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Eugene Church · 05-06-2013, 01:35 AM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, September 28, 2036

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

Ruthlandian Union

COLD CREEK SWEEPS COLFAX
The Cold Creek Catamounts with their super pitching staff made shambles of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series with Colfax by sweeping it in four straight games... the Catamounts knocked the Blasters out of the IPA playoffs with a 5-3 decision in game four behind the solid pitching of J. J. Gillespie, who went the route for his second win in the series... Gillespie (2-0/3.57) fanned 4, walked 2 and held Colfax to 3 runs on 8 hits.

Cold Creek LF Shelby Glasscock (.500) had another big hand in the win with his third homer in the series... he had 2 hits and batted in 3 runs... 1B Leland Henley (.429) also lent a hand with a 2-run homer... and CF Ken Brennan (.158) went 2-for-4 and scored twice... the Catamounts collected 10 hits in the game.

SS Gerry Sives (.467), LF Chet Penn (.357) and 2B Howard Winston (.235) led the Blasters... Sives had a home run among his 3 hits, Penn was 2-for-4 and scored twice, while Winston smacked a pair of hits and batted in 2 runs.

Randell Perkins (0-2/7.07) was the losing hurler... he allowed 5 runs and 9 hits in his 8 innings... he struck out 5 and walked 2.

Winning manager Scoop Lemieux spoke highly of his Catamounts. He said, "We played very well in the series... our pitching was great as expected... but it was our bats that made the different... I just hope it continues... if it does, we have a good chance to bring home the Pro Cup to Cold Creek."

Losing skipper Ilya Szabo told the press, "Our pitching was bad and so was our hitting... 'nuff said... we got swept... Cold Creek will be a factor in this year's Pro Cup if they continue to play anywhere near the way they played us... we knew they had pitching, but their hitting surprised me."

Cold Creek was seeded sixth in The Islandian Times Pro Cup predictions... Colfax was rated seventh in the poll.

SPORTS TIE CRUSADERS, THURBER WINS 6-2
The LaGrange Sports are back in the battle after beating the highly-favored St. John Crusaders at home for the second game in a row... the Sports tied up the RU Elite 8 Series at two games apiece with a 6-2 win... LaGrange got a good outing from 20-game winner Walt Thurber (1-0/2.93), who fired a complete game... he shut out the Crusaders for 8 innings and restricted them to 2 runs on 8 hits, while walking 3 batters and striking out 2... Thurber even helped his own cause with a 3-run double in the 4-run fourth... the Sports got homers from 3B Claude DesJardins (.267) and LF Justin McCall (.385).

19-game winner Jeremy Kirk (1-1/3.94), the IPA strikeout king the last two years, took the loss... in a shaky effort Kirk walked 5, fanned 6 and was tagged for 5 runs and 5 hits in 7 innings... C Sawyer Deane (.438) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs to lead St. John at the plate.

Tycobbian Union

HAWKS HAMMER COLCHESTER 9-2, TAKE 3-1 LEAD
Jeff Owens, Adam Thurgood and Kiril Ivonoski combined to put North Hills up three games to one in the TU Elite 8 Series as they hammered the Colchester Elites 9-2 in game four... Owens was outstanding on the mound and Thurgood and Ivonoski supplied the firepower.

Owens (1-0/2.16) stymied the Elites on 5 hits and 2 runs, fanned 5 and walked 3... Thurgood (.250) slammed 2 homers, scored 3 times and knocked in 4 runs... Ivonoski (.250) homered and doubled, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs... 3B Tommy Vavas (.438) added 3 hits and tallied 3 runs... Dan Scott (0-1) caught the loss being smoked for 7 runs and 8 hits in 6-plus innings... North Hills broke open a 3-2 game with 4 runs in the seventh and 2 more in the ninth.

BRAVES & BLUE JAYS TIED, CHASKA STOPS TUCKS 5-2
Just as expected the top two seeded teams in the IPA Pro Cup playoffs are having a battle royal... after four games top-ranked Tuckanarra and second-ranked Chicopee are all tied up at two games apiece... Chicopee's Heyoka Chaska (1-1/3.86) gave the Blue Jays fits in a 5-2 triumph as he stopped them on just 5 hits... Chaska was tagged for a 2-run homer in the top of the first by LF Lorne Evans (.188), but he then slammed the door on the Blue Jays for the rest of the game... the Braves bounced right back with 3 runs in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double by Alfredo Cobos (.500), sac fly by Iron Jacket Chandler (.286) and an RBI single by Cooter Whitter (.357) and tacked on 2 insurance runs in the ninth via a homer by 2B Todd Goodwin (.333).

Bobby Reid (1-1/2.45) suffered the loss... 3 Blue Jay errors hurt him badly as Reid only gave up one earned run in 7 and two-thirds innings... Reid surrendered 10 hits and 4 runs... Goodwin had 3 hits for the winners and scored 2 runs and Cobos had a double and a single.

