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The Islandian Times
Friday, September 23, 2016
2016 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series
Ruthlandian Union
Sunbirds Fly By Redhawks, Series Even
Young 6-5 rookie southpaw Rik Flippen (1-0) of Belair Beach stopped Far Mountain pretty cold on 3 hits 7-2 to even the RU Elite 8 Series at a game each... the Sunbirds cracked 10 off Robby Kelly (0-1) and sent the veteran to the showers in the eighth after scoring 7 runs on him... 3B Zippy Parks drove in 3, scored 2 and had 2 hits for Belair Beach...CF Norbert Tarver chipped in 2 hits and 2 RBIs... and RF Ron Dizon hit 2 doubles and scored twice... Far Mountain 3B Mackie McAllister drove in both Redhawk runs with a first-inning two-bagger... the Sunbirds turned 3 double plays to support Flippen.
Eastshore Rallies, Gets By Colfax 5-3
On the road in Eastshore, Colfax got off to a fast start with 3 runs in the top of the second, but it didn't last... the Elegants chipped away at the lead with 2 in the fifth, 2 in the sixth and 1 more in the seventh for a 5-3 victory... Eddie Lance (1-0) led the way on the mound with 8 solid innings, allowing just 5 hits and 3 runs, only one of the earned... Jimmy Joe Cartner couldn't protect the early lead... Cartner (0-1) permitted 4 runs and 8 hits in 6 innings... Eastshore racked up 12 hits in all, led by SS Gil Lantz with 4 hits and CF Larry Lowe with 2 hits and 2 RBIs... Lantz and rookie 3B George Alford both homered for the Elegants... RF Norm Payton went deep for the Blasters with a 2-run blast.
Tycobbian Union
Turon Hammers Hawks 12-1, Up 2-0 In Series
Visiting Turon smashed 4 homers and 14 hits to trample the hometown North Hills Hawks 12-1 in game two of the TU Elite 8 Series...it was the Typhoons second straight win... superstar 1B Clyde Kingsford belted two out of the park and drove in 3 runs... C Cory Moore hit a two-run clout and bagged 3 RBIs... LF Andy Porter also hit a 2-run homer... and CF Mac McCurnan added 2 more RBIs... lost in the scoring-fest was a masterful performance by Ted Farentino (1-0), who gave up only 1 run and 5 hits with 5 Ks and a walk... a second-inning home run by 1B Rob Pearson was the only score he surrendered... North Hills starter Lenny Black (0-1) was gone after 5 innings... Black was tagged for 5 runs and 7 hits.
Nats Nick Viks 2-1 In 10, Series Tied
For the second successive day in Ozarka the TU Elite 8 Series went extra innings... this time Ozarka got the win 2-1 to tie it up at one game apiece... speedy RF Ken Mayberry hit a lead-off single, was sacrificed to second, stole third and came across with the winning run on a balk by losing pitcher Ivar Bergmann (0-1), who had come on in the ninth in relief of starter Rick Pritchard... Dennis Purcell (1-1) fared better today and notched the win... He was the loser yesterday... today Purcell pitched a 1-2-3 tenth... Wayne Gates went the first 9 for the Nats... Gates and Pritchard only gave up 1 run each in their stints... the Naturals were paced by 3B Andre Dumas, 1B Benny Rousseau and CF Ryoma Nakayama, all who had two hits each... LF Davey Krueger led the Vikings with 3-for-3 and batted in their only score... Each club collected 10 hits apiece.
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