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Eugene Church · 07-28-2008, 04:57 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Tuesday, June 26, 2001

Tycobbian Union - East Division

Ginza's Matsumoto 11-Game Winner
Ginza's 5'7" righthander Kojiro Matsumoto chalked up a 7-1 win over Hartsdale at Ninja Stadium for his 11th victory of the year. He joins Casey Ledbetter (11-2 3.42) of Marston as the only two IPA pitchers to reach that number so far. Matsumoto (11-2 2.76) has won his last three decisions. Today he stifled the Hellcats on seven hits, gave up two walks and whiffed three. Matsumoto (.150) swung a good bat, too. He doubled in three runs in the second inning to put the Ninjas ahead 3-0. Center fielder Takashi Fujimoto (.291) had a perfect 4-4 day and scored three times. Ginza only got seven hits, but it was enough offense to whip Phil Reed (8-2 2.94), who suffered only his 2nd loss of the season, yielding four runs in four innings. The Hellcats have dropped the last three games.

Ginza (39-30) is on top of the Tycobbian Union East Division and widened the gap between them and last place Hartsdale (31-38) to 8 games.

Zorros Upend Hurricanes 9-4
The Luxora Zorros ripped Cape Coral for 5 runs in the ninth to win going away 9-4. Second baseman Paco Benitez (.259) singled in the tiebreaking run off losing pitcher Joey Martin (0-1 3.60), who didn't get an out in the top of the ninth. Right fielder Pedro Vizquel (.292) and catcher Eric Richter (.357) also had RBIs in the inning. Richter was 5-for-5 with a double, a homer and three RBIs. First baseman Rodger Wooten (.295) and right fielder Eric Smith (.208) led the 'Canes as each had a two-run roundtripper. Starter Chris Pierce (6-5 3.59) was the winning pitcher. He tossed eight innings, allowed four runs and nine hits with five strikeouts and walked only one. Eddie Hoffman worked a scoreless ninth to seal the verdict. Jeff Salow (1-0 2.77) made his second start for the Z's and struck out 10 in seven innings. He departed with the score tied at 4-all.

Second place Cape Coral (37-32) lost a game to first place Ginza (39-30) in the TU East pennant chase and is now 2 games back of the Ninjas. Luxora (31-36) is fifth and trails by 7 games.

Stallions Hold Off Nats 4-2
Two new additions to the pitching corps helped South Fork hold off Ozarka 4-2 at Jock Ewing Stadium. Skipper Deroche "Lips" Leon was beaming after the game. Vince Benini (1-1 2.45) worked a strong game, pitching into the eighth and giving up only two runs on six hits for the victory and reliever Burnell Bradford (0-0 0.00) struck out three of the five batters he faced for the save in his first IPA appearance. The Stallions bats produced 11 hits off loser Luther Hatch (7-8 3.89), who went the route in defeat. Catcher Darryl Burnett (.252) had a two-run swat to pace them. First baseman Keith Burke (.298) doubled in a run and right fielder Paul Giles (.270) hit a sac fly for the other score. The Nats only runs came on third baseman Doug Cunningham's (.261) 19th home run of the season in the eighth.

It was the third loss in a row for third place Ozarka (35-34), which slipped 4 games in back of Ginza (39-30). South Fork (33-36) is in the fourth spot in the division standings and is 6 games out.

07-28-2008, 04:57 PM	#368
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,877	Islandian Pro Alliance Tuesday, June 26, 2001 Tycobbian Union - East Division Ginza's Matsumoto 11-Game Winner Ginza's 5'7" righthander Kojiro Matsumoto chalked up a 7-1 win over Hartsdale at Ninja Stadium for his 11th victory of the year. He joins Casey Ledbetter (11-2 3.42) of Marston as the only two IPA pitchers to reach that number so far. Matsumoto (11-2 2.76) has won his last three decisions. Today he stifled the Hellcats on seven hits, gave up two walks and whiffed three. Matsumoto (.150) swung a good bat, too. He doubled in three runs in the second inning to put the Ninjas ahead 3-0. Center fielder Takashi Fujimoto (.291) had a perfect 4-4 day and scored three times. Ginza only got seven hits, but it was enough offense to whip Phil Reed (8-2 2.94), who suffered only his 2nd loss of the season, yielding four runs in four innings. The Hellcats have dropped the last three games. Ginza (39-30) is on top of the Tycobbian Union East Division and widened the gap between them and last place Hartsdale (31-38) to 8 games. Zorros Upend Hurricanes 9-4 The Luxora Zorros ripped Cape Coral for 5 runs in the ninth to win going away 9-4. Second baseman Paco Benitez (.259) singled in the tiebreaking run off losing pitcher Joey Martin (0-1 3.60), who didn't get an out in the top of the ninth. Right fielder Pedro Vizquel (.292) and catcher Eric Richter (.357) also had RBIs in the inning. Richter was 5-for-5 with a double, a homer and three RBIs. First baseman Rodger Wooten (.295) and right fielder Eric Smith (.208) led the 'Canes as each had a two-run roundtripper. Starter Chris Pierce (6-5 3.59) was the winning pitcher. He tossed eight innings, allowed four runs and nine hits with five strikeouts and walked only one. Eddie Hoffman worked a scoreless ninth to seal the verdict. Jeff Salow (1-0 2.77) made his second start for the Z's and struck out 10 in seven innings. He departed with the score tied at 4-all. Second place Cape Coral (37-32) lost a game to first place Ginza (39-30) in the TU East pennant chase and is now 2 games back of the Ninjas. Luxora (31-36) is fifth and trails by 7 games. Stallions Hold Off Nats 4-2 Two new additions to the pitching corps helped South Fork hold off Ozarka 4-2 at Jock Ewing Stadium. Skipper Deroche "Lips" Leon was beaming after the game. Vince Benini (1-1 2.45) worked a strong game, pitching into the eighth and giving up only two runs on six hits for the victory and reliever Burnell Bradford (0-0 0.00) struck out three of the five batters he faced for the save in his first IPA appearance. The Stallions bats produced 11 hits off loser Luther Hatch (7-8 3.89), who went the route in defeat. Catcher Darryl Burnett (.252) had a two-run swat to pace them. First baseman Keith Burke (.298) doubled in a run and right fielder Paul Giles (.270) hit a sac fly for the other score. The Nats only runs came on third baseman Doug Cunningham's (.261) 19th home run of the season in the eighth. It was the third loss in a row for third place Ozarka (35-34), which slipped 4 games in back of Ginza (39-30). South Fork (33-36) is in the fourth spot in the division standings and is 6 games out.