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Eugene Church · 11-07-2014, 10:46 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Tuesday, October 5, 2049

2049 IPA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - Game 5

Ruthlandian Union

VALMARA RU CHAMP, TOPS RATTLERS IN 5
According to the baseball experts, you would have to flip a coin to determine who would win the Ruthlandian League Championshio Series... it was just too close to call... both clubs battled long and hard in almost all of the games, but it was Valmara that finally got some pitching to win it going away with four wins in five games... it wasn't easy for the Vipers... in the fifth game they had to get a run in the ninth to send the game into overtime, where Valmara finally won out 4-3 in 11 innings to wrap up the series and send them to the Pro Cup Finals against the Tycobbian champion.

The Vipers got four back-to-back singles in the bottom of the 11th to eliminate the Rattlers... LF Tomek Abramczyk (.341), RF Boyd Holmes (.351), PH Paul McMahon (.375) and 1B Jose Vargas (.357) did the damage with Vargas driving in Abramczyk with the winning score... all the hits came off losing pitcher Christopher Dunsberry (1-1/1.59)... reliever Kasio Bajek (2-0/4.50) got the win with three scoreless innings... Viper starter Darus Grajek (2-1/3.48) performed well, working the first eight frames and allowing three runs, two earned, seven hits with six Ks and two walks... Sugar Valley starter Cullen Winslow (2-1/3.00) was solid, too... he limited Valmara to just three runs in his nine and one-third innings.

The Vipers pelted the Rattlers for 16 hits, led by Jose Vargas with a perfect 5-for-5 day which set a new IPA playoff record in an extra-inning game... Boyd Holmes had a pair of hits, including a homer, and drove in two runs... it was his third homer in the postseason... the Rattlers only managed seven hits and were paced by LF Carl Ramsey (.286) with two RBIs and RF Duncan McEllicott (.276) with one.

An overjoyed Vanya Vasylenko, the skipper of the Valmara Vipers, hailed his club, reveling in another chance at a Pro Cup, the second time in six years... the Vipers took the IPA title in 2043, defeating the powerful North Hills Hawks in that club's prime years... Vasylenko gave credit to his hitters and pitchers saying, "The offense was phenomenal the entire series... and the pitchers settled down and came through in games four and five... we just peaked at the right time to whip a fine Sugar Valley club."

Manager Bobby Gamble tongue-in-cheek gave credit to the Vipers. "When a team hits as well as Valmara did in this series, you're lucky to leave with your life... it was dangerous for my pitchers out on the mound... 37 runs and 64 hits in five games... that's lethal... I'm thinking of suing them for cruel and unusual punishment... I don't think it was safe even in our dugout."

Tycobbian Union

RASCALS TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT, 5-3 WINNER IN GAME 5
The Rascals are on a roll with three in a row... one more win and White River will be in the Pro Cup Finals for the second time in its history... the Rascals had to overcome a late-inning 2-0 deficit to come back and beat Tuckanarra 5-3 in game five of the Tycobbian LCS... White River now has a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-seven set... they were beaten by the Sligo Rovers in the 2023 IPA Finals.

Trailing 2-0 going into the eighth against Dickie Pittman, the Rascals shook loose and clipped him for four runs, highlighted by LF Billy Joe Hickman's (.162) RBI single and Ryan Byrd's (.273) three-run roundtripper... Butch Slattery (2-1/4.03) chalked up the victory, holding the Blue Jays to two runs on eight hits in seven innings, striking out eight batters and walking one... Todd Cole (0-0/4.05)/3 saves) tossed two frames and notched his third save of the postseason, but gave up a run in the ninth... Pittman (2-1/3.77) was the loser... White River got to him for four runs on seven hits... Pittman whiffed nine batters and walked three.

Leading the Rascals 9-hit attack were 3B Kenny Yarbrough (.429) with three hits and two runs... RF Ryne Hyland (.237) and LF Billy Joe Hickman (.162) helped out with two hits, one run and one RBI apiece... the Tucks had 10 hits and were paced by LF Cedric Dennison (.214) and C Glenn Tinker (.538)... they both had two hits.

