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Monday, May 28, 2001

Tycobbiian Union - East Division

Ninjas Beat Luxora Again, 3 in a Row
Luxora will be glad to see Ginza leave town. The Zorros lost again to them to make it three losses in a row. This time the Ninjas got by them 6-3 with a 14-hit attack, headed by left fielder Ronnie Graf (.262) with two hits and two RBIs, shortstop Shinjiro Aoki (.273) with two hits and two RBIs and right fielder Charlie Campbell (.310) with three hits and an RBI. The winning pitcher was Vic Rousakis (4-5 3.90), who tossed seven inning, allowed six hits and three runs with six strikeouts and two bases on balls. Ken Watkins (3-1 2.05) nailed down his 4th save with two scoreless frames. The defeat went to Johnny Montel (4-4 3.13). He gave up five runs and 11 hits in seven innings. Second baseman Paco Benitez (.268) homered and scored twice for the Zorros.

Luxora (21-16) is now just a few percentage points ahead of second place Ozarka (22-17) in the TU East race. Ginza (20-19) is on the move and is now in third place, two games off the pace.

Ozarka Slips by Hurricanes 3-2 in 11
It just wasn't Scotty Lohmeyer's day -- he gifted the Ozarka Naturals with two wild pitches in the eleventh inning and gave them a 3-2 victory over Cape Coral. It was Ozarka's third successive win over the Hurricanes. The Nats pitching was outstanding with starter Ted Didriksen going eight innings, striking out eight, walking none. He left with the score tied at 2-all. Then closer Alec DiMaggio (4-2 2.22) took the reins and blanked the Hurricanes on one hit over the last three innings. Rod Kelly (.328) drove in the 'Canes runs with his 9th homer of the season. Lohmeyer (0-2 3.71) got the loss in relief of Wally Robinson (7-2 2.29), who worked nine strong innings, permitted only four hits and one earned run. He fanned eight, walked three and exited with the scored tied. Ozarka was outhit 9-6, but won the game.

The Naturals (22-17) are now just a few percentage points out of first place in the TU East, right on the tail of Luxora (21-16). Cape Coral (19-19) is in fourth place in the division standings.

Hellcats Mann Defeats SF 4-2
All was quiet and peaceful today at Pioneer Park in Hartsdale. The two glorious gladiators, Zim Donner and Duroche "Lips" Leon, were suspended for two games by the IPA commissioner John Banford. He told the press, "The league will not tolerate fighting in any form, especially from managers, who should be role models for their players to emulate."

Neither benched skipper had much to say to reporters.
Lips' only comment was "No comment."
Donner said, "The commissioner did the right thing. I have no problem with the suspension."

Meanwhile on the field, Hellcat hurler, Glenn Mann (4-5 2.90) checked South Fork on seven hits on the way to a 4-2 victory. Mann registered six strikeouts and had three walks in a solid effort. The Hellcats had only four hits in the game and had to scratch for all of their runs. Third baseman Whiz Weaver (.284) had a two-run double, second baseman Francisco Abreu (.261) an RBI ground out and center fielder Greg Reynolds (.232) a home run. Stallion starter Booger Burchfield (1-4 4.01) deserved a better fate. He allowed only two earned runs and four hits in six innings of work. SF's third baseman Glenn Holliday (.227) delivered a sacrifice fly and Bobby Riley an RBI single for their only scores.

Hartsdale (18-21) is in fifth place in the TU East Division and South Fork (16-24) is last.
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