Tueday, July 16, 2080
RU STARS SNAP TWO-GAME SKID... COLFAX BOZEMAN HOMERS, NAMED MVP IN IPA ALL-STAR GAME AT ROLLING HILLS
The Ruthlandian Union rarely wins in the Islandian Pro Alliance All-Star Classic, but this year they triumphed in the annual star-studded game 3-1, played in Rolling Hills, the reigning Pro Cup champion... Tim Bozeman of the Colfax Black Sox socked a roundtripper in the opening frame and led the RU All-Stars to victory... the Ruthlandian Union had dropped the last two All-Star clashes... it has only won 29 times in 80 games... Bozeman was voted the game's Most Valuable Player,
The Tycobbia Stars evened the score at 1-1 in the last of the third on Garrett Pulver's (Blue Lake) RBI two-bagger... the RU Stars promptly grabbed the lead back in the top of the fourth when Norris Wheeler (Taranto) doubled in the go-ahead run... Ruthlandia's final score came in the fifth when Buzz Mauldin (Cold Creek) scored from third base on Conrad Clark's (Sligo) sacrifice fly ball.
Good pitching ruled the day... the Ruthlandian hurlers were just a lttle better today... 36-year-old Nobuo Ojima (Far Mountain) notched the win, but gave up a run in his inning... taking the loss was Kent Burleigh (East Point)... he gave up the go-ahead run in the fourth frame.
