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Eugene Church · 07-08-2015, 04:01 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, October 28, 2052

IPA FOURTH ALL-DECADE TEAM 2031-2040

SP: Dave Michael (2029-2047)
The number-two pitcher on the IPA Fourth Team All-Decade Team was Dave Michael...the North Hills Hawks' fine right-hander was a big part of the team's enormous success in the '30s and '40s when they won 11 pennants and 4 Pro Cups in a 12-year period... Michael was the main money pitcher for those clubs, compiling a 315-234 record with a 3.11 ERA... in his career of 19 years he was an All-Star twice and registered 20 wins 6 times, but it was in the postseason that Michael really shined with a 20-13 mark and a superlative 2.32 ERA in 37 games... he copped two Pro Cup MVP trophies, winning in 2034 and 2038... Michael retired in '47 at the age of 40.

The IPA Hall of Fame honored Michael with a plaque in the hallowed halls in 2047

Yesterday in the IPA

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, October 15, 2034

2034 IPA Pro Cup Finals - Game 6
(best-of-seven)

Hooper Leads Hawks To First Pro Cup Title
Unsung number three starter Nelson Hooper hurled a career game and brought home to North Hills its first ever Pro Cup in the club's history... Hopper fired a 3-hitter at the Crystal Lake Crushers, taming them 4-1 at the Hawk's Nest... that gave the Hawks the IPA crown in six games... in this year's Pro Cup playoffs, North Hills was the third-seeded team and the Crushers were rated fourth in THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Pro Cup poll... top seed Eastshore and second seed Tuckanarra both fell in the first round of play.

In a brilliant, route-going performance Hopper (3-3/4.19) struck out 7 and walked one batter... Douglas Merrill (2-3/3.66) was the victim as he allowed 4 runs on 8 hits in 7 innings... the Crushers took an early lead in the second when 3B Willy Burke (.383) singled with 2 outs and scored on RF Augie Danka's (.182) triple... but that was all she wrote on the scoreboard for the Crushers... the Hawks took charge in the last of the fourth with 4 runs... 3B Dean O'Donnell (.354) singled and was doubled in by LF Adam Thurgood (.432) to tie it up at 1-1... RF Fred Watson (.143) doubled in Thurgood... then C Mikhail Romanovsky (.282) delivered the coup de grace, a 2-run shot into the left field bleachers... it was his 4th playoff roundtripper and gave him 17 RBIs, tops on the Hawks.

"Clutch hitting and marvelous pitching won it for us," beamed Hawks' skipper Todd Simons at the post-game press conference. "David Michael carried us in the first two rounds, then got great help from Hooper in the Finals... Romanovsky's bat got us to the Finals... and Thurgood and O'Donnell stood out throughout the whole playoffs."

Disappointed that he failed to win his third Pro Cup, Crushers' manager Herman "Baby" George said, "This was a painful loss... a few well-placed base hits would've made a lot of difference... it was a closer series than you think... we had good chances in games one and three, but lost them... but you've got to give the Hawks credit... they have outstanding pitching in Michael and Hooper... and they got the hits when they needed them... youngsters Thurgood and O'Donnell are very talented ballplayers... Todd has a very fine ballclub and they deserved to win."

Yesterday in the IPA

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Friday, October 27, 2034

Hawks' Michael Acclaimed Pro Cup MVP
The top winner in the IPA this season David Michael, didn't stop after 26 victories in the regular campaign, he kept right on chalking up more victories in the playoffs and pitched the North Hills Hawks to the Pro Cup championship with 7 more wins. Michael tied Errol Gaudet of the Rolling Hills Reds for the most postseason wins. Gaudet led the Reds to the title in 2029. In the Finals, Michael won games one and four. For his very impressive postseason performance Michael was voted the IPA Pro Cup Most Valuable Player. He posted a 7-0 mark in 8 starts and registered an outstanding 1.96 ERA. Michael had 5 complete games. Two other players received support in The Islandian Times poll, Michael's teammate Adam Thurgood, was the second-highest votegetter and Crystal Lake's standout catcher Stan Stanek finished third in the balloting.

Thurgood had a wonderful postseason with a .432 batting average in 20 games, 7 doubles, 5 home runs, 16 runs batted in and 15 runs scored. In a losing effort, Stanek walloped 7 out of the park, while driving in 22 runs and batting .312 for the runner-up Crushers.

