1995 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #19

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
OLERUD,John	CAL AL	.542	1.000	5	24	13	2	0	3	5	9	2	0	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
MADDUX,Greg	FFS AL	1	1	0	0	0.00	10	1	0	1	7	2	1	0	0	0	0

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
BUHNER,Jay	WGE NL	.333	.619	5	21	7	0	0	2	4	8	4	3	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
HITCHCOCK,Sterling	MGH NL	1	1	0	0	0.00	9	0	0	3	6	4	0	1	0	0	0

Harper Woods Expos @ Detroit Stars
Series Preview:	Battle of first vs second Detroit trying to catch Harper Woods.
Game #1:	Harper Woods wins in extras 3-2.
Game #2:	Harper Woods wins a rain shortened game 3-0 (6Inn).
Game #3:	Detroit squeaks one out 5-4 in 12 innings.
Game #4:	Detroit wins a close one 2-1 to even the series.
Game #5:	Detroit wins this one 5-1 to win the series and move into a tie for first with Harper Woods.
Series Summary:	Detroit wins the series 3-2 over Harper Woods.

California Quakes @ Montreal Dreamers
Series Preview:	Battle of the basement.
Series Summary:	Montreal take the series 3 games to 2 thanks to a 3 runs shot in B9 of the series finale by Offerman with 2 outs!

Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Hampton Huskies
Series Preview:	Fighting for a more comfortable spot in the cellar the Hampton Huskies host the Manhattan Gas Hornets in a minor NL East squabble.
Game #1:	Jim Eisenreich went 4 for 4 doubled, homered and drove in four runs as a one-man wrecking crew to lift Hampton past Manhattan 6-4. Eisenreich’s 7th of the year made it over the left field wall by an inch or two in the bottom of the 7th with one out and two on against LaTroy Hawkins spoiling his team’s 4-3 lead. Alex Cole had three hits in four at bats to lead the visitors offense including an RBI triple in the 5th inning against Hampton starter Tom Gordon. Paul Assenmacher tossed a perfect 9th for his 7th save.
Game #2:	Another day and another 6-4 win for Hampton over Manhattan only Jim Eisenreich didn’t even have an at bat in this game. Once again, the Huskies came from behind and in this case it was a four-run 5th inning against Brian Anderson that made the difference as Hampton went into the inning down 4-2. BJ Surhoff smacked his 8th homer of the year as part of Hampton’s big inning with Al Martin on board to out the Huskies ahead after they tied the game when a passed ball by Tucker allowed Henry Rodriguez and Eric Young to race home. F-ugly but we will take it. Martin was the only Hampton hitter to register two hits – a single and a triple. Surhoff also walked twice. Tino Martinez got the Gas Hornets on the board first with an RBI doubel in the 1st inning and then in the 3rd inning he and Wil Cordero combined to bring in three runs to give Manhattan a temporary 4-0 lead. TJ Mathews tossed a scoreless 9th for the save and soon to be free agent Doug Drabek improved to 3-4 after allowing all four runs on six hits over five innings. He also walked two and fanned four. Anderson fell to 2-9 after allowing six runs (four earned) on eight hits in six innings.
Game #3:	Sterling Hitchcock was sterling, tossing a three-hitter as the Hornets shut out Hampton 6-0. Hitchcock was great giving up just two singles and a double – all to BJ Surhoff – against the drowsy Hampton lineup. He struck out six and walked four but was never in any trouble. Arthur Rhodes (2-5) and Hitchcock (6-6) were battling it out with the score tied 0-0 in the 5th before the Hornets exploded for four runs as they strung together six hits in the inning including RBI singles by Dave Martinez, Luis Polonia, Steve Decker and Wil Cordero. Tino Martinez collected his 24th homer of the season off Jason Christensen in the top of the 9th adding insult to injury.
Game #4:	Speaking of insults and injuries, the Hampton Huskies cruised into the 7th inning up 2-1 over the Hornets then went apeshit at the plate and turned it into a 14-1 rout. Hampton had 19 hits in the game to Manhattan’s 4 and of course the Hornets had two players (Mike Cameron and Wil Cordero) collide and get knocked out for a few days. Mike Stanley led the way for Hampton going 3/5 with three runs scored, six RBIs and just missed hitting for the cycle by a triple after clobbering a Hipolito Pichardo pitch deep into the left field bleachers with the bases full. It was Stanley’s 6th homer of the year. Mark Lewis (3) also homered and had three hits and drove in two runs. Jim Eisenreich also had three hits including two doubles and a walk. Brian McRae also had three hits including a double and he scored once and drove another in. Mid-game sub Dave Hollins didn’t fare too badly after coming in for Jose Oquendo. The veteran infielder was 2/2 with a run scored and three RBIs. Orel Hershiser (13-4) won easily allowing one run on three hits through seven innings. Hornets’ starter Shawn Boskie (7-8) got tagged with the loss, but it was reliever Pichardo who had the gruesome pitching line of 1.1 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HR (Stanley grand slam).
Game #5:	Luis Polonia doubled and tripled and scored what proved to be the winning run as the offenses toook a vacation after the 5th inning and Manhattan hung on to win 3-2. Allen Watson was very solid in a start for Manhattan, allowing just a pair of runs over seven innings with BJ Surhoff’s 5th inning homer the only extra base hit. Watson struck out four and walked two. Bob Patterson threw two shutout innings to pick up his 11th save of the season. Matt Stairs and David Bell also each had two hits for the winners. Stairs’s hits included a double while Bell’s singles drove in one run. Each also scored once.
Series Summary:	Hampton narrowly wins the series 3-2 and tightens the race for the cellar a little bit. Ooooo the suspense.

