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Eugene Church · 07-12-2015, 05:28 PM

Yesterday in the IPA

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, October 12, 2034

2034 Pro Cup Final Series - Game 3
(best-of-seven)

O'Donnell HR Gives North Hills Series Lead
At Trumpy Donald Stadium in Crystal Lake, dramatic home runs in the top of the ninth gave North Hills the lead in the IPA Pro Cup Finals over Crystal Lake... Dean O'Donnell's 2-run clout sent the Hawks ahead 4-3 and Adam Thurgood gave them an insurance run in a 5-3 victory over the Crushers and put North Hills in front in the series two games to one... O'Donnell has 2 roundtrippers in the playoffs, while Thurgood has hammered 4 out of the park.

All three games have been close ones in the Finals. Game one went to the Hawks 5-4 and game two to the Crushers 4-3. The baseball experts have picked Crystal Lake in a seven-game series.

Nolan Hooper (2-3/5.03) was the other hero... he tossed a strong 9 innings, limiting the Crushers to 3 runs on just 3 hits with 4 strikeouts and 4 walks... Hooper had lost his last two starts and was battered hard in the losses... but he came through today in grand fashion.

Hooper started off badly as he was slammed for homers in the opening frame by RF Pat Dillon (.276) and 1B Big Sam Takota (.276)... Dillon led off the game with one and Takota tacked on a 2-run shot later in the inning to give the Crushers a 3-2 lead... the Hawks had jumped off to a 2-0 lead in the top of the inning on an RBI single by Dean O'Donnell (.364)... and the second one came in on a wild pitch.

Crystal Lake starter Dennis Merrill held a 3-2 lead in the ninth, but couldn't finished off the Hawks... loser Merrill (2-2/3.34) surrendered 5 runs on 11 hits in 8 and one-third innings.

North Hills was led at the plate by LF Adam Thurgood (.464), who went 4-5 and 3B Dean O'Donnell (.364), who was 3-4 with 3 RBIs.

07-12-2015, 05:28 PM	#4855
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,816	Yesterday in the IPA *THE ISLANDIAN TIMES* Thursday, October 12, 2034 2034 Pro Cup Final Series - Game 3 (best-of-seven) O'Donnell HR Gives North Hills Series Lead At Trumpy Donald Stadium in Crystal Lake, dramatic home runs in the top of the ninth gave North Hills the lead in the IPA Pro Cup Finals over Crystal Lake... Dean O'Donnell's 2-run clout sent the Hawks ahead 4-3 and Adam Thurgood gave them an insurance run in a 5-3 victory over the Crushers and put North Hills in front in the series two games to one... O'Donnell has 2 roundtrippers in the playoffs, while Thurgood has hammered 4 out of the park. All three games have been close ones in the Finals. Game one went to the Hawks 5-4 and game two to the Crushers 4-3. The baseball experts have picked Crystal Lake in a seven-game series. Nolan Hooper (2-3/5.03) was the other hero... he tossed a strong 9 innings, limiting the Crushers to 3 runs on just 3 hits with 4 strikeouts and 4 walks... Hooper had lost his last two starts and was battered hard in the losses... but he came through today in grand fashion. Hooper started off badly as he was slammed for homers in the opening frame by RF Pat Dillon (.276) and 1B Big Sam Takota (.276)... Dillon led off the game with one and Takota tacked on a 2-run shot later in the inning to give the Crushers a 3-2 lead... the Hawks had jumped off to a 2-0 lead in the top of the inning on an RBI single by Dean O'Donnell (.364)... and the second one came in on a wild pitch. Crystal Lake starter Dennis Merrill held a 3-2 lead in the ninth, but couldn't finished off the Hawks... loser Merrill (2-2/3.34) surrendered 5 runs on 11 hits in 8 and one-third innings. North Hills was led at the plate by LF Adam Thurgood (.464), who went 4-5 and 3B Dean O'Donnell (.364), who was 3-4 with 3 RBIs.