Yesterday in the IPA

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Wednesday, October 13, 2038

2038 IPA PRO CUP FINALS

HAWKS SNARE 3RD PRO CUP IN 5 YEARS
Tremendous pitching and solid hitting brought North Hills its third Pro Cup in the last five years... the Hawks wrapped up the 2038 Pro Cup Series with a 5-1 win in 10 innings to sweep the weak-hitting Far Mountain Redhawks in four games... David Michael and Joey Santini teamed up to hold the Redhawks to just 4 hits with the victory going to Santini (2-0/0.00)... he blanked Far Mountain over the final two innings after Michael stopped them on one run and 3 hits is his eight innings... North Hills hammered losing pitcher Chad Cummings (1-3/3.15) for 4 runs and 4 hits in the tenth... Cummings lost the last two games of the series in relief... the Hawks banged out 16 hits in game four, but left 13 baserunners on.

The Hawks went in front in the top of the fourth when 2B Tommy Vavas (.278) singled and went to second on a miscue by third baseman Kyle Ainslie on a grounder by RF Gerry Rice (.266)... a wild pitched moved them up to second and third... 1B Ric Hamilton (.185) got the first run in with an RBI single.

The Redhawks tied it up in the last of the seventh... back-to-back singles by LF Harman Silver (.200) and 1B John Burrell (.268) placed runners on first and second... a base on balls to RF Wes Wernstedt (.233) loaded the bases with one away... C Lou Ranson's (.232) deep flyout to right-center easily tied the score at 1-1.

North Hills exploded for 4 runs against Cummings in the top of the tenth frame... after Ric Hamilton (.185) singled and Jim McDermott (.369) doubled to put runners on second and third, CF Kris Anastas (.323) drove in the winning run with a single... SS Norris Henry (.370) made it 3-1 with a single... Joey Santini (.000) got another run in when he hit into a 5-4-3 double play... and 2B Tommy Vavas (.278) finished out the scoring with an RBI double.

North Hills' skipper Todd Simons proudly held up the Pro Cup trophy at the press conference and said "You never get tired of hoisting this baby... it's the thing dreams are made of." This is the third time Simons has had the pleasure of winning the Islands' baseball championship. The Hawks also won it in 2034 and 2036... Simons said, "Hey, I don't mind winning this every other year."

Simons praised his great pitching staff, "Holding anybody to 7 runs in 4 games is remarkable pitching... and my boys did it in the Pro Cup Finals... Michael, Owens and Santini really took it to another level this year... they were fabulous." Simons later also recognized his team's hitting, "Anastas, Thurgood, McDermott and Henry certainly had a hand in the championship... they came through time after time in the postseason, too."

Losing manager Don Nichols echoed Simons' sentiments, saying, "The Hawks' hill corps really clamped down on our bats... that was the key to the series."

Yesterday in the IPA

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, October 14, 2038

PRO CUP MVP GOES TO HAWKS' MICHAEL AGAIN
For the third time in his career David Michael of the North Hills Hawks has sparked his club to an IPA Pro Cup championship and for the second time he has been named the Pro Cup Most Valuable Player. The 31-year-old right-hander also won the award in 2034 and he played an important role on the 2036 title team. Michael is only the fourth two-time winner. Previously Far Mountain outfielder Xavier Soto won it two years in a row in 2011 and 2012, Eastshore pitcher Duncan Welch in 2020 and 2022 and Valmara hurler Teddy Lem in 2026 and 2030.

Michael captured it this year as he posted a 4-1 record in 6 starts with an exceptional 1.35 ERA. HIs closest competitor was teammate Jeff Owens, who took the MVP Award in 2036. Michael defeated him 60 to 50 in The Islandian Times' annual poll. A distant third in the balloting with 18 votes was Hawk' center fielder Kris Anastas.

Michael beat Turon 2-1 and 10-8 in first-round action. In the second game he allowed 4 runs in 8 innings for the win with only 2 runs earned. He exited with a 10-4 lead. His only loss was 2-1 in 10 innings to La Claire in second-round play. Michael later beat them 5-3 in game four to even up the series. In the Pro Cup Finals he won game one against Far Mountain 3-2 and whipped them again in game four 5-1. Michael completed 2 games in the postseason.

Owens was also outstanding this year with 3-1 mark in 4 starts with a 1.25 ERA and 4 complete games. Anastas batted .323 in 16 games with 4 homers and 15 RBIs.

