Zug Island Lugnuts Schedule

The previously winless Diamondbacks overcame a first-inning 2-0 deficit and unloaded for seven runs each in the third and fourth innings, then eight more in the fifth and final inning to crush the Zug Island Lugnuts 22-10 at Police Athletic League stadium.

Jeff Buller and Greg Chastang led the 23-hit attack with three hits each, while ex-Lugnut Tracy Conyer and Greg Hunt each had two hits and there were five D'backs walks.

The Lugnuts used three pitchers, all ineffective, but took advantage of eight hits and seven walks to produce their biggest run output in two seasons. The top two batters continued their assault as they have all season, with leadoff man Don Ukrainec going 2-for-3 with two runs and two stolen bases, followed by Mitch Katsuda with 2-for-2, with two RBI, a walk and two stolen bases.

The injury-riddle 'Nuts, who have yet to win this season, scored twice in the first inning and seven times in the fourth off multiple pitchers, adding a run in the bottom of the fifth of the time-shortened game. They've given up 42 runs in the last two games -- after a tight 5-2 loss to the Motor City Firebirds.

The Indians used a different pitcher every inning to get ready for the playoffs and took advantage of a dozen Zug Island errors -- and got a three-run homer from Steve Lezotte to boot -- in crushing the Lugnuts 22-2 at PAL field.

Seven of the Indians runs were earned and they got half as many hits as runs, including four doubles. The Zuglugs got their two runs in the fourth off Lezotte on a single by former Indian Bob Leathley after a single and stolen base by Don Ukrainec, a walk by Mitch Katsuda, and Dave Pichan's sacrifice bunt.

Bob Hanon started for the 'Nuts and lasted into the second inning when errors doomed him. He gave up five runs, but just one was earned. Dennis MacDonald, Larry Paladino, and Pichan followed as Lugnuts pitchers. Right fielder Wally Frontera took a fly ball off his head in the second inning but stayed in the game and was OK.

Each team used some A/B batters and each sent 16 players to the plate.