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Eugene Church · 05-04-2013, 10:41 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Friday, September 26, 2036

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

Ruthlandian Union

CC'S BAKER BEATS BLASTERS 5-1, 'CATS UP BY 2
At home, the Cold Creek Catamounts got a masterful mound performance from 29-year-old rookie righthander Joey Baker to beat Colfax 5-1 to take the first two games of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series... Bailey (1-0) held the Blasters to one run, while giving up 9 hits in a strong 8-inning stint... he walked only one and struck out 3 batters... southpaw Norm Harbison (0-1) caught the loss, going all the way... Harbison permitted 9 hits and 5 runs, fanned 4 and walked 5.

1B Leland Henley (.250) delivered the big blow of the game, a 3-run bomb in the sixth inning to put the Catamounts up 4-0... rookie 2B Simon Pembroke (.571), RF Jimmy Howell (.429) and 3B Eric Hollister (.400) all collected 2 hits and scored a run... Hollister and LF Shelby Glasscock (.667) batted in the other 2 runs for Cold Creek... Colfax had a 10-9 advantage in hits, but left 10 men stranded... SS Gerry Sives (.444) and 3B Caleb McAvoy (.500) led them with a pair of hits each.

The two clubs will continue the best-of-seven series at Mountain View Stadium in Colfax. If needed, games three, four and five will be played there.

ST. JOHN WINS AGAIN, CRUSHES SPORTS 11-3,
In St. John at Cathedral Stadium, the Crusaders belted out 16 hits and crushed LaGrange 11-3 to go in front two games to none in the RU Elite 8... yesterday's hero Marty Blankenship cracked 3 hits and smashed a 3-run roundtripper to lead the way... Blankenship has a walk-off homer in game one... the Crusaders got a good effort from winning pitcher Lou Gianakos (1-0), who went 7 innings, giving up 3 runs and 8 hits... Lou Page finished it up for Gianakos, struck out 3 and pitched one-hit ball in his two scoreless innings.

Other St. John contributors were 1B Johnny Zaun (.750) and LF Marty Armstrong (.600), who also notched 3 hits each... SS Byron Johanssen (.111) scored twice for the Crusaders and plated 2 runners... the Sports had 9 hits with LF Justin McCall (.444) getting 3 hits and C Chris Heffner (.375) and CF Russell Watkins (.375) chipping in 2 hits apiece... it was a dismal day for LaGrange's 20-game winner Chazz Bassett (0-1), who was drilled for 9 runs and 11 hits in just 4-plus innings... an 8-run fifth did him in.

Game three will be played at Sports Stadium in LaGrange, along with games four and five, if the series goes that far.

Tycobbian Union

HAWKS WIN 7-6 IN 14TH, AHEAD BY 2 GAMES
North Hills made it two in a row over the Colchester Elites in the Tycobbian Elite 8 with a dramatic comeback victory... down 6-3 in the last of the ninth, the Hawks tied it up and then went on to win it 7-6 on Ric Hamilton's bases-loaded single in the fourteenth frame... the Hawks' bullpen came through big time with 5 scoreless innings in relief of starter Frank Lambert... Kyle Oliver pitched one-hit ball for 4 innings, striking out 5 batters... and Joey Santini (1-0) sat the Elites down in order for the win in the fourteenth... Colchester loser Sean McBride (0-1) had held the Hawks without a run and hitless for 4 innings when they finally got to him for 3 hits and the winning run.

Both clubs racked up a dozen hits each... 3B Jim McDermott (.429) and 1B Ric Hamilton (.455) had 3 hits each for North Hills... McDermott drove in 4 runs and Hamilton 2... RF Nicky Bower and 2B Tommy Vavas (.375) had 2 hits piece... Vavas scored 3 runs and Bower 2... Colchester's best bats belonged to LF Jim Lewellan (.375), who homered and batted in 3 runs... and RF Blake Barrister (.417), who collected a pair of singles and 2 RBIs... SS Joey Rogers (.222), 1B Billy Christianson (.231) and CF Russell Edwards (.333) also had 2 hits for the Elites.

Colchester will try and regroup at home after losing both games at the Hawk's Nest... the next three games are slated for Heyward Field.

TUCKS TAME BRAVES IN 10, BRISTOW WINNER 4-3
Junior Bristow started off poorly, but he finished up in grand style... he led the Tuckanarra Blue Jays to their second straight win over the Chicopee Braves in the TU Elite 8 with a 10-inning 4-3 victory... after giving up a 3-run homer to Alfredo Cobos in the opening inning, Bristow settled down and blanked the Braves the rest of the game... Bristow went the distance, had 6 Ks and one walk, allowing 3 runs and 7 hits... he got help in the tenth from three successive singles off of losing pitcher Johnny Stewart by Lynn Starr, Spade Weldon and Paul Anthony... this was the Blue Jays sixth consecutive postseason victory over the powerful Braves and gave them a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The series will now switch to the Brewster Street Ballpark, home of the Braves, for the next three games, if necessary.

Leading the Blue Jays attack were CF Paul Anthony (.600), SS Eddie Darby (.375) and RF Cobar Madija (.600)... Anthony had 3 hits and 2RBIs... Darby and Madija added 2 hits apiece... Anthony and Darby both had solo homers... 2B Joe Klein (.250) also drove in a run for the Tucks.

LF Alfredo Cobos (.333) was the big bat for Braves with his 3-run blast... CF Charley Kota (.500) and 3B Cooter Whitter supplied 2 hits apiece to the Chicopee cause... Johnny Stewart (0-1) was stung with the loss in relief of starter Ryan Ledbetter, who tossed a fine game, permitting only 3 runs on 7 hits in his 9 innings... Ledbetter walked only one and whiffed 4.

