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Eugene Church · 01-11-2008, 12:32 AM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Wednesday, April 25, 2001

Ruthlandian Baseball Union

North Division

Valmara Sweeps Series from Elnora
3 runs in the twelfth inning enabled Valmara to eke past the Elnora All-Stars at State Fair Park 4-1 and take all five games of the series. The game was marked by fine pitching by both teams with Zarek Zalewski combining with Danny Blauser to fend off Elnora. Zalewski scattered 9 hits in 9 innings with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts, permitting only run run. Blauser came on in the tenth and twirled three scoreless frames and got his second win of the year. The All-Stars Tyrone Gray was sharp as a tack, tossing the first nine frames, allowed only one run and 6 hits with 6 Ks and 2 BBs. Troy Hudson was the victim of the twelfth-inning uprising and was the loser in the game. Mike Ellefson singled in the lead run, Louis Sharp chipped in some insurance with a 2-run single.
Elnora is winless and in the North division basement thus far this year, while the Vipers are in the top spot and ahead of the pack in the early going.

V's Balfour Beats A's on 4-hit Shutout
Jesse Balfour of Glasco tossed a fine 4-hit shutout over Volusia today at Athletics Field. The power-pitching portsider blanked the Vigilantes 9-0 with 8 strikeouts and just 2 walks for his second successive triumph of this young season. He was supported by 4 home runs, a grand slam in the first inning by Lou McCarley and singletons by Lee McDougall, Ox Beauvais and Chet Reynolds. Volusia starter Raul Sandoval caught his second loss by permitting 5 runs and 5 hits and 2 homers in just 4 innings.
Second place Glasco took 4 of the 5-game set and trail first place Valmara by a game. The Vigilantes are in the fifth spot in the standings, 4 games out.

Colfax's Guidry Blanks FM Redhawks
Flash Guidry was sensational in the Colfax 11-0 mauling of Far Mountain. The tough righthander permitted only 4 hits, while striking out 8 and walking only 2 Redhawks to even his record at 1-1. Not only did the Blasters get the pitching, they backed it well with a 13-hit barrage to easily rout Far Mountain. First baseman Dennis Cole blasted his third homer of the year and drove in four runs to lead the offense.
The losing pitcher was Sonny Elliott (1-1). He was plagued by wildness and walked 9 batters in just 4 innings, giving up 3 hits and 5 runs, however, only 1 was earned.
But Far Mountain claimed the series 3 games to 2 and are in third place behind Valmara and Glasco. The Blasters are in the fourth spot in the standings, three games off the pace.

South Division

Waleska Eases By Marston 5-3
The Waleska Westerners finally broke into the victory column this season. Big 6'6" Andrei Marsiske stood tall on the hill today with 4 sparkling innings of scoreless relief. That enabled Waleska to hold off the Marston Nine 5-3 in a game played at Westerner Field. The big righthander allowed 3 hits, fanned 3 and walked nobody to get his first save. Starter Joel Harrell got credit for the win, but had his hands full with 9 hits and 2 bases on balls in 5 innings. He gave up all three runs. Marston outhit the Westerners 12 to 8 but still came short.
It was Waleska's only victory in the six-game series. The Nine are on top of the RBU South with a 5-1 mark. The Westerners are in last place and four games behind.
Keith Green of the Nine hit homer #2 this season, while Waleska's left fielder Charley Williamson got his 2nd one, too.

Sunbirds Thompson Sets Strikeout Mark with 12
At beautiful Bayside Park Belair Beach slipped by Forest City 3-2 in ten innings on the strong arm of Carl Thompson, who went all the way and notched his second victory of the season. Thompson, a lefthander, fanned a dozen Lumberjacks, yielded only 7 hits and walked only 2. Thompson set a new single-game strikeout total in the game. Battery mate Denny Everhart won it with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the tenth. It was his 3rd of the year. Herb Bahr suffered the loss in relief, his second of the season.
The Sunbirds won the series, four games to one. Belair Beach holds down the second spot in the division are a half-game out of first place. Forest City is fifth and trails Marston by 3.5 games.

Diamonds Outslug Rattlers 9-6
The Claxton Diamonds ran up an 8-3 lead going into the eighth inning and held on to whip Sugar Valley 9-6 at Farmers Memorial Park. Claxton walloped 15 hits off Rattler pitching, led by Donny McCoy and Winky Rush with 3 hits each, while Dixie Baker, Marty McCluskey, Keith Olsen and Bobby Ritter numbered two hits apiece. McCoy and Baker smacked their second roundtrippers of the season.
Sugar Valley had some heavy hitting, too, with 14 hits. The Rattlers were sparked by Timmy Bell with 3 hits and 4 RBIs, 4-for-4 for Freddy Vaux and Slingshot McFall was 3-for-4.
The Diamonds set an IPA mark for most double plays in a game with 4, but they also committed 4 errors and tied the league record.
The win was credited to Tetsunori Nakashima (1-1), who lingered around into the eighth and gave up 12 hits and 6 runs, 4 of them earned. Reliever Earl Weber earned the save by getting out of a bases-loaded ninth.
Ron Benson (1-1) took the loss, surrendering 4 runs in 4 innings and departed trailing 4-0.
Claxton gained the win today, but the Rattlers captured three of the five games between them in the opening series of the year. Sugar Valley is in third place and the Diamonds are in fourth.

