Northern League recap
Published on September 3, 2006 under Northern League (NL) News Release
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Schaumburg Flyers... 000 200 100 - 3 9 1 Joliet JackHammers.. 501 110 00X - 8 14 0 -------------------------------------------
Batteries: SHM - Dave Dobosz, Chris Andel (6th), Andrew Jefferson (7th), Matt Schweitzer (8th)and Ryan Walker
JOL - Eric Fussell, Tommy Boss (7th), Derrick Ellison (9th) and Greg Stevens
WP - Eric Fussell (1-1)
LP - Dave Dobosz (4-6)
SAVE - none
Home Runs: SHM - none
JOL - Blake Gill (4) off Dobosz in the 1st, 2 on
- Rob Stratton (8) off Dobosz in the 4th, 0 on
Time - 2:26 Att. - 3,682
JOLIET - Blake Gill and Rob Stratton combined for five hits and five RBIs to lead the Joliet JackHammers to an 8-3 win over the Schaumburg Flyers at Alexian Field.
Stratton's RBI-double started the scoring in the JackHammers' five-run first. Later in the inning, Gill socked a three-run homer.
Stratton added a solo homer in the fourth.
Joliet remains one game ahead of second-place Gary in the East Division second-half standings with one game to play. Joliet can clinch the second-half division title with a win over Schaumburg in the series finale Sunday, or with a Gary loss Sunday in Gary's game with Kansas City.
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Score by Innings R H E
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Kansas City......... 000 000 000 - 0 5 0
Gary RailCats....... 101 000 01X - 3 12 1
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Batteries: KCT - Jonathan Krysa, Logan McElwain (8th) and Craig Hurba
GAR - Josh Habel, Travis Kerber (8th), Pete Sikaras (9th) and Chris Curry
WP - Josh Habel (8-9)
LP - Jonathan Krysa (13-5)
SAVE - Pete Sikaras (6)
Home Runs: KCT - none
GAR - none
Time - 2:34 Att. - 4,417
GARY - Josh Habel and two relievers combined on a five-hitter as the Gary SouthShore RailCats shutout the Kansas City T-Bones 3-0 at U. S. Steel Yard.
Habel (8-9) struck out 12 batters over seven innings, one shy of the Gary club record. The right-hander yielded four hits and one walk.
Travis Kerber worked the eighth and Pete Sikaras pitched the ninth for his sixth save.
Jermaine Allensworth had two hits, including a first-innign RBI-single, to lead the Gary offense.
The result kept Gary alive in the East Division second-half playoff race, and eliminated Kansas City from playoff contention. Gary trails Joliet by one game with one game to play, while Kansas City trails Joliet by three games. Gary can force a one-game playoff Monday at Gary with a win Sunday over Kansas City and a Joliet loss versus Schaumburg.
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Winnipeg Goldeyes... 000 000 001 - 1 11 1 Calgary Vipers...... 220 000 00X - 4 9 0 -------------------------------------------
Batteries: WPG - Ben Moore, Donnie Smith (7th), Juan Velazquez (8th) and Matt Mann, Onix Mercado CGY - Clint Hosford and Brandon Rogers
WP - Clint Hosford (5-5) LP - Ben Moore (7-6) SAVE - none
Home Runs: WPG - Will Smith (3) off Hosford in the 9th, 0 on
CGY - none
Time - 2:03 Att. - 1,255
CALGARY - Clint Hosford scattered 11 hits in pitching a complete game as the Calgary Vipers defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 4-1 at Foothills Stadium.
Hosford walked one and struck out six. Hosford's shutout bid ended on Will Smith's ninth inning homer.
Darryl Brinkley batted 3-for-4 to lead the Calgary offense.
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Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------------- Fargo-Moorhead RHawks 100 000 400 - 5 8 0 Edmonton Cracker-Cats 000 000 000 - 0 4 0 --------------------------------------------
Batteries: FM - Todd George, Brian Adams (8th), Brandon Culp (9th) and Allen Mottram
EDM - Mike Henry, Nate Cabrera (8th) and Nick Hiter
WP - Todd George (10-4)
LP - Mike Henry (5-3)
SAVE - none
Home Runs: FM - Joe Mathis (11) off Henry in the 1st, 0 on
- Brent Krause (6) off Henry in the 7th, 2 on
EDM - none
Time - 2:30 Att. - 1,545
EDMONTON - Todd George pitched seven scoreless innings and Joe Mathis and Brent Krause each homered as the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks shutout the Edmonton Cracker-Cats 5-0 at TELUS Field.
George yielded three hits and one walk while striking out five. Brian Adams and Brandon Culp each pitched a scoreless inning to finish the combined shutout.
Mathis stroked the first pitch of the game for a home run. Krause capped a four-run seventh inning with a three-run homer. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Northern League standings THROUGH GAMES OF 9/2/06 (SECOND HALF)
EAST DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK L10 JOLIET 26 21 .553 W 3 6- 4 GARY 25 22 .532 1.0 W 6 6- 4 KANSAS CITY 23 24 .489 3.0 L 4 5- 5 SCHAUMBURG* 14 33 .298 12.0 L 5 2- 8
WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK L10 FARGO-MOORHEAD@ 31 16 .660 W 1 6- 4 WINNIPEG# 24 23 .511 7.0 L 1 6- 4 CALGARY 23 24 .489 8.0 W 1 6- 4
EDMONTON 22 25 .468 9.0 L 1 3- 7
*denotes first-half champion
+denotes second-half champion
@denotes first- and second-half champion
#denotes wild-card playoff berth
TODAYS GAMES 9/3/06
SCHAUMBURG AT JOLIET RICK DEHART (5-6) VS TBA
KANSAS CITY AT GARY HANK WOODMAN (5-4) VS WILLIE GLEN (11-5)
FARGO-MOORHEAD AT EDMONTON TBA
WINNIPEG AT CALGARY TBA
Northern League Stories from September 3, 2006
- Northern League recap - NL
- Flyers, Hahn end regular season with a win, playoffs Tuesday - Schaumburg Flyers
- Edmonton concludes season with a victory - Edmonton Capitals
- RailCats win seventh straight, qualify for one game playoff with Joliet - Gary SouthShore Railcats
- Vipers finish season with 10-4 loss - Calgary Vipers
- T-Bones fall again, end season on five-game skid - Kansas City Monarchs
- Flyers fall to Jackhammers - Schaumburg Flyers
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