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Paris Swingers lost 2 out of 3 at home against Little Rock and face 18 of their next 21 games against tougher teams. The good thing is that no one in the division is winning regularly so the 7 game lead on first place has been secure

Game #70 - Little Rock Sunbirds 3 Paris Swingers 2

WP - Sam Hinds (1-1)
LP - Sean Douglass (3-5)
Save - Gary Lavelle (11)

Star of Game - Ross Barnes (3-4, Homer)

Homers
Little Rock - Ross Barnes (12)
Paris - Steve Evans (9), Byron Buxton (11)

Recap - Little Rock had an early 3-0 lead and Paris inched back but not enough. Bob Welch started for Little Rock but tapped out after 4 innings. Douglass was not too effective for Paris again, going 5 innings giving up 3 runs and hits. Yordan Alvarez had 2 hits to go with Barnes 3. Paris did get 10 hits but only could put up solo homer as Evans did have 2 hits.


Game #71 - Paris Swingers 7 Little Rock Sunbirds 5

WP - Don Ferrarese (3-1)
LP - Wilton Lopez (3-1)
Save - Ben DeMott (15)

Star of Game - Don Robinson (5 IP, 6 hits, 2 ER, 8 K's)

Homers
Little Rock - Yordan Alvarez (19)
Paris - Richie Ashburn (4), Byron Buxton (12)

Recap - Little Rock had a 5-0 lead as the pounced on the ineffective Joel Collins. Paris rallied for 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to take a 7-5 lead as they got to Sam Hinds and Lopez. Robinson was very tough in his start for Little Rock and just fatigued to the advantage of the Swingers. Bobby Kielty and Buxton drove in 2 runs each and Tony Piet had 2 hits for the winning team. Alvarez drove in 3 runs and Frank Bruggy had 2 hits for Little Rock


Game #72 - Little Rock Sunbirds 3 Paris Swingers 2

WP - Don Robinson (5-2)
LP - Rudy Hernandez (3-1)
Save - Gary Lavelle (12)

Star of Game - Bill Gogolewski (6 IP, 2 hits, 2 ER, 9 K's)

Homers
Little Rock - Eddie Bressoud (4)
Paris - Steve Evans (10)

Recap - Dustan Mohr singled home Jeremy Hazelbaker in the top of the 10th to break the 2-2 tie. Gogolewski had an ace game but Paris does not score for him. Robinson gets the win in relief after starting the day before, he has a rubber arm. Justin Verlander was the starter for Little Rock but just pitched 5 innings. 39 year old Bressoud had 2 hits and 2 RBI's while Mohr had 2 hits and a RBI for Little Rock. Gene Baker and Evans drove in the 2 Paris runs and they only had 5 hits all game.


Standing - Paris Swingers are 41-31 and have a 7 game lead in first place over the 2nd place Melbourne Caribou.

Looking Ahead - Paris Swingers head to South Dakota to play the Sioux Falls Velocity. Sioux Falls is also 41-31 but they are in 9th place in the NL Midwest 13 games behind the first placer Memphis Cougars. Paris gets the All Star Break before heading home to play the Louisville Bats.


Transactions - The shuttle of John Stuper and Adam Pettyjohn continues with Stuper doing down and Pettyjohn going up.