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Eugene Church · 01-11-2008, 12:38 AM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Wednesday, April 25, 2001

Tycobbian Baseball Union

East Division

Hellcats Griffin Tops 'Canes 6-2
Hartsdale took the opening series of the IPA first season with a 6-2 decision over Cape Coral. The Hellcats won the series at Pioneer Park three games to two with a fine outing by righthander Danny Griffin, who posted his first win of the year. He limited the Hurricanes to only 3 hits, struck out 9, while walking 4. Griffin lost on opening day 5-2, but he got plenty of run support today from catcher Nickie Griffin, who went 4-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored, including his first homer of the season. Left fielder Mel Poe chipped in 3-4 and first baseman Walt Long delivered 2 hits in 4 tries and scored twice. Left fielder Eric Smith pace Cape Coral with 2-for-4 and a home run.
Wally Robinson (1-1), who had beaten the Hellcats on opening day, succumbed the second time around. They slammed him for 11 hits and 4 runs in 5 innings. In all, Hillsdale rapped out 14 hits, including a new IPA record for doubles with 7.
The Hellcats are tied for first with Luxora and Ozarka, all with 3-2 marks this year.

Zorros Give Game to Stallions in 13th
Shoddy defense ruined a splendid 13-inning battle. Two botched flyballs gave the South Fork Stallions a 4-3 victory over Luxora. Paul Giles led off the inning with a base on balls off losing pitcher Eddie Castillo (0-1), scampered to second on a sacrifice, moved to third when left fielder Pedro Vizquel dropped an easy pop fly and scored when third sacker Roberto Vina muffed a simple infield fly. Jerry Harrison (1-0) picked up the win with a scoreless thirteenth.
Mack Stewart and Ken Robbins led the South Fork hitters, each banging out a homer. Eric Richter lashed out 3 hits for the losing Zorros, who committed 4 errors for the day.
Nontheless, Luxora grabbed 3 of the 5 games in the series. South Fork is tied for last place with Ginza and Cape Coral in the TBU East, but only one game off the pace.

Nats Hatch Wins 2nd, Stops Ginza 8-2
Luther Hatch of Ozarka throws a lot of pitches and walks a lot of hitters, but he doesn't give up many runs. The little 5'9" righty won his second straight complete game, dumping the Ginza Ninjas on their home turf 8-2. Hatch throttled them on just 5 hits, fanned only 2 and walked 6. The Naturals backed him up with 4 roundtrippers - Duane Starr and Doug Cunningham each had 2-run blasts, while solo shots were hit by Rickey Simmons and Ronnie Patterson.
Kazahiro Nakayama in a decent effort suffered his second loss to Hatch. He allowed 4 runs and 7 hits in 7 innings and had 7 strikeouts. It was 4-1 when he left the game.
Ozarka won the series 3-2 on the road at Ninja Stadium.

West Division

Lynx Rebound Late for Tight Win Over Blue Sox
Blue Sox starter Bennie West gave up the tying runs on 4 base hits in the sixth frame. Dennis Weiss and Darrell Boyce had RBI-singles in the inning to knot the score. The Lynx won it in the last of the eighth on a hitsbatsman, walk and a two-base throwing error by third baseman Dandy Wilson. West (1-1) was the losing pitcher. He allowed 8 hits in 7+ innings and all 4 runs, 3 of them earned. Nickie Baumgartner started for La Claire, but left after seven with the score tied 3-3. Reliever Frank Lamoreaux tossed 2 runless innings for the victory, his first of the season.
The Lynx took the series 4-1 and are in first place in the TBU East, a game in front of the Arlon Champions and Fairfax Frogs.

Champs Sink Vikings in 10 Innings
Arlon came back at home in the late innings and won an extra-inning thriller 4-3 over Bayview. Champion pinchhitter Kris Gervais tied the score 3-3 in the ninth with a double and Jerry Keller won it in the tenth with a deep sac fly to center. Jeff Nieman captured his second win this season with a scoreless top of the tenth, while Manny Tettelbach (0-2) got hung with the defeat.
Jerry Keller, the Champ center fielder, went 1-for-3 and drove in a pair of runs. Right fielder Glenn Burns was the Vikings best bat with a 3-6 day.
The victory gave Arlon the series 3-2 and dropped Bayview into a tie for fourth place in the division, two games out. The Champs are tied for second place with Fairfax and trail leading La Claire by a game.

Frogs Leap Over Bucs 5-4
A 2-run rally in the last of the seventh gave the homestanding Fairfax Frogs a 5-4 triumph over Bay St. Clair at the Pond. Pinchhitter Jay Callahan evened the score at 4 with a single and shortstop Scoop Estes pushed across the game-winner with another single. Both came off starter Norm Gross (0-1), who surrendered all 5 runs in 6 innings of work. Reliever Gerry Fischer retired the Bucs in order in the seventh for the win. Takehide Takahashi saved it for him with a scoreless eighth and ninth.
Batting-wise catcher Marty McCoy had a perfect day at the plate for Fairfax, going 4-for-4 with 2 RBIs. Estes had a pair of hits and 2 RBIs. Second baseman Tony Mann went 3-4 to top Bay St. Clair hitters.
The Frog victory was their third in the five-game set and put them in a second place tie with Arlon. The Bucs are tied for the fourth spot in the division standings.

