Friday, October 22, 2090
RU AND TU TITLES SERIES PITS FINAL 4 TEAMS
The IPA Round One Series has pared 8 teams down to 4 in quest of the coveted Pro Cup Trophy. Top-ranked Forest City will welcome the #5 Valmara Vipers in the Ruthlandian Union Title Series, while it will be #3 La Claire hosting #6 White River for the Tycobbian Union title. The surviving clubs will vie for the overall IPA title in the Pro Cup Series. All series are best-of-seven in the IPA postseason playoffs.
Oddsmakers are favoring Forest City over Valmara in RU Series, while La Claire gets the call in the TU Series. The Firebirds and Lynx have more firepower than the Vipers and Rascals. Overall expectations are that Forest City will be the 2090 IPA Pro Cup champion. The Firebirds are potent in every way. Forest City has 6 All-Stars, Valmara 2, White River 4 and La Claire none.
Valmara at Forest City:
Game One: Shura Azarin (15-10/3.71 ERA) vs Matty O'Mara (17-4/2.32 ERA)
Game Two: Steve Griffeth (1-0/1.93 ERA) vs Craig Ballantyne (15-3/2.59 ERA)
Forest City at Valmara
Game Three: Shannon Slate (15-8/3.38 ERA) vs Arjan Huntsman (17-4/3.07 ERA)
Game Four: Slats Slattery (17-7/4.29 ERA) vs Pasha Minorsky (11-5/3.33 ERA)
White River at La Claire:
Game One: Satchell Pike (18-11/2.48 RA) vs Don Bartels (19-7/2.70 ERA)
Game Two: Mike Stanford (14-9/2.62 ERA) vs Shuggie Garsett (16-8/3.35 ERA)
La Claire at White River:
Game Three: Rick Gautreau (15-11/3.51 ERA) vs Troy Fitzroy (16-9/2.75 ERA)
Game Four: Roger Arenado (12-6/3.14 ERA) vs Rick Swaggart (14-8/2.43 ERA)
