PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #1
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| HORN,Sam | MCT AL | .409 | 1.136 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| BOSIO,Chris | MEX AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| CHAMBERLAIN,Wes | VAL NL | .321 | .750 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| JOHNSON,Randy | CLC NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germantown Grays @ Winnipeg Goldeyes | |
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Both Winnipeg and Germantown have designs on the division as this season starts. After years of rebuilding Winnipeg fans are excited about this deep pitching team but do they have enough hitting? Germantown has very good pitching and Frank Thomas.
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| Game #1: |
Winnipeg called on Tom Candiotti and Germantown countered with Mike Morgan. Morgan wasn’t great allowing 4 runs in 7 innings. Candiotti was killed by Varsho who went 4 for 5 with RBI’s in the 1st, 3rd and 5th innings! Varsho then in the 9th broke the 4-4 ties by getting on, stealing and scoring the winning run off Winnipeg’s bullpen.
Germantown 5 – Winnipeg 4
W-Montgomery (1-0)
S_Frohworth(1)
L-Willis(0-1) |
| Game #2: |
Glavine for Winnipeg pitched a gem allowing just a solo homer to Alomar over 9 innings, Finley got hit hard by Winnipeg as Omar Viquel hti two 2 run doubles. WIN 7 – GER 1
W-Glavine(1-0)
L-Finley(0-1) |
| Game #3: |
Guzman for Germantown gave up back to back homers to Devereaux and McGuire to blow a 3-0 lead, but Germantown got two in the 8th off Benes to win the game 5-3.
W-Montgomery(2-1)
S-Frohwith(2)
L-Benes(0-1) |
| Game #4: |
This game looked like a disaster for Winnipeg down 7-4 in the 8th and super closers Frohwith and Aguilera pitching the 8th and 9th.But Buhner came through with a 3 run homer int he 9th off of Aguilera for the Winnipeg 9-7 win.
W-Willis(1-1)
L-Aquilera(0-1)
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| Game #5: |
Series tied 2-2
Germantown’s Smoltz pitches a gem 1 run (Buhner homer) in 9 innings beating Sanderson 4 to 1, Dave Martinez hit a big homer to win the game. GER 4 – WIN 1
W-Smoltz(1-0)
L-Sanderson(0-1)
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| Game #6: |
Like game 1 Morgan allowed 4 runs but this time the knuckleballer Candiotti pitched a 3 hitter. Win 4 – Ger 1
W-Candiotti(1-0)
L-Morgan(0-1) |
| Game #7: |
Series tied 3-3
Tom Glavine again was brilliant throwing a 4 hit shutout and winning just 1-0 as Finley had his stuff too. A Ventura double scoring Sax was the only run in the game. W-Glavine(2-0)
L-Finley(0-2)
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| Summary |
Winnipeg is pleased to have won 4 of the 7 hard fought games. Tom Glavine was the difference in the series allowing just 7 hits in 18 innings winning both games. Germantown’s Varsho was the hitting hero hitting .462 and getting a huge outfield assist.
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| Janesville Juggernauts @ Mexico City Chihuahuas | |
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| Summary |
Mexico City Chihuahuas take 5 of 7 from Janesville.
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| Michigan Marauders @ Sugar Land Skeeters | |
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Sugar Land is finally ready to take a step up and contend. Their first test is against perennial power Michigan.
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| Game #1: |
Recent acquisition Mark Langston gives up 5 hits over 8.1 IP and Jay Bell drives in both runs with a 5th inning single as Sugar Land wins the season opener, 2-0. Steve Howe, in his most recent attempt at a comeback from drugs, gets the save.
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| Game #2: |
Bill Gullickson returns the favor, giving up 5 hits in 8 shutout innings as Michigan matches the Sugar Land game 1 win, 2-0. The runs come on solo HR by Palmeiro and Carreon. Henneman gets the save.
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| Game #3: |
Brunansky and Moseby homer and Charles Nagy gives up 1 run in 7 innings as Michigan wins, 4-1. Burke gets the save.
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| Game #4: |
Hesketh allows 1 run over 7 innings and Biggio hits a double and triple. Jay Bell gets the first Sugar Land homer. Another recent trade acquisition, Larry Andersen, gets the save as Sugar Land wins, 4-2.
