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Eugene Church · 11-13-2013, 09:38 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, October 11, 2040

2040 IPA PRO CUP SERIES - Game Five

BULLS TAKE PRO CUP LEAD, TOP SUNSETS 3-2
History could be in the making... the team least likely to win a Pro Cup just might do it... the Ranford Bulls won their third straight game at home to take the lead in the Pro Cup Finals three games to two... unheralded Ranford nipped highly-favored Summerland 3-2... one more win and the cherished Pro Cup belongs to the Bulls for the first time in the club's history.

Winning pitcher Lanny Smithers (4-2/3.89) was outstanding, stopping the Sunsets on three hits and one run over seven innings... Smithers walked only one batter and whiffed five... over the last two innings the Bulls used four other pitchers to put the Sunsets away with Arthur Roybal getting the save despite giving up a ninth-inning homer to Stan Terry... Dutch De Boer (2-1/2.20) kept Summerland in the game... in his seven innings he limited the Bulls to two runs, while giving up 10 hits... De Boer trailed 2-1 when he was taken out.

In the second frame Ranford chalked up two runs on singles by Matthew Coates (.203) and Sparky Sparks (.304), who were doubled in by Pete Bankston (.313)... Sunset SS Mark Brenneke (.222) closed it to 2-1 with a solo homer in the sixth... Ranford 3B Glenn Ward (.208) upped it to 3-1 with a 400-foot blast in the bottom of the eighth off reliever Lloyd Anderson... Terry (.221) cut it to 3-2 with a ninth-inning roundtripper.

Ranford collected 11 hits to just four for the hapless Sunsets... Ward went 3-for-4 and Dale Weston (.377) 2-for-4 to pace the Bulls... Summerland has been held to just four runs in the last three games.

Game six will be played in Summerland tomorrow afternoon at Sunset Stadium... Ranford's Winston Moses (10-4/4.56) will try to finish off Summerland... he will be opposed by Jayson Hallstrom (24-7/2.08)... Moses has been superb in the postseason with a 2-1 record and a very impressive 1.76 ERA... Hallstrom, on the other hand, has struggled a bit in the playoffs with a 2-1 mark and a 3.69 ERA... Moses got the best of him 3-2 in game three.

2040 IPA Pro Cup Series - Game 6

HALLSTROM HURLS SHUTOUT, SUNSETS FORCE 7TH GAME
Summerland's Jayson Hallstrom picked a great time to pitch a brilliant game... he blanked the Ranford Bulls 4-0 on a marvelous 4-hitter to even up the Pro Cup Series at three games apiece and forced a winner-take-all game seven finale at Sunset Stadium... Hallstrom fired strikes past nine Ranford batters and did not walk anyone in an almost flawless performance... he is now 3-1 in the postseason with a 3.00 ERA.

Eamon O'Toole (.382) and Mark Brenneke (.239) provided the offense with home runs in the second and eight frames, both off losing pitcher Winston Moses (2-2), who also went the distance... O'Toole sparked the Sunsets with three hits... Summerland got eight hits off Moses.

Both Ranford and Summerland will be seeking their first-ever Pro Cup trophy in game seven... the clubs will tangle again at Sunset Stadium with the Bulls' ace Ralph Hawk (3-2) on the hill, opposed by Johnny Young (4-1) for the Sunsets... Hawk was 20-14 in the regular season with a 2.62 ERA, while Young was 22-12 with a 3.12 ERA.

11-13-2013, 09:38 PM	#3833
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,899	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Thursday, October 11, 2040 2040 IPA PRO CUP SERIES - Game Five BULLS TAKE PRO CUP LEAD, TOP SUNSETS 3-2 History could be in the making... the team least likely to win a Pro Cup just might do it... the Ranford Bulls won their third straight game at home to take the lead in the Pro Cup Finals three games to two... unheralded Ranford nipped highly-favored Summerland 3-2... one more win and the cherished Pro Cup belongs to the Bulls for the first time in the club's history. Winning pitcher Lanny Smithers (4-2/3.89) was outstanding, stopping the Sunsets on three hits and one run over seven innings... Smithers walked only one batter and whiffed five... over the last two innings the Bulls used four other pitchers to put the Sunsets away with Arthur Roybal getting the save despite giving up a ninth-inning homer to Stan Terry... Dutch De Boer (2-1/2.20) kept Summerland in the game... in his seven innings he limited the Bulls to two runs, while giving up 10 hits... De Boer trailed 2-1 when he was taken out. In the second frame Ranford chalked up two runs on singles by Matthew Coates (.203) and Sparky Sparks (.304), who were doubled in by Pete Bankston (.313)... Sunset SS Mark Brenneke (.222) closed it to 2-1 with a solo homer in the sixth... Ranford 3B Glenn Ward (.208) upped it to 3-1 with a 400-foot blast in the bottom of the eighth off reliever Lloyd Anderson... Terry (.221) cut it to 3-2 with a ninth-inning roundtripper. Ranford collected 11 hits to just four for the hapless Sunsets... Ward went 3-for-4 and Dale Weston (.377) 2-for-4 to pace the Bulls... Summerland has been held to just four runs in the last three games. Game six will be played in Summerland tomorrow afternoon at Sunset Stadium... Ranford's Winston Moses (10-4/4.56) will try to finish off Summerland... he will be opposed by Jayson Hallstrom (24-7/2.08)... Moses has been superb in the postseason with a 2-1 record and a very impressive 1.76 ERA... Hallstrom, on the other hand, has struggled a bit in the playoffs with a 2-1 mark and a 3.69 ERA... Moses got the best of him 3-2 in game three. 2040 IPA Pro Cup Series - Game 6 HALLSTROM HURLS SHUTOUT, SUNSETS FORCE 7TH GAME Summerland's Jayson Hallstrom picked a great time to pitch a brilliant game... he blanked the Ranford Bulls 4-0 on a marvelous 4-hitter to even up the Pro Cup Series at three games apiece and forced a winner-take-all game seven finale at Sunset Stadium... Hallstrom fired strikes past nine Ranford batters and did not walk anyone in an almost flawless performance... he is now 3-1 in the postseason with a 3.00 ERA. Eamon O'Toole (.382) and Mark Brenneke (.239) provided the offense with home runs in the second and eight frames, both off losing pitcher Winston Moses (2-2), who also went the distance... O'Toole sparked the Sunsets with three hits... Summerland got eight hits off Moses. Both Ranford and Summerland will be seeking their first-ever Pro Cup trophy in game seven... the clubs will tangle again at Sunset Stadium with the Bulls' ace Ralph Hawk (3-2) on the hill, opposed by Johnny Young (4-1) for the Sunsets... Hawk was 20-14 in the regular season with a 2.62 ERA, while Young was 22-12 with a 3.12 ERA. Last edited by Eugene Church; 02-06-2021 at 09:16 PM.