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Eugene Church · 11-05-2013, 10:02 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Friday, September 21, 2040

2040 IPA DIVISION SERIES -Game Three

Ruthlandian Union

ROVERS RALLY, TOP CC 'CATS 4-3 IN GAME 3
Apparently the Sligo Rovers are not going to just roll over and play dead for the favored Cold Creek Catamounts... they won 4-3 on their homegrounds at Silver Mountain Stadium and now have the lead in the RU Division Series two games to one.

The Rovers rallied with three runs in the bottom of the eight to pull out the victory... RF Pat Foreman's (.125) sac fly was the game-winner... Tom Pierson (1-0) worked eight innings and checked the Catamounts on three runs and six hits... he fanned four and issued two walks... Joey Hicks picked up the save when he retired the 'Cats in the ninth... Rob Hutchins (0-1) was sharp for the first seven frames and held a 3-1 lead, going into the eighth... then he fell apart and lost it... Hutchins surrendered four runs on five hits, walked five and struck out four.

CF Guy St. Laurent (.273) homered for the second straight day... it was a two-run shot in the sixth that gave Cold Creek a 3-1 lead.

RANFORD STUNS AGAIN, LEADS CL CRUSHERS 3-0
Can you believe it?... the unheralded Ranford Bulls ripped Crystal Lake for the third consecutive game and now need just one more win to send the Crushers home for the year... the Bulls blasted them 8-1 at Ranford County Stadium to grab a very surprising three games to none lead in the RU Division Series... Ranford was picked last in the Pro Cup poll, while Crystal Lake was ranked third and given a fair chance of winning it all.

Ranford got a standout performance from Lanny Smithers (1-0), who stifled the big bats of Crystal Lake on just four hits and a single run over his eight innings to beat Crusher veteran Douglas Merrill (0-1)... loser Merrill was tagged for five runs and five hits in six innings... he was behind 5-1 when he headed for the showers.

RF Dale Weston (.167) cracked a two-run homer and 2B Martin Satcher (.455) hit a solo job to spark the Bulls... Weston also had a two-run double in the third and four RBIs in all.

Tycobbian Union

SUNSETS SINK HAWKS 4-2, LEAD SERIES 2-1
In game three of the Tycobbian Division Series at the Hawk's Nest in North Hills, hurler Johnny Young pitched and hit visiting Summerland to a 4-2 triumph over the Pro Cup favorite... the Sunsets were the fourth pick in the Pro Cup poll and they now have a two to one lead in the series.

Young bent, but he didn't break... he gave up 10 hits in a complete game, but held the Hawks to just one earned run... Young (1-0) had six strikeouts and no walks... he also singled in two runs in the critical sixth when the Sunsets expanded their lead to 4-0 against losing pitcher Frankie Lambert (0-1)... RF Eamon O'Toole (.417) drove in the other two Summerland runs... Lambert went eight innings and was touched for four runs on five hits... he struck out seven and walked five.

OZARKA CLAIMS FIRST WIN, NATS NIP REDBIRDS 5-4
Down 2-0 in the TU Division Series after losing the first two on the road, the Ozarka Naturals found Ellie Ewing Stadium more to their liking when they knocked off Denton City 5-4 in game three and cut their lead to two games to one... but it was hard to pull off... the Nats built up a 4-1 lead after seven innings, then blew it and had to win in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the ninth on Jimmy Woods' bases-loaded RBI single off losing pitcher Harry Elliott (0-1), Denton City's third pitcher... the third Ozarka pitcher Leon Bernard (1-0) blew the save by giving up the two tying runs in the top half of the ninth, but he got the win anyway.

Ozarka was outhit 12 to 9 by the Redbirds... the Nats were led by 2B Mac Coleman (.143) and 1B Omar Velazquez (.500), both with a pair of hits and an RBI... C Jaak Pajukivi (.333) drove in two runs for the winners... topping the Redbirds' offense was C Felton Welch (.455) with three hits and two RBIs... he tied the score with a two-run shot in the ninth, his second homer of the series... three Denton players had two hits apiece: RF Pete Doyle (.462), SS Sammy Thornton (.273) and 1B Wayland Stetson (.250).

