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Eugene Church · 12-14-2008, 07:11 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - South Division

'Jacks Playoff-Bound, Stop Waleska's Win Streak
The Forest City Lumberjacks are playoff-bound. They cooled off red-hot Waleska 7-5 today at Riverside Stadium to put a stop to their five-game winning streak to capture a wild card spot in the Elite 8 Series. The Lumberjacks jumped out to a 7-2 lead after five innings and then held off the Westerners. Waleska put a lot of runners on base with 15 hits to just 10 for the 'Jacks, but couldn't come through in the clutch. They stranded 11 baserunners. Herm Bahr (16-7 3.50) was the winning pitcher, despite permitting 13 hits and three walks in eight innings. Bahr bent, but he didn't break. He only gave up four earned runs. Timmy Brooks (5-6 2.00) got his 13th save, but he also struggled to close the game out. Brooks allowed two hits, a walk and a run in the ninth, before he finished the Westerners off. First baseman J. T. Edmonds (.302) hit his 21st homer for Forest City and drove in three runs in the game. Center fielder Ryan Morse (.340) added in two more RBIs and shortstop Pops Keller (.285) and third sacker Jesse Pearson (.239) chipped in one RBI each. Pacing the Westerners were center fielder Rick Vaughn (.300) with 4-4 and catcher Mac Wilkins (.229) with two hits and two runs batted in.

The Lumberjacks (80-68) are in second place in the Ruthlandian Union, 3 games behind the regular season winner, the Marston Nine (83-65).

Rattlers Stop Marston 5-1, Wild Card Possible
Third place Sugar Valley remained in the chase for a playoff spot with a 5-1 win over the pennant-winning Marston Nine. Righthander Harvey Hines (15-15 3.86) came through in the pinch with a strong performance. Hines went the route and gave up only one run on six hits for his 15th victory, Casey Ledbetter (15-14 3.55) copped the loss in his tune-up for the playoffs. Ledbetter didn't give up an earned run as the Rattlers hit him around for five hits and four runs in just three innings. Center fielder Freddie Vaux (.351) sparked Sugar Valley at bat with a double and a triple, while catcher Slingshot McFall (.268) and newcomer Frank Horak (.500) had two hits and an RBI apiece.

The Rattlers (76-72) will need some help from Far Mountain (82-66), the RU North Division winner, to grab the last playoff spot for the Elite 8 Series. Sugar Valley trails the Volusia Vigilantes (77-71) by a game in the wild card race with only two games to go.

Sunbirds Slip By Diamonds 2-1
Both Claxton manager Clem Rogers and Belair Beach skipper Marty Pedrosa used makeshift line-ups today, giving backups a chance to show their stuff. The Sunbird second stringers slipped by the Diamonds-in-the-Rough 2-1 as Dirk Garrett (5-8 3.77) tossed a fine complete-game victory. Garrett limited Claxton to just five hits and finished up with one walk and six Ks. Tetsunori Nagashima (15-12 4.29) went all the way and suffered a tough loss. He gave up 11 hits, but surrendered only two runs. Pinchhitter Phil Gravelli (.335) singled in third baseman Dom Corbelli (.287) with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.

By winning, Belair Beach (68-80) gained sole possession of fifth place in the RU South Division. The Sunbirds are 15 games out of first place, while Claxton (67-81) slipped to last place, 16 games off the pace.

12-14-2008, 07:11 PM	#607
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,944	Islandian Pro Alliance Tuesday, September 11, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - South Division 'Jacks Playoff-Bound, Stop Waleska's Win Streak The Forest City Lumberjacks are playoff-bound. They cooled off red-hot Waleska 7-5 today at Riverside Stadium to put a stop to their five-game winning streak to capture a wild card spot in the Elite 8 Series. The Lumberjacks jumped out to a 7-2 lead after five innings and then held off the Westerners. Waleska put a lot of runners on base with 15 hits to just 10 for the 'Jacks, but couldn't come through in the clutch. They stranded 11 baserunners. Herm Bahr (16-7 3.50) was the winning pitcher, despite permitting 13 hits and three walks in eight innings. Bahr bent, but he didn't break. He only gave up four earned runs. Timmy Brooks (5-6 2.00) got his 13th save, but he also struggled to close the game out. Brooks allowed two hits, a walk and a run in the ninth, before he finished the Westerners off. First baseman J. T. Edmonds (.302) hit his 21st homer for Forest City and drove in three runs in the game. Center fielder Ryan Morse (.340) added in two more RBIs and shortstop Pops Keller (.285) and third sacker Jesse Pearson (.239) chipped in one RBI each. Pacing the Westerners were center fielder Rick Vaughn (.300) with 4-4 and catcher Mac Wilkins (.229) with two hits and two runs batted in. The Lumberjacks (80-68) are in second place in the Ruthlandian Union, 3 games behind the regular season winner, the Marston Nine (83-65). Rattlers Stop Marston 5-1, Wild Card Possible Third place Sugar Valley remained in the chase for a playoff spot with a 5-1 win over the pennant-winning Marston Nine. Righthander Harvey Hines (15-15 3.86) came through in the pinch with a strong performance. Hines went the route and gave up only one run on six hits for his 15th victory, Casey Ledbetter (15-14 3.55) copped the loss in his tune-up for the playoffs. Ledbetter didn't give up an earned run as the Rattlers hit him around for five hits and four runs in just three innings. Center fielder Freddie Vaux (.351) sparked Sugar Valley at bat with a double and a triple, while catcher Slingshot McFall (.268) and newcomer Frank Horak (.500) had two hits and an RBI apiece. The Rattlers (76-72) will need some help from Far Mountain (82-66), the RU North Division winner, to grab the last playoff spot for the Elite 8 Series. Sugar Valley trails the Volusia Vigilantes (77-71) by a game in the wild card race with only two games to go. Sunbirds Slip By Diamonds 2-1 Both Claxton manager Clem Rogers and Belair Beach skipper Marty Pedrosa used makeshift line-ups today, giving backups a chance to show their stuff. The Sunbird second stringers slipped by the Diamonds-in-the-Rough 2-1 as Dirk Garrett (5-8 3.77) tossed a fine complete-game victory. Garrett limited Claxton to just five hits and finished up with one walk and six Ks. Tetsunori Nagashima (15-12 4.29) went all the way and suffered a tough loss. He gave up 11 hits, but surrendered only two runs. Pinchhitter Phil Gravelli (.335) singled in third baseman Dom Corbelli (.287) with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. By winning, Belair Beach (68-80) gained sole possession of fifth place in the RU South Division. The Sunbirds are 15 games out of first place, while Claxton (67-81) slipped to last place, 16 games off the pace.