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| Game #5: |
Michigan again flips the score on Sugar Land with a 4-2 win, scoring two unearned in the eighth (Murphy 2-run double) and two in the ninth (Brunansky 2-run single). Henneman with another save. Langston has yet to allow an earned run.
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| Game #6: |
Tapani is injured to start the second, forcing Sugar Land to tax their bullpen, which gives up five runs in eight IP. Fortunately, the Skeeters’ offense gets one more than the Marauders, getting 15 hits (3 each for Biggio and Bell) and 7 runs. Howe gets the worst save possible, allowing two runs in the ninth with a three-run lead.
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| Game #7: |
Tommy Greene implodes in the second but has to stay in due to the extreme bullpen use yesterday. Nokes and Gaetti get 3 RBI each and Nokes and Murphy get homers. Michigan wins in a rout, 11-2.
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| Summary |
With the game seven blowout, Michigan wins the series, 4 games to 3.
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| Detroit Stars @ Portland Mavericks | |
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| Preview | Life is filled with firsts; First breath, first love, and of course the most important… the first pitch of a new baseball season… for a new team… in a new stadium. Portland is weird. There is no beating around the bush. Fans camp outside the stadiums overnight *before* games. Despite months straight of rain, no one from Portland uses an umbrella. Ever. Adult badminton leagues, adult kickball leagues, adult *hide-n-seek* leagues. Yeah that. Bearded and beer-bellied, we just don’t fit into the typical picture frame comfortably.And our baseball team? Weird too. The Portland Mavericks joined the Pacific Coast League in 1973 as the first independent professional baseball team. A rag tag group of ballplayers from the Island of misfits, the Mavericks played 5 successful years of baseball before the forces of conformity swallowed them whole.Until now.Flash, er… forward to 1991 and the Portland Mavericks are back, but not as a single-A short season team, but with the best of the best in the MWWL. And If the Mavericks have their way, baseball, will never be normal again.
The Detroit Stars come into Portland fresh off a 99 win season and an AL West Championship |
| Game #1: |
Det Jack McDowell 14 YZ vs Mike Moore 16 YW
Lance Johnson gets the first hit ever at ‘The Brewery’ with a 2-out single in the bottom of the third. It is the Detroit Stars who score first however, with a Parker single driving in the surprising agile John Kruk. Mavericks get one right back in B4 with a Carter double scoring Will Clark, and another in the 5th to take a 2-1 lead. B7 Sharperson error allows a Portland SF for 3-1 lead. T8 Solo homer by Kruk gets the stars within one. T9 Mavericks turn a double play for the 3-2 win. McDowell L 0-1
Moore W 1-0
Pena S 1
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| Game #2: | Det Jose Deleon 13 Y vs Steve Avery 12 Y The Stars go super-nova in the first inning racking up 4 runs on a wild Steve Avery who walked 3 in the inning. B2 Carter hits solo HR for Por 1-4. B3 Portland gets two more back on a 2-out 2-run error by DeLeon. 3-4. T5 Owen gets Triple RBI for Starts 5th run. B5 With 2-outs and basses loaded, Phil Plantier plants one in the wall of the Multnomah Athletic Club. 7-5 Portland leads. B7 Zeile gets a solo HR 8-5 Por T9 Stars stage a comeback with Kruk 2B and Eisenreich single, but Portland once again ends the game on a double play to escape with a 8-5 victory. Deleon L 0-1Avery W 1-1Pena S 2. |
| Game #3: | Det Melido Perez 13 X vs Ken Hill 11 Y
Stars strike first again to 2 runs in the first as Hill looks shaky on the Hill. T6 Stars add another 3-0. B7 Perez is rolling with a 2-hitter before Carter doubles for Portland. Zeile says Ditto and Portland gets on the board. Blauser singles Zeile in to get Portland back within one run going to T8. T8 Owen greets Carpenter into the game with a 2B and then waves goodbye as Carpenter is yanked. Stars can’t plate Owen though but still lead 3-2. B6 Valle throws out Polonia trying to steal to end inning. B9 Dibble comes in for the stars and shuts down Portland 1-2-3 for the save. Perez W 1-0 Dibble S 1 Hill L 0-1 |
| Game #4: | Det Chris Nabholz 10 Y vs Charlie Hough 11 W B4 This time Portland strikes first with a 2-out single by Mike Huff scoring a huffing Ed Sprague from 2nd.T5 a long drive by Valle with the bases loaded gets the Stars a SF to tie it. Portland is lucky to get out of the inning giving up only 1. T7 Shumpert hits a solo blast to give the Stars the lead 2-1. T8 A 2-out single by Sharperson scores Kruk giving Stars some insurance. B9 Nabholz still on the mound with 11 K’s to his name. Nabholz gives up a 1-out single to Huff. Stars bring in Thigpen to face Portland 1st round pick Chuck Knoblauch. Knoblauch flies out to go 1-13 in his start. Thigpen strikes out Polonia for the 3-1 Stars win.
