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Eugene Church · 03-23-2009, 08:14 PM

The Islandian Times

Tuesday, September 24, 2002

Ruthlandian Union Elite 8 Series

Elnora Wins 5th Staight, Tops A's 6-2 in Opener
In the Elite 8 opener in Elnora, the All-Stars combined solid pitching by Taylor Gibbs (2-0 2.00) and four errors by favored Glasco to come away with a 6-2 victory... Gibbs went the route, fanned seven, walked three and permitted only two runs on eight hits... Elnora is unbeaten in five playoff games this season... Faulty fielding cost the A's four runs in the game... Ray Cook (0-1 6.75) was the losing pitcher, but only surrendered one earned run and five hits in six innings... He exited the game trailing 4-1... C Todd Simons (.353) tripled in two runs in the first inning for Elnora... Three throwing errors by catcher Les Ferguson on attempted steals opened the gates for the All-Stars... The Glasco A's have their backs to the wall and will try to get back in the series at Athletics Field tomorrow afternoon.

Krueger Fires 2-hitter, Valka Blanks Roosters 1-0
Valka got a dazzling performance from Connie Krueger, who blanked the Middlefield Roosters on two hits as the Blackhawks opened up the Elite 8 Series with a 1-0 triumph... Junkballing Krueger powder-puffed his way through the Middlefield line-up, giving up only two singles... The Blackhawk righthander had a no-hitter for seven innings... 1B Ricky Tinker got the first hit in the eighth and RF Bailey Norcross got the second one in the ninth... Krueger fanned one batter and walked three in a superb outing... Rooster starter Jackie Lee Bevis was also outstanding, holding Valka scoreless on seven hits in his seven and two-thirds innings with six strikeouts and one walk... Bevis tired in the eighth and had to come out of the game... The Blackhawks finally won it in the top of the ninth when 2B Bryan McGinnis (.217) doubled and scored C Kristjan Kasik(.217), who had walked to lead off the inning... Otis Canfield (0-1 4.91) relieved in the ninth, faced three batters, got none of them out, gave up the winning run and was the losing pitcher. Valka chalked up nine hits in the game. The Blackhawks will be at home tomorrow and will try to wrap up the series with a sweep.

Tycobbian Union Elite 8 Series

San Alejo Thumps Rolling Hills 7-4 in First Game
The IPA Pro Cup favorite, the San Alejo Montaneros, benefited from three errors and three unearned runs to thump the Rolling Hills Reds at the Midtown Base Ball Grounds to go 1-up in the Elite 8 Series... Manager Lando Peceda finally got a decent start out of his ace, Ernie Arredondo, who has struggled in two playoff starts... Arredondo, a 25-game winner, pitched a fine game until he ran out of gas in the ninth inning and was tagged for three runs... Arredondo (1-2 7.79) had only allowed one run in the first eight frames and had a 7-1 edge going into the final inning... he allowed 11 hits, struck out five and walked three... Pedro Acosta relieved him and got the final out for the save... Pacing the Montaneros 10-hit attack were 2B Xavier Rocha (.357) with two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored... and 3B Paolo Huerta (.269) with two RBIs... Ken Greenwood (2-1 2.01) went down to defeat for the first time in the postseason... He allowed five runs - three earned - and went to the showers in the three-run seventh... Rolling Hills will have to rebound and win the series in San Alejo at the Casa de Beisbol... The second game is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

Red Caps Clobber Cowboys 10-1 in Elite 8 opener
At Winchester Park in Oxford, the Red Caps had an easy time with the High Mesa Cowboys and clobbered them 10-1 in the first game of their Elite 8 Series... Oxford smacked 13 singles and were paced by SS Wayne Matsuk (.190) with two hits and three RBIs and C Butch Kegley (.360) with a pair of hits and two runs batted in... The Red Caps also sparkled on the mound as starter Jim Melanakos hurled seven innings of shutout ball, stopping the Cowboys on four hits... Melanakos (1-1 3.38) fanned seven batters and issued no walks... Del Anderson finished up for him and was tagged for a home run by 2B Ed Granberg in the eighth, his third of the postseason... Cowboy starting pitcher Donnie Rinaldi (0-1) lost the game, yielding five runs in three-plus innings... The series will switch to High Mesa for game two tomorrow afternoon.

