PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #12

Flossmoor and Mexico City split the 6 game series…..

Manhattan is a rebuilding team while Winnipeg feels this could be their year. Despite very deep pitching they are in a very tough division in third place. Winnipeg needs to have a big series when playing weaker teams.

Winnipeg hammers Dave stewart and Bernes goes 5 shutout innings for the win. Downing drove in 3 for Selkirk but Manhattans Santiago got the only homer off Darryl Kile.

WPG 10 – MGH 2

W-Benes(7-4)
L-Stewart(2-9)

Glavine was on for Winnipeg as he wins 6 to 1. Power came in and got a 3 inning save. Once again it was Manhattan with the only homer Chris Gwynn,

Win 6 – MGH 1

W_Glavine(8-5)

S-Power(1)

L-Gardner(2-10)

Winnipegs Stottlemyer gets the complete game shutout winning 3-0. Deverauex got the only homer.

WIn 3 – MGH 0

W_Stottlemyer(5-5)
L-Jones(1-5)

The only homer was by Manhattan but alas the Candiotti Knuckle ball was great 2 in 7.

WIN 8 – MGH 2

W_Candiotti(9-1)

L-Welch(1-8)

McReynolds and Walker homered for Manhattan but alas Winnipeg got three homers from Mcgwire Deveraux and Cerone. Also McGwire went 5 for 6, with 5 rbis, Buhner went 5 4 for 4, As Winnipeg won 20-5. Kile gets the ugly 4 inning save.

W-Benes(8-4)

L-Young(0-6)

S-Kile(2)

Winnipeg sweeps Manhattan 5-0.

ALW First place Portland Mavericks visit ALE 2nd place Ft. Worth although they have similar records.

Panthers mash the Mavericks led by catcher Parrish’s two home runs – including a grand slam
FWP 11, POR 1

Panthers break open a close game by scoring three times in the 8th when third baseman, Martinez doubles home two and then later scores himself.
FWP 5, POR 1

Martinez drives home single runs in the 1st and 5th and it was enough in a well pitched game by both clubs.
FWP 2, POR 1

Steve Avery loses a no hitter in the 6th on a Roberto Kelly home run, but the Mavericks hang on in another tight pitching battle.
POR 2, FWP 1

Panther bats wake up with 13 hits and runaway with the win in the finale.
FWP 11, POR 4

Doesn’t get any easier for Portland as they close the first half against the AL’s best team next week against the Quakes while the Panthers hope to continue dominating at home against the always tough Demolition.

The 1st place Sugar Land Skeeters (41-28) visit the Missouri Black Bears (26-39).

Sugar Land 6, Missouri 3 – 12 Innings
White 4-4, 3 SB, CS, 2 BB, 2 RS
Griffey H, SB, RS, 2 RBI
Merced 2 hits, 2B, CS, RS, RBI
Tapani 6.2 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Williams 3 hits, 2B, HR, RS, 2 RBI in the loss

Sugar Land 2, Missouri 1
Buechele 2 hits, RS
Merced 2 hits, RS
Langston 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

Sugar Land 5, Missouri 4 – 10 Innings
White 2 hits, SB, BB, 2 RS
Griffey 2 hits, 2B, RS, RBI
Hollins 2 hits, BB, RBI
Galarraga 4 hits, 2B, BB, 2 RS in the loss

Sugar Land 3, Missouri 1
Bell 2 hits, 2 2B, RS, RBI
Gibson 3B, RS, RBI
Greene 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Bonds solo HR in the loss

Sugar Land 3, Missouri 1
Bell 2 hits, solo HR, BB
Gibson 2 hits, SB, RBI
Tapani 7.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Morris 8 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K

Sugar Land 3, Missouri 0
Buechele 2B, 2 RBI
Griffey 2 hits, RS
Langston 7.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K

Sugar Land 9, Missouri 1
8-run 7th powers the Skeeters
Buechele 3-run HR
Cotto 2 hits, solo HR, CS
Griffey 3 hits, SB, RS
Hesketh 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Igor solo HR in the loss

Skeeters sweep the 7-game series, extending their winning streak to 15 games.

DET Stars @ STO Wings for 5 games

DET 9 – STO 6

WP: M. Perez
LP: Dwayne Henry
SV: M. Clark

HR: STO–Tettleton, Hayes; DET–Eisenreich (GS)

DET jumped out to an early lead, but STO came back to tie with four in the 5th. DET answered with five in the 6th (four on Eisenreich’s Grand Slam). Heyes went 2-4 with a HR for Stockton. Eisenreich had 5 RBI for DET.

STO 6 – DET 1

WP: Drabek
LP: Schourek

HR: STO–McClendon, Hayes; DET–Guerrero

Home runs powered Stockton’s win. Hayes went 2-4 with another run scored.

