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Eugene Church · 03-12-2013, 08:01 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, September 23, 2035

2035 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series

Ruthlandian Union

SELLERS STOPS V'S 6-0, ELNORA TAKES GAME 4
Jeremy Sellers was in top form in game four of the RU Elite 8 Series... the Elnora southpaw hurled a 6-0 gem over Volusia stopping them on 5 hits, chalking up 4 Ks and walking only one batter... Sellers' (1-1/0.00) performance put the All-Stars in a prime position to finish off the Vigilantes... all Elnora needs is one more victory and three possible opportunities to get it in the best-of-seven series.

Leading 1-0, the All-Stars routed Vigilante starter Sammy Barton with a 5-run splurge in the top of the seventh... Barton (1-1/4.91) was pelted for 6 runs and 9 hits in the loss... 2B Akihiro Samurakami (.500) went 3-for-4 and batted in 3 runs to lead the Elnora attack... 1B Charley Taylor (.188) hit a solo homer and CF Clive Kenyon (.385) has a pair of hits and scored 2 runs.

WALESKA WHIPS LAGRANGE 5-4, SWEEPS SERIES
Waleska pulled out a comeback 5-4 win in game four of the RU Elite 8 played at Sports Stadium in LaGrange to sweep the series... the Westerners rallied with 2 runs in the top of the ninth to whip the Sports in all four games... Jon Lassiter (.421) tripled in the tying run and Monty McMurtry (.263) singled in the gamewinner to ship the Sports home for the season.

Lassiter led the Westerner 12-hit attack with 2 RBIs and 3 hits... C Tony Brinkerhoff (.313) chipped in with 2 runs scored and 2 hits, including a solo homer... it was a back-and-forth affair... LaGrange led 1-0 in the first and Waleska tied it in the second... the Sports went ahead 3-1 in the third with the Westerners bouncing back with single runs in the fourth and sixth to even the score... LaGrange had the lead one more time with a run in the seventh... SS Jason Jacquet (.308) led LaGrange at the plate with a triple, a single and 2 runs batted in.

Waleska's 20-year-old southpaw Tony Haskell (2-0/3.18) picked up his second win in the series... Haskell beat the Sports 3-2 in game one... this one was harder to come by... he was tagged for 9 hits and 4 runs in 8 innings with 8 strikeouts and a walk... Earl Perkins pitched a perfect ninth for the save.

Wally Thurber started and did a fair job for the Sports... the lefty worked through the seventh, yielding 3 runs on 9 hits with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks... Thurber left with a 4-3 lead, but his relief couldn't hold it for him... the defeat went to Mike York (0-1), who gave up 2 runs and 3 hits in one and two-thirds innings.

Westerner manager Roy Hobbs spoke at a post-game news conference, "My boys stepped it us a notch and beat a very good team... three of the wins were by one run... it's a good thing we played so well, otherwise we would be going home instead of LaGrange." Waleska's staff held the Sports to a .216 BA and allowed only 9 runs in the series. The Westerners batted .290 in the series and outscored LaGrange 21 to 9... however, if you remove the 10-1 score in game number two, it was indeed a very close series.

Quincy Peterson, skipper of the Sports, said, "we couldn't score against them, but our pitching kept us in it in three of the four games. Waleska is a good-around team that will be tough to beat. If they continue to play like they did against us, I wouldn't be surprised if they won the whole shebang."

Tycobbian Union

SAN ALEJO SWEEPS NORTH HILLS
There will be no repeat champion in the IPA this year... San Alejo made certain of that by sweeping defending champion North Hills Hawks in four games in the Tycobbian Union Elite 8... San Alejo is the odds-on favorite to take the honor this year and they really looked like champions against the Hawks... the Montaneros drubbed the Hawks 7-2 in game four played at the Hawk's Nest... Johnny Brown (2-0/3.00) went the distance, holding them to 2 runs and 8 hits for his second win in the series... Brown survived with an 8-5 win in the opening game... the losing pitcher today was last year's Pro Cup MVP David Michael (0-2/9.49)... like game one, San Alejo had no trouble with Michael, pummeling him for 7 runs and 8 hits in 7-plus innings.

CF Dusty Rogan (.294) was the batting hero with 2 hits and 4 RBIs... rookie RF Gilberto Duarte (.250) scored 3 runs and got his second homer... and C Filipe Zamora (.231) had 2 hits for the Monties... the Hawks were paced by SS Dean O'Donnell (.381) and CF Kris Anastas (.222), both with 2 hits apiece.