01-11-2008, 12:38 AM	#27
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,092 Blog Entries: 1	Islandian Pro Alliance Wednesday, April 25, 2001 Tycobbian Baseball Union East Division Hellcats Griffin Tops 'Canes 6-2 Hartsdale took the opening series of the IPA first season with a 6-2 decision over Cape Coral. The Hellcats won the series at Pioneer Park three games to two with a fine outing by righthander Danny Griffin, who posted his first win of the year. He limited the Hurricanes to only 3 hits, struck out 9, while walking 4. Griffin lost on opening day 5-2, but he got plenty of run support today from catcher Nickie Griffin, who went 4-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored, including his first homer of the season. Left fielder Mel Poe chipped in 3-4 and first baseman Walt Long delivered 2 hits in 4 tries and scored twice. Left fielder Eric Smith pace Cape Coral with 2-for-4 and a home run. Wally Robinson (1-1), who had beaten the Hellcats on opening day, succumbed the second time around. They slammed him for 11 hits and 4 runs in 5 innings. In all, Hillsdale rapped out 14 hits, including a new IPA record for doubles with 7. The Hellcats are tied for first with Luxora and Ozarka, all with 3-2 marks this year. Zorros Give Game to Stallions in 13th Shoddy defense ruined a splendid 13-inning battle. Two botched flyballs gave the South Fork Stallions a 4-3 victory over Luxora. Paul Giles led off the inning with a base on balls off losing pitcher Eddie Castillo (0-1), scampered to second on a sacrifice, moved to third when left fielder Pedro Vizquel dropped an easy pop fly and scored when third sacker Roberto Vina muffed a simple infield fly. Jerry Harrison (1-0) picked up the win with a scoreless thirteenth. Mack Stewart and Ken Robbins led the South Fork hitters, each banging out a homer. Eric Richter lashed out 3 hits for the losing Zorros, who committed 4 errors for the day. Nontheless, Luxora grabbed 3 of the 5 games in the series. South Fork is tied for last place with Ginza and Cape Coral in the TBU East, but only one game off the pace. Nats Hatch Wins 2nd, Stops Ginza 8-2 Luther Hatch of Ozarka throws a lot of pitches and walks a lot of hitters, but he doesn't give up many runs. The little 5'9" righty won his second straight complete game, dumping the Ginza Ninjas on their home turf 8-2. Hatch throttled them on just 5 hits, fanned only 2 and walked 6. The Naturals backed him up with 4 roundtrippers - Duane Starr and Doug Cunningham each had 2-run blasts, while solo shots were hit by Rickey Simmons and Ronnie Patterson. Kazahiro Nakayama in a decent effort suffered his second loss to Hatch. He allowed 4 runs and 7 hits in 7 innings and had 7 strikeouts. It was 4-1 when he left the game. Ozarka won the series 3-2 on the road at Ninja Stadium. West Division Lynx Rebound Late for Tight Win Over Blue Sox Blue Sox starter Bennie West gave up the tying runs on 4 base hits in the sixth frame. Dennis Weiss and Darrell Boyce had RBI-singles in the inning to knot the score. The Lynx won it in the last of the eighth on a hitsbatsman, walk and a two-base throwing error by third baseman Dandy Wilson. West (1-1) was the losing pitcher. He allowed 8 hits in 7+ innings and all 4 runs, 3 of them earned. Nickie Baumgartner started for La Claire, but left after seven with the score tied 3-3. Reliever Frank Lamoreaux tossed 2 runless innings for the victory, his first of the season. The Lynx took the series 4-1 and are in first place in the TBU East, a game in front of the Arlon Champions and Fairfax Frogs. Champs Sink Vikings in 10 Innings Arlon came back at home in the late innings and won an extra-inning thriller 4-3 over Bayview. Champion pinchhitter Kris Gervais tied the score 3-3 in the ninth with a double and Jerry Keller won it in the tenth with a deep sac fly to center. Jeff Nieman captured his second win this season with a scoreless top of the tenth, while Manny Tettelbach (0-2) got hung with the defeat. Jerry Keller, the Champ center fielder, went 1-for-3 and drove in a pair of runs. Right fielder Glenn Burns was the Vikings best bat with a 3-6 day. The victory gave Arlon the series 3-2 and dropped Bayview into a tie for fourth place in the division, two games out. The Champs are tied for second place with Fairfax and trail leading La Claire by a game. Frogs Leap Over Bucs 5-4 A 2-run rally in the last of the seventh gave the homestanding Fairfax Frogs a 5-4 triumph over Bay St. Clair at the Pond. Pinchhitter Jay Callahan evened the score at 4 with a single and shortstop Scoop Estes pushed across the game-winner with another single. Both came off starter Norm Gross (0-1), who surrendered all 5 runs in 6 innings of work. Reliever Gerry Fischer retired the Bucs in order in the seventh for the win. Takehide Takahashi saved it for him with a scoreless eighth and ninth. Batting-wise catcher Marty McCoy had a perfect day at the plate for Fairfax, going 4-for-4 with 2 RBIs. Estes had a pair of hits and 2 RBIs. Second baseman Tony Mann went 3-4 to top Bay St. Clair hitters. The Frog victory was their third in the five-game set and put them in a second place tie with Arlon. The Bucs are tied for the fourth spot in the division standings. Last edited by Eugene Church; 01-11-2008 at 01:36 AM.