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Eugene Church · 07-22-2009, 10:45 PM

The Islandian Times

Friday, September 24, 2004

Tycobbian Union 2004 Sweet 16 Series

Luxora Upsets Cape Coral, Wins In 4 Games
Eddie Hoffman was unbelievable. He no-hit Cape Coral in game one of the Sweet 16 Series, then in game four Hoffman held them hitless again until the seventh inning - 15 consecutive hitless innings. Finally breaking the spell was 2B Hoshi Sato, who belted a lead-off homer to make the score 3-1. No big deal. Luxora still won the game 3-2 and wrapped up the series three-games-to-one. Cape Coral was favored to win the IPA Pro Cup this season in the BNN postseason poll.

Hoffman (2-0 1.04) worked eight and one-third innings, permitted just three hits and two runs. In the ninth a walk, single and a walk loaded the bases for the Hurricanes with one away. At that point Zorro manager Alejandro Rodrigo sent his closer Elio Laurente to the mound. Laurente got RF Dan Rogers (.077) on a force-out at second, allowing one run to score. Then Laurente retired 3B Lonnie Moon (.125) on an infield pop-up to end the ball game and the series.

Luxora took the lead 2-0 in the opening frame after two were out. LF Joel Reed (.200) and C Otto Kronvath (.429) delivered RBI singles. The Zorros added another run in the third inning on a triple by RF Cristo Viamonte (.250) and a single by CF Lacey Tompkins (.278).

Doug Lyons (0-2 1.39) dropped his second game in the series, but was tough in the clutch. He surrendered three runs in six innings, but only one of them was earned.

Luxora will play the winner of the Colchester Elites and Oxford Red Caps in the Elite 8 Series.

Oxford Evens Series, Beats Elites 6-4
At Winchester Park in Oxford, the home town Red Caps went deep twice and made them stand up 6-4 to even the Sweet 16 Series with the Colchester Elites. The two ball clubs have split four games thus far. Today it was homers by CF Ike Plunkett (.438), who socked a two-run blast in the first inning and LF Mac Spencer's solo shot in the third that sparked the victory. Plunkett led Oxford at-bat with two hits, three RBIs and two runs scored. 2B Richie Vla (.250) also helped out with two hits and scored three times. Each club had 10 hits apiece.

The Red Caps got good bullpen work as Wayne Baxley and Kit Kivett held Colchester without a run the last four innings. Dan Phillips (1-0 5.63) got the win, but had a struggle. He walked eight in his five innings, gave up seven hits, but only four runs. The Elites left 14 runners on-base during the game. 1B Harlan Roscoe (.438) and RF Tom Barella (.444) led Colchester. Roscoe was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Barella as 2-for-4 and scored once. The Elites used four hurlers with the defeat charged to starter Frank Payne (0-1 6.43). He was nicked for four runs in his three innings.

The fifth-and-deciding game will be played tomorrow afternoon at Winchester Park. Rookie Jimmy Simmons (18-10 2.89) will draw the assignment for Colchester and Nicky Nicholson (22-9 2.71) will be the starter for Oxford. Neither was effective in game two, but Simmons got the the 6-5 victory with the loss going to Nicholson.

Series Deadlocked, Red Sox Whip DC Redbirds 6-4
The Red Bluff Red Sox whipped Denton City 6-4 at Red Bluff Park to deadlock the Sweet 16 Series at 2-2 and forced a fifth game to decide who moves on in the IPA playoffs. RF Kris Grabowski (.438) had a perfect 4-for-4 day and three RBIs to lead the charge. 1B Bucky Frizzell (.333) also contributed with a two-run double and LF Tony Blundell (.250) had two hits and scored twice. Starter Frank Beaudoin (1-0 3.77) worked into the ninth, allowed four runs and nine hits for the victory. He carried a 6-2 lead into the inning, but made a quick exit after back-to-back roundtrippers by 3B Jay Petit (.429) and LF Danny Nash (.167) chopped it to 6-4. Closer Big John Dougherty came in and got the final two outs for the save. Red Bluff had the edge in hits 10-9. Redbird starter Gino Carmazzo (0-1 6.00) was the losing pitcher. The Red Sox got to him for five runs and nine hits in five innings.

Burton McGarrick (14-8 2.95) and Mila Mohoski (21-10 2.36) are the scheduled pitchers for tomorrow afternoon's deciding contest. McGarrick hurled an excellent game in beating the Red Sox 3-2 last Wednesday in game number two. Mohoski also pitched well for the Red Sox, but didn't lose it. He left with the score tied at 2-2 after eight innings.

