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Eugene Church · 06-10-2022, 09:21 PM

YESTERDAY IN THE IPA

The Islandian Times
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

RU And TU Final 4s Start Tomorrow
There were no real postseason surprises this time around. All of the clubs in the Ruthlandian and Tycobbian Unions Final 4 are ones forecast to be there. There are no underdogs or Cinderellas this season. Defending Pro Cup champion Turon is a slight favorite to win it all for the second straight year, but it will surprise no one if Taranto, Rocky Rapids or Ozarka are crowned the winner. The teams are very evenly matched.

The 2019 IPA Final 4 gets underway tomorrow afternoon with Rocky Rapids hosting Taranto at Snapper Stadium in the clash for the Ruthlandian Union title. In Tycobbia it will be the Turon Typhoons being challenged by the Ozarka Naturals at Typhoon Stadium.

The questions in the RU Final 4: Will Rocky Rapids strong staff be able to hold back the booming bats of the Taranto Tars? Can Joe Anderson (23-11 2.63), Junior Noland (20-11 3.08) and Don Chaney (17-13 2.83) cool off the red-hot Tars? Will the modest-hitting Snappers feast on the mediocre Taranto hurlers? Will Paul Shelton (.340/46/153/124), Carl Johnson (.312/29/91/100) and Rob Barton (.304/8/70/106) be outnumbered and outscored by Augie Marshall (.319/40/130/111), Denny Radke (.327/14/101/87), Ed Miles (.287/27/96/117), Phil Buckner (.314/11/79/133) and Arnie Kennedy (.303/29/80/103)? The key will be how well Tar pitchers Randy Pitri (8-3 4.32), Yuri Dozhenko (17-11 4.22) and Jimmy Mosley (15-16 4.61) can stop the Snapper batters? Taranto sustained a serious loss when ace Angelo Zinacola (21-9 3.94) came down with a tender shoulder after his last start and will be out for a few days and may miss several starts. Doctors say he might be recovered for games six and seven, if the series goes that far. Baseball pros are picking the Snappers to win because of the strong pitching and solid hitting.

In the Tycobbian Final 4, Turon gets the edge in pitching with Nicky Engstrom (22-9 2.02), Shane Farmer (24-10 2.02) and Ted Farentino (19-13 3.67) favored over Ozarka's Benny Osterman (19-13 3.25), Yuka Nawajuk (19-13 2.78) and Howard Hutch (19-7 3.39). At the plate it's a toss-up between the Typhoons Clyde Kingsford (.339/54/151/127), Dominick DiCaprio (.306/22/108/86) and Mac McCurnan (.279/25/89/93) and the Naturals Andre Dumas (.277/34/100/84), Benny Rousseau (..308/28/89/74), Ken Mayberry (.347/6/62/105) and James Couch (.352/12/52/75). Forecasters are going with Turon's pitching and playoff experience, but not by much. Ozarka is a fine ball club, too.

06-10-2022, 09:21 PM	#8863
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,120	YESTERDAY IN THE IPA The Islandian Times Tuesday, September 24, 2019 RU And TU Final 4s Start Tomorrow There were no real postseason surprises this time around. All of the clubs in the Ruthlandian and Tycobbian Unions Final 4 are ones forecast to be there. There are no underdogs or Cinderellas this season. Defending Pro Cup champion Turon is a slight favorite to win it all for the second straight year, but it will surprise no one if Taranto, Rocky Rapids or Ozarka are crowned the winner. The teams are very evenly matched. The 2019 IPA Final 4 gets underway tomorrow afternoon with Rocky Rapids hosting Taranto at Snapper Stadium in the clash for the Ruthlandian Union title. In Tycobbia it will be the Turon Typhoons being challenged by the Ozarka Naturals at Typhoon Stadium. The questions in the RU Final 4: Will Rocky Rapids strong staff be able to hold back the booming bats of the Taranto Tars? Can Joe Anderson (23-11 2.63), Junior Noland (20-11 3.08) and Don Chaney (17-13 2.83) cool off the red-hot Tars? Will the modest-hitting Snappers feast on the mediocre Taranto hurlers? Will Paul Shelton (.340/46/153/124), Carl Johnson (.312/29/91/100) and Rob Barton (.304/8/70/106) be outnumbered and outscored by Augie Marshall (.319/40/130/111), Denny Radke (.327/14/101/87), Ed Miles (.287/27/96/117), Phil Buckner (.314/11/79/133) and Arnie Kennedy (.303/29/80/103)? The key will be how well Tar pitchers Randy Pitri (8-3 4.32), Yuri Dozhenko (17-11 4.22) and Jimmy Mosley (15-16 4.61) can stop the Snapper batters? Taranto sustained a serious loss when ace Angelo Zinacola (21-9 3.94) came down with a tender shoulder after his last start and will be out for a few days and may miss several starts. Doctors say he might be recovered for games six and seven, if the series goes that far. Baseball pros are picking the Snappers to win because of the strong pitching and solid hitting. In the Tycobbian Final 4, Turon gets the edge in pitching with Nicky Engstrom (22-9 2.02), Shane Farmer (24-10 2.02) and Ted Farentino (19-13 3.67) favored over Ozarka's Benny Osterman (19-13 3.25), Yuka Nawajuk (19-13 2.78) and Howard Hutch (19-7 3.39). At the plate it's a toss-up between the Typhoons Clyde Kingsford (.339/54/151/127), Dominick DiCaprio (.306/22/108/86) and Mac McCurnan (.279/25/89/93) and the Naturals Andre Dumas (.277/34/100/84), Benny Rousseau (..308/28/89/74), Ken Mayberry (.347/6/62/105) and James Couch (.352/12/52/75). Forecasters are going with Turon's pitching and playoff experience, but not by much. Ozarka is a fine ball club, too. Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-10-2022 at 09:43 PM.