The Islandian Times
Monday, September 22, 2003
Big Second Half Gives Volusia RU West Flag - Roosters, Blasters and Lumberjacks in Playoffs
It looks like the Volusia Vigilantes (88-66) are back. The V's won the first-ever IPA Pro Cup in 2001 and this could be the year to add to their laurels. Skipper Alfonso Feliz has outstanding pitching and won the Ruthlandian West flag by three games over the second place Middlefield Roosters (85-69), one of the top hitting club in the IPA. The Vigilantes had an outstanding second half with a sparkling 48-29 record to catch up to and surpass the three teams that were ahead of them at mid-year. Middlefield was only 39-38 over the last three months, while third place Colfax (81-73) posted a 38-39 mark and end up seven games behind Volusia. Forest City (80-74) put up a 37-40 ledger sheet to finish fourth and claim the final playoff slot. The 'Jacks wrapped up their season eight games in back of the Vigilantes. The Blasters are tutored by Clem Rogers and Rob Jackson is in charge of the Lumberjacks.
Holding forth in fifth place were the Sligo Rovers (78-76), who trailed by 10 games. The number six club in the race were the Stoner Stars (74-80), followed by Rocky Rapids (72-82) in seventh place and Fort Benton (70-84) in last place. Eddie Keys is the Rovers field director, Willie Dickens is Stoner's head man and Robbie Brooks manages the Defenders.
In first round IPA Pro Cup playoff games, Volusia is top-seeded and will play fourth-seeded Forest City at the 'Jacks home field in game one with game two and three at the Jailhouse in Volusia. In the other division playoff contest it will be the number two seed Middlefield Roosters engaging the third-seeded Colfax Blasters on the road at Mountain View Stadium. All IPA Pro Cup playoff series are best-two-out-of-three in round one, the Elite 8 and Final 4. The championship series is best-three-out-of-five.
Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-30-2009 at 07:51 PM.
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