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Eugene Church · 05-04-2013, 08:03 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, September 25, 2036

2036 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series
(best-of-seven series)

Ruthlandian Union

CC 'CATS COP OPENER, BEAT COLFAX 6-4
On a clear and cool afternoon at Holmes Field, the hometown Cold Creek Catamounts beat Colfax 6-4 in the opening game of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series... the CC 'Cats posted 5 big runs on the scoreboard in the first frame and then rode home to victory... Shelby Glasscock's 2-run blast was the big blow in the inning... both teams roughed up the pitchers with 11 hits each.

LF Glasscock led the winners with a perfect 3-for-3 day, scored 2 and drove in 2... RF Jimmy Howell chipped in with a 2-run double... leading Colfax were SS Gerry Sives with 2 hits and 2 RBIs, including a solo homer... and 1B Kristian McEly, who smacked a homer, too.

Catamount ace J. J. Gillespie, the IPA ERA leader with a terrific 1.97 ERA, had a tough outing, but still came away with the win... Gillespie (1-0) was tagged for 11 hits in 8 and two-thirds innings, but held the Blasters to 4 runs... Gillespie fanned 5 and walked one batter... George Bailey faced one batter in the ninth and got the final out to pick up the save... 22-game winner Randell Perkins (0-1) took the loss, yielding 6 runs and 9 hits in 6 innings.

ST. JOHN SINKS SPORTS 4-3 IN OPENER
Opening up in the friendly confines of Cathedral Stadium, the St. John Crusaders squandered a lot of hits, but finally squeezed out a 4-3 triumph over the LaGrange Sports in game one of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series... Marty Blankenship's walk-off homer in the ninth off Ryan Janssen put the Crusaders in the win column and gave the victory to Jeremy Kirk (1-0), who hurled a complete game and held the Sports to 6 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 6 and walking 6.

St. John had 15 hits, but stranded 14 baserunners... rookie C Sawyer Deane, CF Art Kelley and 2B Norm Murdoch paced the Crusaders with three hits apiece... RF Nick Farrugia and LF Gilbert Hall each chipped in with a pair of hits... Deane and Hall had RBIs, while Farrugia, Kelley and Murdoch each scored a run... C Chris Heffner and RF Charles Bacque had solo homers for the Sports.

LaGrange scored runs in the first and second innings to take an early 2-0 lead... St. John rallied with single scores in the fifth, sixth and seventh to take a 3-2 lead, then the Sports tied it up at 3-all in the eighth... LaGrange's 20-game winner Walt Thurber allowed 12 hits in his 6-plus innings, but permitted only 3 runs... he struck out 4 and walked 3 and left on the short end of a 3-2 score... reliever Ryan Janssen (0-1) lost it... in his 2 frames he allowed 3 hits and the winning run.

Tycobbian Union

HAWKS BEST ELITES 6-5 IN 11 INNINGS
The homestanding North Hills Hawks had to come from behind twice in the late innings at the Hawk's Nest to subdue the Colchester Elites 6-5 in 11 innings in the first game of the Tycobbian Elite 8... trailing 5-4 in the last of the eleventh the Hawks tied it up on Jumbo Carter's base hit and won it on Tommy Vavas' game-winning single.

North Hills had to come back in the last of the eighth... Colchester had taken the lead 4-1 on Blake Barrister's solo homer and Jamie Scott's 2-run triple... the Hawks sent the game to extra innings on Ric Hamilton's 2-run double and Gerry Rice's game-tying triple. The Elites went ahead in the top of the eleventh when Joey Rogers got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded... the third Hawks' hurler Tony Mack (1-0) notched the win with 3 good innings of relief... he worked the ninth through the eleventh and gave up one run on one hit... Mack walked 2 and fanned 3... Sean McBride (0-1) suffered the defeat as he was battered for 2 runs and 3 hits in the fatal last inning... both starters fared well... Colchester's 22-game winner Dan Scott worked 10 innings, permitted 4 runs on 10 hits, while North Hills' 23-game winner Jeff Owens gave up 4 runs, only 2 earned, and 7 hits in his 7 and 2-thirds innings.

North Hills outhit Colchester 11 to 8 and were sparked at the plate by 1B Ric Hamilton with 2-5, 2 runs and 2 RBIs, RF Gerry Rice with 3-5, a run and an RBI... SS Norris Henry and C Jumbo Carter also added 2 hits apiece to the Hawks' attack... RF Blake Barrister led the Elites with 3 hits, including a homer and a triple... he and 2B Jamie Scott had 2 RBIs each.

