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Islandian Pro Alliance
Friday, July 6, 2001
Tycobbian Union - East Division
Hellcats Win 3rd Straight, Halt Ninjas 5-1
Manager Zim Donner's Hartsdale Hellcats are on a tear with three straight victories, two of them coming over first place Ginza. Righthander Glenn Mann hurled a strong five-hitter and halted the Ninjas 5-1 at Pioneer Park. Center fielder Greg Reynolds (.260) went 3-for-5 and scored once, while left fielder Jay Luna (.269) was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored. Ginza got its only run on Charlie Campbell's (.290) 11th home run. Mann (7-10 3.50) ended his personal three-game losing skid. He went the route, fanned four and walked only one. Vic Rousakis (8-9 3.81) was the loser, yielding five runs on seven hits in seven innings, walking four and fanning 8.
The Ninjas (44-35) are first in the Tycobbian Union East and 8 games up on the last place Hellcats (36-43). The Hellcats have taken the first two games of the series.
Hurricanes Blow Game to Stallions 6-5
Down 5-2 in the eighth at Jock Ewing Stadium, Bobby Riley and Glenn Holliday led the third place South Fork Stallions late-inning rally to beat second place Cape Coral 6-5. Shortstop Riley (.263) ripped a three-run homer to tie it in the eighth and Holliday's (.268) two-out single in the ninth scored center fielder Ronnie Lee (.313) from second with the winning run. Third baseman Holliday led the Stallions with three hits, while left fielder Gene Woodruff (.267) had two hits, scored a run and drove one in. Closer Glenn Turnbull (5-3 2.90) registered the victory with a scoreless ninth, while Joey Martin (0-2 3.60) worked one-plus inning for the loss. Martin's control cost him the game as he issued three bases on balls. Cape Coral outhit South Fork 12 to 9 and were paced by second baseman Andy Anderson (.278) and center fielder James Middleton (.292). Anderson had two doubles and a single with two RBIs and one run. Middleton had two hits, including a solo homer, his 4th of the season.
South Fork's (40-39) triumph moved them within a game of the second place Hurricanes (41-38). Cape Coral is 3 games off the lead, while the Stallions are only 4 games out.
Z's Slip by Nats 5-4 in 10 Innings
Luxora snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-4 triumph over Ozarka at De la Vega Stadium. With two outs in the last of the tenth, pinchhitter Tommy Gonsalves (.176) delivered a bases-loaded single to score right fielder Pedro Vizquel with the deciding run. The victory enabled the Zorros to move back into a tie with Ozarka for fourth place in the Tycobbian Union East. Closer Roberto Martinez (8-3 2.21) tossed three runless innings fo win it, while Alex DiMaggio (7-3 1.36) worked two-plus frames and lost it on an unearned run. Both clubs had nine hits in the game. Luxora was led by left fielder Claudio Ordonez (.204) with two RBIs, while Nats left fielder Ronnie Patterson (.256) went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs. Patterson and first baseman Poochie Kramer (.245) hit homers.
Ozarka (38-41) and Luxora (37-40) are 6 games behind first place Ginza (44-35).
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