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THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Wednesday, October 4, 2034
2034 IPA Pro Cup Playoffs
(best-of-seven)
Ruthlandian Union Final 4 Series
Stanek HR Evens Crushers-Vigilantes Series At 2-2
Stan Stanek's (.342) fourth homer of the postseason gave Crystal Lake a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Volusia at the Jailhouse to even up the best-of-seven RU Final 4 at two games each... his blast in the top of the ninth was the only difference in an old-fashioned pitching duel... Arnie Cason started for the Crushers and went 7 shutout innings, yielding just 5 hits with 5 Ks... closer Eddie Lane (2-0) worked the last 2 frames and notched the win... in a tough defeat the Vigilantes' ace Tommy Smith (3-0/1.00) went the distance, fanned 4, walked one and allowed 6 hits... it was his first loss in the playoffs... it was a crushing loss for the underdog V's... a win would have given them a huge 3-1 margin in the series and Smith would have been available for the seventh game, if needed... Smith has been brilliant in the playoffs this season.
Tycobbian Union Final 4 Series
Michael Halts Braves 4-1, Hawks Knot Series
North Hills got a superlative mound performance from Dave Michael, who stopped Chicopee 4-1 to gain a split in the TU Final 4... both clubs have won 2 games... Michael (4-0/1.71) topped the IPA with 26 victories this season and he is unbeaten in 4 games in the Pro Cup playoffs... Michael halted the hard-hitting Braves on just 6 hits, struck out 3 and walked one, while going the route... the Braves Kajika Fleetfoot (2-2/3.09) was tapped for 13 hits, but allowed only 2 earned runs in a complete game.
Offensively North Hills was sparked by C Mikhail Romanovsky (.359) with a 2-run homer in the fourth inning and 2B Kiril Ivonoski (.231), who had RBI singles in the fifth and sixth frames... Romanovsky is the playoff leader with 11 runs batted in... the Braves got their only score in the eighth on a run-scoring single by RF Nelson Hunter (.231).
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