YESTERDAY IN THE IPA
The Islandian Times
Monday, October 11, 2021
2021 IPA Pro Cup Final Series - Game 5
(best-of-seven series)
Sligo Slams WR 12-1, Wins Pro Cup
The 2021 champions of the IPA are the second-seeded Sligo Rovers of the Ruthlandian Union... they easily whipped eighth-seeded White River four games to one in the IPA Pro Cup Finals... In game five everything went right for Sligo and everything went wrong for the White River Rascals... the Rovers unleashed 14 hits, got a great 5-hit job from pitcher Les Patterson and the Rascals committed 5 errors to boot... Sligo slammed out a 12-1 victory to capture the Islandia title for the first time in its history... on the mound Patterson (4-2 2.09) hurled a complete game, fanned 6 and walked 2... at the plate RF Clell Renshaw (.294) had a 3-run homer and SS Vic Carlin (.270) hammered a two-run clout... LF Biff Blauer (.257) and CF Chris Michel (.253) added 2 RBIs each... Del Brewer (1-3 3.99) was the losing pitcher... he was zapped for 9 runs and 12 hits in 6+ innings.
Ruthlandia has dominated the Pro Cup Series by winning five of the last six years... Overall Ruthlandia leads Tycobbia 12 to 8 in the IPA championship series.
YESTERDAY IN THE IPA
The Islandian Times
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Sligo Duo Named Pro Cup Co-MVP
Two Sligo players have been named the Pro Cup Most Valuable Players. In the annual Islandian Times poll, the co-MVPs were pitcher Les Patterson and right fielder Clell Renshaw. They sparked the Rovers to the Pro Cup title. Patterson is the ace of the Sligo pitching corps. He was 4-2 in the postseason with a super 2.09 ERA. Patterson won two games in the Pro Cup Finals beating White River 2-0 and 12-1. Renshaw topped the Rovers in the playoffs with a .294 batting average. Renshaw hit 4 homers, scored 17 times and drove in 11 runs. Renshaw walked 15 times in postseason action.
During the regular season 30-year-old Patterson won 20 games for the fifth season in a row. He was 23-8 this year and paced the IPA with a splendid 2.03 ERA. Renshaw, age 29, batted .301 with 13 homers, 96 runs, 74 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. Patterson has played 5 years in the league, while Renshaw is a 12-year veteran.
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