It was a big week in the UA…Come Arnould, Cal Oluoch, Jimmy Hamm, and Jose Lia Tinta flirted with history as they fought this week to maintain hitting streaks…In an impressive streak of his own, Northsouth CL Peter Hernankez has not blown a save this year…The Cherricaw Herders were the hottest team in baseball coming into this week, having won 8 of their last 10. They faced the White Sox and the Brothers to try to keep it going…
- Stars SP Stanley Quinn comes out of the game with back issues. He is awaiting diagnosis. He pitched well over 6 shutout innings in Delle’s 2-0 victory over Roland. (7/29)
- Trail Blazers RP Ramon Oba suffers more embarrassment in a bad year, losing the game for Prissley on a walk-off balk in the 13th inning, bringing home Taawa’s Jorge Terawaa. (7/29)
- Brothers SP Austin Edwards leaves in the 5th with a mild shoulder strain. The Guardians rally in the 9th for 5 runs to beat Salvation, 5-4. The Guardians are now within 4 games of 1st place. (7/29)
- White Sox RF Curt Sawyer hits 2 home runs; Herders 1B Ralph August hits his 22nd home run to tie Ramon Zuniga for the league lead. The Herders fall to the White Sox, 8-6. (7/30)
- Rivals 3B Gavin Jones hits 2 HR in a game that featured 9 total home runs between the two teams. Redwood outlasted Railey, 10-9. (7/30)
- Deerborn SS Daniel Lia Yorino hits 2 doubles and a home run for 6 RBIs, and 2B Luke Lia Puedris is 4 for 6 with 3 doubles as the White Sox outlast the Herders, 9-8 in 12 innings to complete a 3-game sweep. The White Sox are now tied for with the Stags for first place in the East. (7/31)
- Northsouth takes 2 of 3 from Salvation to pull within 4 games of first place; they are tied for the wildcard spot with Roland and Deerborn. (7/31)
- Stars SP Stanley Quinn will miss the rest of the year with a herniated disc in his back. (7/31)
- Stags SP Edward Mercier leaves with shoulder pain after the 4th inning of today’s game against the Stars. He awaits a diagnosis. The Stags beat the Stars, 7-5 to remain tied for first with the White Sox. Stags 3B Antonio Said was ejected in the 5th inning for arguing a strike call with the home plate ump. Stags LF Jose Lia Tinta has now hit in 12 straight games. (7/31)
- Stars RP Francisco Terawaa leaves the game against the Stags with elbow pain. He is listed as day-to-day. The Stars remain 5 games out of a playoff spot. (7/31)
- Rivals RF Come Arnould hits his 5th home run of the year to extend his hitting streak to 14 games, but the Owls down the Rivals, 8-3. (7/31)
- White Sox SP Jorge Takato wins UA Pitcher of the Month for July. He was 6-0 in 6 starts with a 1.28 ERA and 46 Ks. Opposing batters hit only .176 against him in July. (8/1)
- Herders 1B Ralph August is UA Batter of the Month for July. He hit 14 HR with 37 RBIs for a .353 average and scored 28 runs. (8/1)
- Miners LF Jesus Lia Taawa has a 2-HR day to get to 19 total on the year, but the Guardians monster 7-run 2nd inning sinks the Miners, 7-5. Northsouth CL Peter Hernankez remains perfect in save opportunities as he notches his 17th save. Northsouth 1B Cal Oluoch has now hit in 13 straight games. (8/1)
- Rivals LF Karl Wilkie goes 3 for 4 with 2 HR in Railey’s 10-3 win over Delle. Come Arnould rests today, so his hit streak stays at 14 games. (8/1)
- Guardians 1B Cal Oluoch played today, but walked once and did not record an official at-bat, so his hit streak remains officially intact at 13 games. Oluoch’s detractors are crying foul, but those are the rules. (8/2)
- Guardians 3B Hamid Fischer will miss 6 weeks after tearing an ab muscle today in the Guardians’ 4-3 loss to the Miners. (8/2)
- Trail Blazers LF Juan Tumaini has hit a home run in 5 of his last 6 games to bring his season total to 19. The Blazers beat the lowly Owls, 7-2. (8/2)
- Deerborn 1B Jorge Oko strikes out 5 times, but his White Sox beat the Stags in a 15-inning marathon on Jimmy Hamm’s walk-off single in his record 8th at-bat of the game. Deerborn’s Hamm has now hit safely in 9 straight games. Stags LF Jose Lia Tinta extends his hit streak to 14 games in the loss. (8/2)
- Rivals RF Come Arnould goes 0 for 3, bringing his hit streak to a close at 14 games. The Rivals beat the Stars, 3-1. (8/2)
- Stags SP Edward Mercier will miss a full calendar year with a torn rotator cuff, suffered 7/31 against the Stars. (8/3)
- Owls LF Carlos Teakowa goes deep twice, but the Trail Blazers outlast the Owls, 7-6. Prissley’s Juan Tumaini hits his 20th HR. (8/3)
- Deerborn takes 2 of 3 from the Stags to take over first place in the East. The Stags trail Northsouth by 1 game for the wildcard spot. White Sox CF Jimmy Hamm extends his hit streak to 10 games in today’s 3-2 victory over Roland. Stags LF Jose Lia Tinta’s 5th inning double extends his hit streak to 15 games. He is one game away from tying the UA record. (8/3)
- Cal Oluoch extends his hit streak to 14 games in Northsouth’s 2-1 win over Lia Kompos. (8/3)
- Rivals 3B Gavin Jones has another 2 HR game, as Railey beats Delle in 12 innings, 4-3. (8/3)
- Herders 1B Ralph August hits 2 HR to surpass Ramon Zuniga for the league lead with 24. The Herders beat the Brothers, 4-2, to take 2 of 3 games in the series. (8/3)
- Taawa Chargers star pitcher Orlando Nunez will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his shoulder on Friday. (8/4)
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