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Eugene Church · 08-06-2008, 01:09 AM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Saturday, June 30, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - South Division

Claxton Clips Marston 11-10 in 10 Innings
It was a holiday for hitters at Avalon Stadium in Claxton. The hometown Diamonds unleashed 19 hits to subdue the Marston Nine 11-10 in ten innings. Claxton recovered from a 10-5 deficit to pull off a stunner. After two were out, a walk and three singles decided the exciting extra-inning extravaganza. First baseman Marty McCluskey (.311) singled with the bases loaded to win it. Sparking the way was right fielder Dixie Baker (.322), who had a superb game with three hits, two homers and five RBIs, giving him 69 for the season to top the Ruthlandian Union. Baker now has 22 home runs and is second in the league. Three other Diamonds had three hits apiece: second baseman Donny McCoy (.350), third baseman Keith Olsen (.292) and left fielder Dan Molnar (.429). The Nine did some heavy bashing, too, with 15 hits, paced by third baseman Roland Thomas (.347) with 3-4, two doubles and a grand slam, good for four RBIs and second baseman Ken Green (.350) with 4-4, three runs scored and two runs batted in. Right fielder Chris Deangelo (.294) supplied a two-run roundtripper, his 10th. Claxton portsider Pat Castellani (5-4 4.92) notched the victory with a scoreless ninth and tenth, while Milt Wilson (0-4 2.70) lost it.

The two clubs tied the IPA mark for most runs in an extra-inning affair with 21. Bay St. Clair beat Bayview by the same score in 12 innings on May 20 at Shoreline Park.

First place Marston (43-28) has a 10.5-game edge over fifth place Claxton (34-40).

Sunbirds Squeeze by Lumberjacks 6-5
Down 5-2 in the eighth, Belair Beach roared back for four runs to squeeze by the second place Forest City Lumberjacks 6-5. The winning run came in on a bases-loaded walk to pinchhitter Mike Janocko (.237) off losing pitcher Timmy Brooks (1-3 1.87), who gave up one run, two hits and a walk in one and a third innings. The Sunbirds had the edge in hits 10 to 8 over the 'Jacks. Heading the hit list were left fielder Nicky Swift (.336) with two doubles and an RBI, first baseman Phil Gravelli (.313) with two hits, an RBI and two runs scored and third baseman Dom Corbelli (.265) with two hits and a run batted in. Skipper Marty Pedrosa, desperate for pitching, has switched Ray Watson to the starting rotation and it paid off. Watson (1-1 4.25) worked seven innings for the win, gave up five runs on seven hits, but only three of them were earned. He fanned five and issued one walk. Closer Lou Zanelli (5-4 2.79) held Forest City scoreless over the last two frames, striking out three and got his 8th save. Left fielder Chuck Hill (.336) and right fielder Benny Davis (.251) each hit two-run homers for the Lumberjacks, while center fielder Ryan Morse (.362) delivered two doubles, scored a run and drove in a run.

Forest City (39-35) is in the second spot in the RU South standings, 5.5 games out of first. Belair Beach (30-43) is last and 14 games behind first place Marston (43-28).

Westerners Nip Rattlers 7-6
At Westerner Field, Waleska nipped Sugar Valley 7-6 on a walk-off single by Wiz Taylor in the last of the ninth. Both clubs had a dozen hits apiece with Taylor (.292) going 3-5 with an RBI and a run scored, left fielder Big Hoss Burkhalter (.316) was 1-3 with a run and two batted in and center fielder Rick Vaughn (.298) collecting a pair of hits, scoring once and driving in one run. Waleska jumped ahead 3-1 after four innings, the Rattlers rallied and tied it at 3-3 after six, then Westerners took a 6-3 lead in the last of the eighth, but couldn't hold it. Sugar Valley erupted for three runs to tie it again 6-6, only to lose it in the last of the ninth. Right fielder Karl Dietz (.264) paced the Rattlers with 4-for-5, scored one and drove one in and shortstop Flipper Bird (.275) and third baseman Jorge Vargas (.350) both hammered solo homers, number 7 for Bird and number 19 for Vargas. Both closers tried hard to lose it. Andrei Marsiske (4-2 3.29) got the win, but allowed three runs in his only inning, while Gregg Neal (5-4 2.22) was belted for two runs and four hits in less than two frames for the loss.

Sugar Valley (37-35) is third in the division and trails first place Marston (43-28) by 6.5 games and the Westerners (35-37) are fourth and 8.5 games off the pace.