07-08-2015, 04:01 PM	#4847
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,900	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, October 28, 2052 IPA FOURTH ALL-DECADE TEAM 2031-2040 SP: Dave Michael (2029-2047) The number-two pitcher on the IPA Fourth Team All-Decade Team was Dave Michael...the North Hills Hawks' fine right-hander was a big part of the team's enormous success in the '30s and '40s when they won 11 pennants and 4 Pro Cups in a 12-year period... Michael was the main money pitcher for those clubs, compiling a 315-234 record with a 3.11 ERA... in his career of 19 years he was an All-Star twice and registered 20 wins 6 times, but it was in the postseason that Michael really shined with a 20-13 mark and a superlative 2.32 ERA in 37 games... he copped two Pro Cup MVP trophies, winning in 2034 and 2038... Michael retired in '47 at the age of 40. The IPA Hall of Fame honored Michael with a plaque in the hallowed halls in 2047 Yesterday in the IPA *THE ISLANDIAN TIMES* Sunday, October 15, 2034 2034 IPA Pro Cup Finals - Game 6 (best-of-seven) Hooper Leads Hawks To First Pro Cup Title Unsung number three starter Nelson Hooper hurled a career game and brought home to North Hills its first ever Pro Cup in the club's history... Hopper fired a 3-hitter at the Crystal Lake Crushers, taming them 4-1 at the Hawk's Nest... that gave the Hawks the IPA crown in six games... in this year's Pro Cup playoffs, North Hills was the third-seeded team and the Crushers were rated fourth in THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Pro Cup poll... top seed Eastshore and second seed Tuckanarra both fell in the first round of play. In a brilliant, route-going performance Hopper (3-3/4.19) struck out 7 and walked one batter... Douglas Merrill (2-3/3.66) was the victim as he allowed 4 runs on 8 hits in 7 innings... the Crushers took an early lead in the second when 3B Willy Burke (.383) singled with 2 outs and scored on RF Augie Danka's (.182) triple... but that was all she wrote on the scoreboard for the Crushers... the Hawks took charge in the last of the fourth with 4 runs... 3B Dean O'Donnell (.354) singled and was doubled in by LF Adam Thurgood (.432) to tie it up at 1-1... RF Fred Watson (.143) doubled in Thurgood... then C Mikhail Romanovsky (.282) delivered the coup de grace, a 2-run shot into the left field bleachers... it was his 4th playoff roundtripper and gave him 17 RBIs, tops on the Hawks. "Clutch hitting and marvelous pitching won it for us," beamed Hawks' skipper Todd Simons at the post-game press conference. "David Michael carried us in the first two rounds, then got great help from Hooper in the Finals... Romanovsky's bat got us to the Finals... and Thurgood and O'Donnell stood out throughout the whole playoffs." Disappointed that he failed to win his third Pro Cup, Crushers' manager Herman "Baby" George said, "This was a painful loss... a few well-placed base hits would've made a lot of difference... it was a closer series than you think... we had good chances in games one and three, but lost them... but you've got to give the Hawks credit... they have outstanding pitching in Michael and Hooper... and they got the hits when they needed them... youngsters Thurgood and O'Donnell are very talented ballplayers... Todd has a very fine ballclub and they deserved to win." Yesterday in the IPA *THE ISLANDIAN TIMES* Friday, October 27, 2034 Hawks' Michael Acclaimed Pro Cup MVP The top winner in the IPA this season David Michael, didn't stop after 26 victories in the regular campaign, he kept right on chalking up more victories in the playoffs and pitched the North Hills Hawks to the Pro Cup championship with 7 more wins. Michael tied Errol Gaudet of the Rolling Hills Reds for the most postseason wins. Gaudet led the Reds to the title in 2029. In the Finals, Michael won games one and four. For his very impressive postseason performance Michael was voted the IPA Pro Cup Most Valuable Player. He posted a 7-0 mark in 8 starts and registered an outstanding 1.96 ERA. Michael had 5 complete games. Two other players received support in The Islandian Times poll, Michael's teammate Adam Thurgood, was the second-highest votegetter and Crystal Lake's standout catcher Stan Stanek finished third in the balloting. Thurgood had a wonderful postseason with a .432 batting average in 20 games, 7 doubles, 5 home runs, 16 runs batted in and 15 runs scored. In a losing effort, Stanek walloped 7 out of the park, while driving in 22 runs and batting .312 for the runner-up Crushers. Yesterday in the IPA THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Wednesday, October 13, 2038 2038 IPA PRO CUP FINALS HAWKS SNARE 3RD PRO CUP IN 5 YEARS Tremendous pitching and solid hitting brought North Hills its third Pro Cup in the last five years... the Hawks wrapped up the 2038 Pro Cup Series with a 5-1 win in 10 innings to sweep the weak-hitting Far Mountain Redhawks in four games... David Michael and Joey Santini teamed up to hold the Redhawks to just 4 hits with the victory going to Santini (2-0/0.00)... he blanked Far Mountain over the final two innings after Michael stopped them on one run and 3 hits is his eight innings... North Hills hammered losing pitcher Chad Cummings (1-3/3.15) for 4 runs and 4 hits in the tenth... Cummings lost the last two games of the series in relief... the Hawks banged out 16 hits in game four, but left 13 baserunners on. The Hawks went in front in the top of the fourth when 2B Tommy Vavas (.278) singled and went to second on a miscue by third baseman Kyle Ainslie on a grounder by RF Gerry Rice (.266)... a wild pitched moved them up to second and third... 1B Ric Hamilton (.185) got the first run in with an RBI single. The Redhawks tied it up in the last of the seventh... back-to-back singles by LF Harman Silver (.200) and 1B John Burrell (.268) placed runners on first and second... a base on balls to RF Wes Wernstedt (.233) loaded the bases with one away... C Lou Ranson's (.232) deep flyout to right-center easily tied the score at 1-1. North Hills exploded for 4 runs against Cummings in the top of the tenth frame... after Ric Hamilton (.185) singled and Jim McDermott (.369) doubled to put runners on second and third, CF Kris Anastas (.323) drove in the winning run with a single... SS Norris Henry (.370) made it 3-1 with a single... Joey Santini (.000) got another run in when he hit into a 5-4-3 double play... and 2B Tommy Vavas (.278) finished out the scoring with an RBI double. North Hills' skipper Todd Simons proudly held up the Pro Cup trophy at the press conference and said "You never get tired of hoisting this baby... it's the thing dreams are made of." This is the third time Simons has had the pleasure of winning the Islands' baseball championship. The Hawks also won it in 2034 and 2036... Simons said, "Hey, I don't mind winning this every other year." Simons praised his great pitching staff, "Holding anybody to 7 runs in 4 games is remarkable pitching... and my boys did it in the Pro Cup Finals... Michael, Owens and Santini really took it to another level this year... they were fabulous." Simons later also recognized his team's hitting, "Anastas, Thurgood, McDermott and Henry certainly had a hand in the championship... they came through time after time in the postseason, too." Losing manager Don Nichols echoed Simons' sentiments, saying, "The Hawks' hill corps really clamped down on our bats... that was the key to the series." Yesterday in the IPA THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Thursday, October 14, 2038 PRO CUP MVP GOES TO HAWKS' MICHAEL AGAIN For the third time in his career David Michael of the North Hills Hawks has sparked his club to an IPA Pro Cup championship and for the second time he has been named the Pro Cup Most Valuable Player. The 31-year-old right-hander also won the award in 2034 and he played an important role on the 2036 title team. Michael is only the fourth two-time winner. Previously Far Mountain outfielder Xavier Soto won it two years in a row in 2011 and 2012, Eastshore pitcher Duncan Welch in 2020 and 2022 and Valmara hurler Teddy Lem in 2026 and 2030. Michael captured it this year as he posted a 4-1 record in 6 starts with an exceptional 1.35 ERA. HIs closest competitor was teammate Jeff Owens, who took the MVP Award in 2036. Michael defeated him 60 to 50 in The Islandian Times' annual poll. A distant third in the balloting with 18 votes was Hawk' center fielder Kris Anastas. Michael beat Turon 2-1 and 10-8 in first-round action. In the second game he allowed 4 runs in 8 innings for the win with only 2 runs earned. He exited with a 10-4 lead. His only loss was 2-1 in 10 innings to La Claire in second-round play. Michael later beat them 5-3 in game four to even up the series. In the Pro Cup Finals he won game one against Far Mountain 3-2 and whipped them again in game four 5-1. Michael completed 2 games in the postseason. Owens was also outstanding this year with 3-1 mark in 4 starts with a 1.25 ERA and 4 complete games. Anastas batted .323 in 16 games with 4 homers and 15 RBIs. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-15-2015 at 12:13 PM.