1997 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #7
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| EASLEY,Damion | CRH AL | .480 | .880 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| HERMANSON,Dustin | CRH AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| GREER,Rusty | SCS NL | .529 | 1.059 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| JOHNSON,Randy | BDB NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Flossmoor Flying Squirrels @ Detroit Stars |
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| Series Summary: | Teams split series 3-3 with Detroit winning the last 3. |
Fort Worth Panthers @ Harper Woods Expos |
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| Series Preview: | Fort Worth travels to Harper Woods. |
| Series Summary: | The Expos take 5 of 6 from the Panthers. |
Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Long Beach Titans |
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| Series Preview: | An early-season series division leaders off to good starts. |
| Game #1: | Long Beach took a 6-1 lead behind 3 hits and 4 RBI from Difelice and a 2 run HR by Justice. Manhattan chipped away and cut it to 6-5 in the 9th with the tying run on 3rd but Boehringer got Tino Martinez to ground out ending the game. Durham & Dave Martinez had 3 hits each to lead the Gas Hornets offense. |
| Game #2: | This looked like it was going to be a high scoring game when Hammonds homered to tie the game 4-4 in the 3rd. But that was the end of the scoring until the 10th when Jeter doubled in Kendall to give Manhattan a 5-4 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Samuel scored on an infield grounder when he knocked down Kendall jarring the ball loose. In the 12th Blauser singled, Hammond doubled, and Justice hit an infield single scoring Blauser, giving Long Beach a 6-5 win. |
| Game #3: | Benes threw a 3 hit shutout as Long Beach won 3-0. Oliver opened the scoring with a 2 run HR in the 3rd and Strange tripled in Justice for the other run. |
| Game #4: | Manhattan scored 3 in the 4th and took a 3-1 lead. Boggs doubled in King in the 6th and Nunnally homered in the 7th to tie the game. In the bottom of the 8th with 2 outs, Boggs singled and scored when Baerga followed with a double giving Long Beach a 4-3 win. The Long Beach bullpen threw 4 no-hit innings to seal the win. |
| Game #5: | Manhattan exploded for 5 in the 1st inning and rolled to an 11-4 win. Stairs had 3 hits, 2 HRs, and 5 RBI to lead the offense. Durham added 3 hits and Mulholland pitched into the 9th to pick up the win. |
| Game #6: | Manhattan again took an early lead. This time 2-0 and were still ahead 3-1 in the 7th when King hit a 2-run HR to tie the game. The Gas Hornets took the lead back in the 8th on a Durham SF and added an insurance run in the 9th for a 5-3 lead. In the bottom of the 9th Long Beach loaded the bases with 1 out. Strange singled and when Cameron booted the ball, King scored the tying run. Baerga followed with a SF plating the winning run in a 6-5 win. |
| Series Summary: | A series of close games with Long Beach winning 5 of 6. |
Portland Mavericks @ New Hampshire Nighthawks |
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| Series Summary: | Portland and New Hampshire split the 6 game series. Lots of runs scored in the series. Can’t tell if it was a good offense or just bad pitching. |
Santa Rosa Beach Bums @ Michigan Mauraders |
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| Series Preview: | Santa Rosa visits Michigan for 6 games. |
| Game #1: | Michigan 7 Santa Rosa 6. Michigan gets homers by Palmeiro and Ripken to win the game in the 9th. Santa Rosa had lead 4-0 early in the game. Bob Wickman gets the win in relief. Perez, Boone, and Ripken each record 3 hits.
