From: ddyte@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Aussie Bball News #14- Giant Upset!
Date: 26 Jan 93 10:39:54 +1100
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

MONARCHS BACK ON TOP- FOR NOW.

Results, Wednesday through Sunday:

     Wed 20 Jan:

Blues 3
Heat  0   (11 innings)

Blues import Al Montoya pitched all 11 innings, as the Blues began
the horror Perth/Adelaide road trip (feared in all Australian sport)
in promising style.

Reds ?
Dolphins ?

I thought I heard on the tv that the Dolphins won this 10-0, but I'm
not terribly sure.

     Thurs 21 Jan:

Game 1   Blues 2            Game 2    Blues 2
         Heat  1                      Heat  4

Ben Weber won game 1, Graeme Lloyd's first loss for Perth, on Lloyd's
wild throw in the sixth. Greg Jelks again starred in hitting Perth
to their game 2 win.

Game 1   Reds 4 (6h,0e)     Game 2    Reds ?
         Dolphins 2 (6h,0e)            Dolphins ?

Andrew Spencer's two home runs saw Waverley leading 4-1, before Gold
Coast's first baseman (Badke? I can't recall) homered in the seventh
to give the Dolphins hope, but Phil Dale retired the team to collect
the save. I don't know the game 2 result, but the Reds won the series.

B'rangers 2 (8h)
Monarchs  9 (12h)

Don Lemon pitched 5 innings for his first win since coming back from
his shoulder injury, while Dave White's form slide continued- giving
up 7 runs (5 earned) in six innings. Hitting well were the Rangers'
Edwards (a triple and a double) and the Monarchs' Wilson (3 hits,
1 double), Gogos (2 doubles, 3 RBIs), and Skeels (2 doubles, 2 RBIs).
The Monarchs went past Perth into second after this win.

Also in the Friday paper, from which game I have no idea:

Brisbane Bandits import Kevin Jordan is heading towards MVP honours
after another spectacular performane. For the second successive week,
Jordan, 23, hit for the cycle- home run, triple, double, single.
The infielder collected 4 hits from 5 at bats, scored 3 runs and
drove home 1 run.

     Fri 22 Jan:

B'rangers 024010110 9 (13h,4e)
Monarchs  12502132x 16 (18h,1e)

Starters Jacobsson (former ERA leader) of the Monarchs and Gallaher
of the Bushrangers were pounded, as were most of the relievers, with
8 pitchers being used in all. Four triples and two doubles were hit,
and Pookie Wilson drove home four runs for the Monarchs. Scott and Bann
(Rangers) and Gogos, Wilson, and Skeels (Monarchs) all got 3 hits.
Reliever Gavin Hockey took the win (3ip, 2r, 1er).

Reds 6
Bandits 8

An important win, with the Bandits chasing Waverley's playoff spot.

Blues 3 (9h)
Giants 17 (13h)

Giants starter Kirwin struck out 10 in 8 innings, although Hynes
homered and Lis got 3 hits. Adelaide smashed Rimmer (4.1 ip, 10r,
7er) and Turner (1.2 ip, 7r, 5er) all over the park. Catcher Felix
Rodriguez (3 hits, one triple), David Carter (2 hits, one HR),
Craig Watts (2 hits, 1 triple), and Mark Van Pelt (one HR) were the
stars.

     Sat 23 Jan:

Game 1    Reds 1 (4h)        Game 2   Reds 6 (9h)
          Bandits 0 (5h)              Bandits 7 (11h)

Matthew Sheldon-Collins drove home the only run in the first inning
of game 1, as Reyes took another win, over the unlucky Jessop. In
game 2, with the Reds leading 5-1 in the top of the fourth, umpire
Gordon Wright siezed Reds import Lee Heath's bat and ejected him,
saying the bat was illegally grooved. Manager Phil Dale, starting
for the Reds in this game (due to the heavy schedule of the road
trip) queried the decision and was also ejected. The Bandits scored
5 in the bottom of that inning, and although the Reds levelled in
the sixth, Brisbane won in the seventh. The offending bat was a
gift from Dave Nilsson, who _gave_an_identical_bat_ to the Bandits'
Kevin Jordan, who used it in going 8 for 10 in the series, aiding
his quest to hit .400. His bat was not inspected.

Game 1    Blues 4 (9h)       Game 2    Blues 0 (4h)
          Giants 9 (13h)               Giants 1 (4h)

In game 1, the Giants' 6 run fourth inning won the game, with Bahnert
collecting 3 hits (2 doubles) and 3 RBIs. 8 batters in all hit for
Adelaide, while Murphy homered for Sydney, and Loeb drove in 3 runs.
Scoble took the win. In game 2, Adelaide completed an upset sweep
with Day driving home the winning run for Fidge in the fourth.
This loss saw the Blues lose first place to the Monarchs.

     Sunday 24 Jan:

Monarchs at Bushrangers rained out, Monarchs leading 2-0 in the fourth.


     Table:
                               W   L   GB
Melbourne Monarchs            24  16   -
Sydney Blues                  22  15   0.5
Perth Heat                    24  18   1
Waverley Reds                 22  18   2
Brisbane Bandits              20  17   2.5
Gold Coast Dolphins           18  23   6.5
Adelaide Giants               16  24   8
Melbourne Bushrangers         12  27  11.5

                                      - David Dyte