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Eugene Church · 02-25-2015, 09:09 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Friday, October 6, 2051

IPA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: Game 5

Ruthlandian Union

WESTERNERS ON THE WAY TO PRO CUP FINALS
Lou Carlson and Hershel Briggs teamed up to take the underdog Waleska Westerners to the IPA Pro Cup Finals with a 5-2 win in game five of the Ruthlandian League Championship Series against favored Sugar Valley... it was the Westerners' fourth victory in five games... Carlson (3-0/1.99) held the Rattlers to two runs and six hits, while striking out five and walking two... Briggs did his part with a bases-loaded triple and an RBI double, driving in four of the Westerners' five runs... in a mediocre outing Joe Snow (1-1/3.21) caught the loss, going six innings, permitting five runs on seven hits.

Waleska had the advantage 8-6 in hits over Sugar Valley... 2B Hershel Briggs (.300) went 2 for 4 and batted in four runs... RF Gene Stevenson (.289) was 3 for 4 and 1B Rob Rice (.424) was 1 for 3 with two runs scored and one driven in... RF Tyler Alban (.340) and 2B Richie Fry (.400) led the losers with two hits each.

"We might have sneaked up on the Rattlers," the Waleska skipper Roy Hobbs told the press, "Nobody gave us much of a chance."

Asked what the key to the win was, Hobbs replied, "Amazing pitching did it for us... holding a team like Sugar Valley to 14 runs in five games was tremendous... Lou Carlson pitched brilliantly in his two wins... and Trey Earnest could easily have won both of his games... and everybody pitched in at the plate with timely hits... it was great team victory... and we have to do it one more time in the Finals... we haven't won a Pro Cup since 2039... I think it's time to win another one."

Losing manager Bobby Gamble didn't agree with Hobbs. "We didn't take the Westerners lightly... they beat the team that won the most games in the regular season... Valmara... the team that won the last two Pro Cups... how could they sneak up on us?"

Gamble also told the press, "I will agree that their pitching is outstanding... they shut us down completely... even in the one game we won... the opener 2-0."

He also addressed their offense, saying "They don't have any great hitters, but they sure are pesky... and good enough to beat us."

Tycobbian Union

ARLON GOES TO THE PRO CUP FINALS
The name of the game in the Tycobbian LCS was also pitching... Lonny Gray shackled powerful White River on just two hits, topping them 7-1 in the fifth game of the series to give lightly-regarded Arlon the league title four games to one... now the Champs will head to the Pro Cup Finals against the Ruthlandian title winner Waleska... it will be two underdogs playing for the Islandian Pro Alliance crown... both clubs pulled huge upsets to get to the Pro Cup Finals.

Gray (3-2/2.08) was superb, limiting the tough Rascals to just two hits and one run, while going the route... Gray was right on target, chalking up 12 strikeouts with only one base on balls... White River was really never in the series as Arlon's Branham and Gray dominated them... Artie Wynyard (1-2/3.81) suffered the defeat as the Champs clipped him for seven runs and 10 hits in six-plus frames.

2B Carlo Campanella (.327) sparkled at the plate for Arlon in game five, racking up three hits, driving in two runs and scoring twice... 1B Ivan Cisneros (.300) contributed two runs batted in... and LF Davey Allen (.175) scored three runs and added an RBI.

Mick Cronyn, White River manager, said "The Champs embarrassed us... eight runs in five games just shows how dominant the pitching was... we had a chance to win in two games and won one of them... no contest in the other three... Branham and Gray give Arlon a terrific 1-2 punch... I would think they will do quite well against the Ruthlandian winner."

Arlon manager Mark Cameron, who has been at the helm for just three years, was jubilant. "This is the second time the team has gone to the Finals... in '39 Arlon lost to Waleska in six games... let's hope we can bring our first Pro Cup trophy home to Arlon this year."

"Branham and Gray have been remarkable all year long and really remarkable in the postseason," Cameron commented to reporters. "We're a lot like Waleska... two great pitchers and a bunch of scrappers at the plate."