Manager Alberto Herrera praised his Montanero staff, "Brown, Smith and Olivares really shut down the Hawks... that was the big part... and Rogan, Duarte and Velazquez got us the runs... we now have accomplished part one of our mission... two more series' wins and we can bring another Pro Cup home to San Alejo." The Montaneros were IPA champion in 2032.

Lamenting the loss and the chance to repeat as Pro Cup champ, Tuckanarra skipper Carlton "Lefty" Stevens told the press, "Give the Montaneros credit, they tore up our pitchers and stopped our hitters... they will go a long way in the playoffs this year playing like that."

TUCKS HANG IN WITH 5-3 WIN IN 13
The Tuckanarra Blue Jays are down, but not out... the Tucks won a 13-inning thriller 5-3 to remain alive in the TU Elite 8 Series with the Chicopee Braves, who had the Blue Jays on the brink of elimination by winning the first three games and leading 3-1 after six innings in game four at the Brewster Street Ballpark... Josh George's (.133) dramatic 2-run homer in the seventh frame saved the day and forced the game into extra innings... then longtime Blue Jay Lynn Starr (.143) put them ahead with a 2-run single in the top of the thirteenth and James Warner managed to hold off the threatening Braves in the bottom half of the inning... Chicopee got runners on first and third with two outs before Warner got the third out.

Chicopee jumped out with 2 runs in the first frame off Bobby Reid... LF Charley Kota (.313) singled in one run and the second one scored on 1B Kurt Gustavsen's (.294) sacrifice fly... pitcher Byron Wilson (.167) made it 3-0 with an RBI single in the second... two errors by the Braves and 2B Jim Cuervas' (.188) single gave Tuckanarra an undeserved run in the top of the third, narrowing the score to 3-1.

The Blue Jays had 9 hits, while the Braves collected 10... Reid tossed 8 innings and permitted 3 runs on 6 hits with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts... he was followed by winner James Warner (1-0/0.00), who fired 5 shutout innings, allowing 4 hits, fanning 4 and walking one... Byron Wilson pitched into the eighth, gave up 3 runs on 7 hits, struck out 4 and issued 2 walks... the loser was Matt Reeves (0-1/5.68), who worked 5 and one-third innings, yielding 2 runs on 2 hits.

