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THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, October 12, 2036
2036 IPA Pro Cup Finals
(best-of-seven)
HAWKS EDGE CRUSADERS 2-1, OWENS BESTS KIRK
In game one of the IPA Pro Cup Finals the fans saw an old-fashioned pitching duel won by North Hills 2-1 over St. John... both hurlers went the distance with Jeff Owens outpitching Jeremy Kirk... it was Owens' (4-0/1.94) fourth postseason victory... he stopped the Crusaders on 5 hits... RBI singles by Norris Henry and Gerry Rice paved the way to victory and beat Jeremy Kirk (3-2/2.34), who allowed only 7 hits, struck out 6 and walked 3.
Kirk had a 1-0 shutout until he gave up single runs in the eighth and ninth inning... St. John's only score came in the top of the third when LF Gilbert Hall (.273) plated 1B Johnny Zaun (.438) from third when he grounded out to second base... a triple by SS Norris Henry (.343) and single by 3B Tommy Vavas (.308) tied the score in the eighth... and a triple by LF Adam Thurgood (.216) and a single by RF Gerry Rice (.469) won the game... Henry and RF Gerry Rice led the Hawks at bat with a pair of hits each... RF Nicky Farrugia (.320) and 2B Norm Murdoch (.341) collected 2 hits apiece for the Crusaders.
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