Santa Rosa Beach Bums @ Sugar Land Skeeters
Series Preview:	Division leaders Sugar Land and Santa Rosa Beach square off.
Series Summary:	Sugarland bats come alive and take the series 3 games to 2.

Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Stockton Wings
Series Preview:	Winnipeg @ Stockton for 5 games.
Game #1:	STO 4 – WGE 2 WP: T. Jones LP: D. Veres SV: Wohlers HR: WPE–R. Becker; STO–Phillips
Game #2:	STO 13 – WGE 2 WP: Bohanon LP: Schilling HR: WGE–Buhner; STO–Pillips (2)
Game #3:	WGE 6 – STO 5 WP: J. Abbott LP: T. Jones SV: D. Veres HR: WGE–Lofton, Simms; STO–Hollandsworth
Game #4:	LP: D. Oliver SV: D. VeresHR: WGE–McGwire, Buhner; STO–Canseco (2)
Game #5:	WGE 3 – STO 0 WP: Krivda (CG) LP: Mlicki HR: none
Series Summary:	WGE tales the series 3 games to 2, after dropping the first two games. Two STO hitters, Jose Canseco and Tony Phillips, ad multi-HR games. Tony Phillips it .388 (7-18), with 7 RBI, 4 runs scored, 2 HRs, and a double for STO. Dave Veres had 2 saves (and a loss) in the series for WGE. Jay Buhner ad two HRs in te series for WGE.

Steel City Sluggers @ Long Beach Titans
Game #1:	Martinez threw a 5 hit shutout as Long Beach won 4-0. Scarsone had 4 hits including 3 2Bs and Hill had 2 RBI to lead the offense.
Game #2:	This game was a scoreless pitchers duel until the 7th. In the top of the inning Greer doubled in Raines. In the bottom of the inning Meares hit a 2 run HR to give the Titans a 2-1 win. Hamilton threw 7 innings to improve to 10-5. Mesa picked up his 24th save.
Game #3:	Navarro threw a 1 hitter as Steel City won 6-1. Dunston led the offense with 3 hits, a HR and 2 RBI.
Game #4:	This was another scoreless pitchers duel. This time until the 10th when Raines led off with a HR. Berry followed with a run scoring 2B to give the Sluggers a 2-0 win. Both starters, Sparks & Hammond threw 7 scoreless innings.
Game #5:	The Long Beach bats finally came alive as they rolled to a 13-3 win. Maldonado hit a grand slam to get the scoring going. Hill added 2 3Bs and 4 RBI and Boggs and Baerga each had 3 hits at the top of the order.
Series Summary:	In a close series that featured great pitching Long Beach won 3 of 5.

Corktown Bootleggers @ Fort Worth Panthers
Series Summary:	Ft. Worth wins 4 of 5 against the Bootleggers.

