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Eugene Church · 03-24-2008, 06:52 PM

Islandian Pro Alliance

Friday, May 25, 2001

Tycobbian Union - East Division

Z's Blank Ninjas for 5th In a Row
Everything is coming up roses for manager Alejandro Rodrigo of the Luxora Zorros. His Z's are pitching well and hitting well and are atop the TU East Division. Not to mention they have now won their last five games. The latest victim was the Ginza Ninjas, who were shut out 10-0 at De la Vega Stadium. Luxora piled up 14 hits and Johnny Montel only gave up 6 in a convincing victory. Montel (4-3 2.77) pitched an outstanding game, striking out six and walking no one. At bat the Zorros were led by right fielder Pedro Vizquel (.281) with 4-for-5, three RBIs and two runs scored, first baseman Paul Hallenbeck (.318) with 3-for-5, two runs and two RBIs, including his 6th home run, and left fielder Tom Fortunato (.264) with 2-for-4, two runs and two RBIs. Second baseman Paco Benitez (.274) had two hits and scored three times. Ginza starter Vic Rousakis (3-5 3.90) took the brunt of the attack and gave up ten hits and seven runs. He was knocked out in the fifth inning.

In the postgame interview, both managers had glowing things to say about Montel.

His manager described him this way: "He's got a good selection of pitches he can throw at a guy. He changes speed, gives different looks to different hitters. When he's on his game, he's quite a handful."

The skipper said, "He doesn't give you anything twice. It's a guessing game with him and today my club was always guessing wrong."

In 9 starts this season Montel has registered a 4-3 record and a 2.77 ERA.

First place Luxora is 20-13 on the season, while fourth place Ginza is 17-18 and trails them by four games.

Hurricanes Blow by Nats 7-0
The Cape Coral Hurricanes won a 7-0 blowout over Ozarka and gave the Naturals their sixth successive defeat. Old Wally Robinson (7-2 2.44) became the IPA's first 7-game winner with an 8-hit shutout. The 37-year-old Robinson fanned nine and walked three in a complete-game performance. The 'Canes cracked 11 hits against three pitchers with three homers by first baseman Rodger Wooten (.281), catcher Fats Dalton (.138) and second baseman Roberto Betencourt (.240). Betencourt walloped a grand slammer. Losing pitcher Ted Didriksen (4-3 3.50) kept it close for seven innings, yielding seven hits and two runs and striking out five.

Cape Coral (18-17) is in third place in the division and Ozarka (19-16) is in the runner-up spot, now two games off the pace of the top club, Luxora.

Stallions Top Hellcats in 12
After blowing many chances to take the game, the South Fork Stallions finally edged Hartsdale 4-3 in twelve innings on left fielder Gene Woodruff's (.255) RBI single. Skipper Duroche "Lips" Leon got some fine work from his bullpen as South Fork gained their third win in a row. Billy Joe Gordon (2.78), Glenn Turnbull (3.10) and Ken Conner held the Hellcats scoreless over the last five innings. Conner (2-1 3.38) cashed in on the victory.

Leon told reporters in the clubhouse, "If my darn starters could pitch like my relievers, we wouldn't be dead last in the division."
Shortstop Bobby Riley (.273) paced the Stallions at bat with a two-run homer and center fielder Mike Yastrzemski (.276) and second baseman Bob Jones (.305) had three hits each. South Fork racked up 15 hits in all.
Closer Gene Young (1-1 2.36) sustained the loss. He gave up only one run in four innings and fanned four.

The Stallions (14-22) still have a long way to go to get out of the cellar. Fifth place Hartsdale (16-19) is 2.5 games in front of them.

03-24-2008, 06:52 PM	#188
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,096 Blog Entries: 1	Islandian Pro Alliance Friday, May 25, 2001 Tycobbian Union - East Division Z's Blank Ninjas for 5th In a Row Everything is coming up roses for manager Alejandro Rodrigo of the Luxora Zorros. His Z's are pitching well and hitting well and are atop the TU East Division. Not to mention they have now won their last five games. The latest victim was the Ginza Ninjas, who were shut out 10-0 at De la Vega Stadium. Luxora piled up 14 hits and Johnny Montel only gave up 6 in a convincing victory. Montel (4-3 2.77) pitched an outstanding game, striking out six and walking no one. At bat the Zorros were led by right fielder Pedro Vizquel (.281) with 4-for-5, three RBIs and two runs scored, first baseman Paul Hallenbeck (.318) with 3-for-5, two runs and two RBIs, including his 6th home run, and left fielder Tom Fortunato (.264) with 2-for-4, two runs and two RBIs. Second baseman Paco Benitez (.274) had two hits and scored three times. Ginza starter Vic Rousakis (3-5 3.90) took the brunt of the attack and gave up ten hits and seven runs. He was knocked out in the fifth inning. In the postgame interview, both managers had glowing things to say about Montel. His manager described him this way: "He's got a good selection of pitches he can throw at a guy. He changes speed, gives different looks to different hitters. When he's on his game, he's quite a handful." The skipper said, "He doesn't give you anything twice. It's a guessing game with him and today my club was always guessing wrong." In 9 starts this season Montel has registered a 4-3 record and a 2.77 ERA. First place Luxora is 20-13 on the season, while fourth place Ginza is 17-18 and trails them by four games. Hurricanes Blow by Nats 7-0 The Cape Coral Hurricanes won a 7-0 blowout over Ozarka and gave the Naturals their sixth successive defeat. Old Wally Robinson (7-2 2.44) became the IPA's first 7-game winner with an 8-hit shutout. The 37-year-old Robinson fanned nine and walked three in a complete-game performance. The 'Canes cracked 11 hits against three pitchers with three homers by first baseman Rodger Wooten (.281), catcher Fats Dalton (.138) and second baseman Roberto Betencourt (.240). Betencourt walloped a grand slammer. Losing pitcher Ted Didriksen (4-3 3.50) kept it close for seven innings, yielding seven hits and two runs and striking out five. Cape Coral (18-17) is in third place in the division and Ozarka (19-16) is in the runner-up spot, now two games off the pace of the top club, Luxora. Stallions Top Hellcats in 12 After blowing many chances to take the game, the South Fork Stallions finally edged Hartsdale 4-3 in twelve innings on left fielder Gene Woodruff's (.255) RBI single. Skipper Duroche "Lips" Leon got some fine work from his bullpen as South Fork gained their third win in a row. Billy Joe Gordon (2.78), Glenn Turnbull (3.10) and Ken Conner held the Hellcats scoreless over the last five innings. Conner (2-1 3.38) cashed in on the victory. Leon told reporters in the clubhouse, "If my darn starters could pitch like my relievers, we wouldn't be dead last in the division." Shortstop Bobby Riley (.273) paced the Stallions at bat with a two-run homer and center fielder Mike Yastrzemski (.276) and second baseman Bob Jones (.305) had three hits each. South Fork racked up 15 hits in all. Closer Gene Young (1-1 2.36) sustained the loss. He gave up only one run in four innings and fanned four. The Stallions (14-22) still have a long way to go to get out of the cellar. Fifth place Hartsdale (16-19) is 2.5 games in front of them.