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Eugene Church · 08-17-2022, 11:13 PM

YESTERDAY IN THE IPA

The Islandian Times
Monday, October 5, 2020

2020 IPA Final 4 Series
(best-of seven)

Tycobbian Union

Ozarka Zonks Zorros In 6 Games
Playing true-to-form the Ozarka Naturals, the favorite to win this year's Pro Cup, rapped out 12 hits and rallied from a 3-0 deficit to edge Luxora 5-4 in game six to win the Tycobbian Final 4 and win a spot in the Pro Cup Finals against Crystal Lake, the Ruthlandian winner... the Zorros jumped on starter Eddie Roberts for 3 runs in the second inning... C Jim Thorpe Chandler (.298) homered to start the inning... SS Joaquin Malagon (.306) singled and moved to third on a double by 3B Robby Christianson (.375)... they scored on ground-outs by 1B Jim Gurney (.279) and pitcher Steve Aaron (.333)... Ozarka got a run in the top of the third, when RF Ken Mayberry (.216) singled, was bunted to second, moved to third on a wild pitch and came in on an error by third baseman Christianson... The Nats moved ahead 4-3 with a 3-run fifth... with two away CF Jose Ordonez (.360) belted one in the stands... 3B Andre Dumas (.377) and 1B Benny Rousseau (.420) singled and SS James Couch (.333) was walked to load the bases... C Frank Kiffin (.359) gave Ozarka the lead with a 2-run single... Luxora came right back and knotted it up a 4-4... Steve Aaron singled, was sacrificed to second and came around to score on a throwing error by 3B Dumas... Ozarka scored the game-winner in the sixth... Mayberry was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a wild pitch and was singled in by Ordonez... Roberts (3-1 3.55) registered the victory... he was tagged for 4 runs and 6 hits in his 7 frames... Roberts walked one and fanned 6... Josh Carpenter, Howard Hutch and Wayne Gates saved it for him with 2 and two-third scoreless innings... it was Gates second save in the postseason... Steve Aaron (2-2 4.85) was the losing pitcher... he was slapped around for 11 hits and 5 runs in 6 innings... Rousseau led the Nats with a perfect 4-for-4 day and Ordonez was 3-for-4... Kiffin has batted in 13 runs in the playoffs so far.

08-17-2022, 11:13 PM	#8976
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,934	YESTERDAY IN THE IPA The Islandian Times Monday, October 5, 2020 2020 IPA Final 4 Series (best-of seven) Tycobbian Union Ozarka Zonks Zorros In 6 Games Playing true-to-form the Ozarka Naturals, the favorite to win this year's Pro Cup, rapped out 12 hits and rallied from a 3-0 deficit to edge Luxora 5-4 in game six to win the Tycobbian Final 4 and win a spot in the Pro Cup Finals against Crystal Lake, the Ruthlandian winner... the Zorros jumped on starter Eddie Roberts for 3 runs in the second inning... C Jim Thorpe Chandler (.298) homered to start the inning... SS Joaquin Malagon (.306) singled and moved to third on a double by 3B Robby Christianson (.375)... they scored on ground-outs by 1B Jim Gurney (.279) and pitcher Steve Aaron (.333)... Ozarka got a run in the top of the third, when RF Ken Mayberry (.216) singled, was bunted to second, moved to third on a wild pitch and came in on an error by third baseman Christianson... The Nats moved ahead 4-3 with a 3-run fifth... with two away CF Jose Ordonez (.360) belted one in the stands... 3B Andre Dumas (.377) and 1B Benny Rousseau (.420) singled and SS James Couch (.333) was walked to load the bases... C Frank Kiffin (.359) gave Ozarka the lead with a 2-run single... Luxora came right back and knotted it up a 4-4... Steve Aaron singled, was sacrificed to second and came around to score on a throwing error by 3B Dumas... Ozarka scored the game-winner in the sixth... Mayberry was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a wild pitch and was singled in by Ordonez... Roberts (3-1 3.55) registered the victory... he was tagged for 4 runs and 6 hits in his 7 frames... Roberts walked one and fanned 6... Josh Carpenter, Howard Hutch and Wayne Gates saved it for him with 2 and two-third scoreless innings... it was Gates second save in the postseason... Steve Aaron (2-2 4.85) was the losing pitcher... he was slapped around for 11 hits and 5 runs in 6 innings... Rousseau led the Nats with a perfect 4-for-4 day and Ordonez was 3-for-4... Kiffin has batted in 13 runs in the playoffs so far.