Nabholz brilliant 8.1 winnings for the W 1-0. Thigpen S 1 Hough L 0-1 |
| Game #5: | Det Pete Schourek 5 YW vs Greg Swindell 9 YZ
B1 Clark doubles in Polonia. 1-0 Portland and then Zeile hits a 2-run HR to give the home team a 3-0 lead. T2 Owen triples in Sharperson and Stars add two more to tie it up 3-3. T3 Stars score on FC to take lead 4-3. B4 a 2-out bases loaded single by Knoblauch gives Portland 5-4 lead, and then Polonia slaps a 2-run triple as Portland fans go wild and spill their beer. Just kidding. That would never happen. (The spilling the beer part) B5 SF RIB by Munoz for Portland 8-4. T7 Boom, ka-pow, blammo say the Stars as the explode for 3 runs to close the gap to one 7-8. T8 Stars tie it up 8-8 with a single by Kruk. B8 Knoblauch hits a 1-out double scoring two, and then Polonia triples to increase the lead to 11-8. Portland gets two more to lead by 5 going into the 9th. T9 Shumpert 2B rbi but Portland takes game 5 13-9. |
| Game #6: | Det Jack McDowell 0-1 14 YZ vs Mike Moore 1-0 16 YW
T1 Parker SF scores Kruk 1-0 Stars. Sharperson then gets a triple and rbi to increase the lead to 2-0. B1 a double by Clark scores Polonia for Portland. T2 Coleman leads off with a triple and scores on a SF. 3-1 Stars. B2 Two out error on Owen allows run to score for PDX. B3 Polonia triples for the third time in the series to lead it off, and PDX goes on to plate 4 in a big inning. B5 Pena doubles in two for Portland to increase the lead to 8-3. T6 Stars get two back to close gap to 5-8. T9 Pena comes on again to close out the Stars and Portland is guaranteed their first series win in history. |
| Game #7: |
Det Deleon 13 Y 0-1 8.44 vs Avery 1-0 1.29 12 Y Pitching duel in this one through six innings with Avery giving up just 2 hits and Deleon 4, but neither team scores. T7 Stars load the based with no outs and then Avery walks in a run. Avery leaves giving up just 2 hits, and it gets better from there for the Stars as they score 4 and break the game open. Deleon clamps down and earns the shutout in a 5-hit 2 walk game. Deleon W 1-1 3.14 Avery L 1-1 2.77 |
| Summary |
Portland gets a hard fought 4-3 series win in series 1.
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| Flossmoor Flying Squirrels @ Fort Worth Panthers | |
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MWWL Opening Week!
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| Game #1: |
Two run homer by McGriff and a three run homer by Parrish were all the scoring the Panthers would need as they take the opener.
Panthers 5, Flying Squirrels 4
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| Game #2: |
Boddicker pitched very well for the Flying Squirrels, but Wegman for Ft. Worth was better allowing only 2 hits in his 7 innings of work. Panther rookie catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez hit a home run in his first at bat and shined in his MWWL debut going 3 for 4.
Panthers 3, Flying Squirrels 1
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| Game #3: |
It looked liked Flossmoor would get their first victory of the season when they scored 5 in the first helped by a Panther error, but the Panthers would also get some assistance by their opponents bad defense when scored 5 in the 6th to overtake the Flying Squirrels.
Panthers 7, Flying Squirrels 6
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| Game #4: |
Deshields hits a walk off three run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to give Ft. Worth their 4th straight victory.
