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Eugene Church · 07-13-2013, 11:31 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, September 27, 2037

2037 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series

Ruthlandian Union

FORT BENTON ALIVE, WINS 4TH GAME 7-4
Trailing three games to none, the Fort Benton Defenders stayed alive by the skin of their teeth... down 4-3 going into their final at-bat in game four, they rose to the occasion and were saved by D. D. Badeaux's walk-off 3-run smash for a 7-4 victory over Cold Creek, who in their minds probably was already sipping celebratory champagne... now, at least, the Defenders get to play another day in the best-of-seven series.

Fort Benton beat J. J. Gillespie, the best pitcher in the IPA, with 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth... Hunter Glenholmes and Rod Myerson singled with one away, putting runners on the corners... with two away Cayman Crittenden made it 4-4 with an RBI single... then Badeaux boomed a 400-footer to wrap up the victory... reliever Edd Farmer (1-0) got the last out for starter Augie Marquis for the win... neither starter was very effective... Marquis gave up 4 runs on 10 hits... and loser Gillespie (0-1) was ripped for 7 runs on 10 hits.

Cold Creek got a great start in the first frame when 1B Rodney Marshall (.400) smashed a 3-run homer... Marshall also made it 4-0 with an RBI single in the top of the second... Fort Benton got its first run in the last of the second on an RBI single by LF Rod Myerson (.571)... the Defenders closed it to 4-2 with a run on RF Cayman Crittenden's (.176) fielder's choice... in the eighth 3B Mitch Hamilton's (.071) solo homer narrowed the 'Cats' lead to 4-3.

Both clubs racked up 10 hits each... Myerson had 3 hits to lead Fort Benton... Crittenden added 2 hits and 2 RBIs... and Glenholmes (.267) went 2-for-4 and scored twice... Marshall was the big bat for Cold Creek with 3-for-4 and 4 RBIs... 3B Pat Ellis (.500) also had 3 hits and scored a run, while 2B Simon Pembroke (.538) slapped a couple of base hits.

DENTON'S HR WINS IT FOR WALESKA
Bobby Denton hits the biggest homer of his career when he drilled one out of the park in game four of the IPA Elite 8 Series to give his Waleska Westerners a 4-3 win over the LaGrange Sports... Waleska only needs one more victory to move on to the Final 4... they now have a 3-1 edge in the best-of-seven series.

Terry Richards (2-0/1.76) worked the first 8 innings for the win... he held the Sports to 3 runs and 5 hits... reliever Niles Neilsen loaded the bases on a walk and two singles in the ninth with no outs, but got out of it with a short pop-up to left, force out at home 4-2 and a very deep fly to center to get the save... loser Hot Dog Huxtable (0-1) relieved LaGrange starter Walt Thurber in the eighth and was the victim of Denton's home run... Thurber permitted 3 runs and 6 hits in 7 innings.

Each club collected 7 hits... CF Jon Lassiter (.313) went 2-for-4 for the Westerners with an RBI and a run... LF Frenchy Leboeuf (.500) and 1B Mac McMurtry (.214) had the other RBIs for the winners... Leboeuf got his with his second roundtripper of the series... 3B Claude DesJardins (.400) had 2 hits to lead the Sports... he also went deep for his second home run.

Tycobbian Union

SMITH TAMES HAWKS 5-2, MONTIES TIE SERIES
It's all even in the San Alejo-North Hills IPA Elite 8 Series... on the road Tommy Smith tamed North Hills 5-2 in game four at the Hawk's Nest and knotted it up at two games apiece... junkballer Smith held the Hawks to 2 runs on 8 hits, fanned 3 and walked 3 in a masterful complete-game outing... he was helped along by three double plays... the only runs Smith allowed were on solo homers by RF Gerry Rice (.412) and 3B Jim McDermott (.333)... taking the loss was Jeff Owens (0-1/5.40), who was tagged for 5 runs and 11 hits in his 8 innings.

San Alejo's top hitters were C Filipe Zamora (.350) and 2B Joe Klein (500), both with solo homers... 3B Bubby Blackwell (.467) and Tommy Smith (.333) chipped in with 2 hits each... the Montaneros outhit the Hawks 11 to 8.

