From: ddyte@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Aussie Bball News #11- Blues are Back!
Date: 5 Jan 93 21:11:20 +1100
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

MONARCHS, THEN REDS, THEN BLUES ON TOP!

Results from the last couple of weeks, missing the Perth Heat's
3-0 sweep of the series in Adelaide against the Giants, and
probably quite a bit more:

     Wed 23 Dec:

Game 1    Monarchs 0           Game 2   Monarchs 3
          Reds     1                    Reds     1

Bandits  3
Dolphins 8

Dolphin pitcher Adrian Meagher remained steady, while Brisbane
starter Faw was easy to hit, hanging his inside curve.


     Mon 28 Dec:

Reds 6
B'rangers 1

     Tues 29 Dec:

Game 1    B'rangers 1          Game 2   B'rangers 2
          Reds      2                   Reds      6

The Bushrangers led game 1 until the bottom of the seventh,
and finished up walking home the winning run. In game 2, the
decisive blow was catcher David Clarkson's grand slam homer in
the second, after which Dave White's next pitch hit Andrew
Spencer, leading to White's ejection.

     Wed 30 Dec:

Reds     3 (8h)
Monarchs 2 (10h)

Don Lemon made his return from a shoulder injury sustained
during the all in brawl with the Dolphins, but was below his
best, being removed in the fifth. Monarch catcher Mark Skeels
was ejected for arguing a call. Warner hit two doubles for the
Reds, while Carothers and Peterson hit solo homers for the
Monarchs. Rob Hogan took the win and Phil Dale the save.
Waverley took top spot with this win.

     Sat 2 Jan:

Game 1     Reds     7 (11h)    Game 2   Reds      5 (11h)
           Monarchs 2 (7h)              Monarchs 14 (16h)

Another Carothers homer couldn't save the Monarchs in game 1,
as Reyes pitched well for Waverley while Canadian import Barry
Parisotto faltered in the 100 degree F heat, giving up eight
hits in 3.1 innings. Warner, Heath and Hubble each hit twice
for the Reds. In game 2, the starting fairy tale of Simon
Sheldon-Collins was interrupted by DH Keith Gogas, a pitcher for
the Monarchs, who hit a home run, a triple and a double, more
than matching Spencer's homer for Waverley. Waddell and Carothers
also picked up 3 hits each, with Respondek taking the win.
Waverley manager Phil Dale was ejected in the seventh for arguing
over whether a catch had been made in the outfield.

Game 1     B'gers 0 (1h)          Game 2   B'gers 4 (13h)
           Blues  5 (6h)                   Blues  6 (6h)

Sydney's star pitcher Al Montoya threw the (7 inning) 1 hitter
in game 1, while Jones and Jowatt's three hits apeice could not
help Melbourne in game 2, as reliever Cuthbert got the win, and
Andrew Linehan took another tough loss.

     Sun 3 Jan:

Game 1 B'gers 1217002 13 (10h)  Game 2 B'gers 2000212 7 (9h)
       Blues  032261x 14 (15h)         Blues  4100111 8 (8h)

The unluckiest team anywhere in baseball is the Melbourne
Bushrangers. In game 1, Bushrangers Thompson, Jowatt, Scott and
Walters all hit home runs, but Shipley's 3 run homer and White's
five hits for Sydney saw them win out reliever Turner. In game 2,
Scott again homered for Melbourne, and Thompson got 3 hits including
a double, but Marks led off the seventh with a homer from Simpson
to again sink the Rangers. The 4-0 weekend sweep saw the Blues go
to the top of the table.

Bandits  7
Dolphins 6

Gold Coast scored three runs in the last two innings but could
not quite make up the gap on the Bandits.

Heat 6    (in 13 innings)
Giants 8

Holland's two run homer in the ninth couldn't help the Heat, who
had won their previous six games.

     Mon 4 Jan:

Monarchs 8 (10h,0e)
Reds     2 (8h,4e)

Peter Jacobsson, ERA leader with 0.74, took the win for the
Monarchs, conceding 1 run in his 8 innings. The Reds crowd began
to hope for a miracle when Heath doubled, and was driven home by
Harvey to open the ninth, but Jones retired the next three to end
the game. Kernick, Skeels and Waddell each hit twice for the
Monarchs, while Neiles' high flying catch at second base for
Melbourne was the highlight of the game.

     Table:
                                 W   L   GB
Sydney Blues                    16   9   -
Melbourne Monarchs              19  13   0.5
Waverley Reds                   17  13   1.5
Brisbane Bandits                13  10   2
Perth Heat                      15  13   2.5
=Adelaide Giants                11  16   5
=Gold Coast Dolphins            11  16   5
Melbourne Bushrangers            9  19   7.5

                          - David Dyte
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