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Sunday, May 12, 2001

Tycobbian Baseball Union

TBU East Division

Nats Whip Stallions in Opener
Manager Joe Mac Carney was smiling from ear-to-ear. His Ozarka Naturals had just belted the South Fork Stallions 8-1 and took over first place in the TBU East Division. "I know it's early in the season and we have a long way to go, but it is always nice to be in first place."
The Nats teed off on South Fork pitching for 12 hits with everybody but the pitcher getting a hit. Third baseman Doug Cunningham had a big day as he slammed two homers and drove in three runs. He has hit 11 out of the park this season. Carney also was smiling about his pitcher, too. Ted Didriksen (4-1) stood out with a four-hitter for his fourth win in a row. He struck out six, but was wild at times with five walks. Booger Burchfield (1-3) labored and was knocked out in the fourth after surrendering five runs and seven hits.

In the only single game in the TBU today, Cape Coral dropped a 3-2 decision to Luxora and slipped to second place,

SF Upends Nats 3-2 for Split
The last place South Fork Stallions salvaged game two of the doubleheader by edging first place Ozarka 3-2. Jamie Kelly and Billy Joe Gordon combined to stop the Naturals. Kelly worked six innings and held them to just two runs despite being tagged for ten hits. He was tagged for two solo homers - one each by first baseman Fred Snow and center fielder Teddy Braun. Kelly (1-2) got the win with super relief from Billy Joe Gordon, who retired all nine batters he face for his second save this season. Big 6'7" Donnie Young (0-2) went the route in defeat, giving up seven hits. Paul Giles hit for the circuit in the opening inning to give the Stallions a 1-0 lead. Ozarka regained the lead 2-1 in the top of the fifth, only to lose it in the bottom half of the inning. when center fielder Mike Yastrzemski tripled to tie it up, then scored the winning run on second baseman Bob Jones' sacrifice fly.

In spite of the loss, Ozarka (14-10) is still a half-game in front of second place Cape Coral (13-10). The Stallions (10-15) are pulling up the rear in the TBU East, 4.5 game behind.

Z's Sneak by 'Canes 3-2
Manager Rodrigo Alejandro got a stout performance out of portsider Johnny Montel in the 3-2 Luxora victory over first place Cape Coral. Montel (2-3) went the distance and checked the Hurricanes on seven hits with seven strikeouts and just one walk. He outpitched Gary Fountain (3-1), who tasted defeat for the first time this season. Fountain struck out ten in just seven innings and allowed only four hits. Left fielder Pedro Vizquel nailed him for a two-run homer in the opening frame and pinchhitter Tommy Gonsalves snapped a 2-all tie with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Cape Coral's first baseman Rodger Wooten accounted for their runs in the first with a two-run shot into the stands. The Hurricanes outhit the Zorros seven to four.

This was the only single game on the TBU schedule today, the rest were Sunday doubleheaders. It was Luxora's (11-11) third straight win over Cape Coral (13-10) and bumped the Hurricanes down to second place, a half-game behind Ozarka. The Z's are in third place, two games off the pace.

Sears Shuts Out Ninjas in Game 1
All the damage was done in the second inning. Hartsdale ripped Buddy Hart (1-3) for four runs and five hits to sink Ginza 4-0 in the first game of the twinbill, while the Ninjas had no success against Jim Sears (2-2). The Hellcat righthander blanked them on eight hits, fanned three and walked two. Second baseman Francisco Abreu homered to lead off the inning. Third baseman Whiz Weaver doubled and scored on catcher Nickie Griffin's single, then shortstop Mike Burke cracked a two-run roundtripper.

The Hartsdale victory put an end to Ginza's three-game winning skein.

Ninjas Nip 'Cats in Nightcap
Bullpen ace Ken Watkins saved the day for Ginza as the Ninjas nipped Hartsdale 5-4 to split the doubleheader. He came to the aid of Alec Sasek, who was roughed up in the ninth by the Hellcats. They mounted a rally that had cut the lead to just one run. Watkins struck out two of the three batters he faced to close it out and save it for starter Kojiro Matsumoto. The little 5'7" righthander won his fourth straight decision and gave Phil Reed (4-1) his first loss. Third baseman Kaz Ojima led the Ninjas with a single, triple and three RBIs and first baseman Kenshin Yamamoto knocked in the other two with two singles. Hartsdale hammered Ginza pitching for 12 hits with shortstop Mike Burke (3-5), third baseman Whiz Weaver (3-4) and left fielder Jay Luna (3-5) leading the way with three hits apiece. Matsumoto (4-0) allowed nine hits, but only two runs in eight innings. He whiffed four and walked three.

Ginza (12-12) is now tied for third in the TBU East with the Luxora Zorros (11-11) and trail the Ozarka Naturals by two games. Hartsdale (11-13) is in the fifth spot, three games behind.

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