PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #3
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| DEER,Rob | JJG AL | .292 | .792 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| FARR,Steve | CAL AL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| HENDERSON,Rickey | CLC NL | .393 | .964 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| ROBINSON,Ron | LBT NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 | 14.1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Valdosta Bombers | |
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1st place Hornets visit Valdosta.
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| Summary |
Hornets take 5 of 7. The series featured 4 shutouts and a pair of
extra inning games. |
| Clovis Cougars @ Germantown Grays | |
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Neither team has gotten off to a strong start. Will one turn it around.
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| Game #1: |
Germantown knocks out Boskie early, but cannot hold on. Cougars score 5 late. Ricky Henderson homers.
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| Game #2: |
Clovis knocks Appier out early and cruise to victory. Murray and Barfield homer.
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| Game #3: |
Cougars score early and often. Henderson homers and Barfield goes the yard twice.
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| Game #4: |
Henderson smacks 2 more homers and Clovis has an easy victory.
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| Game #5: |
Black pitches a 5 hit shutout. Thon takes his turn at smacking a homer.
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| Game #6: |
Cougar’s Greenwell homers, but that is not enough. Germantown gets their first and last homer of the series on a walk off Dave Martinez 2-run dinger in the 13th.
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| Game #7: |
Germantown continues it’s winning ways as Mulholland, Crews, Montgomery and Aguilera combine for a 6 hit shut out.
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| Summary |
Clovis takes 5 of 7
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| Sugar Land Skeeters @ Missouri Black Bears | |
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Sugar Land Skeeters (3-11) visit the Missouri Black Bears (4-8)…
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| Game #1: |
Sugar Land 4, Missouri 29th spot drives in all 4 Skeeter runsNaehring PH 2-run 9th inning HR Valenzuela H, 2 RBI Valenzuela 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Williams solo HR in the loss |
| Game #2: |
Wow!Missouri 15, Sugar Land 14Lots of offense! Todd Hundley 0-5 was the only starter for either team to not get at least 1 hit or 1 RS 29 runs and only 1 HR (Hudler) Skeeters issue 13 walks |
| Game #3: |
Missouri 3, Sugar Land 1Skeeters score in the top of the 9th on suicide squeezeBonds 3-run walk-off HR (#1) Leibrandt 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K Lilliquist CG (8.1 IP), 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K |
| Game #4: |
Sugar Land 4, Missouri 1Pasqua 7th inning 3-run HRTapani 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K |
| Game #5: |
Missouri 5, Sugar Land 3Williams 3 hits, 2 solo HRSierra 2-run HR Newman 3 hits, RBI Gross 8 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K |
| Game #6: |
Sugar Land 8, Missouri 7Bears score 2 in the 8th, 3 in the 9th to make it closeValenzuela 2 hits, 2B, RS, RBI Bell 3 hits, 2B, RS, RBI Miller 2 hits, RS, 2 RBI Galarraga 4 hits, 2B, RS, 2 RBI in the loss |
| Game #7: |
Sugar Land 5, Missouri 0Gibson 2 hits, HR, RS, 2 RBIMillers 2 hits, SB, CS, RS, RBI Griffey 2 hits, 2 2B, RS, RBI Greene 8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 6 K |
| Summary |
Sugar Land takes 4 of 7.
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| Detroit Stars @ Janesville Juggernauts | |
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Detroit visits Janesville for a six game matchup. Detroit comes into the series with a 9-5 record, currently sitting 2nd in the American
League West, while Janesville is struggling out of the gate at 3-11. |
| Game #1: |
Storm Davis gets a quality start, and Janesville wins game one 6-1. Janesville 2-3-4 hitters combine for six hits to lead the way.
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| Game #2: |
The Stars offense comes to life as they win game two 10-7. Butler for Detroit goes 4-5 just missing hitting for the cycle by not getting a double.
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| Game #3: |
In a very close game, Janesville comes up the victor winning 3-2. Mitch Williams records just his second save of the season.
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| Game #4: |
Detroit wins game four 7-6 in another one run affair. Janesville scored one run in the bottom of the ninth but couldn’t get the tie to extend the game into extra innings. Dibble gets his seventh save of the season for the Stars.
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| Game #5: |
Game five is another one run game, but Janesville comes out on top 4-3, winning it in the bottom of the 10th. Eric Plunk was masterful
in relief, going 3.1 innings, striking out 4 to get his first win of the season. |
| Game #6: |
The final game of the series is yet another one run decision, with the Juggernauts coming away the victors again in the bottom of the
10th, 3-2. Rob Deer gets a homer and 2 RBI’s to lead Janesville. |
| Summary |
A close fought series, with four of the six games being decided by one run. Janesville comes away with their first series win of the season, 4 games to 2. Janesville hits the road against the Cedar Park Bears, while Detroit is at home against Montana.
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| Steel City Sluggers @ Michigan Marauders | |
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Its early yet, but both teams are playing some pretty good baseball.