07-22-2009, 10:45 PM	#1139
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,808	The Islandian Times Friday, September 24, 2004 Tycobbian Union 2004 Sweet 16 Series Luxora Upsets Cape Coral, Wins In 4 Games Eddie Hoffman was unbelievable. He no-hit Cape Coral in game one of the Sweet 16 Series, then in game four Hoffman held them hitless again until the seventh inning - 15 consecutive hitless innings. Finally breaking the spell was 2B Hoshi Sato, who belted a lead-off homer to make the score 3-1. No big deal. Luxora still won the game 3-2 and wrapped up the series three-games-to-one. Cape Coral was favored to win the IPA Pro Cup this season in the BNN postseason poll. Hoffman (2-0 1.04) worked eight and one-third innings, permitted just three hits and two runs. In the ninth a walk, single and a walk loaded the bases for the Hurricanes with one away. At that point Zorro manager Alejandro Rodrigo sent his closer Elio Laurente to the mound. Laurente got RF Dan Rogers (.077) on a force-out at second, allowing one run to score. Then Laurente retired 3B Lonnie Moon (.125) on an infield pop-up to end the ball game and the series. Luxora took the lead 2-0 in the opening frame after two were out. LF Joel Reed (.200) and C Otto Kronvath (.429) delivered RBI singles. The Zorros added another run in the third inning on a triple by RF Cristo Viamonte (.250) and a single by CF Lacey Tompkins (.278). Doug Lyons (0-2 1.39) dropped his second game in the series, but was tough in the clutch. He surrendered three runs in six innings, but only one of them was earned. Luxora will play the winner of the Colchester Elites and Oxford Red Caps in the Elite 8 Series. Oxford Evens Series, Beats Elites 6-4 At Winchester Park in Oxford, the home town Red Caps went deep twice and made them stand up 6-4 to even the Sweet 16 Series with the Colchester Elites. The two ball clubs have split four games thus far. Today it was homers by CF Ike Plunkett (.438), who socked a two-run blast in the first inning and LF Mac Spencer's solo shot in the third that sparked the victory. Plunkett led Oxford at-bat with two hits, three RBIs and two runs scored. 2B Richie Vla (.250) also helped out with two hits and scored three times. Each club had 10 hits apiece. The Red Caps got good bullpen work as Wayne Baxley and Kit Kivett held Colchester without a run the last four innings. Dan Phillips (1-0 5.63) got the win, but had a struggle. He walked eight in his five innings, gave up seven hits, but only four runs. The Elites left 14 runners on-base during the game. 1B Harlan Roscoe (.438) and RF Tom Barella (.444) led Colchester. Roscoe was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Barella as 2-for-4 and scored once. The Elites used four hurlers with the defeat charged to starter Frank Payne (0-1 6.43). He was nicked for four runs in his three innings. The fifth-and-deciding game will be played tomorrow afternoon at Winchester Park. Rookie Jimmy Simmons (18-10 2.89) will draw the assignment for Colchester and Nicky Nicholson (22-9 2.71) will be the starter for Oxford. Neither was effective in game two, but Simmons got the the 6-5 victory with the loss going to Nicholson. Series Deadlocked, Red Sox Whip DC Redbirds 6-4 The Red Bluff Red Sox whipped Denton City 6-4 at Red Bluff Park to deadlock the Sweet 16 Series at 2-2 and forced a fifth game to decide who moves on in the IPA playoffs. RF Kris Grabowski (.438) had a perfect 4-for-4 day and three RBIs to lead the charge. 1B Bucky Frizzell (.333) also contributed with a two-run double and LF Tony Blundell (.250) had two hits and scored twice. Starter Frank Beaudoin (1-0 3.77) worked into the ninth, allowed four runs and nine hits for the victory. He carried a 6-2 lead into the inning, but made a quick exit after back-to-back roundtrippers by 3B Jay Petit (.429) and LF Danny Nash (.167) chopped it to 6-4. Closer Big John Dougherty came in and got the final two outs for the save. Red Bluff had the edge in hits 10-9. Redbird starter Gino Carmazzo (0-1 6.00) was the losing pitcher. The Red Sox got to him for five runs and nine hits in five innings. Burton McGarrick (14-8 2.95) and Mila Mohoski (21-10 2.36) are the scheduled pitchers for tomorrow afternoon's deciding contest. McGarrick hurled an excellent game in beating the Red Sox 3-2 last Wednesday in game number two. Mohoski also pitched well for the Red Sox, but didn't lose it. He left with the score tied at 2-2 after eight innings. Last edited by Eugene Church; 08-27-2011 at 12:10 AM.