01-11-2008, 12:32 AM	#26
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,094 Blog Entries: 1	Islandian Pro Alliance Wednesday, April 25, 2001 Ruthlandian Baseball Union North Division Valmara Sweeps Series from Elnora 3 runs in the twelfth inning enabled Valmara to eke past the Elnora All-Stars at State Fair Park 4-1 and take all five games of the series. The game was marked by fine pitching by both teams with Zarek Zalewski combining with Danny Blauser to fend off Elnora. Zalewski scattered 9 hits in 9 innings with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts, permitting only run run. Blauser came on in the tenth and twirled three scoreless frames and got his second win of the year. The All-Stars Tyrone Gray was sharp as a tack, tossing the first nine frames, allowed only one run and 6 hits with 6 Ks and 2 BBs. Troy Hudson was the victim of the twelfth-inning uprising and was the loser in the game. Mike Ellefson singled in the lead run, Louis Sharp chipped in some insurance with a 2-run single. Elnora is winless and in the North division basement thus far this year, while the Vipers are in the top spot and ahead of the pack in the early going. V's Balfour Beats A's on 4-hit Shutout Jesse Balfour of Glasco tossed a fine 4-hit shutout over Volusia today at Athletics Field. The power-pitching portsider blanked the Vigilantes 9-0 with 8 strikeouts and just 2 walks for his second successive triumph of this young season. He was supported by 4 home runs, a grand slam in the first inning by Lou McCarley and singletons by Lee McDougall, Ox Beauvais and Chet Reynolds. Volusia starter Raul Sandoval caught his second loss by permitting 5 runs and 5 hits and 2 homers in just 4 innings. Second place Glasco took 4 of the 5-game set and trail first place Valmara by a game. The Vigilantes are in the fifth spot in the standings, 4 games out. Colfax's Guidry Blanks FM Redhawks Flash Guidry was sensational in the Colfax 11-0 mauling of Far Mountain. The tough righthander permitted only 4 hits, while striking out 8 and walking only 2 Redhawks to even his record at 1-1. Not only did the Blasters get the pitching, they backed it well with a 13-hit barrage to easily rout Far Mountain. First baseman Dennis Cole blasted his third homer of the year and drove in four runs to lead the offense. The losing pitcher was Sonny Elliott (1-1). He was plagued by wildness and walked 9 batters in just 4 innings, giving up 3 hits and 5 runs, however, only 1 was earned. But Far Mountain claimed the series 3 games to 2 and are in third place behind Valmara and Glasco. The Blasters are in the fourth spot in the standings, three games off the pace. South Division Waleska Eases By Marston 5-3 The Waleska Westerners finally broke into the victory column this season. Big 6'6" Andrei Marsiske stood tall on the hill today with 4 sparkling innings of scoreless relief. That enabled Waleska to hold off the Marston Nine 5-3 in a game played at Westerner Field. The big righthander allowed 3 hits, fanned 3 and walked nobody to get his first save. Starter Joel Harrell got credit for the win, but had his hands full with 9 hits and 2 bases on balls in 5 innings. He gave up all three runs. Marston outhit the Westerners 12 to 8 but still came short. It was Waleska's only victory in the six-game series. The Nine are on top of the RBU South with a 5-1 mark. The Westerners are in last place and four games behind. Keith Green of the Nine hit homer #2 this season, while Waleska's left fielder Charley Williamson got his 2nd one, too. Sunbirds Thompson Sets Strikeout Mark with 12 At beautiful Bayside Park Belair Beach slipped by Forest City 3-2 in ten innings on the strong arm of Carl Thompson, who went all the way and notched his second victory of the season. Thompson, a lefthander, fanned a dozen Lumberjacks, yielded only 7 hits and walked only 2. Thompson set a new single-game strikeout total in the game. Battery mate Denny Everhart won it with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the tenth. It was his 3rd of the year. Herb Bahr suffered the loss in relief, his second of the season. The Sunbirds won the series, four games to one. Belair Beach holds down the second spot in the division are a half-game out of first place. Forest City is fifth and trails Marston by 3.5 games. Diamonds Outslug Rattlers 9-6 The Claxton Diamonds ran up an 8-3 lead going into the eighth inning and held on to whip Sugar Valley 9-6 at Farmers Memorial Park. Claxton walloped 15 hits off Rattler pitching, led by Donny McCoy and Winky Rush with 3 hits each, while Dixie Baker, Marty McCluskey, Keith Olsen and Bobby Ritter numbered two hits apiece. McCoy and Baker smacked their second roundtrippers of the season. Sugar Valley had some heavy hitting, too, with 14 hits. The Rattlers were sparked by Timmy Bell with 3 hits and 4 RBIs, 4-for-4 for Freddy Vaux and Slingshot McFall was 3-for-4. The Diamonds set an IPA mark for most double plays in a game with 4, but they also committed 4 errors and tied the league record. The win was credited to Tetsunori Nakashima (1-1), who lingered around into the eighth and gave up 12 hits and 6 runs, 4 of them earned. Reliever Earl Weber earned the save by getting out of a bases-loaded ninth. Ron Benson (1-1) took the loss, surrendering 4 runs in 4 innings and departed trailing 4-0. Claxton gained the win today, but the Rattlers captured three of the five games between them in the opening series of the year. Sugar Valley is in third place and the Diamonds are in fourth. Last edited by Eugene Church; 01-11-2008 at 12:36 AM.