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THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, September 27, 2038
2038 IPA ELITE 8 SERIES
Ruthlandian Union
REDHAWKS EDGE DIAMONDS 4-3, FORCE SEVENTH GAME
On the road at Avalon Stadium in Claxton, Far Mountain staved off elimination in the IPA Elite 8 Series with a stirring 4-3 triumph over the Claxton Diamonds, thus forcing a definitive game seven... the Redhawks busted up a 1-1 pitchers' duel between Frankie Moreland and Vance White with 3 runs in the top of the ninth, then they had to withstand a Claxton rally... the teams are tied at three games apiece with the deciding game coming tomorrow afternoon in Claxton.
Dan Vance (.348) got things rolling for the Redhawks in the ninth with a lead-off double... he then scored on Kyle Ainslie's double... Lou Ranson (.286) added another run with an RBI single and Duffy Day (.238) finished the scoring with a sacrifice fly... the Diamonds mounted a last-ditch rally when Ivan Krause (.313) cracked a solo homer to narrow the lead to 4-2... a one-out walk to Jonas Weiss (.263) and Stevie Wynn's (.320) two-out two-bagger made it 4-3... Moreland bore down and fanned Jaan Hoogendoorn with the tying run on second base.
Frankie Moreland (1-1/2.65) notched the win... he went the route, gave up 3 runs on 8 hits, struck out 5 and walked 4... Vance White (0-1/4.00) took the loss, yielding 4 runs on 7 hits with 4 Ks and a pair of walks... RF Gilbert Bauer (.136) plated Far Mountain's first run with a sixth-inning homer... SS Stevie Wynn (.320) led the Diamonds with 3 hits and C Jaan Hoogendoorn (.167) chipped in with 2.
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