STO 9 – DET 1

WP: Erickson
LP: Haney

HR: none

STO jumped out to an early lead with five runs in the 1st and never looked back.

STO3 – DET 0

WP: Ojeda
LP: Slusarski
SV: Eckersley

HR: none

Ojeda was lights out, and STO scored three runs in the 1st inning.

DET 3 – STO1

WP: McDowell
LP: Gardner (CG)
SV: M. Perez

HR: none

DET scored three in the 2nd an d McDowell and the DET bullpen did the rest.

STO takes the series 3 games to 2

Charlie Hayes hit .500 (8-16) with 2 HRs in the series

Tough series, with the Sluggers taking 4 of 7

Germantown visits Valdosta for a 5 game set.

The Grays take 4 of 5 from the struggling Bombers.

The Demolition comes to Janesville for a five game match up. Chicago enters the series with a 28-41 record, while the Juggernauts are struggling early, sitting at 18-51.

In a pitcher’s duel, the Demolition comes up on top with a 2-1 final score. Hershiser improves his record to 4-1 with a quality start.

Another squeaker as the Juggernauts score a run in the bottom of the seventh to win game two 3-2. Rice gets his 8th save of the season.

Holman is brilliant for the Demolition, going the distance as Chicago shuts out the Juggernauts with a 7-0 score.

The bats come out for game four, as both teams get 15 hits, but the bullpen fails Janesville as they blow a 6 run lead to lose 12-9.

It’s all Chicago for the final, as they rap out 17 hits and were never in danger, winning the final game of the series 12-3.

Chicago wins the series 4-1. Up next for the Demolition is a visit to Fort Worth, while the Juggernauts head to Flossmoor to take on the Flying Squirrels.

Michigan, Clovis for all the marbles…well, at least that’s what we keep telling ourselves!

Randy Johnson 9 IP 4 hits allowed, 13 strikeouts for the complete game shutout.
Clovis 2 Michigan 0

Erik Hansen 9IP, 7 hits allowed, 12 strikeouts for the second straight 2-0 complete game Clovis shutout victory.
Cougars 2 Marauders 0

Wells pitches into the seventh, Smith goes 2.1 for the save and Greenwell homers as Cougars take third straight 5-3.

Scanlan goes 7 shutout innings, Ripken and Jackson go deep as Marauders rout Cougars 8-0.

Ripken blasts three homers to lead the Mauraders 13-1 shelling of the Cougars. Barfield also blasts one off his old squad.

Clovis takes 3 of 5. Johnson and Hansen with dominating performances but Ripken steals the show with 4 homers over two games.

The first place powerhouse California Quakes visit the Montana Cutthroats. Montana returns home from a 38-game road trip. Feels like an eternity since a home game was played.

Tanana and Saberhagen exchange zeros and both leave with no-decision. Game remains scoreless until the 14th inning. Montana wins it on F. Cabrera RBI single. FINAL – MCT 1 CAL 0 (14 innings)

Quakes scoreless streak continues to 18 innings, but they break through with 2 runs in the 5th. The gates open up as they score in 3 of the next 4 innings. Harnisch goes the distance for the win.

FINAL – CAL 6 MCT 2

The two teams combine for as many runs as hits. However, California gets gifted 4 unearned runs as Montana gives game away. Solid pitching on both sides. FINAL – CAL 5 MCT 1

Canseco and Horn exchange 2-run HRs early in game. Score remains that way until 8th when Duncan solo HR gives Montana 3-2 lead. O’Neill ties it in the 9th with 2-out RBI single. To extras we go….Harper RBI single wins it for Montana in 11th.

FINAL – MCT 4 CAL 3 (11 innings)

Another close game….that is until Johnson’s 3-run HR in the 6th. Or so we thought…Montana scores 4 in the bottom of the 7th to tie the game. Montana then loads the bases with 2 outs in the 9th and Smith boots a groundball to give Montana the win.

FINAL – MCT 7 CAL 6

A rematch of the scoreless Saberhagen and Tanana match up from game 1. Both teams waste little time scoring against them, however. Cutthroats get unearned run in the 1st. Quakes score twice in the 3rd. It all goes downhill for Tanana from there. Quakes add a run in the 4th and 4 more in the 5th to send Frankie to the showers. Saberhagen dominates and only allows 2 unearned runs.

FINAL – CAL 7 MCT 2

The rubber match! Scoreless game until the 4th when Canseco and Johnson go back to back with solo HRs. Pendleton hits another solo shot in the 7th for a 3-0 Quakes lead. However, Montana doesn’t go quietly as Burks doubles home 2 in the bottom half. But the rally falls short….

FINAL – CAL 3 MCT 2

California wins the final two games to take the series 4 games to 3. Montana is just happy to have home games again. Star of the series is probably Saberhagen who goes 17 innings in the series without giving up an earned run on only 9 hits against.