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Eugene Church · 06-12-2023, 01:26 PM

The Islandian Times
Monday, September 25, 2023

2023 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series - Game 6

Elnora Bombs Roosters 10-3, Wins Series
Known for its fine pitching, it was the Elnora bats that sparkled in the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series against Middlefield... the All-Stars erupted with 14 hits to maul the Roosters 10-3 in game six at State Fair Park in Elnora to capture the series four games to two... 1B Benny Cortazzo (.238) hammered 2 doubles and a single, driving in 4 runs... 2B Michael Griffin (.478) went 3-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored... and RF Travis Glass (.273) cracked a 2-run homer and scored twice... Hal Wilkerson (1-1 3.55) worked into the ninth for the win, yielding 3 runs and 9 hits, while Dicky Donato (1-1 5.54) suffered a painful loss... Elnora shelled him for 7 runs in 4 innings... The All-Stars will now face the Valmara Vipers in the RU Final 4... the 8th-seeded Vipers shocked defending IPA Pro Cup champion Crystal Lake in the first round... Elnora is seeded fifth in the playoffs.

French Blanks Ginza 5-0, WR In TU Final 4
20-year-old Don French hurled the White River Rascals into the Tycobbian Final 4 with a 5-0 shutout over the Ginza Ninjas at White River Stadium... the Rascals won the Elite 8 Series in six games and will now meet the Tuckanarra Blue Jays for the TU title... French blanked the Ninjas for 8 innings and then turned it over to Jim Ladendorf to complete the shutout... French fanned 10, issued 2 walks and gave up 7 hits... Ginza's ace Yutaka Yoshida matched French for 6 innings, allowing just one hit in a scoreless draw, but Ken Kichita was pounded for 5 runs and 3 hits in the eighth... PH Hal Littleton (.750) singled in the first score of the game... CF Jake Doerr's (.240) deep fly got run number 2 in... and 3B Sammy Turner (.348) hit the clincher, a 3-run clout... Ninja 1B Johnny O'Rorke (.476) went 4-4 in defeat... White River, a sixth seed, won only one of 6 regular season games against the tough, second-seeded Tuckanarra Blue Jays... the IPA Final 4 Series will begin Wednesday afternoon with Elnora hosting Valmara in the Ruthlandian final and the Blue Jays at home against the Rascals in the Tycobbian title series... During the regular campaign Valmara won two of the three games with Elnora.

06-12-2023, 01:26 PM	#9562
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,903	*The Islandian Times* Monday, September 25, 2023 2023 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series - Game 6 Elnora Bombs Roosters 10-3, Wins Series Known for its fine pitching, it was the Elnora bats that sparkled in the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series against Middlefield... the All-Stars erupted with 14 hits to maul the Roosters 10-3 in game six at State Fair Park in Elnora to capture the series four games to two... 1B Benny Cortazzo (.238) hammered 2 doubles and a single, driving in 4 runs... 2B Michael Griffin (.478) went 3-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored... and RF Travis Glass (.273) cracked a 2-run homer and scored twice... Hal Wilkerson (1-1 3.55) worked into the ninth for the win, yielding 3 runs and 9 hits, while Dicky Donato (1-1 5.54) suffered a painful loss... Elnora shelled him for 7 runs in 4 innings... The All-Stars will now face the Valmara Vipers in the RU Final 4... the 8th-seeded Vipers shocked defending IPA Pro Cup champion Crystal Lake in the first round... Elnora is seeded fifth in the playoffs. French Blanks Ginza 5-0, WR In TU Final 4 20-year-old Don French hurled the White River Rascals into the Tycobbian Final 4 with a 5-0 shutout over the Ginza Ninjas at White River Stadium... the Rascals won the Elite 8 Series in six games and will now meet the Tuckanarra Blue Jays for the TU title... French blanked the Ninjas for 8 innings and then turned it over to Jim Ladendorf to complete the shutout... French fanned 10, issued 2 walks and gave up 7 hits... Ginza's ace Yutaka Yoshida matched French for 6 innings, allowing just one hit in a scoreless draw, but Ken Kichita was pounded for 5 runs and 3 hits in the eighth... PH Hal Littleton (.750) singled in the first score of the game... CF Jake Doerr's (.240) deep fly got run number 2 in... and 3B Sammy Turner (.348) hit the clincher, a 3-run clout... Ninja 1B Johnny O'Rorke (.476) went 4-4 in defeat... White River, a sixth seed, won only one of 6 regular season games against the tough, second-seeded Tuckanarra Blue Jays... the IPA Final 4 Series will begin Wednesday afternoon with Elnora hosting Valmara in the Ruthlandian final and the Blue Jays at home against the Rascals in the Tycobbian title series... During the regular campaign Valmara won two of the three games with Elnora. Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-12-2023 at 01:28 PM.