W, Wickman 1-1 |
| Game #2: | Michigan 4 Santa Rosa 2
Edmonds and Castilla each hit a homer. Edmonds scores 3 runs. The Beach Bums have 11 hits, but strand too many runners. W, Gardner 1-2 |
| Game #3: | Santa Rosa 10 Michigan 2
Frank Thomas and Greg Myers each hit homers for Santa Rosa. Gagne and Thomas each have 3 hits. W, Rosado 3-5 |
| Game #4: | Michigan 1 Santa Rosa 0
Radke throws a 2-hitter. Radke strikes out 11 and walks 6. Castilla with his 32nd RBI. W, Radke 3-1 |
| Game #5: | Michigan 14 Santa Rosa 4
Michigan slams 7 homers. Bernie Williams hits 3 homers and Jim Edmonds 2 homers. Williams with 5 RBIs. Edmonds with 4 RBIs. W, Estes 2-4 |
| Game #6: | Michigan 10 Santa Rosa 2
Michigan gets its offense going again. Palmeiro with 2 homers and Anderson with 1 homer. W, Kamienieicki 1-3 |
| Series Summary: | Michigan wins the series, 5 games to 1. |
Stockton Wings @ Steel City Sluggers |
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| Series Summary: | Sluggers drop the first but take the rest. |
Hampton Huskies @ Sugar Land Skeeters |
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| Series Summary: | Sugar Land takes four of six from Hampton. |
DeWitt Tigers @ Chicago Demolition |
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| Series Preview: | A six-game series in the Windy City of Chicago. |
| Game #1: | The Tigers are staked to a 4-0 lead after a 1/2 inning of play, but the Demolition chip back, and hold the lead going into the 9th where Billy Wagner has a 1-2-3 9th and the home team holds on for a 1-Run victory. Eric Davis is 4 for 4 with 2 Doubles, a Run Scored & 2 RBI’s for Chicago.Final Score: Chicago 8 – Dewitt Tigers 7Win: Geremi Gonzalez 1-4 (4.50) Loss: Tim Wakefield 3-4 2.87 Save: Billy Wagner #2 |
| Game #2: | A 2-Run first is all Esteban Loaiza needs as he is the man of the hour in this one. Loaiza throws a 7-Hitter walking none, in a Complete Game Shutout for DeWitt.
Final Score: Dewitt Tigers 4 – Chicago 0 Win: Esteban Loaiza 2-4 (6.07) |
| Game #3: | Kevin Foster goes the distance for the Demolition allowing 2 Hits, Walking None, & only allowing a solo lead-off Home Run to Andrew Jones. Chicago Eric Davis has a Home Run & 2 RBI’s. Carlos Delgado chips in with 2 RBI’s as well.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Dewitt Tigers 1 Win: Kevin Foster 3-1 (3.00) |
| Game #4: | Pedro Martinez is the man for Chicago. Martinez allows only 2 Hits & 2 Walks in a Complete Game Shutout for the Demolition. Tony Phillips has a 3-Run Home Run in the 3rd & Chicago breezes to a 6-0 Win.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Dewitt Tigers 0 Win: Pedro Martinez 4-1 (2.06) |
| Game #5: | Bring out the whooping stick with the Demolition offense. 14 Runs on 16 Hits, lead by Carlos Delgado’s 4 RBI’s & Jeff Cirillo’s 3 RBI’s as Chicago cruises to the win.
Final Score: Chicago 14 – Dewitt Tigers 2 Win: Dave Mlicki 4-3 (5.23) |
| Game #6: | Tied at 1-Run each DeWitt scores 1 in the 9th & Mark Leiter goes 8.1 Innings before Dan Micelli closes the door on the Demolition as the Tigers hold off the Demolition in a very close game.
Final Score: Dewitt Tigers 2 – Chicago 1 Win: Mark Leiter 2-4 (4.53) |
| Series Summary: | The DeWitt Tigers come to town & take two from the home town Demolition. Series final Chicago 4 Games, DeWitt 2. |
Blarney Drive Bandits @ Valdosta Bombers |
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| Series Summary: | Bandits take 5 of 6 in Valdosta. Randy Johnson (21XY) wasn’t bad, 2-0 14 scoreless innings for the Bandits. |
Cincinnati Outlaws @ Winnipeg Goldeyes |
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| Series Preview: | Winnipeg, second in the West at Cincinnati, last in the Central. You can figure out how this will go. |
| Game #1: | WGE 10-12-0, CIN 2-5-0 |
| Game #2: | WGE 8-13-0, CIN 0-6-1 |
| Game #3: | WGE 8-11-0, CIN 6-10-0 (11 innings) |
| Game #4: | WGE 6-14-0, CIN 2-7-1 |
| Game #5: | WGE 6-12-0, CIN 5-10-1 |
| Game #6: | WGE 3-7-2, CIN 1-5-2 |
| Series Summary: | Series sweep for Winnipeg as the miserable season continues for the Outlaws. |
Hollywood Vampires @ Castle Rock Hounds |
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| Series Summary: | Things are looking up for Hollywood as they take 2 of 6 :-). We still suck but hope our future looks bright. |
Corktown Bootleggers @ California Quakes |
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| Series Summary: | California takes 5 of 6 from Corktown. |