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Eugene Church · 05-31-2023, 01:46 PM

YESTERDAY IN THE IPA

The Islandian Times
Sunday, September 25, 2022

2022 IPA Elite 8 Series
(best-of-seven)

Ruthlandian Union

Sundowners Down Rovers 5-1 In Game 5
A big upset is in the making... the Wynnamac Sundowners downed the Sligo Rovers 5-1 in game 5 of the RU Elite 8 Series and they are on the verge of sending the reigning Pro Cup champ home for the season... Wynnamac leads the best-of-seven series three games to two and needs just one more win to advance in the playoffs... RF Bob Carr (.222) snapped a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth with a dramatic grand-slam homer... and Jerry Meeks pitched a whale of a game, scattering 8 hits and permitting only one run, while going the route... Meeks (1-1 2.40) allowed 2 walks and struck out 4 for the win... Ralph Odakota (1-1 4.50) also went the distance... he gave up 5 runs on 7 hits with 8 Ks and 4 bases on balls... Carr had 2 homers in the game and batted in all 5 runs for the Sundowners.

Ancona Still Kickin', Edges Crystal Lake 3-2
Behind three games to one in the RU Elite 8 Series, the Ancona Red Elephants didn't roll over and play dead against favored Crystal Lake, they came back and won a thrilling 3-2 victory and now trail by just a game... a loss would have ended their season... LF Kenny Willard (.300) was the hero when he drilled a walk-off double in the last of the ninth... another hero was Spiros Zodiates, who came up with a clutch performance... Zodiates was rocked for a 2-run homer in the opening frame by 2B Greg Murphy (.294), but the 23-year-old right-hander quickly settled down and blanked the Crushers the rest of the game... Zodiates (1-1 6.94) allowed 7 hits and 2 runs in a superlative outing... Ralph McCullough was sharp, too... he worked 8 innings, was touched for 8 hits, but only 2 runs... McCullough issued 4 walks and fanned 7 in the game... Roger Bishop (0-1) went to the hill in the tenth and was tagged with the defeat.

Ancona fought back with single runs in the fourth and sixth to tie the game at 2 apiece... 1B Alekos Kotas (.222) tripled and scored on C Davy Trexler's (.200) sac fly and Kotas (.222) doubled and scored on Louie DiMucci's RBI single.

Tycobbian Union

Suns Take Series Lead, Bomb Z's 10-4
In the pivotal fifth game of the TU Elite 8 Series, Arroyo Grande leaped out to a 5-0 lead after 3 innings, Luxora rallied to cut it to 5-3 at the end of 5, then the Suns pulled away to triumph 10-4 and move up three games to two in the series... the teams will now head to Arroyo Grande for games six and seven, if necessary... the Suns pounded five Luxora hurlers for 15 hits, powered by three home runs by LF Eduardo Villanueva (.348), C Gary Troxell (.263) and SS Andy Pearson (.300)... Troxell and Villanueva had 3 RBIs apiece... Ernie Matthews (1-0 4.20) notched the victory, allowing only one earned run and 9 hits with 5 strikeouts and a couple of walks... Z's starter and loser Mike Boyce (0-1) didn't get out of the first inning, when the Suns jumped him for 4 runs.

Midway Wins RH Series, Final 4 Bound
In an unbelievable 17-inning game, seventh seed Midway did the unthinkable and upset second seed Rolling Hills in the TU Elite 8 Series, winning it in five games... the Wolves won it with a remarkable 1-0 victory in 17 tense innings, finally ending it on 1B Cal Hunter (.300) homer off losing pitcher Johnny Selleca, the fourth Reds pitcher... Midway used 5 pitchers with the win going to Benny Cobb (1-0), who came on in the top of the 17th... the Wolves had the edge in hits 10 to 7 over the Reds... both starters were sensational... Rolling Hills' Sal Jordan worked 9 scoreless innings and gave up 6 hits with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts, while Midway's Motega Wolf fired 9 shutout innings with 5 Ks and 2 walks... the upstart Wolves will now advance to the TU Final 4 against the winner of the Arroyo Grande-Luxora series... the Suns lead the Zorros three games to two in that series.

