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Eugene Church · 07-11-2013, 09:22 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, September 24, 2037

Ruthlandian Union Elite 8 Series

GILLESPIE SPINS 4-1 WIN, 'CATS TAKE OPENER
Cold Creek's ace J. J. Gillespie spun a 4-1 victory at Holmes Field to whip Fort Benton in game one of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series... Gillespie (1-0), a 25-game winner and IPA leader with a 2.22 ERA, stopped the Defenders on one run and 4 hits in 5 innings for the win... a rain delay forced Cold Creek to go to the bullpen early... and they got great work from George Bailey, who pitched three spotless innings, and from Rob Hutchins, who got the save with a perfect ninth frame... Augie Marquis (0-1) suffered the loss... he was tagged for 3 runs and 8 hits in 4-plus innings.

Cold Creek punched out 12 hits and were led by CF Guy St. Laurent with 2-4 and 2 RBIs, including a solo homer... rookie 1B Rodney Marshall, 2B Simon Pembroke and SS Jerry O'Neil also delivered 2 hits each... the only Fort Benton run came in the top of the second on a sacrifice by LF Rod Myerson.

WALESKA SQUEEZES BY SPORTS IN OPENER 6-5
At Westerner Field in Waleska, the hometown Westerners broke open a 4-3 game with 2 runs in the seventh and then held off a late ninth-inning spurt by LaGrange in the first game of the RU Elite 8 Series to capture a 6-5 win... Linton Watts doubled in a run and Frenchy LeBoeuf singled in one to give the Westerners a 6-3 cushion in the seventh... the Sports rallied in the ninth but fell a run short.

22-game winner Terry Richards (1-0) notched the win... he had a 4-0 shutout after 5 innings, but his defense gave up 3 unearned runs in the sixth... Richards departed after 7 and one-third innings with a 4-3 lead... he allowed 8 hits, fanned 5 and walked 4 in an uneven performance... reliever Lacy Dalton struggled and was bashed for a pair of runs in the ninth... Walt Thurber (0-1) had a shaky outing and took the loss, permitting 6 runs and 12 hits in 6-plus frames.

Waleska racked up 13 hits and were paced by LF Frenchy LeBouef with 3 hits and 3 RBIs... 2B Linton Watts chipped with 3 hits, 3 runs and an RBI... and C Rodney Hanson added 3 hits and 2 RBIs... the Westerners had 5 two-baggers... the Sports smacked 12 hits and were sparked by LF Vasco Aguilar with 3 hits, a run and 2 RBIs... SS Fred Bird with 3-5 and a run... and 1B Chris Charbonnier with 2-4, 2 runs and an RBI.

Tycobbian Union

NH HAWKS NIP MONTIES 7-6 IN 10
Opening up on the road at the Casa de Beisbol, the defending Pro Cup champion North Hills Hawks did themselves proud in spite of blowing a 6-4 ninth-inning lead... they still came away with a 7-6 triumph in 10 innings over the San Alejo Montaneros... Tommy Vavas' bases-loaded single provided the decisive run.

Both clubs had 16 hits apiece with the Hawks' LF Adam Thurgood leading the way with a tremendous game with 4 hits, 4 runs and 3 runs batted in... Thurgood slugged two out of the park... 2B Vavas added 2 hits and 2 RBIs... 1B Ric Hamilton and RF Gerry Rice also had 3 hits and an RBI each.

San Alejo's top bats were 2B Joe Klein and C Filipe Zamora with 3 hits apiece... Klein had 2 RBIs and Zamora drove in one and scored twice... three other Monties had 2 hits each: LF Walt King, RF Charlie Wilberforce and 3B Bubby Blackwell.

It was a tough day on the mound... neither starter had their best stuff... North Hills' Jeff Owens gave up 4 runs and 10 hits in his 7 innings... and San Alejo' Tommy Smith was socked for 13 hits and 5 runs in 8 innings... the win went to Todd Taylor (1-0), who blew the save in the ninth by giving up 2 runs... Killer Kane got the save, but allowed two 2-out singles before he put the Montaneros away... Glen Porterfield (0-1) was the loser as he was banged around for 2 hits and 2 walks in the fatal tenth.

LA CLAIRE SNATCHES LEAD 4-1
In the first game of the Tycobbian Elite 8 Series the highly-favored Tuckanarra Blue Jays had everything going their way... they were at home at Central Park Stadium, they had 24-winner Bobby Reid on the hill and they were the highest-scoring offense in the IPA this season... but they forgot to tell Pat Kovacs of the La Claire Lynx... Kovacs clipped the Blue Jays' wings 4-1 to give La Claire a one-game lead in the series... Kovacs (1-0) limited the hard-hitting Tucks to just one run and 4 hits in 8 sparkling innings... closer Terry Baird finished it out for the save with a scoreless ninth... Bobby Reid (0-1) caught the loss... the Lynx lashed him for 4 runs, 4 walks and 6 hits in 7 innings.

They got all 4 runs in the top of the sixth, highlighted by clean-up hitter 1B Kris Wilson's 3-run triple and 3B Rog Clemens' RBI single... La Claire outhit the Blue Jays 8 to 6.

