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Eugene Church · 05-30-2014, 08:17 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, September 24, 2046

2046 IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - Game 6

Ruthlandian Union

REEDER OUSTS CLAXTON IN GAME 6
Valmara's Zak Reeder was on fire with 12 strikeouts in game six of the Ruthlandian Division Series as he blew away the Claxton Diamonds 4-1 to cop the series four games to two... Reeder (1-1.4,11) rebounded from a mediocre game three performance with a sizzling outing... he stopped the Diamonds on one run and seven hits, walking only one batsman... the Vipers were fueled by homers by Jacek Prusak (.286) and Ken Jensen (.400) among their nine base hits... Steven Ellison (1-1/2.70) also went the route, but lost... he was tagged for four runs, while walking one and fanning three.

Prusak popped a two-run homer and paced the Vipers with two hits... CF Don Ritchie (.381) also drilled a pair of hits... Valmara never trailed in the game, taking a 2-0 lead on Prusak's first inning clout... 1B Jojo DeLucca (.364) narrowed it to one run with his third roundtripper of the series in the top of the second... the Vipers added single runs in the fifth and seventh to eliminate the Diamonds... DeLucca had three hits and SS Stevie Wynn (.238) two in defeat.

Valmara skipper Vanya Vasylenko told the press, "Our pitching sustained us... Primo was great in both his starts and we got one win from Teddy and Zak... our bats could have been better, but they were sufficient... we know we will have to do better to get past Rocky Rapids in the RU title series... they were very inpressive against Sugar Valley... sweeping them in the Division Series."

Claxton manager Dixie Baker complimented the Viper pitchers... "Sirak was outstanding in both games... and Twardzik and Reeder each won a game... our offense was lacking... that was the story of our entire season and carried over into the playoffs... DeLucca was our only reliable threat."

Valmara now advances to the Ruthlandian title series against powerful Rocky Rapids... the Snappers defeated last year's IPA champion Sugar Valley in a four-game sweep... the opening game is set to be played at Snapper Stadium in Rocky Rapids... the Vipers are rated the sixth best club in the Pro Cup playoffs, while the Snappers ranked third in The Islandian Times poll.

Tycobbian Union

ALOMAR HOMERS TOO MUCH FOR SUMMERLAND
Robinson Alomar certainly stood tall at the plate on at least two occasions in game six of the Tycobbian Division Championship Series... with Hartsdale down 2-0 in the ninth, Alomar sent one soaring into the stands to tie it up at 2-2 and send the game into overtime... then in the bottom of the thirteenth he launched a three-run homer to propel the Hellcats past the Summerland Sunsets 5-2 and advance them to the Tycobbian League Championship Series against the winner of the Red Bluff-Kenwood series... Alomar (.261) drove all five Hellcat runs... Jimmy Howard (1-0/1.29) registered the win with five runless innings... he gave up only two hits from the ninth to the thirteenth... the loss went to Steven McLeod (0-1), who was tagged for the game-winning fourbagger.

Perry Givens started for Hartsdale and worked eight strong innings, yielding only two runs on five hits with five Ks and three bases on balls... Summerland used Jacob Gillen for the first nine innings... he blanked the Hellcats for eight innings before Alomar homered in the ninth... Billy King relieved him and held the Hellcats scoreless in the tenth and the eleventh.

The Sunsets took a 2-0 lead in the first inning... 3B Alex Abbotson (.348) homered and CF Antonio Vasquez doubled in a run... it was the third roundtripper in the postseason for Abbotson... in addition to the great day Alomar had, Hartsdale's top hitters were CF Darrell Nesbitt (.286), LF Marv Shaw (.316), 1B John Ford (.435) and C Frank Penn (.250), all with a pair of hits.

RED SOX TOP WILDCATS IN WILD FINISH, SERIES TIED
It was a wild finish in Red Bluff when the Red Sox rallied for two runs in the last of the eighth for a 5-4 victory that tied the Tycobbian Division Series at three games and forced a game seven... Gregg Campbell had a 4-3 lead, but couldn't hold it because of his wildness... in the decisive inning Campbell walked the first three batters to load up the bases for a game-tying sacrifice fly by SS Leemond O'Donovan (,250)... then he uncoiled a wild pitch that provided the eventual winning score... Campbell (0-2/6.75) walked seven all total, gave up five runs on five hits, but went the distance... George Reynolds (1-0/0.00) got the win for the Red Sox by working two scoreless innings in relief of starter Jack Wallace, who allowed four runs on five hits in his seven innings stint, but only two were earned.

RF David Kelso (.462) continued to blister the Wildcats with two roundtrippers, three RBIs and three runs scored... Kelso leads the playoffs with 13 RBIs... O'Donovan has driven in 9 runs in the postseason for the Red Sox... LF Jesse Shaw (.370) scored twice and posted two hits... Kenwood was led by 2B Country Crowder (.400) with two hits and two RBIs, while 3B Charley Brandenberg (.263) had a solo homer.

In the seventh game finale it will be Jud Cox (1-0/2.16) for the homestanding Red Sox, opposed by Tommy Carter (0-1/6.52) for the Wildcats... Carter took game one 3-2, but was massacred in game four 9-4... Cox lost the first one, but got the win in the fourth one.