Panthers 7, Flying Squirrels 4
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| Game #5: |
Puckett went 4 for 5 with 2 triples and three RBI for Flossmoor as the Flying Squirrels get their first win of the season.
Flying Squirrels 8, Panthers 3
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| Summary | Ft. Worth takes the series 4 games to 1. |
| California Quakes @ Stockton Wings | |
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Stockton opens the season by hosting California Quakes for 7 games
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| Game #1: |
CAL 11 – STO 5 WP: Harnisch HR: Canseco, Steinbach, O’Neill (CAL), L. Walker (STO) |
| Game #2: |
CAL 6 – STO 4 WP: Harvey HR: L. Walker (STO), Johnson, O’Neill (CAL) |
| Game #3: |
STO 4 – CAL 1 WP: DeJesus HR: Hrbek, Pagliarulo (STO) |
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STO 3 – CAL 2 WP: Schooler HR: none |
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CAL 6 – STO 3 WP: Gray HR: L. Walker (STO) |
| Game #6: |
STO 7 – CAL 2 WP: Erickson HR: Tettleton, R. Jefferson (STO) |
| Game #7: |
CAL 3 – STO 0 WP: Saberhagen (CG) HR: Pendleton, O’Neill, Olerud (CAL) |
| Summary |
CAL takes the series 4 games to 3. Game 7 was scoreless going into the 9th. CAL hit three straight solo HRs with two outs. L. Walker (STO) and Paul O’Neill (CAL) hit three HRs each in the series |
| Chicago Demolition @ Montana Cutthroats | |
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The defending AL Champion Chicago Demolition visit the Montana Cutthroats in the season opening series for both teams. The Demolition look to continue their long AL dominance while the Cutthroats look to build on their first playoff appearance last season.
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| Game #1: |
Montana’s Frank Tanana cruises and makes Albert Belle‘s 1st inning 2-run HR look like it is going to stand up until the Cutthroats bullpen enters in the 8th. Chicago bangs around the Cutthroats pen with 3 runs in the 8th and 4 more in the 9th. Alvin Davis haunts his former team of last season with 2 HRs and 3 RBI while Darryl Strawberry, 3 hits, and Wade Boggs, 4 hits, contribute as well. Those three got all of Chicago’s 9 hits in the game.
FINAL – CHI 8 – MCT 3
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| Game #2: |
A Strawberry 2-run double and Boggs RBI single in the 1st is all the Demolition need as Doug Drabek goes the distance for the win. Drabek holds Cutthroats offense to only six hits. Boggs gets three more hits in the game for seven over the first two.
FINAL – CHI 5 – MCT 2
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| Game #3: |
Sam Horn crushes a 1st inning grand slam to key a 5-run 1st as Montana cruises to the win. Pitching dominates the rest of the way as both teams only score once. Jose Rijo dominates over 6 innings with a 2-hitter before leaving the game to the pen.
FINAL – MCT 6 – CHI 1
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| Game #4: |
Hal Morris and Marianno Duncan each score three times to back Bill Krueger‘s complete game shutout. Morris had quite a night. He was 2 for 5 with 3 runs, 3 RBI, and a HR. Duncan was 3 for 3 with 3 runs and a RBI. Krueger, meanwhile, went the distance allowing only 6 hits, walking 4, and striking out 5.
FINAL – MCT 10 – CHI 0
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| Game #5: |
Albert Belle drives home 4 with the help of a 2-run HR in the 1st and Hal Morris adds 3 more hits to lead Montana. Omar Olivares makes good on his first start of the season with 6 strong innings. Montana’s bullpen struggles again with allowing some late runs as Chicago rallies late.
FINAL – MCT 7 – CHI 4
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| Game #6: |
Sam Horn gets his second 4 RBI game of the series with a 3 for 4 night with 2 doubles and a HR. Montana’s bats stay hot as they build a commanding 9-3 lead. However, things get interesting late yet again. Chicago’s “come back kids” score a single run in the 8th. Then in the 9th, Milt Cuyler and Bill Doran hit back to back HRs to make it 9-6. They then proceed to draw two consecutive walks to bring the tying run to the plate. Montana closer Donn Pall then enters and closes the door for his first save of the season.
