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Eugene Church · 11-12-2013, 02:56 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, October 4, 2040

2040 IPA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - Game Seven

RUTHLANDIAN UNION

RANFORD REIGNS IN RU, TOPS SLIGO 6-4
Unheralded and under-rated Ranford has surprised the Islands' baseball world by reigning supreme in the Ruthlandian League... picked as the worst team in the Pro Cup poll, the Bulls failed to live up to their billing and upset Crystal Lake and Sligo to take the RU crown... Ranford will now take on another heavily favored-team in the IPA Pro Cup Finals, the Summerland Sunsets, champion of the Tycobbian Union.

Ranford defeated the Sligo Rovers 6-4 on the road in game seven of the Ruthlandian LCS... the Bulls snapped a 2-2 tie with three runs in the eighth, highlighted by RBI singles by pinchhitter Emory Rice (.313), 2B Martin Satcher (.296) and Pete Bankston (.350)... they increased it to 6-2 in the top of the ninth on Maury Quave's (.294) sacrific fly, then withstood Sligo's belated two-run rally in the bottom of the inning.

For seven innings it was an old-fashioned duel between the two clubs' aces... Ranford's Ralph Hawk limited the Rovers to two runs and five hits, struck out five and walked one... Sligo's Scotty Price pretty much matched him, holding the Bulls to two runs on seven hits with eight Ks and three walks... then the bullpens took over... neither was very effective... Ranford's was just not as bad as Sligo's... the Bulls battered losing pitcher Richie Joyner (0-1) for three runs and five hits in the eighth and got to Bill Walker for another run on two hits in the ninth... Frank Yosarian did his job with a scoreless eighth, but Earl Cook staggered through the ninth, surrendering two runs and three hits before he finally put out the fire and nailed down the league championship... starter Ralph Hawk (2-1/3.12) got credit for the victory and rightly so.

The Bulls' bats came alive in game seven with 14 hits, led by 1B Pete Bankston (.350) with three hits... 2B Martin Satcher (.296), 3B Glenn Ward (.171) and LF Maury Quave (.294) all collected a pair of hits... the Rovers had nine hits and were paced by 1B Denny Simmons (.410), who had three hits... and 2B Neil Mitchell (.214) and CF Darrell Hewitt (.200) each drove in two runs.

Excited Ranford manager Chris Bernhoffer praised his team, "They just did whatever was needed to win... especially our hitters... after being shut out two games in a row, they really did the job in game seven."

Sligo's Eddie Keys told the press, "The Bulls hit the ball much better than I thought they would... that was the prime reason they won the series."

11-12-2013, 02:56 PM	#3825
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,899	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Thursday, October 4, 2040 2040 IPA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - Game Seven RUTHLANDIAN UNION RANFORD REIGNS IN RU, TOPS SLIGO 6-4 Unheralded and under-rated Ranford has surprised the Islands' baseball world by reigning supreme in the Ruthlandian League... picked as the worst team in the Pro Cup poll, the Bulls failed to live up to their billing and upset Crystal Lake and Sligo to take the RU crown... Ranford will now take on another heavily favored-team in the IPA Pro Cup Finals, the Summerland Sunsets, champion of the Tycobbian Union. Ranford defeated the Sligo Rovers 6-4 on the road in game seven of the Ruthlandian LCS... the Bulls snapped a 2-2 tie with three runs in the eighth, highlighted by RBI singles by pinchhitter Emory Rice (.313), 2B Martin Satcher (.296) and Pete Bankston (.350)... they increased it to 6-2 in the top of the ninth on Maury Quave's (.294) sacrific fly, then withstood Sligo's belated two-run rally in the bottom of the inning. For seven innings it was an old-fashioned duel between the two clubs' aces... Ranford's Ralph Hawk limited the Rovers to two runs and five hits, struck out five and walked one... Sligo's Scotty Price pretty much matched him, holding the Bulls to two runs on seven hits with eight Ks and three walks... then the bullpens took over... neither was very effective... Ranford's was just not as bad as Sligo's... the Bulls battered losing pitcher Richie Joyner (0-1) for three runs and five hits in the eighth and got to Bill Walker for another run on two hits in the ninth... Frank Yosarian did his job with a scoreless eighth, but Earl Cook staggered through the ninth, surrendering two runs and three hits before he finally put out the fire and nailed down the league championship... starter Ralph Hawk (2-1/3.12) got credit for the victory and rightly so. The Bulls' bats came alive in game seven with 14 hits, led by 1B Pete Bankston (.350) with three hits... 2B Martin Satcher (.296), 3B Glenn Ward (.171) and LF Maury Quave (.294) all collected a pair of hits... the Rovers had nine hits and were paced by 1B Denny Simmons (.410), who had three hits... and 2B Neil Mitchell (.214) and CF Darrell Hewitt (.200) each drove in two runs. Excited Ranford manager Chris Bernhoffer praised his team, "They just did whatever was needed to win... especially our hitters... after being shut out two games in a row, they really did the job in game seven." Sligo's Eddie Keys told the press, "The Bulls hit the ball much better than I thought they would... that was the prime reason they won the series."