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Eugene Church · 07-24-2008, 04:52 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Monday, June 25, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - South Division

Chappell Homers in 9th, Marston Stuns Sunbirds
The Marston Nine got a sixth successive win in stunning fashion. Trailing 2-1 going into the bottom of the ninth, they pulled it out when catcher Mo Chappell (.289) hit a three-run shot to whip the Belair Beach Sunbirds 5-2. Closer Ken Bagby (3-3 2.75) picked up the win with a scoreless ninth in relief of Booger Burchfield (3-6 3.27), who held the Sunbirds to two runs and seven hits in eight innings in his first start for the Nine, since being obtained in a trade. Loser Ken Frey (4-5 3.49) went the distance, surrendering five runs and seven hits.

It was Belair Beach's (28-40) fifth consecutive defeat. They are in last place in the RU South and 13 games behind first place Marston (40-26).

Diamonds Destroy Lumberjacks 14-3
"I think we got us a pretty fair country pitcher," was Claxton's manager Stacy Engel's comment after Johnny Szwak and his Diamonds destroyed Forest City 14-3 at Riverside Stadium. Szwak (7-1 3.38) registered a win in his first start for his new club. He was acquired recently in a trade for outfielder Winky Rush (.274). Szwak struck out 12 and scattered 10 hits in a complete game. Claxton backed him with plenty of firepower as they tied a league record with 7 doubles among their 19 hits. Right fielder Dixie Baker (.329) drove in four runs, first baseman Marty McCluskey (.314) three and left fielder Dan Molnar (.235) and catcher Pete Robinson (.198) each batted in a pair of runs. McCluskey paced the Diamonds with 5-for-6, including a record three doubles, center fielder Wayne Wilson (.288) scored three times and had three hits and four others had two hits apiece in the rout. Glenn Moore (7-5 3.05) started, but didn't last long, exiting in the five-run first frame. Moore got the loss.

Claxton's 7 doubles tied the IPA mark, also held by Marston and Hartsdale, while four other players have hit three doubles in a game: Donnie McCoy of Claxton, Scooter Perez of Volusia, Jerry Keller of Arlon and Chris Deangelo of Marston.

Forest City (37-32) is in second place in the standings, now 4.5 games behind. Claxton (31-38) is fifth and trails by 10.5 games.

SV's Benson Sets IPA Mark, 16 Ks
Third place Sugar Valley got one leg up on fourth place Waleska in the first game of the series between the two RU South rivals. Righthander Ron Benson fanned 16 Westerners for a new IPA record in Sugar Valley's 5-3 decision over Waleska. Benson (10-6 2.84) put on a dazzling performance for his 10th victory of the season and broke his own mark of 15, set in a 5-0 shutout over Belair Beach on June 14. He surrendered 10 hits, but only three runs, and walked only one, giving the Rattlers a one-game edge over Waleska. Sugar Valley got the winning run in the bottom of the sixth, when second baseman Rudi Oliver (.339) led off with a double and rode home on third baseman Jorge Vargas' (.342) double to make the score 4-3. Marv Chancellor (5-9 5.05) caught the loss, allowing all five runs and eight hits in seven innings. First baseman Ken Arnold (.242) had a solo homer for the Rattlers in the second, while third baseman Yoshihide Nishida (.289) hit a two-run roundtripper and right fielder Rick Vaughn (.302) a one-run shot for the Westerners.

The triumph moved Sugar Valley (34-33) into the third spot in the division and dropped Waleska (33-34) to fourth.

07-24-2008, 04:52 PM	#361
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,940	Islandian Pro Alliance Monday, June 25, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - South Division Chappell Homers in 9th, Marston Stuns Sunbirds The Marston Nine got a sixth successive win in stunning fashion. Trailing 2-1 going into the bottom of the ninth, they pulled it out when catcher Mo Chappell (.289) hit a three-run shot to whip the Belair Beach Sunbirds 5-2. Closer Ken Bagby (3-3 2.75) picked up the win with a scoreless ninth in relief of Booger Burchfield (3-6 3.27), who held the Sunbirds to two runs and seven hits in eight innings in his first start for the Nine, since being obtained in a trade. Loser Ken Frey (4-5 3.49) went the distance, surrendering five runs and seven hits. It was Belair Beach's (28-40) fifth consecutive defeat. They are in last place in the RU South and 13 games behind first place Marston (40-26). Diamonds Destroy Lumberjacks 14-3 "I think we got us a pretty fair country pitcher," was Claxton's manager Stacy Engel's comment after Johnny Szwak and his Diamonds destroyed Forest City 14-3 at Riverside Stadium. Szwak (7-1 3.38) registered a win in his first start for his new club. He was acquired recently in a trade for outfielder Winky Rush (.274). Szwak struck out 12 and scattered 10 hits in a complete game. Claxton backed him with plenty of firepower as they tied a league record with 7 doubles among their 19 hits. Right fielder Dixie Baker (.329) drove in four runs, first baseman Marty McCluskey (.314) three and left fielder Dan Molnar (.235) and catcher Pete Robinson (.198) each batted in a pair of runs. McCluskey paced the Diamonds with 5-for-6, including a record three doubles, center fielder Wayne Wilson (.288) scored three times and had three hits and four others had two hits apiece in the rout. Glenn Moore (7-5 3.05) started, but didn't last long, exiting in the five-run first frame. Moore got the loss. Claxton's 7 doubles tied the IPA mark, also held by Marston and Hartsdale, while four other players have hit three doubles in a game: Donnie McCoy of Claxton, Scooter Perez of Volusia, Jerry Keller of Arlon and Chris Deangelo of Marston. Forest City (37-32) is in second place in the standings, now 4.5 games behind. Claxton (31-38) is fifth and trails by 10.5 games. SV's Benson Sets IPA Mark, 16 Ks Third place Sugar Valley got one leg up on fourth place Waleska in the first game of the series between the two RU South rivals. Righthander Ron Benson fanned 16 Westerners for a new IPA record in Sugar Valley's 5-3 decision over Waleska. Benson (10-6 2.84) put on a dazzling performance for his 10th victory of the season and broke his own mark of 15, set in a 5-0 shutout over Belair Beach on June 14. He surrendered 10 hits, but only three runs, and walked only one, giving the Rattlers a one-game edge over Waleska. Sugar Valley got the winning run in the bottom of the sixth, when second baseman Rudi Oliver (.339) led off with a double and rode home on third baseman Jorge Vargas' (.342) double to make the score 4-3. Marv Chancellor (5-9 5.05) caught the loss, allowing all five runs and eight hits in seven innings. First baseman Ken Arnold (.242) had a solo homer for the Rattlers in the second, while third baseman Yoshihide Nishida (.289) hit a two-run roundtripper and right fielder Rick Vaughn (.302) a one-run shot for the Westerners. The triumph moved Sugar Valley (34-33) into the third spot in the division and dropped Waleska (33-34) to fourth. Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-24-2008 at 06:08 PM.