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Eugene Church · 10-25-2010, 09:37 AM

The Islandian Times
Monday, September 26, 2016

2016 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series

Ruthlandian Union

FM Finishes Off BB Sunbirds, Advances To Final 4
Favored Far Mountain made quick work of the Belair Beach Sunbirds and finished them off four games to one in the Ruthlandian Union Elite 8, gaining sweet revenge after the Sunbirds spoiled their chance for a 4th consecutive Pro Cup title two seasons ago... Bobby Snow (2-0 3.94) tossed a 4-2 victory in game 5, throwing 8 strong innings with 4 Ks and 3 BBs... Snow gave up 2 runs on 8 hits... Jesse Hughes (1.80) got his 3rd save with a runless ninth, although he permitted 2 hits... the tying runs were on second and third when Hughes got the third out... Rik Flippen (1-1 2.00) went the route in defeat, giving up 8 hits and only 2 earned runs... the winning runs came in the seventh when LF Tom Bennett botched a fly ball and allowed two runs to score, putting the Redhawks up 4-1... RF Julian Zavala (.412) led Far Mountain with 2 hits and 2 runs scored... RF Ron Dizon (.316) had 3 hits for the Sunbirds with 2 RBIs and a home run... Far Mountain, the Pro Cup favorite, will play the Eastshore Elegants for the RU pennant in the Final 4. Both clubs are powerful and it should be quite a series... the Elegants swept Colfax in the Elite 8... prognosticators say the outcome is a toss-up.

Tycobbian Union

Typhoons Triumph Over Hawks 3-2, Farentino Winner
It's all over in the Turon-North Hills TU Elite 8 Series... the Typhoons dumped the Hawks four games to one, winning 3-2 behind the sharp pitching of vet Ted Farention, who eliminated North Hills in game 5... Farentino (2-0 1.59) permitted 2 runs on 8 hits, whiffed 4 and issued just one walk in his 8 innings... closer Merle Studebaker came on in the ninth and did his job, setting down the Hawks in order for the save... Turon scored runs in the first two frames for a 2-0 edge... North Hills came back with singletons in the third and fifth to tie it up at 2-all... Typhoon RF Jack Brown (.263) won it with an RBI single in the seventh... Turon only got 5 hits in the game to 8 for the Hawks... Lenny Black (0-2 6.00) lost it, yielding 3 runs on 5 hits in 7 innings.

Ozarka Zaps Vikings 5-2, Takes Lead In Series
The Ozarka Naturals took a huge step in the TU Elite 8 series with a 5-2 decision over Bayview in game 5... the win gave them a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven set... one more victory and the Nats will advance to the Final 4 against Turon for the right to play for the IPA Pro Cup... in a standout performance 24-game winner Wayne Gates (1-0 1.50) went the distance and held the vaunted Vikings to just 6 hits and 2 runs... Gates walked 3 and fanned 5... battery mate C Frank Kiffin (.227) rapped 4 hits in support and batted in 3 runs... Ozarka broke open a 1-1 tie with 3 runs in the top of the fourth... Bayview's only two runs came on solo shots by 2B Tommy Shore (.500) in the first and 3B Karl Benson (.217) in the ninth... Rick Pritchard (0-1 2.35) went into the 8th, surrendered 4 runs and 8 hits before exiting... game 6 will be tomorrow afternoon in Ozarka... scheduled pitchers are Georgie Fambreau (10-5 3.67) for Bayview with Eddie Roberts (16-5 3.00) going for Ozarka... Fambreau got the call over Norm Ray and Don Griggs, who have been ineffective in the postseason... Fambreau has pitched only once in the series in relief... Fambreau worked 2 scoreless innings in game 3 while Roberts is 1-0 with a 7.20 ERA in one start... Roberts was the winning pitcher in the Nats 12-6 victory in game 3, when he allowed 4 runs in 5 innings.

10-25-2010, 09:37 AM	#2065
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,695 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Monday, September 26, 2016 2016 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series Ruthlandian Union FM Finishes Off BB Sunbirds, Advances To Final 4 Favored Far Mountain made quick work of the Belair Beach Sunbirds and finished them off four games to one in the Ruthlandian Union Elite 8, gaining sweet revenge after the Sunbirds spoiled their chance for a 4th consecutive Pro Cup title two seasons ago... Bobby Snow (2-0 3.94) tossed a 4-2 victory in game 5, throwing 8 strong innings with 4 Ks and 3 BBs... Snow gave up 2 runs on 8 hits... Jesse Hughes (1.80) got his 3rd save with a runless ninth, although he permitted 2 hits... the tying runs were on second and third when Hughes got the third out... Rik Flippen (1-1 2.00) went the route in defeat, giving up 8 hits and only 2 earned runs... the winning runs came in the seventh when LF Tom Bennett botched a fly ball and allowed two runs to score, putting the Redhawks up 4-1... RF Julian Zavala (.412) led Far Mountain with 2 hits and 2 runs scored... RF Ron Dizon (.316) had 3 hits for the Sunbirds with 2 RBIs and a home run... Far Mountain, the Pro Cup favorite, will play the Eastshore Elegants for the RU pennant in the Final 4. Both clubs are powerful and it should be quite a series... the Elegants swept Colfax in the Elite 8... prognosticators say the outcome is a toss-up. Tycobbian Union Typhoons Triumph Over Hawks 3-2, Farentino Winner It's all over in the Turon-North Hills TU Elite 8 Series... the Typhoons dumped the Hawks four games to one, winning 3-2 behind the sharp pitching of vet Ted Farention, who eliminated North Hills in game 5... Farentino (2-0 1.59) permitted 2 runs on 8 hits, whiffed 4 and issued just one walk in his 8 innings... closer Merle Studebaker came on in the ninth and did his job, setting down the Hawks in order for the save... Turon scored runs in the first two frames for a 2-0 edge... North Hills came back with singletons in the third and fifth to tie it up at 2-all... Typhoon RF Jack Brown (.263) won it with an RBI single in the seventh... Turon only got 5 hits in the game to 8 for the Hawks... Lenny Black (0-2 6.00) lost it, yielding 3 runs on 5 hits in 7 innings. Ozarka Zaps Vikings 5-2, Takes Lead In Series The Ozarka Naturals took a huge step in the TU Elite 8 series with a 5-2 decision over Bayview in game 5... the win gave them a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven set... one more victory and the Nats will advance to the Final 4 against Turon for the right to play for the IPA Pro Cup... in a standout performance 24-game winner Wayne Gates (1-0 1.50) went the distance and held the vaunted Vikings to just 6 hits and 2 runs... Gates walked 3 and fanned 5... battery mate C Frank Kiffin (.227) rapped 4 hits in support and batted in 3 runs... Ozarka broke open a 1-1 tie with 3 runs in the top of the fourth... Bayview's only two runs came on solo shots by 2B Tommy Shore (.500) in the first and 3B Karl Benson (.217) in the ninth... Rick Pritchard (0-1 2.35) went into the 8th, surrendered 4 runs and 8 hits before exiting... game 6 will be tomorrow afternoon in Ozarka... scheduled pitchers are Georgie Fambreau (10-5 3.67) for Bayview with Eddie Roberts (16-5 3.00) going for Ozarka... Fambreau got the call over Norm Ray and Don Griggs, who have been ineffective in the postseason... Fambreau has pitched only once in the series in relief... Fambreau worked 2 scoreless innings in game 3 while Roberts is 1-0 with a 7.20 ERA in one start... Roberts was the winning pitcher in the Nats 12-6 victory in game 3, when he allowed 4 runs in 5 innings. Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-31-2022 at 08:17 PM.