The Islandian Times
Monday, September 26, 2022

2022 IPA Elite 8 Series
(best-of-seven)

Ruthlandian Union

Sligo Forces 7th Game
With their backs to the wall, the defending Pro Cup crownbearer Sligo Rovers roared back from an early 3-1 deficit to slide past Wynnamac 7-5 in game six of the Ruthlandian Elite 8, tying the series at three-all and forcing a seventh game tomorrow afternoon... the Rovers won the game despite being outhit 14 to 10 by the Sundowners... Luka Abromowitz (2-0 2.81) got the win, but gave up a lot of hits, 12 in 8 innings... Abromowitz surrendered 4 runs, walked 2 and fanned 5... Sam Tate (0-0 3.00) notched his third save in the series, but struggled, giving up a run on 2 hits in the ninth... Sligo's big bats were LF Biff Blauer (.273), 1B Johnny Lee Harder (.444) and 3B Matty Alou (.182), all with 2 RBIs each... Wynnamac was led by CF Ian Holmes (.542), 1B Pete Simmons (.304) and RF Bob Carr (.333), each with 3 hits and an RBI... Dean Barber (0-2 4.50) was the losing pitcher... Sligo got to him for 6 runs and 7 hits in 5 innings... the Sundowners raced to a 3-1 lead after two innings, but the Rovers came back to tie it up in the third and go-ahead in the fourth with 3 more scores, making it 6-3... Sligo increased it to 7-3 in the seventh... Wynnanmac came up with single runs in the eighth and the ninth.

Crushers Move On, Take Ancona In 6
Not noted for hitting, Crystal Lake certainly wielded some good bats to knock off Ancona in six games in the RU Elite 8 Series, especially in game six... the Crushers pounded out 14 hits to beat the Red Elephants 8-3... 2B Greg Murphy (.333), CF Andy McGee (.273) and 1B Phil Gravelli (.250) all went deep for Crystal Lake... a 4-run fifth decided the game pushing the Crushers up 6-3... winning pitcher Dennis Taylor was tagged for 11 hits, but was tough in the clutch and permitted only 3 runs... Taylor (1-1 4.20) had 7 strikeouts and one base on balls... the Red Elephants were led by SS Yanni Kouris (.261), LF Kenny Willard (.348) and 1B Alekos Kotas (.273), who socked 2 hits apiece... Hubie Croft (1-1 4.73) suffered the loss, yielding 6 runs in 4+ frames... Crystal Lake got fine mound work except for game three when Ancona routed them 10-2... the Crushers will meet the Sligo-Wynnamac winner in the Ruthlandian Final 4 Series.

Tycobbian Union

Suns Eliminate Zorros 5-4
Arroyo Grande rookie phenom Rusty Vizcarra (.348) came through when it counted... he crushed two out of the park and drove in 4 runs in the 5-4 victory over the Luxora in game six of the TU Elite 8, eliminating the Zorros from the Pro Cup playoffs... the Suns won the series four games to two... it wasn't easy though... the Suns ran up a 5-0 lead after 5 innings, then had to fight off a determined rally by the Z's, who came up one run short with 2 in the seventh and 2 in the ninth... rookie Cesar De Leon (2-0 2.65) hurled a fine game, stopping Luxora on 5 hits and 2 runs in his 8 innings... De Leon departed with a 5-2 lead, which was almost blown by closer Jason Patrick in the ninth... 1B Jim Gurney (.214) and 2B Julio Canseco (.364) topped the Zorros at the plate with 2 RBIs apiece... Arroyo Grande had the hit advantage 9 to 8... rookie Valerio Lopes (0-2 9.00) was the loser... he was shelled for 5 runs and 7 hits in 4 and two-thirds innings... the Suns will now advance to the TU Final 4 against the Midway Wolves, who upset the powerful Rolling Hills Reds in the first round.

