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Eugene Church · 07-28-2009, 11:13 PM

The Islandian Times

Friday, October 1, 2004

Ruthlandian Union 2004 Final 4 Series

Belakov Homers In 10th, Vipers Nips Rattlers 5-3
At War Memorial Stadium in Valmara, the Vipers nipped the visiting Sugar Valley Rattlers 5-3 in 10 innings on Zoran Belakov's two-run homer, putting them one-up in the best-of-five Ruthlandian Union Final 4 Series. Gerry Wojcik (1-0 2.08) got credit for the victory, tossing a scoreless inning in relief of starter Ted Farentino, who pitched into the tenth, holding Sugar Valley to six hits and three runs. Farentino struck out six and gave up no walks in his nine innings. The loss went to Ron Benson (0-1 9.00), who gave up the walk-off roundtripper to Belakov.

The Rattlers scored first in the third inning, when 2B Casey Leeburn (.300) doubled, tagged up and went to third on a fly-out, then came in on a sacrifice fly by pitcher Gregg Neal (.200). Valmara jumped ahead 3-1 in the fourth on an RBI single by 2B Floyd Vinson (.194), a bases-loaded walk to SS Steve Androwski (.308) and an RBI ground-out by pitcher Ted Farentino (.000). It stayed that way until the top of the ninth when SS Flipper Bird (.263) forced overtime with a two-run homer.

Both teams had six hits each. Belakov (.267) led Valmara with two hits, a double and a homer, and two RBIs. Vinson also had a pair of hits.

Game two will also take place at War Memorial Stadium with Anthony Glaser (3-0 2.14) on the mound for Sugar Valley and Vanya Vasylenko (2-0 2.14) getting the assignment for Valmara.

Tycobbian Union 2004 Final 4 Series

Blundell's Blast Beats Z's, Red Bluff Wins 2-1
On a rainy and windy afternoon in Red Bluff, Tony Blundell blasted a two-run homer in the last of the seventh to give the Red Sox a narrow 2-1 triumph over Luxora. The victory gave Red Bluff a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five IPA Final 4 Series. There wasn't much offense by either team today as the Red Sox got eight hits to seven by the Zorros. Strong pitching prevailed with starters Marco Braceros (0-1 4.41) and Mila Mohoski (1-1 2.57) matching goose eggs for the first four frames. The rains came and both starters departed. Finally in the top of the seventh Luxora broke the ice on an RBI two-bagger by SS Rafael Lemos (.242) off Perry Toefield. Blundell got Toefield off the hook and got the lead back for good in the bottom half of the inning with the home run off losing pitcher Gustavo Escalora (0-1). In fact, Toefield (1-0 1.69) got credit for the win and closer John Dougherty registered his second postseason save by retiring the Zorros in the ninth. LF Blundell (.359) led Red Bluff with two hits.

Tomorrow's game might be another low-scoring affair as Tito Tovares (0-0 1.80) takes the hill for Luxora to try and even up the series. Leonard Urban (3-0 0.00), who hasn't allowed a run in four starts in the playoffs, gets the call for the Red Sox.

07-28-2009, 11:13 PM	#1154
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,136	The Islandian Times Friday, October 1, 2004 Ruthlandian Union 2004 Final 4 Series Belakov Homers In 10th, Vipers Nips Rattlers 5-3 At War Memorial Stadium in Valmara, the Vipers nipped the visiting Sugar Valley Rattlers 5-3 in 10 innings on Zoran Belakov's two-run homer, putting them one-up in the best-of-five Ruthlandian Union Final 4 Series. Gerry Wojcik (1-0 2.08) got credit for the victory, tossing a scoreless inning in relief of starter Ted Farentino, who pitched into the tenth, holding Sugar Valley to six hits and three runs. Farentino struck out six and gave up no walks in his nine innings. The loss went to Ron Benson (0-1 9.00), who gave up the walk-off roundtripper to Belakov. The Rattlers scored first in the third inning, when 2B Casey Leeburn (.300) doubled, tagged up and went to third on a fly-out, then came in on a sacrifice fly by pitcher Gregg Neal (.200). Valmara jumped ahead 3-1 in the fourth on an RBI single by 2B Floyd Vinson (.194), a bases-loaded walk to SS Steve Androwski (.308) and an RBI ground-out by pitcher Ted Farentino (.000). It stayed that way until the top of the ninth when SS Flipper Bird (.263) forced overtime with a two-run homer. Both teams had six hits each. Belakov (.267) led Valmara with two hits, a double and a homer, and two RBIs. Vinson also had a pair of hits. Game two will also take place at War Memorial Stadium with Anthony Glaser (3-0 2.14) on the mound for Sugar Valley and Vanya Vasylenko (2-0 2.14) getting the assignment for Valmara. Tycobbian Union 2004 Final 4 Series Blundell's Blast Beats Z's, Red Bluff Wins 2-1 On a rainy and windy afternoon in Red Bluff, Tony Blundell blasted a two-run homer in the last of the seventh to give the Red Sox a narrow 2-1 triumph over Luxora. The victory gave Red Bluff a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five IPA Final 4 Series. There wasn't much offense by either team today as the Red Sox got eight hits to seven by the Zorros. Strong pitching prevailed with starters Marco Braceros (0-1 4.41) and Mila Mohoski (1-1 2.57) matching goose eggs for the first four frames. The rains came and both starters departed. Finally in the top of the seventh Luxora broke the ice on an RBI two-bagger by SS Rafael Lemos (.242) off Perry Toefield. Blundell got Toefield off the hook and got the lead back for good in the bottom half of the inning with the home run off losing pitcher Gustavo Escalora (0-1). In fact, Toefield (1-0 1.69) got credit for the win and closer John Dougherty registered his second postseason save by retiring the Zorros in the ninth. LF Blundell (.359) led Red Bluff with two hits. Tomorrow's game might be another low-scoring affair as Tito Tovares (0-0 1.80) takes the hill for Luxora to try and even up the series. Leonard Urban (3-0 0.00), who hasn't allowed a run in four starts in the playoffs, gets the call for the Red Sox. Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-28-2009 at 11:16 PM.