08-06-2008, 01:09 AM	#383
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,876	Islandian Pro Alliance Saturday, June 30, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - South Division Claxton Clips Marston 11-10 in 10 Innings It was a holiday for hitters at Avalon Stadium in Claxton. The hometown Diamonds unleashed 19 hits to subdue the Marston Nine 11-10 in ten innings. Claxton recovered from a 10-5 deficit to pull off a stunner. After two were out, a walk and three singles decided the exciting extra-inning extravaganza. First baseman Marty McCluskey (.311) singled with the bases loaded to win it. Sparking the way was right fielder Dixie Baker (.322), who had a superb game with three hits, two homers and five RBIs, giving him 69 for the season to top the Ruthlandian Union. Baker now has 22 home runs and is second in the league. Three other Diamonds had three hits apiece: second baseman Donny McCoy (.350), third baseman Keith Olsen (.292) and left fielder Dan Molnar (.429). The Nine did some heavy bashing, too, with 15 hits, paced by third baseman Roland Thomas (.347) with 3-4, two doubles and a grand slam, good for four RBIs and second baseman Ken Green (.350) with 4-4, three runs scored and two runs batted in. Right fielder Chris Deangelo (.294) supplied a two-run roundtripper, his 10th. Claxton portsider Pat Castellani (5-4 4.92) notched the victory with a scoreless ninth and tenth, while Milt Wilson (0-4 2.70) lost it. The two clubs tied the IPA mark for most runs in an extra-inning affair with 21. Bay St. Clair beat Bayview by the same score in 12 innings on May 20 at Shoreline Park. First place Marston (43-28) has a 10.5-game edge over fifth place Claxton (34-40). Sunbirds Squeeze by Lumberjacks 6-5 Down 5-2 in the eighth, Belair Beach roared back for four runs to squeeze by the second place Forest City Lumberjacks 6-5. The winning run came in on a bases-loaded walk to pinchhitter Mike Janocko (.237) off losing pitcher Timmy Brooks (1-3 1.87), who gave up one run, two hits and a walk in one and a third innings. The Sunbirds had the edge in hits 10 to 8 over the 'Jacks. Heading the hit list were left fielder Nicky Swift (.336) with two doubles and an RBI, first baseman Phil Gravelli (.313) with two hits, an RBI and two runs scored and third baseman Dom Corbelli (.265) with two hits and a run batted in. Skipper Marty Pedrosa, desperate for pitching, has switched Ray Watson to the starting rotation and it paid off. Watson (1-1 4.25) worked seven innings for the win, gave up five runs on seven hits, but only three of them were earned. He fanned five and issued one walk. Closer Lou Zanelli (5-4 2.79) held Forest City scoreless over the last two frames, striking out three and got his 8th save. Left fielder Chuck Hill (.336) and right fielder Benny Davis (.251) each hit two-run homers for the Lumberjacks, while center fielder Ryan Morse (.362) delivered two doubles, scored a run and drove in a run. Forest City (39-35) is in the second spot in the RU South standings, 5.5 games out of first. Belair Beach (30-43) is last and 14 games behind first place Marston (43-28). Westerners Nip Rattlers 7-6 At Westerner Field, Waleska nipped Sugar Valley 7-6 on a walk-off single by Wiz Taylor in the last of the ninth. Both clubs had a dozen hits apiece with Taylor (.292) going 3-5 with an RBI and a run scored, left fielder Big Hoss Burkhalter (.316) was 1-3 with a run and two batted in and center fielder Rick Vaughn (.298) collecting a pair of hits, scoring once and driving in one run. Waleska jumped ahead 3-1 after four innings, the Rattlers rallied and tied it at 3-3 after six, then Westerners took a 6-3 lead in the last of the eighth, but couldn't hold it. Sugar Valley erupted for three runs to tie it again 6-6, only to lose it in the last of the ninth. Right fielder Karl Dietz (.264) paced the Rattlers with 4-for-5, scored one and drove one in and shortstop Flipper Bird (.275) and third baseman Jorge Vargas (.350) both hammered solo homers, number 7 for Bird and number 19 for Vargas. Both closers tried hard to lose it. Andrei Marsiske (4-2 3.29) got the win, but allowed three runs in his only inning, while Gregg Neal (5-4 2.22) was belted for two runs and four hits in less than two frames for the loss. Sugar Valley (37-35) is third in the division and trails first place Marston (43-28) by 6.5 games and the Westerners (35-37) are fourth and 8.5 games off the pace.