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Eugene Church · 06-27-2010, 10:19 PM

The Islandian Times

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

2012 IPA Elite 8 Series

Favorites Advance Easily In Elite 8
The underdogs never had a chance in the IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series. All the favorites quickly put them out of their misery and moved on to the next round where the competition will be kicked up quite a bit. In the Ruthlandian Union defending Pro Cup champ Far Mountain easily swept past outmatched Belair Beach in four straight games and the Sligo Rovers ripped Cold Creek in five games. Tycobbian favorite Cape Coral got the best of North Hills four games to one and potent Ozarka proved itself as strong as ever with a four to two verdict over the outclassed Arlon Champions.

Far Mountain Sweeps Belair Beach In Ruthlandian Union
Going into the Elite 8 Series Belair Beach had high hopes of challenging the powerful Far Mountain Redhawks, but it never materialized... The Redhawks dumped the Sunbirds 6-2 in game one as Robby Kelly (22-8) fired a 4-hitter to outpitch Slim Mosley (15-12)... Leading the Far Mountain 12-hit attack were 1B Fran Grzanka with a two-run homer and SS Don Nichols with 3 hits and 2 RBIs.

Game two was even worse as the Redhawks slammed the Sunbirds 10-1... This time Far Mountain rapped 15 hits and 3 homers to rout them... C Otis Ott, RF Julian Zuvala and CF Xavier Sosa all went deep... Sosa had 4 hits and 3 RBIs, while Zuvala banged out 2 hits and drove in 3... Wayne Baxley (13-7) hurled a solid 7-hitter and went the distance... Tiny Lindgren (17-7) never made it out of the second inning and took the loss.

In game three the Redhawks 20-year-old rookie Woody Crawford (10-6) tossed a 5-hitter and drove in 2 runs in a 5-1 decision over veteran Jeff Nieman (17-16) for Belair Beach... RF Zuvala collected 3 hits and 2 RBIs in Far Mountain 10-hit offense... Zuvala was obtained from Elnora in late July for starting pitcher Leroy Hill (15-14).

Far Mountain wrapped up the series with a comeback 8-4 triumph in game four... however the Sunbirds made a game of it for awhile as they ran up an early 4-0 lead after 3 innings on starter Robby Kelly... but Kelly settled down and blanked them over the last 6 frames for the win... 3 runs in the seventh and 4 runs in the eighth decided the issue for the Redhawks... C Otis Ott and RF Julian Zavala each got their 2nd home run of the series and Far Mountain racked up 14 hits and sent Sunbird starter Slim Mosley to his second loss of the series... Now manager Alex Groveland's talented club will go up against powerful Sligo in the RU Final 4.

Sligo Rovers Romp Over Cold Creek In RU
The Sligo Rovers came back from an opening game loss to eliminate the Cold Creek Catamounts in five games with four wins in a row... Cold Creek's Payton Saunders (16-12) was the whole show in game one with a 5-1 victory over 20-game winner Vinnie Rastelli (22-12)... Saunders hurled a 5-hitter and 3B Jade Hammett batted in 3 runs.

Sligo evened the series at a game each with a 6-3 verdict in the second game... Dix Edenborough (22-8) worked 8 solid innings, yielding 3 runs and 6 hits... Lenny Ciaccio sealed it with a perfect ninth... CF Chris Michel paced the Rovers at bat with 4 hits, 3 runs and a pair of RBIs... Michel doubled and homered... 3B Blair Allison also chipped in 2 hits and 2 RBIs... Loser Tommy Weeks (16-15) went all the way and allowed 6 runs on 10 hits.

Game three was no contest... the Rovers ripped the Catamounts 9-2 as Colin McGrath (19-13) checked them on 6 hits and one earned run... Sligo smacked 11 hits and were sparked by SS Vic Carlin's 3 RBIs, LF Fred Collins' 2 RBIs and CF Chris Michel's 2 RBIs... Carlin had the game's only homer.

Game four was quite a tussle with Rastelli and Saunders back on the mound... This time around Rastelli got revenge for the first game defeat with a tight 4-3 triumph to give Sligo a three games to one lead in the best-of-seven series... Rastelli only surrendered one earned run in his 8 innings... Saunders took a 3-1 lead into the 8th but was shelled for 3 runs and the loss... Closer Lenny Ciaccio got his second series save with a 1-2-3 ninth... Both clubs had 8 hits each in the game.

Game five was a fine pitchers' duel between Dix Edenborough and Tommy Weeks... Edenborough got the best of Weeks again with a 2-0 shutout to give the Sligo Rovers the series four games to one... Edenborough allowed only 3 hits... SS Vic Carlin homered in the second inning to give Edenborough all the runs he would need.