11-05-2013, 10:02 PM	#3810
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,973	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Friday, September 21, 2040 2040 IPA DIVISION SERIES -Game Three Ruthlandian Union ROVERS RALLY, TOP CC 'CATS 4-3 IN GAME 3 Apparently the Sligo Rovers are not going to just roll over and play dead for the favored Cold Creek Catamounts... they won 4-3 on their homegrounds at Silver Mountain Stadium and now have the lead in the RU Division Series two games to one. The Rovers rallied with three runs in the bottom of the eight to pull out the victory... RF Pat Foreman's (.125) sac fly was the game-winner... Tom Pierson (1-0) worked eight innings and checked the Catamounts on three runs and six hits... he fanned four and issued two walks... Joey Hicks picked up the save when he retired the 'Cats in the ninth... Rob Hutchins (0-1) was sharp for the first seven frames and held a 3-1 lead, going into the eighth... then he fell apart and lost it... Hutchins surrendered four runs on five hits, walked five and struck out four. CF Guy St. Laurent (.273) homered for the second straight day... it was a two-run shot in the sixth that gave Cold Creek a 3-1 lead. RANFORD STUNS AGAIN, LEADS CL CRUSHERS 3-0 Can you believe it?... the unheralded Ranford Bulls ripped Crystal Lake for the third consecutive game and now need just one more win to send the Crushers home for the year... the Bulls blasted them 8-1 at Ranford County Stadium to grab a very surprising three games to none lead in the RU Division Series... Ranford was picked last in the Pro Cup poll, while Crystal Lake was ranked third and given a fair chance of winning it all. Ranford got a standout performance from Lanny Smithers (1-0), who stifled the big bats of Crystal Lake on just four hits and a single run over his eight innings to beat Crusher veteran Douglas Merrill (0-1)... loser Merrill was tagged for five runs and five hits in six innings... he was behind 5-1 when he headed for the showers. RF Dale Weston (.167) cracked a two-run homer and 2B Martin Satcher (.455) hit a solo job to spark the Bulls... Weston also had a two-run double in the third and four RBIs in all. Tycobbian Union SUNSETS SINK HAWKS 4-2, LEAD SERIES 2-1 In game three of the Tycobbian Division Series at the Hawk's Nest in North Hills, hurler Johnny Young pitched and hit visiting Summerland to a 4-2 triumph over the Pro Cup favorite... the Sunsets were the fourth pick in the Pro Cup poll and they now have a two to one lead in the series. Young bent, but he didn't break... he gave up 10 hits in a complete game, but held the Hawks to just one earned run... Young (1-0) had six strikeouts and no walks... he also singled in two runs in the critical sixth when the Sunsets expanded their lead to 4-0 against losing pitcher Frankie Lambert (0-1)... RF Eamon O'Toole (.417) drove in the other two Summerland runs... Lambert went eight innings and was touched for four runs on five hits... he struck out seven and walked five. OZARKA CLAIMS FIRST WIN, NATS NIP REDBIRDS 5-4 Down 2-0 in the TU Division Series after losing the first two on the road, the Ozarka Naturals found Ellie Ewing Stadium more to their liking when they knocked off Denton City 5-4 in game three and cut their lead to two games to one... but it was hard to pull off... the Nats built up a 4-1 lead after seven innings, then blew it and had to win in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the ninth on Jimmy Woods' bases-loaded RBI single off losing pitcher Harry Elliott (0-1), Denton City's third pitcher... the third Ozarka pitcher Leon Bernard (1-0) blew the save by giving up the two tying runs in the top half of the ninth, but he got the win anyway. Ozarka was outhit 12 to 9 by the Redbirds... the Nats were led by 2B Mac Coleman (.143) and 1B Omar Velazquez (.500), both with a pair of hits and an RBI... C Jaak Pajukivi (.333) drove in two runs for the winners... topping the Redbirds' offense was C Felton Welch (.455) with three hits and two RBIs... he tied the score with a two-run shot in the ninth, his second homer of the series... three Denton players had two hits apiece: RF Pete Doyle (.462), SS Sammy Thornton (.273) and 1B Wayland Stetson (.250). Last edited by Eugene Church; 11-05-2013 at 10:19 PM.