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Eugene Church · 07-22-2009, 06:24 PM

The Islandian Times

Friday, September 24, 2004

Ruthlandian Union 2004 Sweet 16 Series

Castillo's 2 HR KO Sunbirds, Bulls Move On
Rookie LF Jose Castillo unloaded two home runs and powered the Ranford Bulls into the IPA Elite 8 with a 6-2 shellacking of the Belair Beach Sunbirds. Ranford took three of the four games to eliminate the RU South champions from the playoffs. Castillo (.200) drove in three runs and scored three times to back up the fine pitching of Chris Bernhoffer (2-0 1.00), who went the distance and shackled the Sunbirds on seven hits. Bernhoffer had shut them out in game one 7-0. Ray Watson (0-2 9.39) lost his second game of the series as he was tagged for five runs in four innings. Watson gave up both of Castillo's home runs.

Ranford will now tangle with North Division rival Valmara in the Elite 8 Series.

V's Edge Elnora 5-3 In 10, All-Stars Are Out
Back-to-back blasts in the 10th inning propelled Volusia past favored Elnora 5-3, sending the Vigilantes to the Elite 8 round in the IPA playoffs. The All-Stars were the BNN choice to represent the RU in the Pro Cup Series. CF Ryan Raines (.200) stroked a two-run homer and LF Briscoe Crowder (.214) got a solo smash to give Volusia its third win in four games over the RU East champion. Zoggy White's relief corps let him down after his starting pitcher Lou Horn had given a good account of himself with eight strong innings. Horn held the V's to one run and five hits, fanned five and walked three. Tim Hudson gave up the tying run in the ninth and Kenny Kerr (0-1) was bashed for two homers in the tenth to doom the All-Stars. Todd Wolfe (1-0) garnered the victory, but gave up a home run to 3B Dmitri Vrotsos (.143) in the last of the tenth. Wolfe allowed one run in two innings of work. Both teams collected 11 hits each.

Volusia of the RU West will now meet the Sugar Valley Rattlers of the RU East. Both teams finished second in the regular season and whipped division champs to advance to the Elite 8.

Vipers Advance To Elite 8, Nose Out Claxton 2-1
The Valmara Vipers will advance to the IPA Elite 8 by virtue of their third one-run victory over the Claxton Diamonds. The Vipers nosed them out 2-1 today to win the Sweet 16 Series three games to one. Manager J. Jackson Samuel got strong pitching from Danny Blauser and closer Gerry Wojcik. Blauser was a surprise starter as Vanya Vasylenko was slated to take the mound. Vasylenko wasn't feeling good, so Blauser went to the hill. Blauser was a starter during the regular season with a 14-17 mark and a 3.79 ERA, but was designated for long relief for the playoffs as most teams go with three starters.

Blauser (2-0 0.96) responded with an impressive outing, stopping Claxton on six hits and one run, while striking out 9 and walking three. Blauser had shut the Diamonds out 2-0 going into the ninth, when back-to-back doubles by 1B Marty McCluskey (.133) and SS Eric Carducci (.077) cut the margin to 2-1 and put the tying run on second base with one out. Samuel then summoned his closer Gerry Wojcik to the hill and he promptly put an end to the rally by striking out RF Sammy Joe Fuchs (.083) and pinchhitter Johnny Smith (.000) to nail down the verdict and send Valmara the next round and to end Claxton's season.

The Vipers got a run in the second frame on singles by 1B Masaichi Okawa (.400) and CF Jan Szymanski (.500) and a sac fly by SS Steve Androwski (.091). Androwski also plated the other run with an RBI single off reliever Tetsunori Nagashima to drive in Szymanski from third in the seventh. Losing pitcher Teddy Kuznetsov (0-1 3.38) started for Claxton and hurled a strong six innings. He allowed only one run and four hits before he departed for a pinchhitter.

Diamond manager Stacy Engel tongue-and-cheek told BNN after the game, "How do you lose a series where you outscore the other team? I think it's time to make each series longer. It looks like my club needs a few more games to get going. I think I will lobby for new rules next season. Best-of-11 or best-of-13 should do it." The Old Perfesser also added, "This ain't the first time this has happened to me. Remember in 1990, the President's Cup finals. My DeBeers team grossly outplayed the Tycalco team in three of the games, yet lost."

Engel was right. DeBeers was going for its fourth straight Island industrial league championship. The Diamonds outscored Tycalco 55-27 in the 7-game series, outhit them 91-60, outbatted them .338 to .256, hit ten home runs to Tycalco's four (three of the latter's coming in Game 7), got two complete game shutouts from Ford Whiteman and lost four games to three in one of the most stunning upsets of all-time.

Rattlers Rout Roosters 9-4, Head To Elite 8
Sugar Valley tore into five Middlefield pitchers for 12 hits to rout the Roosters 9-4 and knock them out of the IPA playoffs. The Rattlers won three of the four games in the Sweet 16 Series. 1B Ron Armstrong (.462) spearheaded them with two homers, three RBIs and three runs scored. RF Frank Horak (.333) added a solo roundtripper and scored three times. Gregg Neal (1-1 2.25) tossed a good game, allowing four runs and eight hits, while striking out five batters and walking none. Jamie Hicks (1-1 3.07) suffered the loss, giving up five runs in five-plus innings.

Sugar Valley will meet Volusia in the Elite 8 round.