The Islandian Times
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

2022 IPA Elite 8 Series
(best-of-seven)

Ruthlandian Union

Sligo Shuts Out Wynnamac In Game 7
The defending Pro Cup holder Sligo Rovers played like champs today at home at Silver Mountain Park and blanked Wynnamac 6-0 in the game seven finale of the RU Elite 8... ace Les Patterson (1-2 3.20) came through for the Rovers and fired a 3-hit shutout to take the hard-fought series four games to three... the Rovers will advance to the RU Final 4 against the powerful Crystal Lake Crushers... game seven was close until the seventh when Sligo turned a 2-0 game into a 6-0 lead with a 4-run uprising against loser Lon Marshall (2-1 2.08), who had dominated them in two previous starts... Marshall pitched the entire game, allowing 11 hits and 6 runs with 10 Ks and 5 walks... Patterson struck out 8 and walked none in a superlative outing... at the plate RF Clell Renshaw (.385) had 2 hits and scored twice for the winners... LF Biff Blauer (.280) had a hit, walked twice and scored twice... 1B Johnny Lee Harder (.425) delivered 2 hits and an RBI... Wynnamac had its chance with a three games to two lead, but the Sundowners just couldn't put the Rovers away... the RU Final 4 will get underway on Thursday in Crystal Lake... the Crushers were 97-57 this season, while Sligo was 95-59. The team with the best season record gets the home field advantage in the postseason.

The Islandian Times
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

IPA Final 4s Start Tomorrow
Seeds 1, 3, 4 and 7 have made the IPA Final 4 round in the Pro Cup playoffs. Play is slated to get underway tomorrow afternoon. In the Ruthlandian Final 4 defending Pro Cup titlist and number-one seeded Sligo Rovers will tangle with the Crystal Lake Crushers, a third seed. The Crushers won the Pro Cup in 2020. In the Tycobbian Final 4 it will be the fourth-seeded Arroyo Grande Suns meeting the seventh-seed Midway Wolves, who surprised number-two seed Rolling Hills in the opening round of action.

Sligo and Crystal Lake have outstanding pitching. The Rovers are favored to take the series because of superior offense. The opening two games will be played at Lakefront Stadium in Crystal Lake. In the other match-up it will be Arroyo Grande's firepower against Midway's mound corps. The experts are giving a slight nod to the Suns' scoring ability. However, the Wolves can go deep, too. Both clubs' regulars hit 10 or more homers this season. The Suns have the home field advantage and will host games one and two at Capet Stadium.

