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Eugene Church · 12-15-2010, 11:46 AM

The Islandian Times
Saturday, September 29, 2018

2018 IPA Pro Cup Playoffs

Ruthlandian Union Final 4 Series

Marshall Marvelous, Ancona Up 3-1 In Series
In an unbelievable turn of events, the Ancona Red Elephants have shocked the baseball world by beating the heavily-favored Rocky Rapids Snappers for the third time in four games... Killer Brewster's boys got a brilliantly-pitched game from 23-year-old rookie Lynwood Marshall as he outdueled Junior Noland 1-0 in game 4 of the Ruthlandian Final 4 Series... one more win will give the unheralded Red Elephants a spot in the Pro Cup Finals... desperate for a starter, Brewster reached into his bullpen for Marshall and it paid off handsomely... Marshall (1-1 0.71) blanked the Snappers for 8 innings on 5 hits, then turned it over to closer John Sharpe, who retired them in order and struck out two of the batters... in 39 relief appearances Marshall was 9-7 with a 2.95 ERA in the regular season... Ancona got the game's only score in the first when 2B Phil Alston (.200) doubled to lead off the game, went to third on an infield single by LF Kenny Willard (277), then scored on a wild pitch... Junior Noland (2-2 1.59) was strong, too... he only gave up 5 hits, fanned 4 and walked 4 in a tough loss... Now Ancona has its ace Clete Dukas ready to try to wrap up the series in a colossal upset... the Snappers will counter with Don Chaney... Dukas is 3-1 with a standout 2.06 ERA in the postseason, while Chaney is 2-1 with a 2.92 ERA... game 5 will be played tomorrow afternoon at Jay Loman Park in Ancona.

Tycobbian Union Final 4 Series

Bucs Coates Even Series, Turon Falls 4-1
Down 2-0 to Turon in the Tycobbian Final 4, the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers have rebounded with two consecutive victories to even it at two games each... Benny Coates did not have his best day, but he overcame 7 walks to whip the Typhoons 4-1 in game four at Shoreline Park in Bay St. Clair... Coates (3-1 1.87) limited Turon to just 3 hits in 8 innings and stranded 11 base-runners... closer Steve Richt saved it for Coates with a runless ninth... it was his 3rd postseason save... CF Bill Howell (405) and SS Jimmy Sawyer (.108) each drove in a pair of runs for the Bucs... with the score tied at 1-1, a 3-run eighth decided the game... Howell drove in the winning run with a single and Sawyer added to it with a 2-run base hit... 29-game winner Shane Farmer (2-2 4.80) continued to struggle in the playoffs... in an uneven performance, he was tagged for 4 runs and 7 hits, walked 5 and struck out 6.

12-15-2010, 11:46 AM	#2198
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,896	The Islandian Times Saturday, September 29, 2018 2018 IPA Pro Cup Playoffs Ruthlandian Union Final 4 Series Marshall Marvelous, Ancona Up 3-1 In Series In an unbelievable turn of events, the Ancona Red Elephants have shocked the baseball world by beating the heavily-favored Rocky Rapids Snappers for the third time in four games... Killer Brewster's boys got a brilliantly-pitched game from 23-year-old rookie Lynwood Marshall as he outdueled Junior Noland 1-0 in game 4 of the Ruthlandian Final 4 Series... one more win will give the unheralded Red Elephants a spot in the Pro Cup Finals... desperate for a starter, Brewster reached into his bullpen for Marshall and it paid off handsomely... Marshall (1-1 0.71) blanked the Snappers for 8 innings on 5 hits, then turned it over to closer John Sharpe, who retired them in order and struck out two of the batters... in 39 relief appearances Marshall was 9-7 with a 2.95 ERA in the regular season... Ancona got the game's only score in the first when 2B Phil Alston (.200) doubled to lead off the game, went to third on an infield single by LF Kenny Willard (277), then scored on a wild pitch... Junior Noland (2-2 1.59) was strong, too... he only gave up 5 hits, fanned 4 and walked 4 in a tough loss... Now Ancona has its ace Clete Dukas ready to try to wrap up the series in a colossal upset... the Snappers will counter with Don Chaney... Dukas is 3-1 with a standout 2.06 ERA in the postseason, while Chaney is 2-1 with a 2.92 ERA... game 5 will be played tomorrow afternoon at Jay Loman Park in Ancona. Tycobbian Union Final 4 Series Bucs Coates Even Series, Turon Falls 4-1 Down 2-0 to Turon in the Tycobbian Final 4, the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers have rebounded with two consecutive victories to even it at two games each... Benny Coates did not have his best day, but he overcame 7 walks to whip the Typhoons 4-1 in game four at Shoreline Park in Bay St. Clair... Coates (3-1 1.87) limited Turon to just 3 hits in 8 innings and stranded 11 base-runners... closer Steve Richt saved it for Coates with a runless ninth... it was his 3rd postseason save... CF Bill Howell (405) and SS Jimmy Sawyer (.108) each drove in a pair of runs for the Bucs... with the score tied at 1-1, a 3-run eighth decided the game... Howell drove in the winning run with a single and Sawyer added to it with a 2-run base hit... 29-game winner Shane Farmer (2-2 4.80) continued to struggle in the playoffs... in an uneven performance, he was tagged for 4 runs and 7 hits, walked 5 and struck out 6. Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-15-2010 at 11:51 AM.