07-22-2009, 06:24 PM	#1138
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,801 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Friday, September 24, 2004 Ruthlandian Union 2004 Sweet 16 Series Castillo's 2 HR KO Sunbirds, Bulls Move On Rookie LF Jose Castillo unloaded two home runs and powered the Ranford Bulls into the IPA Elite 8 with a 6-2 shellacking of the Belair Beach Sunbirds. Ranford took three of the four games to eliminate the RU South champions from the playoffs. Castillo (.200) drove in three runs and scored three times to back up the fine pitching of Chris Bernhoffer (2-0 1.00), who went the distance and shackled the Sunbirds on seven hits. Bernhoffer had shut them out in game one 7-0. Ray Watson (0-2 9.39) lost his second game of the series as he was tagged for five runs in four innings. Watson gave up both of Castillo's home runs. Ranford will now tangle with North Division rival Valmara in the Elite 8 Series. V's Edge Elnora 5-3 In 10, All-Stars Are Out Back-to-back blasts in the 10th inning propelled Volusia past favored Elnora 5-3, sending the Vigilantes to the Elite 8 round in the IPA playoffs. The All-Stars were the BNN choice to represent the RU in the Pro Cup Series. CF Ryan Raines (.200) stroked a two-run homer and LF Briscoe Crowder (.214) got a solo smash to give Volusia its third win in four games over the RU East champion. Zoggy White's relief corps let him down after his starting pitcher Lou Horn had given a good account of himself with eight strong innings. Horn held the V's to one run and five hits, fanned five and walked three. Tim Hudson gave up the tying run in the ninth and Kenny Kerr (0-1) was bashed for two homers in the tenth to doom the All-Stars. Todd Wolfe (1-0) garnered the victory, but gave up a home run to 3B Dmitri Vrotsos (.143) in the last of the tenth. Wolfe allowed one run in two innings of work. Both teams collected 11 hits each. Volusia of the RU West will now meet the Sugar Valley Rattlers of the RU East. Both teams finished second in the regular season and whipped division champs to advance to the Elite 8. Vipers Advance To Elite 8, Nose Out Claxton 2-1 The Valmara Vipers will advance to the IPA Elite 8 by virtue of their third one-run victory over the Claxton Diamonds. The Vipers nosed them out 2-1 today to win the Sweet 16 Series three games to one. Manager J. Jackson Samuel got strong pitching from Danny Blauser and closer Gerry Wojcik. Blauser was a surprise starter as Vanya Vasylenko was slated to take the mound. Vasylenko wasn't feeling good, so Blauser went to the hill. Blauser was a starter during the regular season with a 14-17 mark and a 3.79 ERA, but was designated for long relief for the playoffs as most teams go with three starters. Blauser (2-0 0.96) responded with an impressive outing, stopping Claxton on six hits and one run, while striking out 9 and walking three. Blauser had shut the Diamonds out 2-0 going into the ninth, when back-to-back doubles by 1B Marty McCluskey (.133) and SS Eric Carducci (.077) cut the margin to 2-1 and put the tying run on second base with one out. Samuel then summoned his closer Gerry Wojcik to the hill and he promptly put an end to the rally by striking out RF Sammy Joe Fuchs (.083) and pinchhitter Johnny Smith (.000) to nail down the verdict and send Valmara the next round and to end Claxton's season. The Vipers got a run in the second frame on singles by 1B Masaichi Okawa (.400) and CF Jan Szymanski (.500) and a sac fly by SS Steve Androwski (.091). Androwski also plated the other run with an RBI single off reliever Tetsunori Nagashima to drive in Szymanski from third in the seventh. Losing pitcher Teddy Kuznetsov (0-1 3.38) started for Claxton and hurled a strong six innings. He allowed only one run and four hits before he departed for a pinchhitter. Diamond manager Stacy Engel tongue-and-cheek told BNN after the game, "How do you lose a series where you outscore the other team? I think it's time to make each series longer. It looks like my club needs a few more games to get going. I think I will lobby for new rules next season. Best-of-11 or best-of-13 should do it." The Old Perfesser also added, "This ain't the first time this has happened to me. Remember in 1990, the President's Cup finals. My DeBeers team grossly outplayed the Tycalco team in three of the games, yet lost." Engel was right. DeBeers was going for its fourth straight Island industrial league championship. The Diamonds outscored Tycalco 55-27 in the 7-game series, outhit them 91-60, outbatted them .338 to .256, hit ten home runs to Tycalco's four (three of the latter's coming in Game 7), got two complete game shutouts from Ford Whiteman and lost four games to three in one of the most stunning upsets of all-time. Rattlers Rout Roosters 9-4, Head To Elite 8 Sugar Valley tore into five Middlefield pitchers for 12 hits to rout the Roosters 9-4 and knock them out of the IPA playoffs. The Rattlers won three of the four games in the Sweet 16 Series. 1B Ron Armstrong (.462) spearheaded them with two homers, three RBIs and three runs scored. RF Frank Horak (.333) added a solo roundtripper and scored three times. Gregg Neal (1-1 2.25) tossed a good game, allowing four runs and eight hits, while striking out five batters and walking none. Jamie Hicks (1-1 3.07) suffered the loss, giving up five runs in five-plus innings. Sugar Valley will meet Volusia in the Elite 8 round. Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-22-2009 at 10:51 PM.