02-25-2015, 09:09 PM	#4577
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,894	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Friday, October 6, 2051 IPA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: Game 5 Ruthlandian Union WESTERNERS ON THE WAY TO PRO CUP FINALS Lou Carlson and Hershel Briggs teamed up to take the underdog Waleska Westerners to the IPA Pro Cup Finals with a 5-2 win in game five of the Ruthlandian League Championship Series against favored Sugar Valley... it was the Westerners' fourth victory in five games... Carlson (3-0/1.99) held the Rattlers to two runs and six hits, while striking out five and walking two... Briggs did his part with a bases-loaded triple and an RBI double, driving in four of the Westerners' five runs... in a mediocre outing Joe Snow (1-1/3.21) caught the loss, going six innings, permitting five runs on seven hits. Waleska had the advantage 8-6 in hits over Sugar Valley... 2B Hershel Briggs (.300) went 2 for 4 and batted in four runs... RF Gene Stevenson (.289) was 3 for 4 and 1B Rob Rice (.424) was 1 for 3 with two runs scored and one driven in... RF Tyler Alban (.340) and 2B Richie Fry (.400) led the losers with two hits each. "We might have sneaked up on the Rattlers," the Waleska skipper Roy Hobbs told the press, "Nobody gave us much of a chance." Asked what the key to the win was, Hobbs replied, "Amazing pitching did it for us... holding a team like Sugar Valley to 14 runs in five games was tremendous... Lou Carlson pitched brilliantly in his two wins... and Trey Earnest could easily have won both of his games... and everybody pitched in at the plate with timely hits... it was great team victory... and we have to do it one more time in the Finals... we haven't won a Pro Cup since 2039... I think it's time to win another one." Losing manager Bobby Gamble didn't agree with Hobbs. "We didn't take the Westerners lightly... they beat the team that won the most games in the regular season... Valmara... the team that won the last two Pro Cups... how could they sneak up on us?" Gamble also told the press, "I will agree that their pitching is outstanding... they shut us down completely... even in the one game we won... the opener 2-0." He also addressed their offense, saying "They don't have any great hitters, but they sure are pesky... and good enough to beat us." Tycobbian Union ARLON GOES TO THE PRO CUP FINALS The name of the game in the Tycobbian LCS was also pitching... Lonny Gray shackled powerful White River on just two hits, topping them 7-1 in the fifth game of the series to give lightly-regarded Arlon the league title four games to one... now the Champs will head to the Pro Cup Finals against the Ruthlandian title winner Waleska... it will be two underdogs playing for the Islandian Pro Alliance crown... both clubs pulled huge upsets to get to the Pro Cup Finals. Gray (3-2/2.08) was superb, limiting the tough Rascals to just two hits and one run, while going the route... Gray was right on target, chalking up 12 strikeouts with only one base on balls... White River was really never in the series as Arlon's Branham and Gray dominated them... Artie Wynyard (1-2/3.81) suffered the defeat as the Champs clipped him for seven runs and 10 hits in six-plus frames. 2B Carlo Campanella (.327) sparkled at the plate for Arlon in game five, racking up three hits, driving in two runs and scoring twice... 1B Ivan Cisneros (.300) contributed two runs batted in... and LF Davey Allen (.175) scored three runs and added an RBI. Mick Cronyn, White River manager, said "The Champs embarrassed us... eight runs in five games just shows how dominant the pitching was... we had a chance to win in two games and won one of them... no contest in the other three... Branham and Gray give Arlon a terrific 1-2 punch... I would think they will do quite well against the Ruthlandian winner." Arlon manager Mark Cameron, who has been at the helm for just three years, was jubilant. "This is the second time the team has gone to the Finals... in '39 Arlon lost to Waleska in six games... let's hope we can bring our first Pro Cup trophy home to Arlon this year." "Branham and Gray have been remarkable all year long and really remarkable in the postseason," Cameron commented to reporters. "We're a lot like Waleska... two great pitchers and a bunch of scrappers at the plate." Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 02-25-2015 at 09:18 PM.