FINAL -MCT 9 – CHI 6
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| Game #7: |
The Cutthroats bats stay hot with 12 runs on 13 hits. In addition, they pound 4 HRs as Belle gets his 3rd and Horn his 4th of the series. Ray Lankford scores 5 times, Morris has another 3-hit game with 3 RBI and a HR, and Ramon Martinez does just enough on the mound to get the win. Chicago makes the most of 5 hits with 6 runs. Strawberry (2-run HR) and Mike Scoiscia (3-run HR in 9th) got the big hits for the Demolition.
FINAL – MCT 12 – CHI 7
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| Summary |
Montana gives their fans some hope as they take 5 of 7 from the defending AL Champs. For Montana, Sam Horn drove in 13 runs with 4 doubles and 4 HRs in the series. Hal Morris went 12 for 24 and 8 RBI. For Chicago, Wade Boggs and Darryl Strawberry did their usual damage. Boggs hit .370 while Straw hit .333 with 2 HRs and a team high 7 RBI.Next up – Montana hosts Fort Worth while Chicago hosts Stockton for their Home Opener.
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| Valdosta Bombers @ Missouri Black Bears | |
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Valdosta Bombers visit the Missouri Black Bears
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| Game #1: |
Valdosta 6, Missouri 5
Jordan 2 hits, RS, 2 RBI Fletcher 2 hits, RS, RBI Lee 2 hits, RS Galarraga 2 hits, 2B, HR, 2 RS, 4 RBI in the loss |
| Game #2: |
Missouri 4, Valdosta 3
Williams 2 hits, HR, RS, 3 RBI Bonds 2 hits, 2B, SB, RS Morris 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K |
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Valdosta 3, Missouri 0
Maldonado 2-run HR Walk (SP) 2 hits, RBI Walk CG, 5 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K |
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Missouri 3, Valdosta 2
Stanley 2 hits, 2B, BB, RS, RBI Sierra 3 hits, 2B, RS Portugal 7.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K |
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Missouri 8, Valdosta 5
Sierra 3 hits, HR, SB, 2 RS, 3 RBI Bonds 2 hits, 2b, SB, 2 BB, RS, RBI Lind 3 hits, 2B, RS, RBI Bielecki 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K Chamberlain 3-run HR in the loss |
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Valdosta 12, Missouri 1
Olson 4 hits, 2B, 2 RS, 3 RBI Maldonado 4 hits, 2B, 2 RS, 2 RBI Jordan 3 hits, HR, 2 RS, 2 RBI Chamberlain 3 hits, 2 RBI Browning 8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K |
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Valdosta 6, Missouri 2
Olson 2 hits, 2B, 2 RS, RBI Hunter 2 hits, 3B, RS, RBI Smith CG, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Injury: VAL – C. Maldonado (10 days) |
| Summary |
Bombers take 4 of 7 from the Black Bears
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| Long Beach Titans @ Clovis Cougars | |
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The World Champion Clovis Cougars open the defense of their crown against the Long Beach Titans
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| Game #1: |
Navarro on the hill for the Titans while the Cougars counter with Smiley. Clovis holds a slim 2-1 lead into the 6th but Rene Gonzalez takes Smiley deep to tie it up at two. In the 7th Dascenzo singles in the fleet footed Rick Dempsey for a 3-2 Titan lead. Duane Ward came in and shut the door for a long three inning save giving Long Beach the win in the season opener.
Long Beach 3 Clovis 2 |
| Game #2: |
Johnson vs Viola in what should be a good match up. Cougars jump all over Frank with a 4 spot in the second and another in the fifth to put it out of reach. The Big Unit mowed them down giving up only 4 hits while striking out 13 for the complete game shutout.
Clovis 8 Long Beach 0 |
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Game three Tomlin for the Titans and Erik Hansen for Clovis. Cougars again erupt early with 5 in the 1st and another in the second for a quick 6-0 lead. In the meantime Hansen is perfect through five before surrendering a couple of meaningless hits. When the dust settles it’s another Clovis shutout as Hansen goes the distance for a two hitter with 9 strikeouts.
Clovis 6 Long Beach 0 |
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Les Lancaster for Long Beach and playoff hero David Wells for Clovis. A virtual repeat of game three as Clovis jumps out early again and Wells brings some filthy stuff to the mound that the Titans can’t quite square up on. Wells twirls the third straight Clovis shutout giving up 7 hits while striking out 2.