05-31-2023, 01:46 PM	#9542
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,920	YESTERDAY IN THE IPA *The Islandian Times* Sunday, September 25, 2022 2022 IPA Elite 8 Series (best-of-seven) Ruthlandian Union Sundowners Down Rovers 5-1 In Game 5 A big upset is in the making... the Wynnamac Sundowners downed the Sligo Rovers 5-1 in game 5 of the RU Elite 8 Series and they are on the verge of sending the reigning Pro Cup champ home for the season... Wynnamac leads the best-of-seven series three games to two and needs just one more win to advance in the playoffs... RF Bob Carr (.222) snapped a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth with a dramatic grand-slam homer... and Jerry Meeks pitched a whale of a game, scattering 8 hits and permitting only one run, while going the route... Meeks (1-1 2.40) allowed 2 walks and struck out 4 for the win... Ralph Odakota (1-1 4.50) also went the distance... he gave up 5 runs on 7 hits with 8 Ks and 4 bases on balls... Carr had 2 homers in the game and batted in all 5 runs for the Sundowners. Ancona Still Kickin', Edges Crystal Lake 3-2 Behind three games to one in the RU Elite 8 Series, the Ancona Red Elephants didn't roll over and play dead against favored Crystal Lake, they came back and won a thrilling 3-2 victory and now trail by just a game... a loss would have ended their season... LF Kenny Willard (.300) was the hero when he drilled a walk-off double in the last of the ninth... another hero was Spiros Zodiates, who came up with a clutch performance... Zodiates was rocked for a 2-run homer in the opening frame by 2B Greg Murphy (.294), but the 23-year-old right-hander quickly settled down and blanked the Crushers the rest of the game... Zodiates (1-1 6.94) allowed 7 hits and 2 runs in a superlative outing... Ralph McCullough was sharp, too... he worked 8 innings, was touched for 8 hits, but only 2 runs... McCullough issued 4 walks and fanned 7 in the game... Roger Bishop (0-1) went to the hill in the tenth and was tagged with the defeat. Ancona fought back with single runs in the fourth and sixth to tie the game at 2 apiece... 1B Alekos Kotas (.222) tripled and scored on C Davy Trexler's (.200) sac fly and Kotas (.222) doubled and scored on Louie DiMucci's RBI single. Tycobbian Union Suns Take Series Lead, Bomb Z's 10-4 In the pivotal fifth game of the TU Elite 8 Series, Arroyo Grande leaped out to a 5-0 lead after 3 innings, Luxora rallied to cut it to 5-3 at the end of 5, then the Suns pulled away to triumph 10-4 and move up three games to two in the series... the teams will now head to Arroyo Grande for games six and seven, if necessary... the Suns pounded five Luxora hurlers for 15 hits, powered by three home runs by LF Eduardo Villanueva (.348), C Gary Troxell (.263) and SS Andy Pearson (.300)... Troxell and Villanueva had 3 RBIs apiece... Ernie Matthews (1-0 4.20) notched the victory, allowing only one earned run and 9 hits with 5 strikeouts and a couple of walks... Z's starter and loser Mike Boyce (0-1) didn't get out of the first inning, when the Suns jumped him for 4 runs. Midway Wins RH Series, Final 4 Bound In an unbelievable 17-inning game, seventh seed Midway did the unthinkable and upset second seed Rolling Hills in the TU Elite 8 Series, winning it in five games... the Wolves won it with a remarkable 1-0 victory in 17 tense innings, finally ending it on 1B Cal Hunter (.300) homer off losing pitcher Johnny Selleca, the fourth Reds pitcher... Midway used 5 pitchers with the win going to Benny Cobb (1-0), who came on in the top of the 17th... the Wolves had the edge in hits 10 to 7 over the Reds... both starters were sensational... Rolling Hills' Sal Jordan worked 9 scoreless innings and gave up 6 hits with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts, while Midway's Motega Wolf fired 9 shutout innings with 5 Ks and 2 walks... the upstart Wolves will now advance to the TU Final 4 against the winner of the Arroyo Grande-Luxora series... the Suns lead the Zorros three games to two in that series. *The Islandian Times* Monday, September 26, 2022 2022 IPA Elite 8 Series (best-of-seven) Ruthlandian Union Sligo Forces 7th Game With their backs to the wall, the defending Pro Cup crownbearer Sligo Rovers roared back from an early 3-1 deficit to slide past Wynnamac 7-5 in game six of the Ruthlandian Elite 8, tying the series at three-all and forcing a seventh game tomorrow afternoon... the Rovers won the game despite being outhit 14 to 10 by the Sundowners... Luka Abromowitz (2-0 2.81) got the win, but gave up a lot of hits, 12 in 8 innings... Abromowitz surrendered 4 runs, walked 2 and fanned 5... Sam Tate (0-0 3.00) notched his third save in the series, but struggled, giving up a run on 2 hits in the ninth... Sligo's big bats were LF Biff Blauer (.273), 1B Johnny Lee Harder (.444) and 3B Matty Alou (.182), all with 2 RBIs each... Wynnamac was led by CF Ian Holmes (.542), 1B Pete Simmons (.304) and RF Bob Carr (.333), each with 3 hits and an RBI... Dean Barber (0-2 4.50) was the losing pitcher... Sligo got to him for 6 runs and 7 hits in 5 innings... the Sundowners raced to a 3-1 lead after two innings, but the Rovers came back to tie it up in the third and go-ahead in the fourth with 3 more scores, making it 6-3... Sligo increased it to 7-3 in the seventh... Wynnanmac came up with single runs in the eighth and the ninth. Crushers Move On, Take Ancona In 6 Not noted for hitting, Crystal Lake certainly wielded some good bats to knock off Ancona in six games in the RU Elite 8 Series, especially in game six... the Crushers pounded out 14 hits to beat the Red Elephants 8-3... 