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Sunday, September 2, 2001

Tycobbian Union - East Division

Fairfax Blanks Arlon 7-0 in Opener
In the first game of the doubleheader at the Frog Pond, Fairfax blanked Arlon 7-0. Kaz Hayagawa (13-14 3.70) and Jimmy Dalton (8-8 4.88) combined on a six-hit shutout with Hayagawa going eight innings with nine Ks and one walk and Dalton closing it out in the ninth. Offensively Frog center fielder Billy Echevarria (.273), second baseman Cecil Parmenter (.335) and Gator Davis (.277) all had two RBIs. Ace Howe (12-12 3.02) sustained the loss, giving up four runs in four innings.

Frogs Shut Out Champs Twice in Sweep
The first place Fairfax Frogs shut out the Arlon Champions in both ends of the twinbill today at the Frog Pond. In the nightcap Jackie Leslie (16-11 4.08) registered his first shutout of the year. Leslie stopped Arlon 2-0 on just four hits, whiffed nine and walked two in a superlative performance. Left fielder Gator Brown supplied all of the runs with his 28th roundtripper this season. Burnell Bradford (1-3 3.42) tossed a solid game, yielding eight hits with seven strikeouts and two bases on balls.

Fairfax is on top of the Tycobbian Union West and leads third place Arlon (71-69) by 5 games.

Bucs Rally Late to Beat Blue Lake in Opener 8-6
In the opening game of the twinbill at Shoreline Park in Bay St. Clair, the last place Buccaneers rallied in the late innings to overtake second place Blue Lake 8-6. First baseman George Lyons (.263) led the hit parade with two home runs and four RBIs. Lyons blasted a three-run shot to decide the game in the last of the seventh, putting Bay St. Clair ahead 7-6. He has 26 homers so far. Right fielder Jose Valenzuela (.281) collected his 11th this year and batted in a pair of runs. Duncan McFalls (10-6 3.52) was the winner. He allowed one run and three hits in two-plus innings of relief. The Blue Sox belted three home runs with right fielder Fred Collins (.282) connecting for number 10, center fielder Donnie Frazier (.289) got his 20th and first baseman Fred Taranto (.288) jolted his 19th. Neil Krogstad (5-7 3.51) was nailed with the defeat after giving up seven runs and 13 hits in seven innings.

Blue Sox Divide Doubleheader, Win Nightcap in 10
Blue Lake and Bay St. Clair divided a doubleheader today with the Blue Sox winning the nightcap 7-5 in 10 innings. Shortstop Cy Orgeron's (.277) two-run single in the top of the tenth proved to be the game-winner. Blue Lake had 14 hits and was led by homers by first baseman Fred Taranto (.291) and second baseman Jeff Richey (.214). Bay St. Clair numbered 13 hits and was paced by first sacker George Lyons (.265), who got his 27th roundtripper this season. Happy McManus (4-1 2.11), the second of three pitchers, got credit for the victory. He worked an inning and a third and gave up no runs. Paddy O'Rourke (0-0 1.69) closed out the game with a scoreless ninth for his first career save. Duncan McFalls (10-7 3.48) lost the second game after getting the win in the opener. He was slammed for four hits and two runs in less than two innings.

Lynx Edge Viks on Marquez Homer 5-4
In the only single game of the day in the IPA, clutch hitting by Luis Marquez sparked La Claire to a comeback 5-4 win over the Bayview Vikings, who blew a 4-0 lead. The Lynx scored all of their runs after the sixth inning. Marquez (.284) won the game with a two-run shot in the last of the eighth. It was his 17th home run this season and was off losing pitcher Jerry Harrison (13-11 3.89), who had blanked La Claire for the first five innings. Marquez also doubled in a run in the sixth and had three RBIs in the game. First baseman Dwayne Coleman (.282) had a two-run double to pace Bayview, along with Shorty Richards (.250), who hit his 10th roundtripper. Reliever Henny Cossaboom (1-0 3.75) claimed his first IPA win with three scoreless frames. The save went to Munoto Kishata (7-9 3.28), who closed it out in the ninth. He retired the side in order and picked up his 16th save. Harrison gave up five runs in seven innings.

The Vikings (69-70) are now in fourth place in the TU West standings, 6.5 games off the pace. La Claire (68-71) is fifth and 7.5 games out of first.

The second place Blue Sox (73-67) dipped 3 games back of the first place Fairfax Frogs (76-64), who swept two games today. Bay St. Clair (62-78) are now 14 games out and in the division cellar.
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