WPCNR PRESS BOX. Special to WPCNR. July 26, 2004: The Juggernaut and the Texas Thunder played four innings Sunday afternoon with the Thunder enjoying a 6-0 lead, when the thunderstorms that had delayed the start of the contest returned to the Houston area. The game was suspended, and will be played to its conclusion on the Thunder's last trip to New Jersey, August 8, 9 and 10. Meanwhile the Nauts reeling from two miserable games in the Thunder lair, return home Tuesday to play the Arizona Heat at Montclair State University Softball Stadium in a twilight game at 4:05 P.M., and night games Wednesday and Thursday evening at 7:35 P.M. The Nauts currently are third at 25-16, 2 games behind the Thunder (24-11), and Akron (25-12) in a virtual tie for first in the three-way battle for supremacy in the National Pro Fastpitch standings.  The Standings:

The National Pro Fastpitch Standings July 26, 2004:

                                    W         L        Games Behind

Akron Racers                25      12                ____

Texas Thunder               24      11                _____

NY NJ  Juggernaut        25      16                  2

New England Riptide     18      23                  9

Arizona Heat                  13      27                 13-1/2

California Sunbirds          12     28                  14-1/2

Sunday's Results

Arizona 3, New England 1

Akron 14, California 2

New York New Jersey at Texas, suspended.