05-04-2013, 10:41 PM	#3517
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,929	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Friday, September 26, 2036 2036 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series (best-of-seven) Ruthlandian Union CC'S BAKER BEATS BLASTERS 5-1, 'CATS UP BY 2 At home, the Cold Creek Catamounts got a masterful mound performance from 29-year-old rookie righthander Joey Baker to beat Colfax 5-1 to take the first two games of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series... Bailey (1-0) held the Blasters to one run, while giving up 9 hits in a strong 8-inning stint... he walked only one and struck out 3 batters... southpaw Norm Harbison (0-1) caught the loss, going all the way... Harbison permitted 9 hits and 5 runs, fanned 4 and walked 5. 1B Leland Henley (.250) delivered the big blow of the game, a 3-run bomb in the sixth inning to put the Catamounts up 4-0... rookie 2B Simon Pembroke (.571), RF Jimmy Howell (.429) and 3B Eric Hollister (.400) all collected 2 hits and scored a run... Hollister and LF Shelby Glasscock (.667) batted in the other 2 runs for Cold Creek... Colfax had a 10-9 advantage in hits, but left 10 men stranded... SS Gerry Sives (.444) and 3B Caleb McAvoy (.500) led them with a pair of hits each. The two clubs will continue the best-of-seven series at Mountain View Stadium in Colfax. If needed, games three, four and five will be played there. ST. JOHN WINS AGAIN, CRUSHES SPORTS 11-3, In St. John at Cathedral Stadium, the Crusaders belted out 16 hits and crushed LaGrange 11-3 to go in front two games to none in the RU Elite 8... yesterday's hero Marty Blankenship cracked 3 hits and smashed a 3-run roundtripper to lead the way... Blankenship has a walk-off homer in game one... the Crusaders got a good effort from winning pitcher Lou Gianakos (1-0), who went 7 innings, giving up 3 runs and 8 hits... Lou Page finished it up for Gianakos, struck out 3 and pitched one-hit ball in his two scoreless innings. Other St. John contributors were 1B Johnny Zaun (.750) and LF Marty Armstrong (.600), who also notched 3 hits each... SS Byron Johanssen (.111) scored twice for the Crusaders and plated 2 runners... the Sports had 9 hits with LF Justin McCall (.444) getting 3 hits and C Chris Heffner (.375) and CF Russell Watkins (.375) chipping in 2 hits apiece... it was a dismal day for LaGrange's 20-game winner Chazz Bassett (0-1), who was drilled for 9 runs and 11 hits in just 4-plus innings... an 8-run fifth did him in. Game three will be played at Sports Stadium in LaGrange, along with games four and five, if the series goes that far. Tycobbian Union HAWKS WIN 7-6 IN 14TH, AHEAD BY 2 GAMES North Hills made it two in a row over the Colchester Elites in the Tycobbian Elite 8 with a dramatic comeback victory... down 6-3 in the last of the ninth, the Hawks tied it up and then went on to win it 7-6 on Ric Hamilton's bases-loaded single in the fourteenth frame... the Hawks' bullpen came through big time with 5 scoreless innings in relief of starter Frank Lambert... Kyle Oliver pitched one-hit ball for 4 innings, striking out 5 batters... and Joey Santini (1-0) sat the Elites down in order for the win in the fourteenth... Colchester loser Sean McBride (0-1) had held the Hawks without a run and hitless for 4 innings when they finally got to him for 3 hits and the winning run. Both clubs racked up a dozen hits each... 3B Jim McDermott (.429) and 1B Ric Hamilton (.455) had 3 hits each for North Hills... McDermott drove in 4 runs and Hamilton 2... RF Nicky Bower and 2B Tommy Vavas (.375) had 2 hits piece... Vavas scored 3 runs and Bower 2... Colchester's best bats belonged to LF Jim Lewellan (.375), who homered and batted in 3 runs... and RF Blake Barrister (.417), who collected a pair of singles and 2 RBIs... SS Joey Rogers (.222), 1B Billy Christianson (.231) and CF Russell Edwards (.333) also had 2 hits for the Elites. Colchester will try and regroup at home after losing both games at the Hawk's Nest... the next three games are slated for Heyward Field. TUCKS TAME BRAVES IN 10, BRISTOW WINNER 4-3 Junior Bristow started off poorly, but he finished up in grand style... he led the Tuckanarra Blue Jays to their second straight win over the Chicopee Braves in the TU Elite 8 with a 10-inning 4-3 victory... after giving up a 3-run homer to Alfredo Cobos in the opening inning, Bristow settled down and blanked the Braves the rest of the game... Bristow went the distance, had 6 Ks and one walk, allowing 3 runs and 7 hits... he got help in the tenth from three successive singles off of losing pitcher Johnny Stewart by Lynn Starr, Spade Weldon and Paul Anthony... this was the Blue Jays sixth consecutive postseason victory over the powerful Braves and gave them a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The series will now switch to the Brewster Street Ballpark, home of the Braves, for the next three games, if necessary. Leading the Blue Jays attack were CF Paul Anthony (.600), SS Eddie Darby (.375) and RF Cobar Madija (.600)... Anthony had 3 hits and 2RBIs... Darby and Madija added 2 hits apiece... Anthony and Darby both had solo homers... 2B Joe Klein (.250) also drove in a run for the Tucks. LF Alfredo Cobos (.333) was the big bat for Braves with his 3-run blast... CF Charley Kota (.500) and 3B Cooter Whitter supplied 2 hits apiece to the Chicopee cause... Johnny Stewart (0-1) was stung with the loss in relief of starter Ryan Ledbetter, who tossed a fine game, permitting only 3 runs on 7 hits in his 9 innings... Ledbetter walked only one and whiffed 4.