11-07-2014, 10:46 PM	#4442
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,973	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Tuesday, October 5, 2049 2049 IPA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - Game 5 Ruthlandian Union VALMARA RU CHAMP, TOPS RATTLERS IN 5 According to the baseball experts, you would have to flip a coin to determine who would win the Ruthlandian League Championshio Series... it was just too close to call... both clubs battled long and hard in almost all of the games, but it was Valmara that finally got some pitching to win it going away with four wins in five games... it wasn't easy for the Vipers... in the fifth game they had to get a run in the ninth to send the game into overtime, where Valmara finally won out 4-3 in 11 innings to wrap up the series and send them to the Pro Cup Finals against the Tycobbian champion. The Vipers got four back-to-back singles in the bottom of the 11th to eliminate the Rattlers... LF Tomek Abramczyk (.341), RF Boyd Holmes (.351), PH Paul McMahon (.375) and 1B Jose Vargas (.357) did the damage with Vargas driving in Abramczyk with the winning score... all the hits came off losing pitcher Christopher Dunsberry (1-1/1.59)... reliever Kasio Bajek (2-0/4.50) got the win with three scoreless innings... Viper starter Darus Grajek (2-1/3.48) performed well, working the first eight frames and allowing three runs, two earned, seven hits with six Ks and two walks... Sugar Valley starter Cullen Winslow (2-1/3.00) was solid, too... he limited Valmara to just three runs in his nine and one-third innings. The Vipers pelted the Rattlers for 16 hits, led by Jose Vargas with a perfect 5-for-5 day which set a new IPA playoff record in an extra-inning game... Boyd Holmes had a pair of hits, including a homer, and drove in two runs... it was his third homer in the postseason... the Rattlers only managed seven hits and were paced by LF Carl Ramsey (.286) with two RBIs and RF Duncan McEllicott (.276) with one. An overjoyed Vanya Vasylenko, the skipper of the Valmara Vipers, hailed his club, reveling in another chance at a Pro Cup, the second time in six years... the Vipers took the IPA title in 2043, defeating the powerful North Hills Hawks in that club's prime years... Vasylenko gave credit to his hitters and pitchers saying, "The offense was phenomenal the entire series... and the pitchers settled down and came through in games four and five... we just peaked at the right time to whip a fine Sugar Valley club." Manager Bobby Gamble tongue-in-cheek gave credit to the Vipers. "When a team hits as well as Valmara did in this series, you're lucky to leave with your life... it was dangerous for my pitchers out on the mound... 37 runs and 64 hits in five games... that's lethal... I'm thinking of suing them for cruel and unusual punishment... I don't think it was safe even in our dugout." Tycobbian Union RASCALS TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT, 5-3 WINNER IN GAME 5 The Rascals are on a roll with three in a row... one more win and White River will be in the Pro Cup Finals for the second time in its history... the Rascals had to overcome a late-inning 2-0 deficit to come back and beat Tuckanarra 5-3 in game five of the Tycobbian LCS... White River now has a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-seven set... they were beaten by the Sligo Rovers in the 2023 IPA Finals. Trailing 2-0 going into the eighth against Dickie Pittman, the Rascals shook loose and clipped him for four runs, highlighted by LF Billy Joe Hickman's (.162) RBI single and Ryan Byrd's (.273) three-run roundtripper... Butch Slattery (2-1/4.03) chalked up the victory, holding the Blue Jays to two runs on eight hits in seven innings, striking out eight batters and walking one... Todd Cole (0-0/4.05)/3 saves) tossed two frames and notched his third save of the postseason, but gave up a run in the ninth... Pittman (2-1/3.77) was the loser... White River got to him for four runs on seven hits... Pittman whiffed nine batters and walked three. Leading the Rascals 9-hit attack were 3B Kenny Yarbrough (.429) with three hits and two runs... RF Ryne Hyland (.237) and LF Billy Joe Hickman (.162) helped out with two hits, one run and one RBI apiece... the Tucks had 10 hits and were paced by LF Cedric Dennison (.214) and C Glenn Tinker (.538)... they both had two hits. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 11-08-2014 at 09:53 PM.