for a perfect game when Oklahoma State's Pete Incaviglia singled with two outs in the seventh inning.

"I gave it my best shot," Paul said afterward. "Pete is a dangerous hitter. I left my fastball up a bit (and) he jumped on it."

Unnerved a bit, Paul next walked Cowboy third baseman Danny Thompson but recovered to get Jerry Adair to pop out.

Paul wound up with a one-hitter as Arizona toppled Oklahoma State 4-0. For Paul (5-6), it was the first shutout of his career. Incaviglia and Thompson were the lone Oklahoma State players to reach base. Paul struck out a career-high 11.

"I felt strong coming out of the bullpen before the game," Paul said. "I've felt like that before, but this time it really carried over."

Arizona scored all the runs it needed in the third inning. Center fielder Kenny Lofton hit a grand slam off loser Joe Horlen (9-7) with one out. Lofton has three homers on the season.

Diamond Notes: Mark McGwire of USC has homered in his last three games to reach 40 on the season. The Trojan first baseman who got off to such a hot start this spring had only homered four times since May 29 until his recent longball surge . . . McGwire (shown below) became the first AABL player to top the 100-RBI plateau . . . Arizona State's Bob Horner has overtaken Bob Hamelin of UCLA 90-88 for second on the West RBI leader list . . . Pat Listach of Arizona State has a 13-game hitting streak . . . Steve Kemp of USC was the West Player of the Week. Kemp batted .435 with three home runs. The Trojan left-fielder slugged .826 for the week . . . Mark Prior continues to lead the loop in wins with 16 . . . Both Cal and Texas have won seven of 10 games to move in front of slipping Stanford in the West standings.

Stat of the Week: Arizona State's Eddie Bane is 4-0 with a microscopic 0.31 ERA in his last four outings. Bane has walked eight and struck out 22 in that span.

Upcoming Key Series: Arizona State at Southern California, three game beginning July 31

Standings
Arizona State 72-30 --
Southern Cal 65-37 -7
Oklahoma State 56-46 -16
UCLA 53-49 -19
Cal 50-52 -22
Texas 50-52 -22
Stanford 49-53 -23
Arizona 44-58 -28
Cal State Fulleron 44-58 -28
San Diego State 33-75 -45

06-14-2006, 02:15 PM	#103 (permalink)
batted balls All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: White Sox Country Posts: 1,319 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Arizona's Paul Loses Perfect Game Bid to Incaviglia July 28, 2006 Stillwater, Okla.--Arizona left-hander Mike Paul lost his bid for a perfect game when Oklahoma State's Pete Incaviglia singled with two outs in the seventh inning. "I gave it my best shot," Paul said afterward. "Pete is a dangerous hitter. I left my fastball up a bit (and) he jumped on it." Unnerved a bit, Paul next walked Cowboy third baseman Danny Thompson but recovered to get Jerry Adair to pop out. Paul wound up with a one-hitter as Arizona toppled Oklahoma State 4-0. For Paul (5-6), it was the first shutout of his career. Incaviglia and Thompson were the lone Oklahoma State players to reach base. Paul struck out a career-high 11. "I felt strong coming out of the bullpen before the game," Paul said. "I've felt like that before, but this time it really carried over." Arizona scored all the runs it needed in the third inning. Center fielder Kenny Lofton hit a grand slam off loser Joe Horlen (9-7) with one out. Lofton has three homers on the season. Diamond Notes: Mark McGwire of USC has homered in his last three games to reach 40 on the season. The Trojan first baseman who got off to such a hot start this spring had only homered four times since May 29 until his recent longball surge . . . McGwire (shown below) became the first AABL player to top the 100-RBI plateau . . . Arizona State's Bob Horner has overtaken Bob Hamelin of UCLA 90-88 for second on the West RBI leader list . . . Pat Listach of Arizona State has a 13-game hitting streak . . . Steve Kemp of USC was the West Player of the Week. Kemp batted .435 with three home runs. The Trojan left-fielder slugged .826 for the week . . . Mark Prior continues to lead the loop in wins with 16 . . . Both Cal and Texas have won seven of 10 games to move in front of slipping Stanford in the West standings. Stat of the Week: Arizona State's Eddie Bane is 4-0 with a microscopic 0.31 ERA in his last four outings. Bane has walked eight and struck out 22 in that span. Upcoming Key Series: Arizona State at Southern California, three game beginning July 31 Standings Arizona State 72-30 -- Southern Cal 65-37 -7 Oklahoma State 56-46 -16 UCLA 53-49 -19 Cal 50-52 -22 Texas 50-52 -22 Stanford 49-53 -23 Arizona 44-58 -28 Cal State Fulleron 44-58 -28 San Diego State 33-75 -45 Attached Images __________________ White Sox fan since 1972 Last edited by batted balls; 06-14-2006 at 02:24 PM.