05-06-2013, 01:35 AM	#3520
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,911	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Sunday, September 28, 2036 2036 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series (best-of-seven) Ruthlandian Union COLD CREEK SWEEPS COLFAX The Cold Creek Catamounts with their super pitching staff made shambles of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series with Colfax by sweeping it in four straight games... the Catamounts knocked the Blasters out of the IPA playoffs with a 5-3 decision in game four behind the solid pitching of J. J. Gillespie, who went the route for his second win in the series... Gillespie (2-0/3.57) fanned 4, walked 2 and held Colfax to 3 runs on 8 hits. Cold Creek LF Shelby Glasscock (.500) had another big hand in the win with his third homer in the series... he had 2 hits and batted in 3 runs... 1B Leland Henley (.429) also lent a hand with a 2-run homer... and CF Ken Brennan (.158) went 2-for-4 and scored twice... the Catamounts collected 10 hits in the game. SS Gerry Sives (.467), LF Chet Penn (.357) and 2B Howard Winston (.235) led the Blasters... Sives had a home run among his 3 hits, Penn was 2-for-4 and scored twice, while Winston smacked a pair of hits and batted in 2 runs. Randell Perkins (0-2/7.07) was the losing hurler... he allowed 5 runs and 9 hits in his 8 innings... he struck out 5 and walked 2. Winning manager Scoop Lemieux spoke highly of his Catamounts. He said, "We played very well in the series... our pitching was great as expected... but it was our bats that made the different... I just hope it continues... if it does, we have a good chance to bring home the Pro Cup to Cold Creek." Losing skipper Ilya Szabo told the press, "Our pitching was bad and so was our hitting... 'nuff said... we got swept... Cold Creek will be a factor in this year's Pro Cup if they continue to play anywhere near the way they played us... we knew they had pitching, but their hitting surprised me." Cold Creek was seeded sixth in The Islandian Times Pro Cup predictions... Colfax was rated seventh in the poll. SPORTS TIE CRUSADERS, THURBER WINS 6-2 The LaGrange Sports are back in the battle after beating the highly-favored St. John Crusaders at home for the second game in a row... the Sports tied up the RU Elite 8 Series at two games apiece with a 6-2 win... LaGrange got a good outing from 20-game winner Walt Thurber (1-0/2.93), who fired a complete game... he shut out the Crusaders for 8 innings and restricted them to 2 runs on 8 hits, while walking 3 batters and striking out 2... Thurber even helped his own cause with a 3-run double in the 4-run fourth... the Sports got homers from 3B Claude DesJardins (.267) and LF Justin McCall (.385). 19-game winner Jeremy Kirk (1-1/3.94), the IPA strikeout king the last two years, took the loss... in a shaky effort Kirk walked 5, fanned 6 and was tagged for 5 runs and 5 hits in 7 innings... C Sawyer Deane (.438) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs to lead St. John at the plate. Tycobbian Union HAWKS HAMMER COLCHESTER 9-2, TAKE 3-1 LEAD Jeff Owens, Adam Thurgood and Kiril Ivonoski combined to put North Hills up three games to one in the TU Elite 8 Series as they hammered the Colchester Elites 9-2 in game four... Owens was outstanding on the mound and Thurgood and Ivonoski supplied the firepower. Owens (1-0/2.16) stymied the Elites on 5 hits and 2 runs, fanned 5 and walked 3... Thurgood (.250) slammed 2 homers, scored 3 times and knocked in 4 runs... Ivonoski (.250) homered and doubled, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs... 3B Tommy Vavas (.438) added 3 hits and tallied 3 runs... Dan Scott (0-1) caught the loss being smoked for 7 runs and 8 hits in 6-plus innings... North Hills broke open a 3-2 game with 4 runs in the seventh and 2 more in the ninth. BRAVES & BLUE JAYS TIED, CHASKA STOPS TUCKS 5-2 Just as expected the top two seeded teams in the IPA Pro Cup playoffs are having a battle royal... after four games top-ranked Tuckanarra and second-ranked Chicopee are all tied up at two games apiece... Chicopee's Heyoka Chaska (1-1/3.86) gave the Blue Jays fits in a 5-2 triumph as he stopped them on just 5 hits... Chaska was tagged for a 2-run homer in the top of the first by LF Lorne Evans (.188), but he then slammed the door on the Blue Jays for the rest of the game... the Braves bounced right back with 3 runs in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double by Alfredo Cobos (.500), sac fly by Iron Jacket Chandler (.286) and an RBI single by Cooter Whitter (.357) and tacked on 2 insurance runs in the ninth via a homer by 2B Todd Goodwin (.333). Bobby Reid (1-1/2.45) suffered the loss... 3 Blue Jay errors hurt him badly as Reid only gave up one earned run in 7 and two-thirds innings... Reid surrendered 10 hits and 4 runs... Goodwin had 3 hits for the winners and scored 2 runs and Cobos had a double and a single.