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Eugene Church · 08-19-2022, 04:51 PM

YESTERDAY IN THE IPA

The Islandian Times
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

2020 IPA Pro Cup Series: Game 1
(best-of seven)

Welch Too Tough, CL Ekes By Ozarka In Opener
Uh Oh!
It just might be a series after all... the underdog Crystal Lake Crushers got a beautiful performance from their ace Duncan Welch as he stopped the heavy-hitting and heavily-favored Ozarka Naturals in the opening game of the 2020 IPA Pro Cup Finals... the Crushers eked by the Nats 3-2 on the road at Ellie Ewing Stadium.

Greg Murphy's two-run clout in the top of the sixth turned out to be the game-winner... Welch and Benny Osterman put nothing but zeroes on the scoreboard for the first four and a half innings... Ozarka scored first in the bottom of the fifth, when 2B Todd Chadwick (.300) tripled in C Frank Kiffin (.349)... Crystal Lake finally got in business in the top of the sixth, when 3B Herb Buck (.236) and CF Andy McGee (.271) singled and stole third and second base, respectively... 1B Phil Gravelli (.349) evened the score when Buck scored on his ground out... then clean-up man Murphy boomed his homer to give the Crushers a 3-1 margin... the Naturals made it 3-2 in the last of the seventh on three singles and a bases-loaded walk to RF Ken Mayberry (.204).

Welch (5-1 2.76) went 8 strong innings, held the Nats to 6 hits and one earned run, struck out 5 and walked 2... closer Jeff Jernigan netted his second save of the postseason with a scoreless ninth... Osterman (2-2 2.14) hurled a fine game, too... He went the distance and gave up 9 hits and 3 runs with 2 walks and 7 Ks... Murphy (.314) led the Crushers with 3-for-4, while Chadwick had a double and triple for the Naturals... Ozarka collected 7 hits.

08-19-2022, 04:51 PM	#8978
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,926	YESTERDAY IN THE IPA The Islandian Times Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2020 IPA Pro Cup Series: Game 1 (best-of seven) Welch Too Tough, CL Ekes By Ozarka In Opener Uh Oh! It just might be a series after all... the underdog Crystal Lake Crushers got a beautiful performance from their ace Duncan Welch as he stopped the heavy-hitting and heavily-favored Ozarka Naturals in the opening game of the 2020 IPA Pro Cup Finals... the Crushers eked by the Nats 3-2 on the road at Ellie Ewing Stadium. Greg Murphy's two-run clout in the top of the sixth turned out to be the game-winner... Welch and Benny Osterman put nothing but zeroes on the scoreboard for the first four and a half innings... Ozarka scored first in the bottom of the fifth, when 2B Todd Chadwick (.300) tripled in C Frank Kiffin (.349)... Crystal Lake finally got in business in the top of the sixth, when 3B Herb Buck (.236) and CF Andy McGee (.271) singled and stole third and second base, respectively... 1B Phil Gravelli (.349) evened the score when Buck scored on his ground out... then clean-up man Murphy boomed his homer to give the Crushers a 3-1 margin... the Naturals made it 3-2 in the last of the seventh on three singles and a bases-loaded walk to RF Ken Mayberry (.204). Welch (5-1 2.76) went 8 strong innings, held the Nats to 6 hits and one earned run, struck out 5 and walked 2... closer Jeff Jernigan netted his second save of the postseason with a scoreless ninth... Osterman (2-2 2.14) hurled a fine game, too... He went the distance and gave up 9 hits and 3 runs with 2 walks and 7 Ks... Murphy (.314) led the Crushers with 3-for-4, while Chadwick had a double and triple for the Naturals... Ozarka collected 7 hits. Last edited by Eugene Church; 08-21-2022 at 06:53 PM.