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Eugene Church · 04-10-2008, 11:50 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Wednesday, May 30, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - South Division

Westerners Surge Late Past Nine
Waleska finally came alive with the bats late in the contest and surged past first place Marston 4-3 at Legends Field. With the win, Waleska snapped a three-game losing string and put an end to Marston's three-game winning streak. The Nine's starter Nick Pace blanked the Westerners for six innings, but weakened in the seventh and gave up a pair of run cut the margin to 3-2. Waleska won it in the ninth with first baseman Freddie Shelton's (.297) 8th homer of the year, a two-run clout off loser Kenny Bagby (1-2 2.77). Andrei Marsiske (3-1 3.20) notched the victory with three scoreless innings of relief. First sacker Johnny Berthold (.265) poled his 10th home run for Marston and had two hits and two RBIs. Berthold has driven in 33 runs this season.

Marston manager Johnny Walters got some bad news. His starting shortstop Lennie Torricelli (.274) sprained an ankle running the bases in today's game and will be out about a week.

Marston (23-18) will hold on to the top spot in the RU South despite the loss. Waleska (21-21) will remain in fourth place and tied with Forest City (21-21).

Lumberjacks Take 4th in a Row
Sugar Valley continued its downward spiral by losing for a fourth straight time. This time it was at the hands of Forest City, who spanked them 10-3. The Lumberjacks slapped out 11 hits off three Rattler pitchers in picking up their fourth win in a row. First baseman J. T. Edmonds (.227) slammed another homer, giving him three in two days and drove in four runs. Third baseman Ricky Mitchell chipped in two hits and two RBIs. Catcher Matt Stinson doubled in two more scores for Forest City. All Sugar Valley could get off Gene Stuart (4-2 4.13) was three solo homers. One each by third baseman Jorge Vargas (.331), right fielder Karl Dietz (.248) and recent signee, shortstop Blair Allison (.500), who was playing his first game. Stuart gave up seven hits in all, struck out seven and walked two. The defeat went to starter Harvey Hines (3-4 3.92), who allowed seven runs and seven hits in just five innings.

Forest City (21-21) is now at the .500 mark, good enough for fourth place, along with Waleska (21-21). The Rattlers (21-19) are second and 2.5 games behind first place Marston (23-18).

Claxton's Nagashima Wins 7th
Two of the IPA's better twirlers opposed one another today at Bayside Park in Belair Beach. It was Tetsunori Nakashima against Carl Thompson. Both were going for their 7th win of the campaign. The final scored was 4-3 in favor of Claxton. Nakashima (7-3 3.95) survived 10 hits, fanned four and walked just one to claim the victory for the Diamonds. Thompson (6-3) toiled eight innings, surrendered seven hits and three runs, while striking out six and issuing four bases on balls. Both ballclubs generated 10 hits each. The eventual winning run came across the plate in the top of the ninth, when first baseman Marty McClusky (.265) hit into a double play with the bases loaded. Apparently second string third baseman Connie Derr thought there was one out, instead there were none. He should have gone for the force at home. Shortstop Danny Church (.299) paced the Sunbirds at bat with a 4-for-4 day. Regular third baseman Mike Janocko (.310) hit his 4th roundtripper in the third inning and collected two hits in two at-bats, before departing in the eighth for a pinchrunner.

Belair Beach (21-20) is still third in the RU South standings, just a half-game in front of Waleska (21-21) and Forest City (21-21). Claxton (17-25) is still holding up the bottom.

04-10-2008, 11:50 PM	#220
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,091 Blog Entries: 1	Islandian Pro Alliance Wednesday, May 30, 2001 Ruthlandian Union - South Division Westerners Surge Late Past Nine Waleska finally came alive with the bats late in the contest and surged past first place Marston 4-3 at Legends Field. With the win, Waleska snapped a three-game losing string and put an end to Marston's three-game winning streak. The Nine's starter Nick Pace blanked the Westerners for six innings, but weakened in the seventh and gave up a pair of run cut the margin to 3-2. Waleska won it in the ninth with first baseman Freddie Shelton's (.297) 8th homer of the year, a two-run clout off loser Kenny Bagby (1-2 2.77). Andrei Marsiske (3-1 3.20) notched the victory with three scoreless innings of relief. First sacker Johnny Berthold (.265) poled his 10th home run for Marston and had two hits and two RBIs. Berthold has driven in 33 runs this season. Marston manager Johnny Walters got some bad news. His starting shortstop Lennie Torricelli (.274) sprained an ankle running the bases in today's game and will be out about a week. Marston (23-18) will hold on to the top spot in the RU South despite the loss. Waleska (21-21) will remain in fourth place and tied with Forest City (21-21). Lumberjacks Take 4th in a Row Sugar Valley continued its downward spiral by losing for a fourth straight time. This time it was at the hands of Forest City, who spanked them 10-3. The Lumberjacks slapped out 11 hits off three Rattler pitchers in picking up their fourth win in a row. First baseman J. T. Edmonds (.227) slammed another homer, giving him three in two days and drove in four runs. Third baseman Ricky Mitchell chipped in two hits and two RBIs. Catcher Matt Stinson doubled in two more scores for Forest City. All Sugar Valley could get off Gene Stuart (4-2 4.13) was three solo homers. One each by third baseman Jorge Vargas (.331), right fielder Karl Dietz (.248) and recent signee, shortstop Blair Allison (.500), who was playing his first game. Stuart gave up seven hits in all, struck out seven and walked two. The defeat went to starter Harvey Hines (3-4 3.92), who allowed seven runs and seven hits in just five innings. Forest City (21-21) is now at the .500 mark, good enough for fourth place, along with Waleska (21-21). The Rattlers (21-19) are second and 2.5 games behind first place Marston (23-18). Claxton's Nagashima Wins 7th Two of the IPA's better twirlers opposed one another today at Bayside Park in Belair Beach. It was Tetsunori Nakashima against Carl Thompson. Both were going for their 7th win of the campaign. The final scored was 4-3 in favor of Claxton. Nakashima (7-3 3.95) survived 10 hits, fanned four and walked just one to claim the victory for the Diamonds. Thompson (6-3) toiled eight innings, surrendered seven hits and three runs, while striking out six and issuing four bases on balls. Both ballclubs generated 10 hits each. The eventual winning run came across the plate in the top of the ninth, when first baseman Marty McClusky (.265) hit into a double play with the bases loaded. Apparently second string third baseman Connie Derr thought there was one out, instead there were none. He should have gone for the force at home. Shortstop Danny Church (.299) paced the Sunbirds at bat with a 4-for-4 day. Regular third baseman Mike Janocko (.310) hit his 4th roundtripper in the third inning and collected two hits in two at-bats, before departing in the eighth for a pinchrunner. Belair Beach (21-20) is still third in the RU South standings, just a half-game in front of Waleska (21-21) and Forest City (21-21). Claxton (17-25) is still holding up the bottom. Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-12-2008 at 12:47 AM.