PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #3

Cedar Park heads into the Windy City of Chicago for a quick five game series.

A Bill Doran 8th inning single scores the only 2 runs of the game.  Dave Stieb (2-1 2.89) picks up the win with 8.1 innings. Eckersley picks up his 5th save on the young season.Final Score: Chicago 2 – Cedar Park 0

Dave Stewart (3-0 2.78) picks up the win, Eckersley his 6th save.  George Brett Homer’s for Chicago.Final Score: Chicago 3 – Cedar Park 2

A walk off Home Run for Darryl Strawberry in the 10th seals the win for Chicago.Strawberry is 2 for 3 with 3 RBI’s. Kirby Pucket goes 3 for 5 with 2 RBI’s for the Bears.Final Score: Chicago 7 – Cedar Park 6

Tied 4-4 after 9 innings the Bears win it in the 11th. Alex Trevino is 3 for 5 with 2 Doubles. Will Clark & Kurt Stillwell both have 2 RBI’s for the Bears.Final Score: Cedar Park 6 – Chicago 4

Is one of the craziest pitching duels that the MWWL has ever seen.  Doug Drabek goes 8.2 innings with a No-Hitter, but gives up a lone single to Jerry Browne with 2 outs in the 9th.Chicago can’t score off Mike Moore for 12 innings, as Moore is left out there to face 44 batters, and go the distance of 12.2 Innings Pitched. However the last batter Moore faces is Mike Scioscia who promptly Homers off Moore to win it for Chicago in the bottom of the 13th.Final Score: Chicago 1 – Cedar Park 0

Chicago heads to Fort Worth winning 4 of 5 from the Bears. Cedar Park heads to Janesville for another away series.

Winnipeg takes 4 of 7 from Long Beach

Fort Worth Panthers @ Stockton Wings in a 7-game series

FWP 4 – STO 2WP: Holman
LP: Schilling
SV: Landrum
HR: Kelly, McGriffSolo HRs by Kelly and McGriff are the difference for Fort Worth

FWP 9 – STO 7WP: AbbottLP: NelsonSV: LandrumHR: C. Davis, LeonardWings jump out to an early 4-0 lead but can’t hold it, as the Panthers have a 4-run sixth inning and a 3-run ninth to ice it. Chili Davis had a 4 RBI day for Stockton. A. Thomas had three for Fort Worth

FWP 1 – STO 0WP: DarlingLP: BirtsasSV: McDowellHR: nonePitchers duel is interrupted by Ojeda leaving with a wrist injury in the seventh inning. B. Ripken wins it with an RBI single in the 10th.

Ojeda out 12 days

FWP 2 – STO 1WP: BlylevenLP: Hurst (CG)SV: McDowellHR: C. DavisAnother pitchers duel, same result. Parrish and McGee drive in the Fort Worth runs. Hurst struck out eight.

FWP 3 – STO 0WP: K. BrownLP: Young (CG)SV: LandrumHR: noneLast of the good pitching performances for Stockton as Young pitches well, but Brown pitches better. Two RBI for Parrish.

FWP 10 – STO 2WP: HolmanLP: LeiterHR: L. Smith, HrbekPanthers pounced early and didn’t stop. Kelly had 3 RBI.

FWP 13 – STO 2WP: AndersonLP: HillegasSV: M. JacksonHR: KingFort Worth used a 6-run fourth inning and a 4-run seventh to demolish a depleted and demoralized Stockton squad. Kelly added 3 RBI to his total.

Fort Worth sweeps away the Wings 7 games to 0.For Fort Worth, Holman had two wins, Landrum had 3 saves, McDowell had 2 saves. Kelly led the way with 10 RBI.C. Davis had 6 RBI and 2 HR for Stockton.

Mexico City takes 5 of 7 from Traverse City.

A western division matchup between Detroit and Janesville. Detroit comes in at 7-7 on the season while Janesville sits at 8-6.

Clancy goes 9.2 innings but loses it in the 10th as Janesville falls to Detroit 3-2.

The Starts rap out 11 hits and 9 runs as Welch loses his first game of the season. Final score is 9-3.

Another one run loss by the Juggernauts, as they fall to the Stars 3-2. Alexander goes the distance for Janesville in the loss.

Janesville is finally on top in yet another close game, winning 3-2 with a walk off run in the 9th.

Detroit wins this one 5-3 as the two teams remain battle again in another close game.

Final game of the series is no contest as Detroit slams Janesville 12-2.

Detroit wins the series 5-1 but this could have been much different as 4 of the six games were decided by 2 runs or less. Detroit now 12-8 on the season while Janesville falls to 9-11.

#1 and #2 teams in the NL West face off

Germantown stays close taking 3 of 7 from Clovis

It’s early in the season, but both teams have some strong pitching and look forward to good seasons.