Flossmoor Flying Squirrels @ DeWitt Tigers
Series Preview:	DeWitt welcomes the Flying Squirrels to town. Two teams going in different directions.
Game #1:	DeWitt strikes in the 3rd on a 3 base error by Thompson. A sac fly by Listach gives DeWitt a 1-0 lead with out a hit. DeWitt kept the lead until the 6th. A Home Run by Pucket in the 6th ties it at 1. Game stayed tied until the 10th where an error by the pitcher Hernandez allowed Bagwell to score. Maddux finished the 1 hitter in the bottom of the 10th for a 10 inning complete game win. Final totals FFS 2 12 1 DEW 1 1 1
Game #2:	Game 2 pitted David Cone vs Bill Swift. The Flying Squirrels scores 4 in the Top of the 1st. DeWitt responded with 1 in their half. The Squirrels added runs in the 2nd 3rd and 4th innings to take a 9-1 lead after 4. From their DeWitt attempted a comeback but fell short 9-4 Final Totals FFS 9 14 0 DEW 4 10 0 HRS Bagwell, Gant for Flossmoor and Phillips for DeWitt
Game #3:	Game 3 pitted Andy Ashby vs Tim Wakefield. Both teams traded runs in the 1st. The game broke open in the 5th on a 3 run hr by Galarraga. DeWitt led 7-2 after 5. DeWitt hung on for an 8-5 win. Final totals FFS 5 12 0 DEw 8 9 1 HRS FFS- Gant DeW- Bichette and Galarraga
Game #4:	Game 4 pitted Denny Neagle vs Mark Portugal. The Squirrels strike with 1 in the first. Portugal leaves in the 4th and will be heading to the DL. Cromer strikes with a 3 run HR in the 7th to give DeWitt the lead. Squirrels get runs in the 8th in 9th to send the game into extras. In the Tigers half of the 10th, DeWitt gets an RBI single from Galarraga for the win. Final totals FFS 3 9 0 DEeW 4 7 0 HRS DeW- Cromer
Game #5:	The Rubber game had Ricky Bones vs John Burkett. Squirrels take command early with 3 in the 2nd. DeWitt ties it with a run in the 3rd and two in the 6th. Squirrels take a 3 run lead with 2 in the 7th and one in the 8th. DeWitt responds with single runs in the 8th and 9th but not enough as the Squirrels take the series 6-5. Final totals FFS 6 8 1 DEW 5 9 1 HRS FFS- Bagwell DeW Sosa, Bichette, Galarraga, and Cromer
Series Summary:	Flossmoor picks up the series win 3-2. An overall competitive series.

Michigan Mauraders @ Cincinnati Outlaws
Series Preview:	Two division rivals hovering near .500 collide in Cincinnati this week.
Game #1:	MIC 2-7-1, CIN 8-9-2 – Mercker CG 7Ks.
Game #2:	MIC 2-5-2, CIN 5-8-0 – Piazza 3-for-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI.
Game #3:	MIC 3-8-2, CIN 4-10-2 (10 Inn) – E. Williams 3-for-5.
Game #4:	MIC 2-7-1, CIN 3-11-0 – Juan Gonzalez walk-off triple for Cincinnati.
Game #5:	MIC 4-9-1, CIN 0-4-0 – Radke pushes back the hands of time with CG, four-hitter.
Series Summary:	The Outlaws escape the series with four wins, Cincinnati is still seven games behind for the wild card spot with a ton of baseball to be played.

Chicago Demolition @ Portland Mavericks
Series Preview:	36-64 Chicago vs 55-35 Portland.
Game #1:	POR 5 CHI 4
Game #2:	POR 5 CHI 4 (13)
Game #3:	POR 3 CHI 2
Game #4:	CHI 5 POR 4
Game #5:	Another close game that is tied after 12 innings… when the demolition explodes for SEVEN runs in the 13th to win it.
Series Summary:	Portland takes 3 of 5, trying desperately to stay in the wildcard hunt.

Valdosta Bombers @ Blarney Drive Bandits
Series Summary:	Bandits sweeps the series.

Castle Rock Hounds @ Mexico City Chihuahuas
Series Summary:	Castle Rock takes the series at Mexico City 3-2