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Eugene Church · 07-31-2008, 01:27 AM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Thursday, June 28, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - North Division

All-Stars Top Redhawks 5-4 with Big 8th Inning Rally
The last place Elnora All-Stars surprised the first place Far Mountain Redhawks with a four-run rally in the eighth to top them 5-4. Trailing 4-1, second baseman Gil Foster (.356) closed the gap to one run with a two-run single, then catcher Todd Simons (.277) put the All-Stars ahead to stay with a two-run double. They loaded the bases against starting pitcher John Luzzatti (5-4 3.04) with three straight singles, then teed off on closer Doc Rutledge (6-2 2.35), who suffered his second defeat. Sean Sykes (7-7 5.05) was the winner, going eight innings and giving up four runs on ten hits. Sykes fanned nine and walked three. Wally Tidwell (2-4 3.79) pitched a perfect ninth for his third save. Foster paced Elnora with 3 hits in 4 tries with two RBIs, while right fielder Art Atkins (.318) scored twice. The Redhawks got two-run homers from third baseman Johnny Strickland (.294) and left fielder Gerald Davis (.244). Overall Far Mountain outhit the All-Stars 10 to 8.

Far Mountain (43-29) had won the first two games of the series. Elnora (28-44) is 15 games behind them in the Ruthlandian Union North Division.

A's Finally Win, Blasters Finally Lose
It was a long time coming, but Glasco finally put an end to a 9-game losing skid and at the same time finally put an end to the Blasters winning streak at 8 with a hard-fought 5-4 triumph in Colfax. New acquisition, Bobby Joe Belvin, an 18-year-old fireballer, was the hero as he shut down Colfax the last two frames for his first save, striking out three of the seven batters he face. Hitting-wise, the way was led by third baseman Zach Byorvik (.226), who evened the score at 4-4 with an RBI single, followed by another RBI single by second baseman Barry McCord (.301) that gave the Athletics the winning score. Jesse Balfour (7-6 2.76) won it with seven innings pitched and four runs allowed. He struck out seven and walked four. Colfax's ace, Flash Guidry (9-6), was charged with the loss, working eight innings, yielding eleven hits, five runs, walking none and striking out nine. The A's also got the best of the Blasters with 12 hits to their 10. McCord had the only roundtripper in the game, his 7th.

Colfax (40-31) remained 2.5 games in back of first place Far Mountain (43-29) as both teams lost. The Glasco A's (33-36) are in the fourth spot, 8.5 games out.

V's Win 5th, Vipers Tie Loss Mark
At Silver River Stadium in Volusia, the Vigilantes nipped Valmara 4-3 to deal them a record-tying 9th consecutive defeat. It was the V's 5th win in a row. Ike Moore and Ricky Moreno combined for the victory. Moore went the first seven innings and stopped Valmara on four hits and three runs, but walking five and fanning seven. Moore (3-1 3.86) got credit for the win and Moreno (3-1 2.40) got his 10th save by blanking the Vipers for the final two frames. Paul Schoenfeld (4-7 4.96) got stuck with the loss as he was touched for four runs in seven and a third innings. Shortstop Scooter Perez (.380), the top hitter in the Islandian Pro Alliance with a lofty .380 mark, hit the game-winner, a two-run homer in the fourth to snap a 2-2 tie. It was his 6th of the year. The hits in the game were pretty even with Volusia having the edge 7 to 6.

The Vigilantes (36-35) have now climbed to within 6.5 games of the top team in the division, the Far Mountain Redhawks (43-29). Volusia is third in the standings, while Valmara (33-38) has tumbled down to fifth, 9.5 games off the pace.

07-31-2008, 01:27 AM	#374 (permalink)
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 13,308	Islandian Pro Alliance Thursday, June 28, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - North Division All-Stars Top Redhawks 5-4 with Big 8th Inning Rally The last place Elnora All-Stars surprised the first place Far Mountain Redhawks with a four-run rally in the eighth to top them 5-4. Trailing 4-1, second baseman Gil Foster (.356) closed the gap to one run with a two-run single, then catcher Todd Simons (.277) put the All-Stars ahead to stay with a two-run double. They loaded the bases against starting pitcher John Luzzatti (5-4 3.04) with three straight singles, then teed off on closer Doc Rutledge (6-2 2.35), who suffered his second defeat. Sean Sykes (7-7 5.05) was the winner, going eight innings and giving up four runs on ten hits. Sykes fanned nine and walked three. Wally Tidwell (2-4 3.79) pitched a perfect ninth for his third save. Foster paced Elnora with 3 hits in 4 tries with two RBIs, while right fielder Art Atkins (.318) scored twice. The Redhawks got two-run homers from third baseman Johnny Strickland (.294) and left fielder Gerald Davis (.244). Overall Far Mountain outhit the All-Stars 10 to 8. Far Mountain (43-29) had won the first two games of the series. Elnora (28-44) is 15 games behind them in the Ruthlandian Union North Division. A's Finally Win, Blasters Finally Lose It was a long time coming, but Glasco finally put an end to a 9-game losing skid and at the same time finally put an end to the Blasters winning streak at 8 with a hard-fought 5-4 triumph in Colfax. New acquisition, Bobby Joe Belvin, an 18-year-old fireballer, was the hero as he shut down Colfax the last two frames for his first save, striking out three of the seven batters he face. Hitting-wise, the way was led by third baseman Zach Byorvik (.226), who evened the score at 4-4 with an RBI single, followed by another RBI single by second baseman Barry McCord (.301) that gave the Athletics the winning score. Jesse Balfour (7-6 2.76) won it with seven innings pitched and four runs allowed. He struck out seven and walked four. Colfax's ace, Flash Guidry (9-6), was charged with the loss, working eight innings, yielding eleven hits, five runs, walking none and striking out nine. The A's also got the best of the Blasters with 12 hits to their 10. McCord had the only roundtripper in the game, his 7th. Colfax (40-31) remained 2.5 games in back of first place Far Mountain (43-29) as both teams lost. The Glasco A's (33-36) are in the fourth spot, 8.5 games out. V's Win 5th, Vipers Tie Loss Mark At Silver River Stadium in Volusia, the Vigilantes nipped Valmara 4-3 to deal them a record-tying 9th consecutive defeat. It was the V's 5th win in a row. Ike Moore and Ricky Moreno combined for the victory. Moore went the first seven innings and stopped Valmara on four hits and three runs, but walking five and fanning seven. Moore (3-1 3.86) got credit for the win and Moreno (3-1 2.40) got his 10th save by blanking the Vipers for the final two frames. Paul Schoenfeld (4-7 4.96) got stuck with the loss as he was touched for four runs in seven and a third innings. Shortstop Scooter Perez (.380), the top hitter in the Islandian Pro Alliance with a lofty .380 mark, hit the game-winner, a two-run homer in the fourth to snap a 2-2 tie. It was his 6th of the year. The hits in the game were pretty even with Volusia having the edge 7 to 6. The Vigilantes (36-35) have now climbed to within 6.5 games of the top team in the division, the Far Mountain Redhawks (43-29). Volusia is third in the standings, while Valmara (33-38) has tumbled down to fifth, 9.5 games off the pace.