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Eugene Church · 02-05-2011, 08:28 PM

The Islandian Times
Friday, September 25, 2020

2020 IPA Elite 8 Series
(best-of-seven)

Ruthlandian Union

RR Snaps Back, Beats Bobcats 7-6 in 14
Trailing 4-0 after 6 innings in game four of the RU Elite 8 Series, the defending Pro Cup champion Rocky Rapids Snappers could have rolled over and played dead against Beechwood ace Billy Ray, but they didn't... Rocky Rapids snapped out of its 3-game slump and avoided a sweep by the Bobcats with a 7-6 triumph in 14 innings, winning on back-to-back two-baggers by winning pitcher Milt Baker and Rob Barton... Beechwood had another chance to finish them off with 2 runs in the top of the 12th, but the Snappers came right back in the last half of the inning and knotted it up again... Baker (1-0 1.80) worked 4 innings for the win, permitting 2 runs and 3 hits with 4 strikeouts and no walks... Claudio Campos (0-1 7.36) suffered the defeat as he was tagged for 3 runs and 5 hits in 3 and two-thirds innings...starters Billy Ray and Don Chaney departed after 8 innings tied up at 4-all... Rocky Rapids collected 12 hits and were led by LF Barton (.294) with 2 hits, 2 RBIs and 2 runs... CF Carl Johnson (.353) and 1B Don Timmons (.222) had 2 hits and an RBI apiece... Beechwood bashed 14 hits with LF Ryan Ray (.200) leading the way with 3 hits, an RBI and a run scored... CF Vic Valenti (.333) cracked 2 hits, scored twice and batted in two runs in defeat.

Crushers One Win Away From Final 4
Everybody knew Crystal Lake had good pitching, but doubted it had the hitting to get past the powerful Ancona Red Elephants in the RU Elite 8... the Crushers are now just one win away from disposing of Ancona... Crystal Lake nosed out the Red Elephants 3-2 to gain a three games to one advantage in the best-of-seven series... Duncan Welch (1-1 3.60) put them away on 6 hits and 2 runs, while fanning 7 and walking 4, gaining revenge for a 4-3 loss in the opening game of the series... Clete Dukas started for Ancona and hurled a fine game, giving up only 2 runs in 8 innings... Dukas scattered 9 hits, struck out 5 and issued 2 free passes and exited with the score tied... closer Lynwood Marshall (0-2 2.70) was the losing pitcher... Marshall walked the bases loaded and then yielded a two-out single to 1B Phil Granelli (.400)... Crystal Lake had the edge in hits 10 to 6... the Crushers jumped ahead 1-0 in the second frame, then added another one in the fifth... the Red Elephants rallied with runs in the seventh and eighth.

Tycobbian Union

Suns O'Reilly Shines In Shutout, Series Split
The favored Arroyo Grande Suns had really dug themselves into a deep hole... they trailed Luxora two games to one in the series going into game four and they found themselves having to face one of the best pitchers in the IPA... another loss could have been fatal... but a knight in shining armor came riding to the rescue... Earl O'Reilly (1-1 2.25) fashioned a 5-hit shutout and whipped Tiago Torres and his Luxora Zorros 2-0... pinchhitter Joe Uhrich (.250) snapped a scoreless tie in the seventh with a 2-run single that sent Torres (1-1 1.00) down to defeat... Torres struck out 9, walked only one and was touched for 9 hits... he had whipped the Suns 6-0 in game one... closer Jason Patrick got his second save of the series by retiring the Z's in order in the ninth.

Champs Nudge Nats 4-3, Down But Not Out
On the verge of elimination, the Arlon Champions broke a three-game losing string and nudged the Ozarka Naturals 4-3 in game four of the TU Elite 8... 37-year-old Armando Cruz (1-1 7.71) kept them alive with a fine performance, holding the big Nat bats to just 2 runs on 8 hits... Ozarka had battered him 13-3 in game one... Chuck Combs closed out the victory, but only after being rapped for a run and 3 hits... the Nats made him sweat for that save... RF Scott Connor (.286) gave Arlon an early lead with a 2-run blast in the first frame... CF Chucky Gilton (.200) slugged a solo shot in the sixth to make it 3-0... Ozarka SS James Couch (.400) went deep in the top of the seventh for the third time in the series, cutting it to 3-1 and Champ PH Tommy Daigle made it 4-2 in the eighth with an RBI single... Nats C Frank Kiffin (.385) accounted for the final run with a ninth-inning base hit... Eddie Roberts (1-1 3.18) went the distance in defeat, surrendering 11 hits and 4 runs with 5 Ks and a walk... Ozarka also banged out 11 hits.