LYNX STUNS JAYS AGAIN 3-1, SWEEP SERIES
In a sweeping upset, the seventh-ranked La Claire Lynx knocked off the Pro Cup favorite Tuckanarra Blue Jays in four games... Pat Kovacs (2-0) again hogtied them 3-1 on 8 hits to surprisingly eliminate the powerful Blue Jays from the playoffs... Kovacs worked into the eighth inning and needed help from closer Terry Baird for the final 4 outs... Baird struck out 3 of them for his second save of the series... Bobby Reid (0-2/3.00) lost again to Kovacs, who beat him 4-1 in the opener... this time around Reid allowed 3 runs on 7 hits, walked 5 and struck out 4... he went the distance.

CF Jason Baker (.467) sparked the Lynx with 3 hits and 2 RBIs... they got one run in the last of the third and 2 more in the fifth... RF Billy Holland (.313) drove in the other run... the Tucks had the hit advantage over La Claire 9 to 7 with LF Spade Weldon (.278) and Bobby Reid (.400) getting 2 hits apiece.

In the series La Claire outpitched Tuckanarra with a 2.03 ERA to the Blue Jays' 3.82... outscored them 19 to 10... and outhit them .262 BA to a dismal .203 for the Tucks.

Winning manager Zeppy Deshotel sheepishly said, "Not to have a chance, we did alright... we just did what we had to do to win... and it was good to look out on the mound and see Pat Kovacs... he sure is a pretty sight to behold... Pat certainly did what he had to do for us to win."

Distraught skipper Lefty Stevens congratulated Deshotel and the Lynx. "They beat us everyway you can and then some... sure I'm disappointed... losing is never fun."

La Claire now awaits the winner of the North Hills-San Alejo series, which is deadlocked at two victories each... both of those clubs will have the homefield advantage over the Lynx in the Tycobbian Union championship series... but I doubt La Claire will be bothered by it... Tuckanarra had the homefield advantage, too.