03-12-2013, 08:01 PM	#3462
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,095	*THE ISLANDIAN TIMES* Sunday, September 23, 2035 2035 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series Ruthlandian Union SELLERS STOPS V'S 6-0, ELNORA TAKES GAME 4 Jeremy Sellers was in top form in game four of the RU Elite 8 Series... the Elnora southpaw hurled a 6-0 gem over Volusia stopping them on 5 hits, chalking up 4 Ks and walking only one batter... Sellers' (1-1/0.00) performance put the All-Stars in a prime position to finish off the Vigilantes... all Elnora needs is one more victory and three possible opportunities to get it in the best-of-seven series. Leading 1-0, the All-Stars routed Vigilante starter Sammy Barton with a 5-run splurge in the top of the seventh... Barton (1-1/4.91) was pelted for 6 runs and 9 hits in the loss... 2B Akihiro Samurakami (.500) went 3-for-4 and batted in 3 runs to lead the Elnora attack... 1B Charley Taylor (.188) hit a solo homer and CF Clive Kenyon (.385) has a pair of hits and scored 2 runs. WALESKA WHIPS LAGRANGE 5-4, SWEEPS SERIES Waleska pulled out a comeback 5-4 win in game four of the RU Elite 8 played at Sports Stadium in LaGrange to sweep the series... the Westerners rallied with 2 runs in the top of the ninth to whip the Sports in all four games... Jon Lassiter (.421) tripled in the tying run and Monty McMurtry (.263) singled in the gamewinner to ship the Sports home for the season. Lassiter led the Westerner 12-hit attack with 2 RBIs and 3 hits... C Tony Brinkerhoff (.313) chipped in with 2 runs scored and 2 hits, including a solo homer... it was a back-and-forth affair... LaGrange led 1-0 in the first and Waleska tied it in the second... the Sports went ahead 3-1 in the third with the Westerners bouncing back with single runs in the fourth and sixth to even the score... LaGrange had the lead one more time with a run in the seventh... SS Jason Jacquet (.308) led LaGrange at the plate with a triple, a single and 2 runs batted in. Waleska's 20-year-old southpaw Tony Haskell (2-0/3.18) picked up his second win in the series... Haskell beat the Sports 3-2 in game one... this one was harder to come by... he was tagged for 9 hits and 4 runs in 8 innings with 8 strikeouts and a walk... Earl Perkins pitched a perfect ninth for the save. Wally Thurber started and did a fair job for the Sports... the lefty worked through the seventh, yielding 3 runs on 9 hits with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks... Thurber left with a 4-3 lead, but his relief couldn't hold it for him... the defeat went to Mike York (0-1), who gave up 2 runs and 3 hits in one and two-thirds innings. Westerner manager Roy Hobbs spoke at a post-game news conference, "My boys stepped it us a notch and beat a very good team... three of the wins were by one run... it's a good thing we played so well, otherwise we would be going home instead of LaGrange." Waleska's staff held the Sports to a .216 BA and allowed only 9 runs in the series. The Westerners batted .290 in the series and outscored LaGrange 21 to 9... however, if you remove the 10-1 score in game number two, it was indeed a very close series. Quincy Peterson, skipper of the Sports, said, "we couldn't score against them, but our pitching kept us in it in three of the four games. Waleska is a good-around team that will be tough to beat. If they continue to play like they did against us, I wouldn't be surprised if they won the whole shebang." Tycobbian Union SAN ALEJO SWEEPS NORTH HILLS There will be no repeat champion in the IPA this year... San Alejo made certain of that by sweeping defending champion North Hills Hawks in four games in the Tycobbian Union Elite 8... San Alejo is the odds-on favorite to take the honor this year and they really looked like champions against the Hawks... the Montaneros drubbed the Hawks 7-2 in game four played at the Hawk's Nest... Johnny Brown (2-0/3.00) went the distance, holding them to 2 runs and 8 hits for his second win in the series... Brown survived with an 8-5 win in the opening game... the losing pitcher today was last year's Pro Cup MVP David Michael (0-2/9.49)... like game one, San Alejo had no trouble with Michael, pummeling him for 7 runs and 8 hits in 7-plus innings. CF Dusty Rogan (.294) was the batting hero with 2 hits and 4 RBIs... rookie RF Gilberto Duarte (.250) scored 3 runs and got his second homer... and C Filipe Zamora (.231) had 2 hits for the Monties... the Hawks were paced by SS Dean O'Donnell (.381) and CF Kris Anastas (.222), both with 2 hits apiece. Manager Alberto Herrera praised his Montanero staff, "Brown, Smith and Olivares really shut down the Hawks... that was the big part... and Rogan, Duarte and Velazquez got us the runs... we now have accomplished part one of our mission... two more series' wins and we can bring another Pro Cup home to San Alejo." The Montaneros were IPA champion in 2032. Lamenting the loss and the chance to repeat as Pro Cup champ, Tuckanarra skipper Carlton "Lefty" Stevens told the press, "Give the Montaneros credit, they tore up our pitchers and stopped our hitters... they will go a long way in the playoffs this year playing like that." TUCKS HANG IN WITH 5-3 WIN IN 13 The Tuckanarra Blue Jays are down, but not out... the Tucks won a 13-inning thriller 5-3 to remain alive in the TU Elite 8 Series with the Chicopee Braves, who had the Blue Jays on the brink of elimination by winning the first three games and leading 3-1 after six innings in game four at the Brewster Street Ballpark... Josh George's (.133) dramatic 2-run homer in the seventh frame saved the day and forced the game into extra innings... then longtime Blue Jay Lynn Starr (.143) put them ahead with a 2-run single in the top of the thirteenth and James Warner managed to hold off the threatening Braves in the bottom half of the inning... Chicopee got runners on first and third with two outs before Warner got the third out. Chicopee jumped out with 2 runs in the first frame off Bobby Reid... LF Charley Kota (.313) singled in one run and the second one scored on 1B Kurt Gustavsen's (.294) sacrifice fly... pitcher Byron Wilson (.167) made it 3-0 with an RBI single in the second... two errors by the Braves and 2B Jim Cuervas' (.188) single gave Tuckanarra an undeserved run in the top of the third, narrowing the score to 3-1. The Blue Jays had 9 hits, while the Braves collected 10... Reid tossed 8 innings and permitted 3 runs on 6 hits with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts... he was followed by winner James Warner (1-0/0.00), who fired 5 shutout innings, allowing 4 hits, fanning 4 and walking one... Byron Wilson pitched into the eighth, gave up 3 runs on 7 hits, struck out 4 and issued 2 walks... the loser was Matt Reeves (0-1/5.68), who worked 5 and one-third innings, yielding 2 runs on 2 hits. Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-13-2013 at 10:22 PM.