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| Game #1: |
Bruce Hurst pitches a gem for Steel City. He pitches 8 solid innings and gives up 1 run. Carlton Fisk goes yard and records 3 RBIs. Moseby adds 2 RBIs for the Sluggers. In the loss, Brunansky hits a homer.Steel City 6 Michigan 1
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| Game #2: |
Michigan edges Steel City. The Sluggers lead it 2-0, but in the 7th, Dion James hits a big 2 run triple to tie the game. He would score
on a Ripken groundout. Deshaies goes to 2-0, and Dennis Martinez falls to 1-1.Michigan 3 Steel City 2 |
| Game #3: |
The Sluggers double up the Mauraders in this game. Chris Sabo has a big game for Steel City with 3 hits and 2 RBIs. In the losing cause,
Ripken has 3 hits.Steel City 6 Michigan 3 |
| Game #4: |
Dunston has a triple and 3 RBIs to lead the way for the Sluggers. Tudor pitches a solid 6.1 innings for Steel City. Gullickson gets knocked out early and gives up 5 runs. Also, the Michigan defense contributes with 2 errors.Steel City 6 Michigan 2
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| Game #5: |
Zane Smith and Barry Jones contribute to a shutout for Steel City. They scatter 6 hits. Tim Raines with a double and a home run for Steel City. Mark Grace with 3 hits. Higuera pitches well for Michigan, but not good enough.Steel City 4 Michigan 0
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| Summary |
Steel City wins the series, 4 games to 1. The Sluggers generally got off to some nice early leads. The Mauraders contribute with some
critical errors. Michigan couldn’t get their bats going. |
| California Quakes @ Montana Cutthroats | |
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Two potential hopeful playoff competitors square off in an American League East battle. The California Quakes visit the Montana
Cutthroats. The Cutthroats enter the third week of the season with a 1 game advantage over the favored Chicago Demolition and 4 games up on the Quakes. |
| Game #1: |
Glenn Davis hits a PH 2-run HR in the top of the 9th to lead the Quakes past the Cutthroats 6-4 in the series opener. California lived on the long ball. Down 2-0 in the 6th, Kevin Maas hit a 3-run HR to cap a four run inning to give the Quakes a 4-2 lead. Montana tied the score on a Brian Harper 2-run shot in the bottom of the 6th to tie the game. Davis’ heroics won it in the 9th. Steve Frey got the win with 2 1/3 perfect innings in relief.
FINAL – CAL 6 MCT 4
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| Game #2: |
Paul O’Neill‘s 2 HRs and 4 RBI propelled the Quakes to a 2-0 series lead. California built an 8-0 lead until Montana finally scored in the 7th. The Cutthroats scored three more in the 8th and actually got the tying run to the plate but were denied a comeback bid. Gregg Jefferies got on base 5 times in the win with 2 hits and 3 walks. Steve Farr was great as he went 7 innings and only gave up 3 hits for the Quakes.
FINAL – CAL 8 MCT 4
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| Game #3: |
Francisco Cabrera‘s 3-run HR in the 2nd helped lead the Cutthroats to their first win of the series. Most of the scoring was early in this one as the Quakes jumped to a 2-0 in the 2nd on a Jose Canseco solo HR and Mackey Sasser RBI double. Cabrera’s HR in the 2nd put Montana up to stay and they added a key insurance run in the 3rd on Alvin Davis‘ RBI double. The Quakes got within one in the 7th on
Glenn Davis‘ RBI triple, but the Cutthroats bullpen shut the door for the 4-3 win. FINAL – MCT 4 CAL 3
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| Game #4: |
Nolan Ryan and Steve Frey combined to 2-hit the Montana Cutthroats and came up on the losing end of a 3-1 battle. Montana got the most of both of their hits. In the 1st, Mariano Duncan‘s double drove home Von Hayes who had walked. After California tied the game thanks to an error that extended the inning and allowed Pat Borders to double home Jose Canseco, Montana took the lead again in the 8th. Franklin Stubbs‘ 2-run HR was the winner as Dennis Cook, Mark Thurmond, and Paul Assenmacher scattered 10 hits to make Montana a winner.
FINAL – MCT 3 CAL 1
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| Game #5: |
California regained the series advantage with a 7-4 come-from-behind win. Montana looked in control as they built a 4-1 lead into the 6th with Ben McDonald looking sharp on the hill. The Cutthroats got three solo HRs from Mariano Duncan, Von Hayes, and Sam Horn to build the lead. However, California got a 3-run HR from John Olerud and solo HR from Kevin Maas one batter later to turn the tables. The Quakes added two more insurance runs in the 7th.