02-05-2011, 08:28 PM	#2337
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,108	The Islandian Times Friday, September 25, 2020 2020 IPA Elite 8 Series (best-of-seven) Ruthlandian Union RR Snaps Back, Beats Bobcats 7-6 in 14 Trailing 4-0 after 6 innings in game four of the RU Elite 8 Series, the defending Pro Cup champion Rocky Rapids Snappers could have rolled over and played dead against Beechwood ace Billy Ray, but they didn't... Rocky Rapids snapped out of its 3-game slump and avoided a sweep by the Bobcats with a 7-6 triumph in 14 innings, winning on back-to-back two-baggers by winning pitcher Milt Baker and Rob Barton... Beechwood had another chance to finish them off with 2 runs in the top of the 12th, but the Snappers came right back in the last half of the inning and knotted it up again... Baker (1-0 1.80) worked 4 innings for the win, permitting 2 runs and 3 hits with 4 strikeouts and no walks... Claudio Campos (0-1 7.36) suffered the defeat as he was tagged for 3 runs and 5 hits in 3 and two-thirds innings...starters Billy Ray and Don Chaney departed after 8 innings tied up at 4-all... Rocky Rapids collected 12 hits and were led by LF Barton (.294) with 2 hits, 2 RBIs and 2 runs... CF Carl Johnson (.353) and 1B Don Timmons (.222) had 2 hits and an RBI apiece... Beechwood bashed 14 hits with LF Ryan Ray (.200) leading the way with 3 hits, an RBI and a run scored... CF Vic Valenti (.333) cracked 2 hits, scored twice and batted in two runs in defeat. Crushers One Win Away From Final 4 Everybody knew Crystal Lake had good pitching, but doubted it had the hitting to get past the powerful Ancona Red Elephants in the RU Elite 8... the Crushers are now just one win away from disposing of Ancona... Crystal Lake nosed out the Red Elephants 3-2 to gain a three games to one advantage in the best-of-seven series... Duncan Welch (1-1 3.60) put them away on 6 hits and 2 runs, while fanning 7 and walking 4, gaining revenge for a 4-3 loss in the opening game of the series... Clete Dukas started for Ancona and hurled a fine game, giving up only 2 runs in 8 innings... Dukas scattered 9 hits, struck out 5 and issued 2 free passes and exited with the score tied... closer Lynwood Marshall (0-2 2.70) was the losing pitcher... Marshall walked the bases loaded and then yielded a two-out single to 1B Phil Granelli (.400)... Crystal Lake had the edge in hits 10 to 6... the Crushers jumped ahead 1-0 in the second frame, then added another one in the fifth... the Red Elephants rallied with runs in the seventh and eighth. Tycobbian Union Suns O'Reilly Shines In Shutout, Series Split The favored Arroyo Grande Suns had really dug themselves into a deep hole... they trailed Luxora two games to one in the series going into game four and they found themselves having to face one of the best pitchers in the IPA... another loss could have been fatal... but a knight in shining armor came riding to the rescue... Earl O'Reilly (1-1 2.25) fashioned a 5-hit shutout and whipped Tiago Torres and his Luxora Zorros 2-0... pinchhitter Joe Uhrich (.250) snapped a scoreless tie in the seventh with a 2-run single that sent Torres (1-1 1.00) down to defeat... Torres struck out 9, walked only one and was touched for 9 hits... he had whipped the Suns 6-0 in game one... closer Jason Patrick got his second save of the series by retiring the Z's in order in the ninth. Champs Nudge Nats 4-3, Down But Not Out On the verge of elimination, the Arlon Champions broke a three-game losing string and nudged the Ozarka Naturals 4-3 in game four of the TU Elite 8... 37-year-old Armando Cruz (1-1 7.71) kept them alive with a fine performance, holding the big Nat bats to just 2 runs on 8 hits... Ozarka had battered him 13-3 in game one... Chuck Combs closed out the victory, but only after being rapped for a run and 3 hits... the Nats made him sweat for that save... RF Scott Connor (.286) gave Arlon an early lead with a 2-run blast in the first frame... CF Chucky Gilton (.200) slugged a solo shot in the sixth to make it 3-0... Ozarka SS James Couch (.400) went deep in the top of the seventh for the third time in the series, cutting it to 3-1 and Champ PH Tommy Daigle made it 4-2 in the eighth with an RBI single... Nats C Frank Kiffin (.385) accounted for the final run with a ninth-inning base hit... Eddie Roberts (1-1 3.18) went the distance in defeat, surrendering 11 hits and 4 runs with 5 Ks and a walk... Ozarka also banged out 11 hits. Last edited by Eugene Church; 08-05-2022 at 11:40 AM.