CAPAHAS CONTINUE TO SIZZLE

Not unlike the sweltering heat wave outside, the Craftsman Union Capahas are on a hot streak of their own.

The Capahas' recent tear has sent their winning streak to 10 games with a 6-2 triumph over the Evansville (Ind.) Outlaws at Capaha Field Sunday afternoon.

The Capahas, who improved their record to 28-7, wasted no time as they picked up two runs in the first inning. Denver Stuckey led off with an infield hit and came home on a double by Dave Lawson. Lawson later scored on a ground out by Kevin Meyer.

The Outlaws (49-8) bounced back with a run in the second.

In the bottom of the second, Lawson delivered an RBI single, moved to third on a single by Scott Reinagel and scored on a Tristen McDonald sacrifice fly as the Capahas moved ahead 4-1.

Lawson led the Capahas with three hits, while Stuckey and Meyer had two each.

"Even using wooden bats, I think we're swinging the bats pretty good," said Capahas manager Jess Bolen of his squad's 10-hit offensive attack. "There's a lot of line drives coming off our bats right now."

Brad Purcell, the Capahas' starting pitcher, allowed one run, struck out one and walked three during an abbreviated three-inning stint to pick up the win.

Bolen wanted to get work for some other pitchers on the staff, since during the current streak the pitching has been so dominant most starters have gone the distance.

Kyle Perry came on in relief in the fourth inning and held the Outlaws to one run, with two strikeouts and one walk. Perry went four innings.

Evansville's final run came on a fifth-inning homer off the bat of ex-minor leaguer Marty Watson, making it 4-2.

But that's as close as Evansville would get as Perry and James Beever, who picked up the save with two shutout innings in the eighth and ninth, closed the door.

The Capahas picked up single runs in the fifth and eighth to wrap up the victory.

Said Outlaws player-coach Tim Turpin, "We were missing a few players today, but we threw our best at em. Cape's a good ballclub, and you can't take nothing away from em. We've played the Caps for 10 years and they're a class organization and I just hope we gave em a good workout today."