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Eugene Church · 08-15-2008, 07:49 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Thursday, July 5, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - North Division

V's Whip Colfax, Now Tied for 3rd Place
At Silver River Stadium, the homestanding Volusia Vigilantes squeezed out a narrow 4-3 triumph over the first place Colfax Blasters in the opening game of the series. The V's ran up a 4-0 lead after three innings and then just held on to end the Blasters winning streak at three. Closer Ricky Moreno (4-2 2.27) came in and shut the door on Colfax just in time. After starting pitcher Kit Kivett weakened in the bottom of the ninth, Moreno was summoned from the bullpen with runners on first and second with one out. Moreno gave up an RBI single to the first hitter he faced, pinchhitter Jeff Cook (.274), to make it 4-3. With runners still on first and second, Moreno got the second out on a fielder's choice and the last out on a fly to center. He left the tying run on third base and got his 11th save. Kivett (7-3 2.78) was the winner. He allowed ten hits, fanned seven and walked none. Center fielder Alex Luna (.264) had three hits, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs with his 9th homer of the season in the first inning. Left fielder Winky Rush (.277) singled two runs across in the third. Shortstop Scooter Perez (.377) went 2-4 and scored twice. For Colfax first baseman Dennis Cole (.307) hit his 21st home run, good for two runs in the sixth. The defeat went to starter Alex Castille (8-7 4.28), who yielded four runs in four innings.

It was Volusia's (39-39) third straight victory and improved them to .500 for the year. The Vigilantes are now 6 games in back of the RU North-leading Blasters (45-33). They are now tied for third place with the Glasco Athletics (38-38).

All-Stars Win 4th Straight, Clip FM Redhawks 5-4
In the first game of the series at Sky High Stadium in Far Mountain, the visiting Elnora All-Stars escaped with a 5-4 victory over the second place Redhawks and put an end to its five-game losing string. Holding a scant one-run lead in the last of the ninth, starter Pat Savoie (4-1 2.94) got into trouble with a lead-off triple by catcher Dave Davis (.373). Manager Zoggy White promptly pulled in his closer Wally Tidwell (3-5 3.59) and he did his job. Tidwell fanned the first batter, got out number two on a shallow fly to left and finished off Far Mountain with a force out at second. Davis was stranded at third base. It was Tidwell's 4th save of the season. Doc Rutledge (6-5 2.42) worked the last two frames for the loss. In total hits Elnora had the advantage 10-7. Pinchhitter Johnny Zumwalt (.261) provided the winning run in the top of the eighth with a sac fly. Center fielder Harry Wright (.255) and catcher Todd Simons (.275) drove in the other runs and each had two RBIs. Pacing the Redhawks at bat were center fielder Hawk Gallagher (.316) with 2-4 and two runs driven in and second baseman Shirai Kobayashi (.268) 2-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.

Far Mountain (44-35) had a chance get back within a half-game of the top spot in the division, but fell for the fourth consecutive game. With the loss, the Redhawks dropped 1.5 games off the pace. Elnora (30-49) is in last place, 15.5 games out.

Wojcik Fires 1-Hitter, Valmara Over A's 9-0
Valmara skipper J. Samuel Jackson gleefully told the press, "That's the easy way to break a three-game losing streak. Just throw a 1-hitter and shut out the other team. They can't beat you, if they don't score. Wojcik was marvelous." The Vipers Gerry Wojcik (1-1 3.82) fired a 9-0 shutout against Glasco and only allowed one single in the eighth inning. Wojcik struck out six and issued one one walk. A's catcher Pete Kilgour (.214) got the only hit. The Vipers, however, feasted on Glasco pitching, pounding out four homers and 13 hits. Center fielder Jan Szymanski (.261) had three hits and four RBIs, including his 16th home run. He now has taken over the RBI lead with 77. Third baseman Rickey O'Reilly (.272) added two more roundtrippers and four more RBIs. O'Reilly has hit 9 homers this season. Bill Darby (3-5 4.00) started for the Athletics and took the brunt of the attack as he gave up six runs in five innings and three of the home runs.

Manager McDuffie Hughes of the Athletics said, "Wojcik was sharp. We never did figure him out."

In 2001 Wojcik has posted a record of 1 win and 1 loss with a 3.82 ERA. He has appeared in 10 games and struck out 22 in 30.2 innings. Due to poor performance, Wojcik was released in the middle of May, but was re-signed a week ago as the Vipers were desperate for pitching. Last week he beat Volusia 4-3 in a complete game.

Third place Glasco (38-38) had won five in a row. The A's are now tied with Volusia (39-39) and are 6 games out of first. Valmara (38-40) is in the fifth spot in the RU North standings and 7 games behind the leader.