FINAL – CAL 7 MCT 4
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| Game #6: | The Montana Cutthroats tied the series at 3-3 with an exciting 10 inning affair that saw the lead see saw. Montana led first on Sam Horn‘s 2-run HR in the 2nd. An Ozzie Smith RBI double in the 3rd and John Olerud RBI single in the 6th tied the game. California then appeared to be in position to win as Glenn Davis hit another clutch 9th inning HR to make it 3-2. However, Montana fought back as an error set up a game tying SF by Horn. The Cutthroats then won it with another SF this time by Kevin Seitzer. Interestingly, California ran out of a few innings with 2 caught stealings and at least 2 putouts at home or this game may have been different.FINAL – MCT 4 CAL 3 (10 innings) |
| Game #7: | The Quakes scored four runs in the 1st inning and then held on for dear life to win the series with a 5-4 win. The four run 1st was highlighted by a two-run error, a bases loaded walk, and John Olerud‘s RBI double. Montana got one back in the 2nd on Kevin Seitzer‘s RBI single. But California increased the lead to 5-1 on a Gregg Jefferies SF in the 4th. Montana then chipped away one run at a time. They scored single runs in the 6th (Alvin Davis solo HR) and 7th (unearned run) to make it 5-3. Then in the 9th, three singles by Von Hayes, Hal Morris, and Ellis Burks brought it to 5-4 with runners on 1st and 3rd with only 1 out. Steve Frey then got a game ending Double Play to win it for the Quakes.FINAL – CAL 5 MCT 4 |
| Summary |
The Quakes take the series 4 games to 3. Interesting series. Very competitive. Pitching was pretty solid as expected. Only three times
did one of the teams get 10 or more hits and twice that team lost. California pulls within 3 games of the Cutthroats in the standings, while Montana slips to second place behind Chicago. Should be a fun season! |
| Fort Worth Panthers @ Stockton Wings | |
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Fort Worth Panthers vs. Stockton Wins for a 7-game series
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| Game #1: |
STO 7 – FWP 2 WP: Kiecker LP: Bolton HR: Thompson Stockton scores twice in the 5th and 6th, and three times in the |
| Game #2: |
STO 5 – FWP 3 WP: D. Johnson LP: J. Robinson SV: Nelson HR: none Panthers can’t overcome a 4-run 6th inning by the Wings. |
| Game #3: |
STO 11 – FWP 1 WP: Erickson LP: Abbott HR: C. Davis, Hatcher Four runs each in the 4th and 5th innings fuel a Stockton runaway as Erickson dominates over 8 innings. Larkin, Hayes, and Hatcher had 3 RBI each |
| Game #4: |
STO 5 – FWP 0 WP: DeJesus (CG) LP: Tewksbury HR: none DeJesus was in control all the way, allowing only 2 hits. Tettleton and King had 2 RBI each. |
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FWP 6 – STO 5 (10 inn.) WP: McDowell LP: Hillegas HR: Hrbek, E. Martinez A wild one. Fort Worth jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the 4th. Stockton answered with two in the bottom of the 4th and two |
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FWP 19 – STO 1 WP: Holman LP: Kiecker HR: Parrish, Sheffield Panthers open up a can of whoop-ass on the Wings with a 9-run first inning. They didn’t really slow down much after that. Single runs in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th let the rest of the lineup rest up for 2 runs in the 5th and a 5-run explosion in the 6th. Sheffield and Parrish |
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FWP 7 – STO 6 WP: Innis LP: Hillegas SV: McDowell HR: Marshall, Kelly Back-and-forth game is won on a steal of home in the 7th inning by Sheffield. |
| Summary |
Stockton takes the series 4 games to 3, but was looking for more after taking the first four.
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| Traverse City Tigers @ Mexico City Chihuahuas | |
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| Summary |
Chihuahuas take the series 6-1
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| Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Long Beach Titans | |
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| Summary |
Winnipeg takes 4 of the 7 games at Long Beach.
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| Cedar Park Bears @ Chicago Demolition | |
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Cedar Park rolls into the Windy City of Chicago.
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| Game #1: |
Dave Stewart (1-0 3.19) picks up his first win on the season. Bill Doran is 4 for 4. Darryl Strayberry & Eric Davis have 2 RBI’s apiece. Dennis Eckersley picks up his 4th save on the season. Todd Zeile homers & has 3 RBI’s for Cedar Park.
Final Score: Chicago 8 – Cedar Park 5
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| Game #2: |
Mike Boddicker (2-0 1.57) picks up the win for Cedar Park. Todd Zeile is the man for the Bears with 2 Home Runs & 4 RBI’s. Gregg Olson picks up save #3 on the season.
Final Score: Cedar Park 5 – Chicago 2
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| Game #3: |
Roger Clemens (2-1 2.84) goes the distance with a complete game shut out.
Final Score: Chicago 3 – Cedar Park 0
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| Game #4: |
Dave Steib (3-0 1.64) goes 7 strong, allowing 1 walk and 5 hits along with 0 Earned Runs.Mike Scioscia is 3 for 4 with 3 RBI’s.Final Score: Chicago 8 – Cedar Park 0
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| Game #5: |
Mike Moore (2-0 3.08) is solid for the Bears going 6.1 Innings. Gregg Olson picks up save #4. Will Clark is 3 for 5 with 2 RBI’s.
Gene Larkin is 4 for 4 with 3 RBI’s for Chicago. Final Score: Cedar Park 7 – Chicago 5
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| Summary |
The Demolition take the series 4 games to 2.
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