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Old 06-23-2011, 06:08 PM   #2593
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2024 Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series

Rattlers Rap Roosters 7-2 In Opener
At Farmers Memorial Park in Sugar Valley, Nick Moore stopped Middlefield 7-2 in the opening game of the RU Elite 8 Series... Moore (1-0) worked 8 innings for the win, holding the Roosters to 2 runs and 6 hits... Moore was a little wild with 6 walks as Middlefield stranded 11 baserunners... closer Dallas Casey blanked the Roosters in the ninth... Frank Dean (0-1) got the loss as he surrendered 5 runs in four frames... C Silvio Salas and 1B Dean Woods led the Rattlers 9-hit attack with homers... Salas hit a 2-run shot in the second and Woods went deep for 3 runs in the third... Woods had 4 RBIs and Salas 3... C Rod Buckley got 4 of the Roosters 8 hits... Buckley homered in the sixth.

Vipers Whack Waleska 6-2 In Game 1
Playing at home at War Memorial Stadium, the Valmara Vipers whacked the Waleska Westerners 6-2 in game one of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series... both clubs collected 10 hits each... the Vipers were sparked by RF Gerry Kazmarek with 3 hits and 3 runs... Kazmarek and LF Sonny Oliver had solo homers... Clem Carmouche tossed 8 innings for the win, allowing 9 hits, but only 2 runs... Carmouche (1-0) struck out 5 and walked only one... Ivan Guzek worked a scoreless ninth for Valamara... Pete Herrmann (0-1) lost it as he was hammered hard for 6 runs on 9 hits in 5-plus innings... Herrmann left trailing 6-1.

2024 Tycobbian Elite 8 Series

Suns Edge Rascals 1-0 In Elite 8
At Capet Stadium in Arroyo Grande, the fans were treated to a sparkling pitchers' duel between the Suns Sixto Zamora and White River's Paul Sardini in the opening game of the Tycobbian Elite 8 Series... 1B Rusty Vizcarra settled it with a solo homer in the last of the second to give Zamora a 1-0 decision over Sardini... Zamora (1-0) fanned 3, walked none and held the Rascals to 5 hits in 8 innings... Jason Patrick got the save with a scoreless ninth... Sardini (0-1) went the distance in defeat, permitting only 5 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 2.

Tucks Trim Wildcats 2-1 Behind G. Starr
In what should be a pitching-dominated series , defending IPA Pro Cup champion Tuckanarra opened up with a 2-1 triumph at home over the Kenwood Wildcats at Central Park Stadium... Glynn Starr bested the Wildcats Jody Gentry... Starr (1-0) went 8 sharp innings, yielding just one run and 6 hits with 6 Ks and a walk... closer Archie Desmond finished Kenwood off with a runless ninth... Gentry (0-1) gave up 2 runs in 7 and two-thirds innings, only one earned... Gentry was touched for 8 hits, struck out 3 and issued no walks... RF Danny Redd got the winning run in with a single in the bottom of the fifth that scored CF Jim Garrison from third base, snapping a 1-1 tie... Redd led the Blue Jays with a pair of hits, while CF Babe Hankins topped Kenwood with 3 hits... the Wildcats outhit Tuckanarra 8 to 7.

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