TUCKS TROUNCE BRAVES 10-4 IN GAME ONE
Pro Cup number-one seed and defending IPA champ Tuckanarra outslugged second-seeded Chicopee 10-4 in the Tycobbian Elite 8 opener at Central Park Stadium in Tuckanarra... the Blue Jays socked 12 hits and got the benefit of 4 Braves' miscues and 7 bases on balls in the win... the Tucks busted up a 4-4 deadlock with 6 runs in the seventh... they had trailed 3-1 after 5 frames.

Blue Jay starter Bobby Reid (1-0) fought off the hard-hitting Braves for the win... Reid tossed 7 innings and was tagged for 10 hits, but he checked Chicopee on 4 runs, 3 of them earned... two relievers Jack Rogers and James Warner saved the day for Reid, each with a perfect inning in the eighth and ninth... Heyoka Chaska (0-1) had a tough outing and was the losing pitcher... Chaska was victimized by shoddy defense... 4 of the 8 runs he allowed in 6 innings were not earned... overall Chaska was ripped for 10 hits and walked 4.

It was open season on two 20-game winners today... the hitters had their way with them... C Jon Paul led the Tucks with 3 hits and 3 RBIs... RF Spade Weldon went 2-for-5, scored twice and batted in a run... SS Eddie Darby and LF Lorne Evans drove in 2 runs each... and 3B Lynn Starr and 2B Nicky Weill scored 2 runs apiece.

Chicopee had 10 hits and were paced by 2B Todd Goodwin, 1B Kurt Gustavsen, CF Charley Kota and SS Felix Roubique, all with a pair of hits each... LF Alfredo Cobos and C James Gamble both batted in 2 runs in defeat... Goodwin scored 2 of the Braves' runs.

The Blue Jays have now beaten the Braves five straight times in the playoffs. Last year in the first round Tuckanarra had to overcome a 3-0 lead by Chicopee and take four in a row to avoid elimination. They went on to win the IPA Pro Cup.

