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Eugene Church · 05-29-2009, 11:27 PM

The Islandian Times

Tuesday, October 7, 2003

Islandian Pro Cup Playoffs - Game Three at Valmara

Turon Typhoons Sweep Pro Cup From Valmara
Nobody believed in the Turon Typhoons, but they believed in themselves and swept the powerful Valmara Vipers in three games to take the Islandian Pro Cup, emblematic of the best in professional baseball. Manager Ashton "Whitey" Richburn got another good pitching performance from big 6'7" James Longstreet (4-0 1.05) as he stopped Valmara 5-3. The 30-year-old righthander held the Vipers to just one run over seven innings while the Typhoons ran up a 5-1 lead. Longstreet weakened in the eighth and needed relief from Richburn's superb closer Mac Yokum, who nailed down the game and the championship. It was Yokum's (0-0 0.00) fifth save in the playoffs. In seven appearances he worked 11 innings and did not allow a single run. LF Lance Ambrose (.341) and 2B Ronnie Mikkelsen (.218) paced the Turon 11-hit attack with two hits and two RBIs apiece. Valmara got on the board first in the second inning when they loaded the bases with two walks and a single and scored on a double-play ball. Ambrose tied it up 1-1 with a single in the third frame. In the fourth Mikkelsen doubled in two runs and 3B Ernie Fletcher (.283) drove in a third one with a single to increase the Typhoons lead to 4-1. In the seventh Ambrose batted in Turon's final run with a single. With the bases loaded on Longstreet's wildness in the eighth, the Vipers got two runs on a error and a wild pitch when Yokum came on and got Turon out of the inning. In the ninth he retired Valmara in order.

05-29-2009, 11:27 PM	#982
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,695 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Tuesday, October 7, 2003 Islandian Pro Cup Playoffs - Game Three at Valmara Turon Typhoons Sweep Pro Cup From Valmara Nobody believed in the Turon Typhoons, but they believed in themselves and swept the powerful Valmara Vipers in three games to take the Islandian Pro Cup, emblematic of the best in professional baseball. Manager Ashton "Whitey" Richburn got another good pitching performance from big 6'7" James Longstreet (4-0 1.05) as he stopped Valmara 5-3. The 30-year-old righthander held the Vipers to just one run over seven innings while the Typhoons ran up a 5-1 lead. Longstreet weakened in the eighth and needed relief from Richburn's superb closer Mac Yokum, who nailed down the game and the championship. It was Yokum's (0-0 0.00) fifth save in the playoffs. In seven appearances he worked 11 innings and did not allow a single run. LF Lance Ambrose (.341) and 2B Ronnie Mikkelsen (.218) paced the Turon 11-hit attack with two hits and two RBIs apiece. Valmara got on the board first in the second inning when they loaded the bases with two walks and a single and scored on a double-play ball. Ambrose tied it up 1-1 with a single in the third frame. In the fourth Mikkelsen doubled in two runs and 3B Ernie Fletcher (.283) drove in a third one with a single to increase the Typhoons lead to 4-1. In the seventh Ambrose batted in Turon's final run with a single. With the bases loaded on Longstreet's wildness in the eighth, the Vipers got two runs on a error and a wild pitch when Yokum came on and got Turon out of the inning. In the ninth he retired Valmara in order. Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-02-2022 at 11:26 AM.