Clovis 6 Long Beach 0 |
| Game #5: |
Guzman and Black take the hill today as Long Beach looks to at least score a run. Good game that goes south for Clovis when Brooks and Baerga go back to back with big flies off of Black in the 7th to tie it up. Then the pair put the nails in the coffin in the 8th when they deliver back to back run scoring singles to give Long Beach the lead and margin of victory.
Long Beach 5 Cougars 3 |
| Game #6: |
Rematch of game one. Both teams score a run in the third but that is it for a loooong time as the score remains knotted at 1 through 14 arduous innings. In the 15th the Cougars plate the game winner when Hamilton drives home Dickie Thon for the 2-1 Clovis victory. The hero of the game for Clovis was new bullpen arm Wally Ritchie who went 5 hitless innings in relief for the win.
15 innings Clovis 2 Titans 1
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| Game #7: |
Viola and the Big Unit for the series finale. Again the Cougars jump on Viola with 4 in the 3rd and 2 in the 4th to chase him from the game. Johnson continued his mastery of the Titans with his second complete game shutout, this time giving up 5 hits while striking out 12.
Clovis 9 Long Beach 0 |
| Summary |
From the Clovis Independent: In a stunning move yesterday Trent Reznor and the crew from Nine Inch Nails vacuumed and made the beds not only in their hotel rooms but also in several adjoining rooms according to Alicia Peters, manager of the Clovis Cole Hotel, where the group lodged over the past week. The band was in town for the opening day ceremonies and week long fan fest surrounding the World Champion Clovis Cougars.Said Peters, “It was really strange, the commandeered one of the staff’s cleaning carts and just went at it, many hands make light work and all”. When asked if this had ever happened before she replied, “Well, Willie Nelson was here last year and left a nice tip and a great contact high but nothing quite like this!” Neither Reznor or anyone else in the band could be contacted for comment. Cougars get their title defense off to a rousing start with a 5-2 series win that featured 4 shutouts. Johnson was the Cougars player of the week with two complete game shutouts and 25 strikeouts.
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| Steel City Sluggers @ Manhattan Gas Hornets | |
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Last year’s NL Division Champs, Steel City (West) and Manhattan (EAST)meet to open the 1991 season. Steel City is still on the rise, Manhattan looks to be dropping fast.
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| Game #1: |
Dennis Martinez (1-0) tosses 2 hitter for 8 innings and coasts to 8-0 win. Dave Henderson goes 3 for 4 with 4 RBIS to lead the attack. Bob Welch (0-1) did not look like Cy Young anymore.
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| Game #2: |
Sluggers score 3 in the 9th on the weak Gas Hornet bullpen to make it look easier than it was, 5-1 Sluggers. Andre Dawson beat up his old teammates with a double and homer (1). Belcher (1-0) the win Stewart (0-1) the loss.
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| Game #3: |
Sluggers up 5-0 through 5 1/2 – another Dawson HR (2) for two of the runs. Gas Hornets mount comeback with 1 in 6th an 3 in the 7th – all unearned. But Sluggers get an insurance run in the 9th to win 6-4. Mulliniks also homers (1). WP Hurst (1-0), S Henke (1) against former team. LP Harris (0-1).
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| Game #4: |
2 in the 1st and 1 in the 2nd (Fisk HR [1]) is enough as Leibrandt (1-0) and two relievers (Reardon and Henke S(2)) pretty much shuts down the Gas Hornets in a 4-1 Steel City win. Alicea though goes 3 for 3 with a walk for home team.
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| Game #5: |
Steel City scores on rbi single in 2nd by Dunston, Huson hits a 2 run triple for Manhattan in the 4th. That was it – Mike Gardiner goes 8.2 innings and got one out by Doug Jones, S (1) as the Gas Hornets get their first win of the season. Darling (0-1) goes the distance even though a PH with bases juiced might have helped his cause.
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| Summary |
Finale of 4-1 Steel City for the series was not a surprise. The only question remains is how good are the sluggers – their pitching is tough, hitting looks good, but Manhattan’s pitching was pretty slim. Time will tell.
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