Belcher vs. TananaBelcher outpitches Tanana in this game. Steel City takes the lead, 5-0. Michigan makes it interesting as Gaetti hits a 3 run homer. But, Burns throws 2 scoreless innings for the Sluggers.Steel City 5 Michigan 3

Dennis Martinez vs. Mark LangstonNice pitching affair. Michigan wins it in the bottom of the 9th as Luis Salazar hits a single to score the winning run. Mark Williamson gets the win in relief.Michigan 3 Steel City 2

Perez vs. SutcliffeClose duel. Both pitchers do well. In the top of the 9th, the Sluggers plate 2 runs for the difference. Briley with 2 hits for the Sluggers. Kittle with a key RBI in the 9th.Steel City 3 Michigan 1

Saberhagen vs. DeshaiesAnother well pitched game. Without aid of a hit, Michigan scores 2 runs in the seventh on outs. Deshaies throws a complete game shutout. Michigan wins despite only having 1 hit.Michigan 2 Steel City 0

Magrane vs. HigueraIn the rubber game, Steel City returns the favor with a shutout of their own. Sabo with a homer for Steel City. Thon adds one later.  Steel City wins the deciding game easily.Steel City 5 Michigan 0

Some real good pitching in this series. Steel City wins the series 3 games to 2.

Bottom 2 teams in the NL East battle it out.

Missouri 2, Sugar Land 1 – 11 InningsMcLemore GW 1BCabrera PH-2B, RSFernando (ND) 8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 KLilliquist (ND) 9 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K

Sugar Land 5, Missouri 4James 2 hits, HR, BB, RS, 3 RBIGriffey 2 hits, 2 RSDaulton 3 hits, RSHarris CG, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 KBonds 2 hits, HR, RS, 2 RBI in the loss

Skeeters commit 4 errors

Sugar Land 13, Missouri 4White 4 hits, HR, 4 RS, RBIJames 3 hits, RS, 4 RBIBiggio 2 hits, HR, BB, 3 RS, RBIMiller 2B, BB, RS, 3 RBIGreen 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Sugar Land 2, Missouri 1Griffey 2 hits, RSJames 2 hits, RSTapani CG, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 KGibson 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K

Missouri 3, Sugar Land 0Carter 3 hits, 2B, RS, 2 RBIWilliams 2 hits, 2B, BB, RBIRasmussen 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K

Sugar Land 5, Missouri 1Bell 3 hits, 2B, RS, RBIJames 3B, RS, RBILilliquist 2B, 2 RBILilliquist CG, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 KArmstrong 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Sugar Land 2, Missouri 1Biggio H, SB, BB, RBIHarris (RP) 3B, RBIHarris 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 KFernando 8 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Black Bears manage 2 wins – and this season that’s a pretty good series.

Manhattan and Valdosta fighting for 1st place.

The Bombers hold off the Hornets and win the set 4-3 and maintain a slim hold on 1st place.

The second place Quakes from California travel to Montana to face the Cutthroats. Montana rebounded from their 0-7 first series to win their second 4-3.

Montana scores three times in the bottom of the 3rd inning and Ken Hill makes it standup with a quality 7 innings pitched. Hill only allows 1 run over the 7 innings and gets the win. Kevin Seitzer and Tommy Herr each with 2 hits to lead the Cutthroats. FINAL – MCT 4 CAL 1

Jose Canseco hits three 2-run HRs in his first three at-bats to put California ahead 6-0 after 3 1/2 innings. The Quakes never look back as they cruise to the win. California gets 20 hits in the game led by Canseco and Hayes with 4 hits each. FINAL – CAL 15 MCT 5

Albert Belle’s RBI double wins it in walk off fashion for the Cutthroats in the bottom of the 9th. Belle’s knock breaks a 2-2 tie.  Norm Charlton gets the win in relief for Montana. FINAL – MCT 3 CAL 2

Another close game as California scores in the top of the 9th to break a 1-1 tie and win it. Garrelts and Parker are splendid on the hill for each team. Davis and Hayes drove in runs for the Quakes.  Kunkel hit a solo HR for Montana. FINAL – CAL 2 MCT 1

The Quakes power up for 5 HRs and blow away the Cutthroats. California erupted for 14 runs over the first three innings as this one was never in doubt. Greenwell and Lind with three hits each. FINAL – CAL 16 MCT 2

Von Hayes and Kevin McReynolds got three hits a piece to lead the Quakes to the win. Both teams scored twice in the 1st inning, but the Quakes got 2 unearned runs in the 4th and then held off the Cutthroats the rest of the way. FINAL – CAL 4 MCT 3

Mike Scott throws a complete game 3-hit shutout to lead the Quakes past the Cutthroats. Glenn Davis hits 2 solo HRs and Mike Greenwell adds a 3-run HR to lead the California offense. FINAL – CAL 7 MCT 0

Montana takes two of the first three games of the series, but California wins the final four of them to takes the series 5 games to 2. After opening the season with a disappointing 6-15 homestand, Montana now hits the road for the first time.