2B Greg Murphy (.333), CF Andy McGee (.273) and 1B Phil Gravelli (.250) all went deep for Crystal Lake... a 4-run fifth decided the game pushing the Crushers up 6-3... winning pitcher Dennis Taylor was tagged for 11 hits, but was tough in the clutch and permitted only 3 runs... Taylor (1-1 4.20) had 7 strikeouts and one base on balls... the Red Elephants were led by SS Yanni Kouris (.261), LF Kenny Willard (.348) and 1B Alekos Kotas (.273), who socked 2 hits apiece... Hubie Croft (1-1 4.73) suffered the loss, yielding 6 runs in 4+ frames... Crystal Lake got fine mound work except for game three when Ancona routed them 10-2... the Crushers will meet the Sligo-Wynnamac winner in the Ruthlandian Final 4 Series. Tycobbian Union Suns Eliminate Zorros 5-4 Arroyo Grande rookie phenom Rusty Vizcarra (.348) came through when it counted... he crushed two out of the park and drove in 4 runs in the 5-4 victory over the Luxora in game six of the TU Elite 8, eliminating the Zorros from the Pro Cup playoffs... the Suns won the series four games to two... it wasn't easy though... the Suns ran up a 5-0 lead after 5 innings, then had to fight off a determined rally by the Z's, who came up one run short with 2 in the seventh and 2 in the ninth... rookie Cesar De Leon (2-0 2.65) hurled a fine game, stopping Luxora on 5 hits and 2 runs in his 8 innings... De Leon departed with a 5-2 lead, which was almost blown by closer Jason Patrick in the ninth... 1B Jim Gurney (.214) and 2B Julio Canseco (.364) topped the Zorros at the plate with 2 RBIs apiece... Arroyo Grande had the hit advantage 9 to 8... rookie Valerio Lopes (0-2 9.00) was the loser... he was shelled for 5 runs and 7 hits in 4 and two-thirds innings... the Suns will now advance to the TU Final 4 against the Midway Wolves, who upset the powerful Rolling Hills Reds in the first round. *The Islandian Times* Tuesday, September 27, 2022 2022 IPA Elite 8 Series (best-of-seven) Ruthlandian Union Sligo Shuts Out Wynnamac In Game 7 The defending Pro Cup holder Sligo Rovers played like champs today at home at Silver Mountain Park and blanked Wynnamac 6-0 in the game seven finale of the RU Elite 8... ace Les Patterson (1-2 3.20) came through for the Rovers and fired a 3-hit shutout to take the hard-fought series four games to three... the Rovers will advance to the RU Final 4 against the powerful Crystal Lake Crushers... game seven was close until the seventh when Sligo turned a 2-0 game into a 6-0 lead with a 4-run uprising against loser Lon Marshall (2-1 2.08), who had dominated them in two previous starts... Marshall pitched the entire game, allowing 11 hits and 6 runs with 10 Ks and 5 walks... Patterson struck out 8 and walked none in a superlative outing... at the plate RF Clell Renshaw (.385) had 2 hits and scored twice for the winners... LF Biff Blauer (.280) had a hit, walked twice and scored twice... 1B Johnny Lee Harder (.425) delivered 2 hits and an RBI... Wynnamac had its chance with a three games to two lead, but the Sundowners just couldn't put the Rovers away... the RU Final 4 will get underway on Thursday in Crystal Lake... the Crushers were 97-57 this season, while Sligo was 95-59. The team with the best season record gets the home field advantage in the postseason. The Islandian Times Wednesday, September 28, 2022 IPA Final 4s Start Tomorrow Seeds 1, 3, 4 and 7 have made the IPA Final 4 round in the Pro Cup playoffs. Play is slated to get underway tomorrow afternoon. In the Ruthlandian Final 4 defending Pro Cup titlist and number-one seeded Sligo Rovers will tangle with the Crystal Lake Crushers, a third seed. The Crushers won the Pro Cup in 2020. In the Tycobbian Final 4 it will be the fourth-seeded Arroyo Grande Suns meeting the seventh-seed Midway Wolves, who surprised number-two seed Rolling Hills in the opening round of action. Sligo and Crystal Lake have outstanding pitching. The Rovers are favored to take the series because of superior offense. The opening two games will be played at Lakefront Stadium in Crystal Lake. In the other match-up it will be Arroyo Grande's firepower against Midway's mound corps. The experts are giving a slight nod to the Suns' scoring ability. However, the Wolves can go deep, too. Both clubs' regulars hit 10 or more homers this season. The Suns have the home field advantage and will host games one and two at Capet Stadium. Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-31-2023 at 01:49 PM.