05-04-2013, 08:03 PM	#3516
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,910	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Thursday, September 25, 2036 2036 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series (best-of-seven series) Ruthlandian Union CC 'CATS COP OPENER, BEAT COLFAX 6-4 On a clear and cool afternoon at Holmes Field, the hometown Cold Creek Catamounts beat Colfax 6-4 in the opening game of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series... the CC 'Cats posted 5 big runs on the scoreboard in the first frame and then rode home to victory... Shelby Glasscock's 2-run blast was the big blow in the inning... both teams roughed up the pitchers with 11 hits each. LF Glasscock led the winners with a perfect 3-for-3 day, scored 2 and drove in 2... RF Jimmy Howell chipped in with a 2-run double... leading Colfax were SS Gerry Sives with 2 hits and 2 RBIs, including a solo homer... and 1B Kristian McEly, who smacked a homer, too. Catamount ace J. J. Gillespie, the IPA ERA leader with a terrific 1.97 ERA, had a tough outing, but still came away with the win... Gillespie (1-0) was tagged for 11 hits in 8 and two-thirds innings, but held the Blasters to 4 runs... Gillespie fanned 5 and walked one batter... George Bailey faced one batter in the ninth and got the final out to pick up the save... 22-game winner Randell Perkins (0-1) took the loss, yielding 6 runs and 9 hits in 6 innings. ST. JOHN SINKS SPORTS 4-3 IN OPENER Opening up in the friendly confines of Cathedral Stadium, the St. John Crusaders squandered a lot of hits, but finally squeezed out a 4-3 triumph over the LaGrange Sports in game one of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series... Marty Blankenship's walk-off homer in the ninth off Ryan Janssen put the Crusaders in the win column and gave the victory to Jeremy Kirk (1-0), who hurled a complete game and held the Sports to 6 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 6 and walking 6. St. John had 15 hits, but stranded 14 baserunners... rookie C Sawyer Deane, CF Art Kelley and 2B Norm Murdoch paced the Crusaders with three hits apiece... RF Nick Farrugia and LF Gilbert Hall each chipped in with a pair of hits... Deane and Hall had RBIs, while Farrugia, Kelley and Murdoch each scored a run... C Chris Heffner and RF Charles Bacque had solo homers for the Sports. LaGrange scored runs in the first and second innings to take an early 2-0 lead... St. John rallied with single scores in the fifth, sixth and seventh to take a 3-2 lead, then the Sports tied it up at 3-all in the eighth... LaGrange's 20-game winner Walt Thurber allowed 12 hits in his 6-plus innings, but permitted only 3 runs... he struck out 4 and walked 3 and left on the short end of a 3-2 score... reliever Ryan Janssen (0-1) lost it... in his 2 frames he allowed 3 hits and the winning run. Tycobbian Union HAWKS BEST ELITES 6-5 IN 11 INNINGS The homestanding North Hills Hawks had to come from behind twice in the late innings at the Hawk's Nest to subdue the Colchester Elites 6-5 in 11 innings in the first game of the Tycobbian Elite 8... trailing 5-4 in the last of the eleventh the Hawks tied it up on Jumbo Carter's base hit and won it on Tommy Vavas' game-winning single. North Hills had to come back in the last of the eighth... Colchester had taken the lead 4-1 on Blake Barrister's solo homer and Jamie Scott's 2-run triple... the Hawks sent the game to extra innings on Ric Hamilton's 2-run double and Gerry Rice's game-tying triple. The Elites went ahead in the top of the eleventh when Joey Rogers got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded... the third Hawks' hurler Tony Mack (1-0) notched the win with 3 good innings of relief... he worked the ninth through the eleventh and gave up one run on one hit... Mack walked 2 and fanned 3... Sean McBride (0-1) suffered the defeat as he was battered for 2 runs and 3 hits in the fatal last inning... both starters fared well... Colchester's 22-game winner Dan Scott worked 10 innings, permitted 4 runs on 10 hits, while North Hills' 23-game winner Jeff Owens gave up 4 runs, only 2 earned, and 7 hits in his 7 and 2-thirds innings. North Hills outhit Colchester 11 to 8 and were sparked at the plate by 1B Ric Hamilton with 2-5, 2 runs and 2 RBIs, RF Gerry Rice with 3-5, a run and an RBI... SS Norris Henry and C Jumbo Carter also added 2 hits apiece to the Hawks' attack... RF Blake Barrister led the Elites with 3 hits, including a homer and a triple... he and 2B Jamie Scott had 2 RBIs each. TUCKS TROUNCE BRAVES 10-4 IN GAME ONE Pro Cup number-one seed and defending IPA champ Tuckanarra outslugged second-seeded Chicopee 10-4 in the Tycobbian Elite 8 opener at Central Park Stadium in Tuckanarra... the Blue Jays socked 12 hits and got the benefit of 4 Braves' miscues and 7 bases on balls in the win... the Tucks busted up a 4-4 deadlock with 6 runs in the seventh... they had trailed 3-1 after 5 frames. Blue Jay starter Bobby Reid (1-0) fought off the hard-hitting Braves for the win... Reid tossed 7 innings and was tagged for 10 hits, but he checked Chicopee on 4 runs, 3 of them earned... two relievers Jack Rogers and James Warner saved the day for Reid, each with a perfect inning in the eighth and ninth... Heyoka Chaska (0-1) had a tough outing and was the losing pitcher... Chaska was victimized by shoddy defense... 4 of the 8 runs he allowed in 6 innings were not earned... overall Chaska was ripped for 10 hits and walked 4. It was open season on two 20-game winners today... the hitters had their way with them... C Jon Paul led the Tucks with 3 hits and 3 RBIs... RF Spade Weldon went 2-for-5, scored twice and batted in a run... SS Eddie Darby and LF Lorne Evans drove in 2 runs each... and 3B Lynn Starr and 2B Nicky Weill scored 2 runs apiece. Chicopee had 10 hits and were paced by 2B Todd Goodwin, 1B Kurt Gustavsen, CF Charley Kota and SS Felix Roubique, all with a pair of hits each... LF Alfredo Cobos and C James Gamble both batted in 2 runs in defeat... Goodwin scored 2 of the Braves' runs. The Blue Jays have now beaten the Braves five straight times in the playoffs. Last year in the first round Tuckanarra had to overcome a 3-0 lead by Chicopee and take four in a row to avoid elimination. They went on to win the IPA Pro Cup. Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-04-2013 at 08:09 PM.