03-23-2009, 08:14 PM	#827
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,918	The Islandian Times Tuesday, September 24, 2002 Ruthlandian Union Elite 8 Series Elnora Wins 5th Staight, Tops A's 6-2 in Opener In the Elite 8 opener in Elnora, the All-Stars combined solid pitching by Taylor Gibbs (2-0 2.00) and four errors by favored Glasco to come away with a 6-2 victory... Gibbs went the route, fanned seven, walked three and permitted only two runs on eight hits... Elnora is unbeaten in five playoff games this season... Faulty fielding cost the A's four runs in the game... Ray Cook (0-1 6.75) was the losing pitcher, but only surrendered one earned run and five hits in six innings... He exited the game trailing 4-1... C Todd Simons (.353) tripled in two runs in the first inning for Elnora... Three throwing errors by catcher Les Ferguson on attempted steals opened the gates for the All-Stars... The Glasco A's have their backs to the wall and will try to get back in the series at Athletics Field tomorrow afternoon. Krueger Fires 2-hitter, Valka Blanks Roosters 1-0 Valka got a dazzling performance from Connie Krueger, who blanked the Middlefield Roosters on two hits as the Blackhawks opened up the Elite 8 Series with a 1-0 triumph... Junkballing Krueger powder-puffed his way through the Middlefield line-up, giving up only two singles... The Blackhawk righthander had a no-hitter for seven innings... 1B Ricky Tinker got the first hit in the eighth and RF Bailey Norcross got the second one in the ninth... Krueger fanned one batter and walked three in a superb outing... Rooster starter Jackie Lee Bevis was also outstanding, holding Valka scoreless on seven hits in his seven and two-thirds innings with six strikeouts and one walk... Bevis tired in the eighth and had to come out of the game... The Blackhawks finally won it in the top of the ninth when 2B Bryan McGinnis (.217) doubled and scored C Kristjan Kasik(.217), who had walked to lead off the inning... Otis Canfield (0-1 4.91) relieved in the ninth, faced three batters, got none of them out, gave up the winning run and was the losing pitcher. Valka chalked up nine hits in the game. The Blackhawks will be at home tomorrow and will try to wrap up the series with a sweep. Tycobbian Union Elite 8 Series San Alejo Thumps Rolling Hills 7-4 in First Game The IPA Pro Cup favorite, the San Alejo Montaneros, benefited from three errors and three unearned runs to thump the Rolling Hills Reds at the Midtown Base Ball Grounds to go 1-up in the Elite 8 Series... Manager Lando Peceda finally got a decent start out of his ace, Ernie Arredondo, who has struggled in two playoff starts... Arredondo, a 25-game winner, pitched a fine game until he ran out of gas in the ninth inning and was tagged for three runs... Arredondo (1-2 7.79) had only allowed one run in the first eight frames and had a 7-1 edge going into the final inning... he allowed 11 hits, struck out five and walked three... Pedro Acosta relieved him and got the final out for the save... Pacing the Montaneros 10-hit attack were 2B Xavier Rocha (.357) with two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored... and 3B Paolo Huerta (.269) with two RBIs... Ken Greenwood (2-1 2.01) went down to defeat for the first time in the postseason... He allowed five runs - three earned - and went to the showers in the three-run seventh... Rolling Hills will have to rebound and win the series in San Alejo at the Casa de Beisbol... The second game is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. Red Caps Clobber Cowboys 10-1 in Elite 8 opener At Winchester Park in Oxford, the Red Caps had an easy time with the High Mesa Cowboys and clobbered them 10-1 in the first game of their Elite 8 Series... Oxford smacked 13 singles and were paced by SS Wayne Matsuk (.190) with two hits and three RBIs and C Butch Kegley (.360) with a pair of hits and two runs batted in... The Red Caps also sparkled on the mound as starter Jim Melanakos hurled seven innings of shutout ball, stopping the Cowboys on four hits... Melanakos (1-1 3.38) fanned seven batters and issued no walks... Del Anderson finished up for him and was tagged for a home run by 2B Ed Granberg in the eighth, his third of the postseason... Cowboy starting pitcher Donnie Rinaldi (0-1) lost the game, yielding five runs in three-plus innings... The series will switch to High Mesa for game two tomorrow afternoon.