08-15-2008, 07:49 PM	#401
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,934	Islandian Pro Alliance Thursday, July 5, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - North Division V's Whip Colfax, Now Tied for 3rd Place At Silver River Stadium, the homestanding Volusia Vigilantes squeezed out a narrow 4-3 triumph over the first place Colfax Blasters in the opening game of the series. The V's ran up a 4-0 lead after three innings and then just held on to end the Blasters winning streak at three. Closer Ricky Moreno (4-2 2.27) came in and shut the door on Colfax just in time. After starting pitcher Kit Kivett weakened in the bottom of the ninth, Moreno was summoned from the bullpen with runners on first and second with one out. Moreno gave up an RBI single to the first hitter he faced, pinchhitter Jeff Cook (.274), to make it 4-3. With runners still on first and second, Moreno got the second out on a fielder's choice and the last out on a fly to center. He left the tying run on third base and got his 11th save. Kivett (7-3 2.78) was the winner. He allowed ten hits, fanned seven and walked none. Center fielder Alex Luna (.264) had three hits, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs with his 9th homer of the season in the first inning. Left fielder Winky Rush (.277) singled two runs across in the third. Shortstop Scooter Perez (.377) went 2-4 and scored twice. For Colfax first baseman Dennis Cole (.307) hit his 21st home run, good for two runs in the sixth. The defeat went to starter Alex Castille (8-7 4.28), who yielded four runs in four innings. It was Volusia's (39-39) third straight victory and improved them to .500 for the year. The Vigilantes are now 6 games in back of the RU North-leading Blasters (45-33). They are now tied for third place with the Glasco Athletics (38-38). All-Stars Win 4th Straight, Clip FM Redhawks 5-4 In the first game of the series at Sky High Stadium in Far Mountain, the visiting Elnora All-Stars escaped with a 5-4 victory over the second place Redhawks and put an end to its five-game losing string. Holding a scant one-run lead in the last of the ninth, starter Pat Savoie (4-1 2.94) got into trouble with a lead-off triple by catcher Dave Davis (.373). Manager Zoggy White promptly pulled in his closer Wally Tidwell (3-5 3.59) and he did his job. Tidwell fanned the first batter, got out number two on a shallow fly to left and finished off Far Mountain with a force out at second. Davis was stranded at third base. It was Tidwell's 4th save of the season. Doc Rutledge (6-5 2.42) worked the last two frames for the loss. In total hits Elnora had the advantage 10-7. Pinchhitter Johnny Zumwalt (.261) provided the winning run in the top of the eighth with a sac fly. Center fielder Harry Wright (.255) and catcher Todd Simons (.275) drove in the other runs and each had two RBIs. Pacing the Redhawks at bat were center fielder Hawk Gallagher (.316) with 2-4 and two runs driven in and second baseman Shirai Kobayashi (.268) 2-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Far Mountain (44-35) had a chance get back within a half-game of the top spot in the division, but fell for the fourth consecutive game. With the loss, the Redhawks dropped 1.5 games off the pace. Elnora (30-49) is in last place, 15.5 games out. Wojcik Fires 1-Hitter, Valmara Over A's 9-0 Valmara skipper J. Samuel Jackson gleefully told the press, "That's the easy way to break a three-game losing streak. Just throw a 1-hitter and shut out the other team. They can't beat you, if they don't score. Wojcik was marvelous." The Vipers Gerry Wojcik (1-1 3.82) fired a 9-0 shutout against Glasco and only allowed one single in the eighth inning. Wojcik struck out six and issued one one walk. A's catcher Pete Kilgour (.214) got the only hit. The Vipers, however, feasted on Glasco pitching, pounding out four homers and 13 hits. Center fielder Jan Szymanski (.261) had three hits and four RBIs, including his 16th home run. He now has taken over the RBI lead with 77. Third baseman Rickey O'Reilly (.272) added two more roundtrippers and four more RBIs. O'Reilly has hit 9 homers this season. Bill Darby (3-5 4.00) started for the Athletics and took the brunt of the attack as he gave up six runs in five innings and three of the home runs. Manager McDuffie Hughes of the Athletics said, "Wojcik was sharp. We never did figure him out." In 2001 Wojcik has posted a record of 1 win and 1 loss with a 3.82 ERA. He has appeared in 10 games and struck out 22 in 30.2 innings. Due to poor performance, Wojcik was released in the middle of May, but was re-signed a week ago as the Vipers were desperate for pitching. Last week he beat Volusia 4-3 in a complete game. Third place Glasco (38-38) had won five in a row. The A's are now tied with Volusia (39-39) and are 6 games out of first. Valmara (38-40) is in the fifth spot in the RU North standings and 7 games behind the leader. Last edited by Eugene Church; 08-15-2008 at 07:57 PM.