06-27-2010, 10:19 PM	#1767
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,910	The Islandian Times Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2012 IPA Elite 8 Series Favorites Advance Easily In Elite 8 The underdogs never had a chance in the IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series. All the favorites quickly put them out of their misery and moved on to the next round where the competition will be kicked up quite a bit. In the Ruthlandian Union defending Pro Cup champ Far Mountain easily swept past outmatched Belair Beach in four straight games and the Sligo Rovers ripped Cold Creek in five games. Tycobbian favorite Cape Coral got the best of North Hills four games to one and potent Ozarka proved itself as strong as ever with a four to two verdict over the outclassed Arlon Champions. Far Mountain Sweeps Belair Beach In Ruthlandian Union Going into the Elite 8 Series Belair Beach had high hopes of challenging the powerful Far Mountain Redhawks, but it never materialized... The Redhawks dumped the Sunbirds 6-2 in game one as Robby Kelly (22-8) fired a 4-hitter to outpitch Slim Mosley (15-12)... Leading the Far Mountain 12-hit attack were 1B Fran Grzanka with a two-run homer and SS Don Nichols with 3 hits and 2 RBIs. Game two was even worse as the Redhawks slammed the Sunbirds 10-1... This time Far Mountain rapped 15 hits and 3 homers to rout them... C Otis Ott, RF Julian Zuvala and CF Xavier Sosa all went deep... Sosa had 4 hits and 3 RBIs, while Zuvala banged out 2 hits and drove in 3... Wayne Baxley (13-7) hurled a solid 7-hitter and went the distance... Tiny Lindgren (17-7) never made it out of the second inning and took the loss. In game three the Redhawks 20-year-old rookie Woody Crawford (10-6) tossed a 5-hitter and drove in 2 runs in a 5-1 decision over veteran Jeff Nieman (17-16) for Belair Beach... RF Zuvala collected 3 hits and 2 RBIs in Far Mountain 10-hit offense... Zuvala was obtained from Elnora in late July for starting pitcher Leroy Hill (15-14). Far Mountain wrapped up the series with a comeback 8-4 triumph in game four... however the Sunbirds made a game of it for awhile as they ran up an early 4-0 lead after 3 innings on starter Robby Kelly... but Kelly settled down and blanked them over the last 6 frames for the win... 3 runs in the seventh and 4 runs in the eighth decided the issue for the Redhawks... C Otis Ott and RF Julian Zavala each got their 2nd home run of the series and Far Mountain racked up 14 hits and sent Sunbird starter Slim Mosley to his second loss of the series... Now manager Alex Groveland's talented club will go up against powerful Sligo in the RU Final 4. Sligo Rovers Romp Over Cold Creek In RU The Sligo Rovers came back from an opening game loss to eliminate the Cold Creek Catamounts in five games with four wins in a row... Cold Creek's Payton Saunders (16-12) was the whole show in game one with a 5-1 victory over 20-game winner Vinnie Rastelli (22-12)... Saunders hurled a 5-hitter and 3B Jade Hammett batted in 3 runs. Sligo evened the series at a game each with a 6-3 verdict in the second game... Dix Edenborough (22-8) worked 8 solid innings, yielding 3 runs and 6 hits... Lenny Ciaccio sealed it with a perfect ninth... CF Chris Michel paced the Rovers at bat with 4 hits, 3 runs and a pair of RBIs... Michel doubled and homered... 3B Blair Allison also chipped in 2 hits and 2 RBIs... Loser Tommy Weeks (16-15) went all the way and allowed 6 runs on 10 hits. Game three was no contest... the Rovers ripped the Catamounts 9-2 as Colin McGrath (19-13) checked them on 6 hits and one earned run... Sligo smacked 11 hits and were sparked by SS Vic Carlin's 3 RBIs, LF Fred Collins' 2 RBIs and CF Chris Michel's 2 RBIs... Carlin had the game's only homer. Game four was quite a tussle with Rastelli and Saunders back on the mound... This time around Rastelli got revenge for the first game defeat with a tight 4-3 triumph to give Sligo a three games to one lead in the best-of-seven series... Rastelli only surrendered one earned run in his 8 innings... Saunders took a 3-1 lead into the 8th but was shelled for 3 runs and the loss... Closer Lenny Ciaccio got his second series save with a 1-2-3 ninth... Both clubs had 8 hits each in the game. Game five was a fine pitchers' duel between Dix Edenborough and Tommy Weeks... Edenborough got the best of Weeks again with a 2-0 shutout to give the Sligo Rovers the series four games to one... Edenborough allowed only 3 hits... SS Vic Carlin homered in the second inning to give Edenborough all the runs he would need.