07-13-2013, 11:31 PM	#3602
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,190	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Sunday, September 27, 2037 2037 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series Ruthlandian Union FORT BENTON ALIVE, WINS 4TH GAME 7-4 Trailing three games to none, the Fort Benton Defenders stayed alive by the skin of their teeth... down 4-3 going into their final at-bat in game four, they rose to the occasion and were saved by D. D. Badeaux's walk-off 3-run smash for a 7-4 victory over Cold Creek, who in their minds probably was already sipping celebratory champagne... now, at least, the Defenders get to play another day in the best-of-seven series. Fort Benton beat J. J. Gillespie, the best pitcher in the IPA, with 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth... Hunter Glenholmes and Rod Myerson singled with one away, putting runners on the corners... with two away Cayman Crittenden made it 4-4 with an RBI single... then Badeaux boomed a 400-footer to wrap up the victory... reliever Edd Farmer (1-0) got the last out for starter Augie Marquis for the win... neither starter was very effective... Marquis gave up 4 runs on 10 hits... and loser Gillespie (0-1) was ripped for 7 runs on 10 hits. Cold Creek got a great start in the first frame when 1B Rodney Marshall (.400) smashed a 3-run homer... Marshall also made it 4-0 with an RBI single in the top of the second... Fort Benton got its first run in the last of the second on an RBI single by LF Rod Myerson (.571)... the Defenders closed it to 4-2 with a run on RF Cayman Crittenden's (.176) fielder's choice... in the eighth 3B Mitch Hamilton's (.071) solo homer narrowed the 'Cats' lead to 4-3. Both clubs racked up 10 hits each... Myerson had 3 hits to lead Fort Benton... Crittenden added 2 hits and 2 RBIs... and Glenholmes (.267) went 2-for-4 and scored twice... Marshall was the big bat for Cold Creek with 3-for-4 and 4 RBIs... 3B Pat Ellis (.500) also had 3 hits and scored a run, while 2B Simon Pembroke (.538) slapped a couple of base hits. DENTON'S HR WINS IT FOR WALESKA Bobby Denton hits the biggest homer of his career when he drilled one out of the park in game four of the IPA Elite 8 Series to give his Waleska Westerners a 4-3 win over the LaGrange Sports... Waleska only needs one more victory to move on to the Final 4... they now have a 3-1 edge in the best-of-seven series. Terry Richards (2-0/1.76) worked the first 8 innings for the win... he held the Sports to 3 runs and 5 hits... reliever Niles Neilsen loaded the bases on a walk and two singles in the ninth with no outs, but got out of it with a short pop-up to left, force out at home 4-2 and a very deep fly to center to get the save... loser Hot Dog Huxtable (0-1) relieved LaGrange starter Walt Thurber in the eighth and was the victim of Denton's home run... Thurber permitted 3 runs and 6 hits in 7 innings. Each club collected 7 hits... CF Jon Lassiter (.313) went 2-for-4 for the Westerners with an RBI and a run... LF Frenchy Leboeuf (.500) and 1B Mac McMurtry (.214) had the other RBIs for the winners... Leboeuf got his with his second roundtripper of the series... 3B Claude DesJardins (.400) had 2 hits to lead the Sports... he also went deep for his second home run. Tycobbian Union SMITH TAMES HAWKS 5-2, MONTIES TIE SERIES It's all even in the San Alejo-North Hills IPA Elite 8 Series... on the road Tommy Smith tamed North Hills 5-2 in game four at the Hawk's Nest and knotted it up at two games apiece... junkballer Smith held the Hawks to 2 runs on 8 hits, fanned 3 and walked 3 in a masterful complete-game outing... he was helped along by three double plays... the only runs Smith allowed were on solo homers by RF Gerry Rice (.412) and 3B Jim McDermott (.333)... taking the loss was Jeff Owens (0-1/5.40), who was tagged for 5 runs and 11 hits in his 8 innings. San Alejo's top hitters were C Filipe Zamora (.350) and 2B Joe Klein (500), both with solo homers... 3B Bubby Blackwell (.467) and Tommy Smith (.333) chipped in with 2 hits each... the Montaneros outhit the Hawks 11 to 8. LYNX STUNS JAYS AGAIN 3-1, SWEEP SERIES In a sweeping upset, the seventh-ranked La Claire Lynx knocked off the Pro Cup favorite Tuckanarra Blue Jays in four games... Pat Kovacs (2-0) again hogtied them 3-1 on 8 hits to surprisingly eliminate the powerful Blue Jays from the playoffs... Kovacs worked into the eighth inning and needed help from closer Terry Baird for the final 4 outs... Baird struck out 3 of them for his second save of the series... Bobby Reid (0-2/3.00) lost again to Kovacs, who beat him 4-1 in the opener... this time around Reid allowed 3 runs on 7 hits, walked 5 and struck out 4... he went the distance. CF Jason Baker (.467) sparked the Lynx with 3 hits and 2 RBIs... they got one run in the last of the third and 2 more in the fifth... RF Billy Holland (.313) drove in the other run... the Tucks had the hit advantage over La Claire 9 to 7 with LF Spade Weldon (.278) and Bobby Reid (.400) getting 2 hits apiece. In the series La Claire outpitched Tuckanarra with a 2.03 ERA to the Blue Jays' 3.82... outscored them 19 to 10... and outhit them .262 BA to a dismal .203 for the Tucks. Winning manager Zeppy Deshotel sheepishly said, "Not to have a chance, we did alright... we just did what we had to do to win... and it was good to look out on the mound and see Pat Kovacs... he sure is a pretty sight to behold... Pat certainly did what he had to do for us to win." Distraught skipper Lefty Stevens congratulated Deshotel and the Lynx. "They beat us everyway you can and then some... sure I'm disappointed... losing is never fun." La Claire now awaits the winner of the North Hills-San Alejo series, which is deadlocked at two victories each... both of those clubs will have the homefield advantage over the Lynx in the Tycobbian Union championship series... but I doubt La Claire will be bothered by it... Tuckanarra had the homefield advantage, too. Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-20-2013 at 08:18 PM.