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Eugene Church · 10-11-2008, 02:18 AM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Sunday, July 22, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - North Division

Luzzatti Stops V's, Redhawks Squeeze Out 3-1 Win
The first place Far Mountain Redhawks fought off the tough third place Volusia Vigilantes 3-1 at the Jailhouse. Manager Alex Groveland's chunky little 5'8" righthander John Luzzatti (9-7 3.22) crafted a six-hitter to stop the V's. The difference in the ballgame was two throwing errors by catcher Jorge Rosado. Twice he threw the ball away on attempted steals of third and allowed the runners to score. The Redhawks didn't score an earned run off of losing pitcher Brian King (1-3 2.23), who fanned ten batters in six and two-thirds innings. King gave up all three runs, walked five and allowed four hits. First baseman Royce Benson (.309) was 2-for-3 and had the only RBI for Far Mountain. Left fielder Winky Rush (.294) doubled in Volusia's only run in the eighth inning.

Far Mountain (54-44) expanded its lead over the Vigilantes (50-48) to 4 games.

All-Stars Sweep Series From Colfax
Zoggy White's Elnora All-Stars certainly are not playing like a last-place ballclub -- at least not against the second place Colfax Blasters. The All-Stars swept all 5 games in the series at their home park, State Fair Park, and have taken 8 of the last 9 encounters, holding the Blasters to two runs or less seven times. This time it was the big righthander Carl Costas (8-10 3.11) tossing a four-hitter to capture his fourth consecutive victory. Southpaw Harry Manning (11-8 3.87) suffered his fourth successive setback, yielding three runs and six hits in six innings. Elnora got its runs early. Right fielder Paul Giles (.277) tripled in the first run in the opening frame. In the third, left fielder Quincy Peterson (.291) doubled in a run and center fielder Harry Wright (..259) pushed across a run when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Colfax got a run in the first on a sac fly by first baseman Dennis Cole (.328). In the sixth center fielder Tatsuya Sasaki (.274) doubled in the last score. Elnora had the edge in hitting, 7 hits to 4.

Despite the horrendous slump, Colfax (50-47) is still within striking distance of first place Far Mountain (54-44) at the All-Star break, trailing by 3.5 games. Elnora (43-55) is in sixth place in the RU North, 11 games off the pace. The Blasters, managed by Clem Rogers, are 1-9 over the last 10 games, while the All-Stars are 8-2.

Vipers Win 5th Straight, Zalewski Beats A's 3-1
Hard-throwing Zarek Zalewski was almost flawless. The brilliant righthander dominated the Glasco Athletics, holding them to just one hit in the 3-1 victory. First baseman Maury Smith (.354) broke up the no-hitter with an RBI double in the fourth. No other A's got a hit. Zalewski (13-5 2.36) lowered his RU-leading ERA to 2.36, fanned 10 and issued only one walk in winning for the fourth straight time. Reece Kilham (1-2 4.76) for Glasco was almost his equal, striking out 10, walking two and giving up eight hits in a route-going performance. The difference in the game was the Vipers outstanding center fielder Jan Szymanski (.271), who doubled in the winning runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. That gave him 97 RBIs on the year, good enough to lead the IPA. Valmara third baseman Rickey O'Reilly (.286) led off the game with his 12th homer this season to account for the other run

It was Valmara's (49-48) fifth triumph in a row and Glasco's (46-50) seventh straight setback. The Vipers have now closed to within 4.5 games of the RU North Division leader, Far Mountain (54-44). The A's have dropped 7 games back in the race.

10-11-2008, 02:18 AM	#481
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,061	Islandian Pro Alliance Sunday, July 22, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - North Division Luzzatti Stops V's, Redhawks Squeeze Out 3-1 Win The first place Far Mountain Redhawks fought off the tough third place Volusia Vigilantes 3-1 at the Jailhouse. Manager Alex Groveland's chunky little 5'8" righthander John Luzzatti (9-7 3.22) crafted a six-hitter to stop the V's. The difference in the ballgame was two throwing errors by catcher Jorge Rosado. Twice he threw the ball away on attempted steals of third and allowed the runners to score. The Redhawks didn't score an earned run off of losing pitcher Brian King (1-3 2.23), who fanned ten batters in six and two-thirds innings. King gave up all three runs, walked five and allowed four hits. First baseman Royce Benson (.309) was 2-for-3 and had the only RBI for Far Mountain. Left fielder Winky Rush (.294) doubled in Volusia's only run in the eighth inning. Far Mountain (54-44) expanded its lead over the Vigilantes (50-48) to 4 games. All-Stars Sweep Series From Colfax Zoggy White's Elnora All-Stars certainly are not playing like a last-place ballclub -- at least not against the second place Colfax Blasters. The All-Stars swept all 5 games in the series at their home park, State Fair Park, and have taken 8 of the last 9 encounters, holding the Blasters to two runs or less seven times. This time it was the big righthander Carl Costas (8-10 3.11) tossing a four-hitter to capture his fourth consecutive victory. Southpaw Harry Manning (11-8 3.87) suffered his fourth successive setback, yielding three runs and six hits in six innings. Elnora got its runs early. Right fielder Paul Giles (.277) tripled in the first run in the opening frame. In the third, left fielder Quincy Peterson (.291) doubled in a run and center fielder Harry Wright (..259) pushed across a run when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Colfax got a run in the first on a sac fly by first baseman Dennis Cole (.328). In the sixth center fielder Tatsuya Sasaki (.274) doubled in the last score. Elnora had the edge in hitting, 7 hits to 4. Despite the horrendous slump, Colfax (50-47) is still within striking distance of first place Far Mountain (54-44) at the All-Star break, trailing by 3.5 games. Elnora (43-55) is in sixth place in the RU North, 11 games off the pace. The Blasters, managed by Clem Rogers, are 1-9 over the last 10 games, while the All-Stars are 8-2. Vipers Win 5th Straight, Zalewski Beats A's 3-1 Hard-throwing Zarek Zalewski was almost flawless. The brilliant righthander dominated the Glasco Athletics, holding them to just one hit in the 3-1 victory. First baseman Maury Smith (.354) broke up the no-hitter with an RBI double in the fourth. No other A's got a hit. Zalewski (13-5 2.36) lowered his RU-leading ERA to 2.36, fanned 10 and issued only one walk in winning for the fourth straight time. Reece Kilham (1-2 4.76) for Glasco was almost his equal, striking out 10, walking two and giving up eight hits in a route-going performance. The difference in the game was the Vipers outstanding center fielder Jan Szymanski (.271), who doubled in the winning runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. That gave him 97 RBIs on the year, good enough to lead the IPA. Valmara third baseman Rickey O'Reilly (.286) led off the game with his 12th homer this season to account for the other run It was Valmara's (49-48) fifth triumph in a row and Glasco's (46-50) seventh straight setback. The Vipers have now closed to within 4.5 games of the RU North Division leader, Far Mountain (54-44). The A's have dropped 7 games back in the race.