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Friday, June 15, 2001

Ruthlandian Union - North Division

A's Down Redhawks Again, McFalls Beats Them 9-1
Glasco did it again. For the fourth time in five games they have beaten the first place Far Mountain Redhawks. And now the A's are in second place. This time it was righthander Duncas McFalls (3-0 2.63) turning in a strong effort and stopping them 9-1. McFalls had plenty of help, too. The Athletics pounded out 15 hits, while the Redhawks got 9. Left fielder Ox Beauvais (.362) hit his 12th homer, doubled and drove in two runs, going 3-for-4 and scored twice. Catcher Nick O'Neil (.281) had two hits and two RBIs. Four other A's collected two hits each and every regular had at least one hit. The IPA's leading hitter Dave Davis, catcher for Far Mountain, went 3-for-4 and ran his average up to .380. It was a long day for Vic Vaux (5-4 3.49), starter for the Redhawks. He was tagged with the loss after surrendering six runs in five-plus innings. Trailing 1-0, Glasco put up three runs in the fifth, sixth and eighth to waylay Far Mountain.

Second place Glasco (29-26) cut Far Mountain's (34-24) margin to 3.5 games over the A's in the RU North Division. The Athletics are a skimpy one percentage point ahead of Valmara and Colfax, who have the same 30-27 record.

Vipers Tie Blasters for Third Place
At Colfax, the Valmara Vipers snapped a 3-all game with single runs in the seventh and ninth to edge the Blasters 5-3 and move into a tie with them for third place in the RU North race. Both clubs are one percentage point behind Glasco, which eased by them into the second spot in the standings. First baseman Yank Jankowski's (.290) 3rd homer of the season won it in the seventh. Right fielder Jet Kazmarek (.288) singled in an insurance run in the ninth. Gerry Bart (4-5 5.33) was the winning pitcher, teaming with Valmara's bullpen ace, Danny Blauser for the win. Bart worked seven innings, gave up three runs and seven hits, while Blauser (5-1 1.82) got his 4th save with two shutout innings. Southpaw Robbie Smith (2-4 3.19) went the route for Colfax, allowed five runs, three earned, nine hits, fanned five and walked three. First baseman Dennis Cole (.321) powered his 17th home run for the Blasters, who had 8 hits. Cole leads the Ruthlandian Union with 54 RBIs and is second in homers and runs . He has scored 49 times.

Colfax and Valmara have identical 30-27 records this year. Today Glasco (29-26) moved up to second with a victory over Far Mountain. All three clubs are 3.5 games in back of the first place Redhawks.

All-Stars Crush Vigilantes and Kivett 12-6
Elnora had their work cut out for them. They were facing unbeaten Kit Kivett, who had won all five of his games and went the distance in each one of them. He came into the game with a microscopic 1.73 ERA. Well... Surprise! Surprise! The All-Stars sent him home early, battering him for 12 hits and five runs in four-plus innings. Kivett (5-1 2.03) left trailing 5-2 and got his first loss this season. First baseman Will Jackson (.227) led the charge with two hits and five RBIs, including a grand slam. New center fielder Sammy Marlaire (.299) had a homer in his first game for Elnora. Second baseman Gil Foster (.341) went 3-4 and scored three times. Pinchhitter Harry Wight (.225) chipped in with a three-run double. All total, the All-Stars ravaged four Vigilante pitchers for 16 hits. Volusia got 12 off of Pat Savoie and Alonso Herrera. Savoie (1-0 1.57) hurled a very effective seven innings in his first start of the season. He stopped Volusia on two runs and seven hits, fanned nine and walked only one. Herrera (0-2 8.04) was ripped for four runs and five hits over the last two frames.

Elnora (22-37) is in last place, 12.5 games off the pace. The Vigilantes (27-31) are in fifth place, seven games out.
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