05-30-2014, 08:17 PM	#4224
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,719 Blog Entries: 1	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, September 24, 2046 2046 IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - Game 6 Ruthlandian Union REEDER OUSTS CLAXTON IN GAME 6 Valmara's Zak Reeder was on fire with 12 strikeouts in game six of the Ruthlandian Division Series as he blew away the Claxton Diamonds 4-1 to cop the series four games to two... Reeder (1-1.4,11) rebounded from a mediocre game three performance with a sizzling outing... he stopped the Diamonds on one run and seven hits, walking only one batsman... the Vipers were fueled by homers by Jacek Prusak (.286) and Ken Jensen (.400) among their nine base hits... Steven Ellison (1-1/2.70) also went the route, but lost... he was tagged for four runs, while walking one and fanning three. Prusak popped a two-run homer and paced the Vipers with two hits... CF Don Ritchie (.381) also drilled a pair of hits... Valmara never trailed in the game, taking a 2-0 lead on Prusak's first inning clout... 1B Jojo DeLucca (.364) narrowed it to one run with his third roundtripper of the series in the top of the second... the Vipers added single runs in the fifth and seventh to eliminate the Diamonds... DeLucca had three hits and SS Stevie Wynn (.238) two in defeat. Valmara skipper Vanya Vasylenko told the press, "Our pitching sustained us... Primo was great in both his starts and we got one win from Teddy and Zak... our bats could have been better, but they were sufficient... we know we will have to do better to get past Rocky Rapids in the RU title series... they were very inpressive against Sugar Valley... sweeping them in the Division Series." Claxton manager Dixie Baker complimented the Viper pitchers... "Sirak was outstanding in both games... and Twardzik and Reeder each won a game... our offense was lacking... that was the story of our entire season and carried over into the playoffs... DeLucca was our only reliable threat." Valmara now advances to the Ruthlandian title series against powerful Rocky Rapids... the Snappers defeated last year's IPA champion Sugar Valley in a four-game sweep... the opening game is set to be played at Snapper Stadium in Rocky Rapids... the Vipers are rated the sixth best club in the Pro Cup playoffs, while the Snappers ranked third in The Islandian Times poll. Tycobbian Union ALOMAR HOMERS TOO MUCH FOR SUMMERLAND Robinson Alomar certainly stood tall at the plate on at least two occasions in game six of the Tycobbian Division Championship Series... with Hartsdale down 2-0 in the ninth, Alomar sent one soaring into the stands to tie it up at 2-2 and send the game into overtime... then in the bottom of the thirteenth he launched a three-run homer to propel the Hellcats past the Summerland Sunsets 5-2 and advance them to the Tycobbian League Championship Series against the winner of the Red Bluff-Kenwood series... Alomar (.261) drove all five Hellcat runs... Jimmy Howard (1-0/1.29) registered the win with five runless innings... he gave up only two hits from the ninth to the thirteenth... the loss went to Steven McLeod (0-1), who was tagged for the game-winning fourbagger. Perry Givens started for Hartsdale and worked eight strong innings, yielding only two runs on five hits with five Ks and three bases on balls... Summerland used Jacob Gillen for the first nine innings... he blanked the Hellcats for eight innings before Alomar homered in the ninth... Billy King relieved him and held the Hellcats scoreless in the tenth and the eleventh. The Sunsets took a 2-0 lead in the first inning... 3B Alex Abbotson (.348) homered and CF Antonio Vasquez doubled in a run... it was the third roundtripper in the postseason for Abbotson... in addition to the great day Alomar had, Hartsdale's top hitters were CF Darrell Nesbitt (.286), LF Marv Shaw (.316), 1B John Ford (.435) and C Frank Penn (.250), all with a pair of hits. RED SOX TOP WILDCATS IN WILD FINISH, SERIES TIED It was a wild finish in Red Bluff when the Red Sox rallied for two runs in the last of the eighth for a 5-4 victory that tied the Tycobbian Division Series at three games and forced a game seven... Gregg Campbell had a 4-3 lead, but couldn't hold it because of his wildness... in the decisive inning Campbell walked the first three batters to load up the bases for a game-tying sacrifice fly by SS Leemond O'Donovan (,250)... then he uncoiled a wild pitch that provided the eventual winning score... Campbell (0-2/6.75) walked seven all total, gave up five runs on five hits, but went the distance... George Reynolds (1-0/0.00) got the win for the Red Sox by working two scoreless innings in relief of starter Jack Wallace, who allowed four runs on five hits in his seven innings stint, but only two were earned. RF David Kelso (.462) continued to blister the Wildcats with two roundtrippers, three RBIs and three runs scored... Kelso leads the playoffs with 13 RBIs... O'Donovan has driven in 9 runs in the postseason for the Red Sox... LF Jesse Shaw (.370) scored twice and posted two hits... Kenwood was led by 2B Country Crowder (.400) with two hits and two RBIs, while 3B Charley Brandenberg (.263) had a solo homer. In the seventh game finale it will be Jud Cox (1-0/2.16) for the homestanding Red Sox, opposed by Tommy Carter (0-1/6.52) for the Wildcats... Carter took game one 3-2, but was massacred in game four 9-4... Cox lost the first one, but got the win in the fourth one. 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