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Eugene Church · 12-13-2010, 10:25 PM

The Islandian Times
Monday, September 24, 2018

2018 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series

Ruthlandian Union

Dukas Pitches Ancona Into RU Final 4
This was game seven of the RU Elite 8 Series - the biggest game of Clete Dukas' 3-year IPA career - and he came through with flying colors for the Ancona Red Elephants with a sparkling 3-1 triumph over the Claxton Diamonds at Jay Loman Park in Ancona... the Red Elephants had to win the last two games of the series to advance to the RU Final 4 against the powerful Rocky Rapids Snappers, the conquerors of the two-time Pro Cup titlist Eastshore Elegants... Dukas (2-1 2.42) worked the entire game and only gave up one run on 8 hits, fanned 6 and walked 3... loser Kaz Hayagawa (1-2 4.76) pitched well in defeat... he also went the route, allowed 6 hits and 3 runs... 1B Johnny Lee Harder and 3B Alex Brazzi provided all the runs Ancona needed... Harder (.348) and Brazzi (.217) hit solo homers in the second to give the Red Elephants the lead... Claxton narrowed it to 2-1 on a third-inning triple by 1B Mike Luzzatti (.174) and Ancona finished the scoring with an insurance run in the sixth when RF Louie DiMucci (.407) got an RBI on a fielder's-choice groundout... DiMucci drove in 8 runs in the series.

Tycobbian Union

Turon Trims Luxora 5-3 In Game 7
Nicky Engstrom lost games one and four to Tiago Torres, but he came through for Turon in the game-seven finale with a 5-3 decision over the Zorro ace... the crucial victory puts the Typhoons in the Tycobbian Final 4 against the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers... Engstrom (1-2 3.22) worked into the eighth to pick up the win... he allowed 3 runs on 7 hits and fanned 4... closer Merle Studebaker relieved him and retired all 5 batters he faced to get his second series save... Torres (2-1 3.18) worked into the seventh, but permitted 9 hits and 5 runs in a lackluster performance... Turon took a 1-0 lead in the opening frame... the Z's went up 2-1 in the second... the Typhoons regained it 3-2 in the fourth... Luxora tied it at 3-3 in the sixth... then SS Mickey O'Malley (.174) drilled a 2-run single in the bottom of the seventh to put Turon ahead to stay 5-3... the Typhoons collected 10 hits and were paced by 1B Clyde Kingsford (.231) with 3-4 and an RBI and RF Dominick DiCaprio (.370) with 2-4 and a run... LF Dickie Nordhagen (.333) sparked the Zorros with 2-4 and 2 RBIs and C Jim Thorpe Chandler (.414) went 2-4 and scored twice... Luxora got 7 hits... the Final 4 begins Wednesday in Turon at Typhoon Stadium.

12-13-2010, 10:25 PM	#2191
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,896	The Islandian Times Monday, September 24, 2018 2018 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series Ruthlandian Union Dukas Pitches Ancona Into RU Final 4 This was game seven of the RU Elite 8 Series - the biggest game of Clete Dukas' 3-year IPA career - and he came through with flying colors for the Ancona Red Elephants with a sparkling 3-1 triumph over the Claxton Diamonds at Jay Loman Park in Ancona... the Red Elephants had to win the last two games of the series to advance to the RU Final 4 against the powerful Rocky Rapids Snappers, the conquerors of the two-time Pro Cup titlist Eastshore Elegants... Dukas (2-1 2.42) worked the entire game and only gave up one run on 8 hits, fanned 6 and walked 3... loser Kaz Hayagawa (1-2 4.76) pitched well in defeat... he also went the route, allowed 6 hits and 3 runs... 1B Johnny Lee Harder and 3B Alex Brazzi provided all the runs Ancona needed... Harder (.348) and Brazzi (.217) hit solo homers in the second to give the Red Elephants the lead... Claxton narrowed it to 2-1 on a third-inning triple by 1B Mike Luzzatti (.174) and Ancona finished the scoring with an insurance run in the sixth when RF Louie DiMucci (.407) got an RBI on a fielder's-choice groundout... DiMucci drove in 8 runs in the series. Tycobbian Union Turon Trims Luxora 5-3 In Game 7 Nicky Engstrom lost games one and four to Tiago Torres, but he came through for Turon in the game-seven finale with a 5-3 decision over the Zorro ace... the crucial victory puts the Typhoons in the Tycobbian Final 4 against the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers... Engstrom (1-2 3.22) worked into the eighth to pick up the win... he allowed 3 runs on 7 hits and fanned 4... closer Merle Studebaker relieved him and retired all 5 batters he faced to get his second series save... Torres (2-1 3.18) worked into the seventh, but permitted 9 hits and 5 runs in a lackluster performance... Turon took a 1-0 lead in the opening frame... the Z's went up 2-1 in the second... the Typhoons regained it 3-2 in the fourth... Luxora tied it at 3-3 in the sixth... then SS Mickey O'Malley (.174) drilled a 2-run single in the bottom of the seventh to put Turon ahead to stay 5-3... the Typhoons collected 10 hits and were paced by 1B Clyde Kingsford (.231) with 3-4 and an RBI and RF Dominick DiCaprio (.370) with 2-4 and a run... LF Dickie Nordhagen (.333) sparked the Zorros with 2-4 and 2 RBIs and C Jim Thorpe Chandler (.414) went 2-4 and scored twice... Luxora got 7 hits... the Final 4 begins Wednesday in Turon at Typhoon Stadium. Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-18-2022 at 03:18 PM.