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Eugene Church · 07-10-2013, 03:37 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Wednesday, September 23, 2037

PRO CUP PLAYOFFS BEGIN TOMORROW
Tomorrow afternoon eight hopeful and excited teams will begin their quest to fulfill their dreams to win Islandia's ultimate baseball trophy - the IPA Pro Cup. They don't come easy or often. Pro Cups are few and far between. Only 23 of the 64 IPA franchises have been so honored. 41 of them are still seeking one. The Turon Typhoons top the IPA with four Pro Cups, followed by Tuckanarra and Far Mountain with three each. North Hills, Crystal Lake, Eastshore and Rolling Hills have captured two apiece. Two long-suffering clubs, Kilkenny of the Ruthlandian Union and Hillsboro of the Tycobbian Union have never even made the postseason.

The IPA Elite 8 Series opens tomorrow at four sites around the league. In the Ruthlandian Union it will be the second-ranked club Cold Creek hosting number-five Fort Benton at Holmes Field. This will be Fort Benton's first foray into the Pro Cup playoffs. In the other series the LaGrange Sports, ranked last in The Islandian Times Pro Cup poll, will travel to Waleska. The Westerners placed number six in the voting. In the Tycobbian Union the Pro Cup favorite Tuckanarra will entertain the La Claire Lynx at Central Park Stadium. The Lynx came in seventh in the balloting. The defending IPA Pro Cup standard bearer North Hills, the fourth choice in the poll, will take on the tough San Alejo Montaneros, the third-rated club. The game is slated on the Monties' home field, the Casa de Beisbol. All series in the playoffs will be best-of-seven affairs. The team with the best season record will get the home field advantage.

In Waleska, the Westerners will send Terry Richards (22-11/2.77) to the hill against LaGrange's ace southpaw Walt Thurber (18-12/3.08)... J. J. Gillespie (25-9/2.22) got the call for Cold Creek, while Augie Marquis (21-13/2.93) will be on the mound for Fort Benton... The Tuckanarra Blue Jays will start Bobby Reid (24-7/2.92) against La Claire's Pat Kovacs (16-13/3.28)... visiting North Hills will send portsider Jeff Owens (19-12/2.95) in game one against lefty Tommy Smith (20-12/2.86) of San Alejo.

07-10-2013, 03:37 PM	#3594
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,944	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Wednesday, September 23, 2037 PRO CUP PLAYOFFS BEGIN TOMORROW Tomorrow afternoon eight hopeful and excited teams will begin their quest to fulfill their dreams to win Islandia's ultimate baseball trophy - the IPA Pro Cup. They don't come easy or often. Pro Cups are few and far between. Only 23 of the 64 IPA franchises have been so honored. 41 of them are still seeking one. The Turon Typhoons top the IPA with four Pro Cups, followed by Tuckanarra and Far Mountain with three each. North Hills, Crystal Lake, Eastshore and Rolling Hills have captured two apiece. Two long-suffering clubs, Kilkenny of the Ruthlandian Union and Hillsboro of the Tycobbian Union have never even made the postseason. The IPA Elite 8 Series opens tomorrow at four sites around the league. In the Ruthlandian Union it will be the second-ranked club Cold Creek hosting number-five Fort Benton at Holmes Field. This will be Fort Benton's first foray into the Pro Cup playoffs. In the other series the LaGrange Sports, ranked last in The Islandian Times Pro Cup poll, will travel to Waleska. The Westerners placed number six in the voting. In the Tycobbian Union the Pro Cup favorite Tuckanarra will entertain the La Claire Lynx at Central Park Stadium. The Lynx came in seventh in the balloting. The defending IPA Pro Cup standard bearer North Hills, the fourth choice in the poll, will take on the tough San Alejo Montaneros, the third-rated club. The game is slated on the Monties' home field, the Casa de Beisbol. All series in the playoffs will be best-of-seven affairs. The team with the best season record will get the home field advantage. In Waleska, the Westerners will send Terry Richards (22-11/2.77) to the hill against LaGrange's ace southpaw Walt Thurber (18-12/3.08)... J. J. Gillespie (25-9/2.22) got the call for Cold Creek, while Augie Marquis (21-13/2.93) will be on the mound for Fort Benton... The Tuckanarra Blue Jays will start Bobby Reid (24-7/2.92) against La Claire's Pat Kovacs (16-13/3.28)... visiting North Hills will send portsider Jeff Owens (19-12/2.95) in game one against lefty Tommy Smith (20-12/2.86) of San Alejo. Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-10-2013 at 03:49 PM.