07-11-2013, 09:22 PM	#3599
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,946	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Thursday, September 24, 2037 Ruthlandian Union Elite 8 Series GILLESPIE SPINS 4-1 WIN, 'CATS TAKE OPENER Cold Creek's ace J. J. Gillespie spun a 4-1 victory at Holmes Field to whip Fort Benton in game one of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series... Gillespie (1-0), a 25-game winner and IPA leader with a 2.22 ERA, stopped the Defenders on one run and 4 hits in 5 innings for the win... a rain delay forced Cold Creek to go to the bullpen early... and they got great work from George Bailey, who pitched three spotless innings, and from Rob Hutchins, who got the save with a perfect ninth frame... Augie Marquis (0-1) suffered the loss... he was tagged for 3 runs and 8 hits in 4-plus innings. Cold Creek punched out 12 hits and were led by CF Guy St. Laurent with 2-4 and 2 RBIs, including a solo homer... rookie 1B Rodney Marshall, 2B Simon Pembroke and SS Jerry O'Neil also delivered 2 hits each... the only Fort Benton run came in the top of the second on a sacrifice by LF Rod Myerson. WALESKA SQUEEZES BY SPORTS IN OPENER 6-5 At Westerner Field in Waleska, the hometown Westerners broke open a 4-3 game with 2 runs in the seventh and then held off a late ninth-inning spurt by LaGrange in the first game of the RU Elite 8 Series to capture a 6-5 win... Linton Watts doubled in a run and Frenchy LeBoeuf singled in one to give the Westerners a 6-3 cushion in the seventh... the Sports rallied in the ninth but fell a run short. 22-game winner Terry Richards (1-0) notched the win... he had a 4-0 shutout after 5 innings, but his defense gave up 3 unearned runs in the sixth... Richards departed after 7 and one-third innings with a 4-3 lead... he allowed 8 hits, fanned 5 and walked 4 in an uneven performance... reliever Lacy Dalton struggled and was bashed for a pair of runs in the ninth... Walt Thurber (0-1) had a shaky outing and took the loss, permitting 6 runs and 12 hits in 6-plus frames. Waleska racked up 13 hits and were paced by LF Frenchy LeBouef with 3 hits and 3 RBIs... 2B Linton Watts chipped with 3 hits, 3 runs and an RBI... and C Rodney Hanson added 3 hits and 2 RBIs... the Westerners had 5 two-baggers... the Sports smacked 12 hits and were sparked by LF Vasco Aguilar with 3 hits, a run and 2 RBIs... SS Fred Bird with 3-5 and a run... and 1B Chris Charbonnier with 2-4, 2 runs and an RBI. Tycobbian Union NH HAWKS NIP MONTIES 7-6 IN 10 Opening up on the road at the Casa de Beisbol, the defending Pro Cup champion North Hills Hawks did themselves proud in spite of blowing a 6-4 ninth-inning lead... they still came away with a 7-6 triumph in 10 innings over the San Alejo Montaneros... Tommy Vavas' bases-loaded single provided the decisive run. Both clubs had 16 hits apiece with the Hawks' LF Adam Thurgood leading the way with a tremendous game with 4 hits, 4 runs and 3 runs batted in... Thurgood slugged two out of the park... 2B Vavas added 2 hits and 2 RBIs... 1B Ric Hamilton and RF Gerry Rice also had 3 hits and an RBI each. San Alejo's top bats were 2B Joe Klein and C Filipe Zamora with 3 hits apiece... Klein had 2 RBIs and Zamora drove in one and scored twice... three other Monties had 2 hits each: LF Walt King, RF Charlie Wilberforce and 3B Bubby Blackwell. It was a tough day on the mound... neither starter had their best stuff... North Hills' Jeff Owens gave up 4 runs and 10 hits in his 7 innings... and San Alejo' Tommy Smith was socked for 13 hits and 5 runs in 8 innings... the win went to Todd Taylor (1-0), who blew the save in the ninth by giving up 2 runs... Killer Kane got the save, but allowed two 2-out singles before he put the Montaneros away... Glen Porterfield (0-1) was the loser as he was banged around for 2 hits and 2 walks in the fatal tenth. LA CLAIRE SNATCHES LEAD 4-1 In the first game of the Tycobbian Elite 8 Series the highly-favored Tuckanarra Blue Jays had everything going their way... they were at home at Central Park Stadium, they had 24-winner Bobby Reid on the hill and they were the highest-scoring offense in the IPA this season... but they forgot to tell Pat Kovacs of the La Claire Lynx... Kovacs clipped the Blue Jays' wings 4-1 to give La Claire a one-game lead in the series... Kovacs (1-0) limited the hard-hitting Tucks to just one run and 4 hits in 8 sparkling innings... closer Terry Baird finished it out for the save with a scoreless ninth... Bobby Reid (0-1) caught the loss... the Lynx lashed him for 4 runs, 4 walks and 6 hits in 7 innings. They got all 4 runs in the top of the sixth, highlighted by clean-up hitter 1B Kris Wilson's 3-run triple and 3B Rog Clemens' RBI single... La Claire outhit the Blue Jays 8 to 6. Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-19-2013 at 08:33 PM.