ISLANDIAN PRO ALLIANCE (RUTHLANDIA and TYCOBBIA BASEBALL UNIONS)

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Never really thought of backing up until now, never had any problems so far touch wood but think I'll back up in future.

Backing up is crucial. I lost a great league because I was lazy.

I now back up after every day's games on an external hard drive.

If my computer goes out or the game crashes, I will be able to reload the game and only miss a few games, rather than losing the entire league.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Friday, September 26, 2003

Ruthlandian Union North Division Sweet 16 Series - Game One

FM Whips Valmara 5-2 in Series Opener
Alex Groveland got a strong outing from Doc Rutledge in the 5-2 Far Mountain victory over favored Valmara in the Sweet 16 opener at Sky High Stadium. Rutledge pitched a masterful game holding the hard-hitting Vipers to two runs and seven hits in eight innings. Rutledge fanned four and issued two walks. Closer Bud Ford (0-0 4.50) nailed down the win with a perfect ninth and got his second save in the playoffs. Leading the Redhawk 10-hit attack were C Dave Davis (.667) with three hits, 3B Shirai Kobayashi (.667) with two hits and two RBIs and 2B Steve Kaminski (.545) with two hits and an RBI. Far Mountain led 2-0 after six, Valmara cut it to 2-1 in the seventh, then the Redhawks put them away with a three-run eighth. Viper CF Jan Szymanski (.267) had the only homer in the game in the ninth. Valmara starter Andre Trepanier (0-2 3.27) pitched a solid game allowing only two runs, one earned, in his seven innings.

Game two will be played tomorrow afternoon in Valmara at War Memorial Stadum.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Friday, September 26, 2003

Ruthlandian Union South Division Sweet 16 Series - Game One

Crusaders Crush Sunbirds 13-6 in First Game
The St. John Crusaders smashed 15 hits and routed Belair Beach 13-6 in the first game of the IPA Sweet 16 series at Bayside Park. St. John pounded them for 10 runs in the first two innings to take an easy win. Sparking the Crusaders were 1B Frankie Faber (.357), who rapped a three-run homer and drove in four runs with 2-for-5, RF Kenny Hatcher (.417) with 2-for-4 and three RBIs, LF Don Kolstad (.500) with 3-for-5 with two runs batted in, including a solo home run, and 2B Tike Farthing (.273), who had a two-run double. 2B George Longmire (.455) scored three times and had a pair of hits for St. John. Belair Beach also had 15 hits. Sunbird 1B Phil Gravelli (.579) led them with 4-5 and four RBIs with a two-run roundtripper in the fifth. Eric Mayes (1-0 7.71) staggered through seven innings for the win, permitting 12 hits and six runs. George Martz blanked Belair Beach over the final two frames. The Crusaders led throughout the game. 4-3 after one inning, 10-5 after two and 11-6 after six. Loser Terry Christian (1-1 9.35) was jarred for eight runs and left in the second inning.

The best-of-three series now shifts to St. John's Cathedral Stadium.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Friday, September 26, 2003

Ruthlandian Union East Division Sweet 16 Series - Game One

3 Elnora HRs Sock It To Sugar Valley 6-3
The Elnora All-Stars socked three home runs to defeat the Sugar Valley Rattlers 6-3 in game one of the Sweet 16 series. Blanked 1-0 by Gregg Neal after five innings, the All-Stars rallied with three runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh to knock off the Rattlers. 3B Dmitri Vrotsos (.385) unloaded a two-run homer in the sixth and LF Quincy Peterson (.294) got another two-run clout in the seventh along with a solo shot by 1B Billy Massengale (.375). LF Bruno DiPirro paced Sugar Valley with two hits and a two-run home run. Winning pitcher Harry Dye (2-0 3.55) labored, but notched the win. Dye gave up three runs on seven hits in seven and two-thirds innings, struck out six and walked five. Matty Wilkerson (0-0 0.00) finished up for him, stopping the Rattlers on one hit over the last one and one-third innings for his first playoff save. Neal (0-2 4.15) took the loss, allowing four runs and six hits in six innings with seven Ks and a pair of walks.

The two clubs will meet tomorrow afternoon for game two in the series. It will be played in Elnora at State Fair Park. If it goes to three games, the All-Stars have the home field advantage.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Friday, September 26, 2003

Ruthlandian Union West Division Sweet 16 Series - Game One

Satterwhite Homers, Roosters Edge FC 7-5
The Middlefield Roosters used three home runs to take the first game of the Sweet 16 series at Riverside Stadium in Forest City. 3B Lowell Satterwhite whacked a pair, including the gamewinner in the ninth to break a 5-5 tie and give Middlefield the victory 7-5. Satterwhite (.500) now has four homers and eight RBIs in the postseason. He drove in four runs in today's win. 1B Allie Ludlow also (.500) chipped in a two-run shot in the fourth frame, putting the Roosters up 4-0. Ludlow also scored three times. Topping the 'Jacks batters were RF Chuck Hill (.364) with two hits and four runs batted in and 3B Johnny Mack Butler (.231) with three hits and two runs scored. Joshua Jackson (1-0 3.00) registered the victory by working the final three innings, permitting two runs - one earned - on three hits. He allowed Forest City to tie the score at 5-5 in the eighth. Reliever Grover Haygood (0-1 9.00) surrendered the homer to Satterwhite and received the loss.

The series will travel to Middlefield for the final two games, if both are needed.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Friday, September 26, 2003

Tycobbian Union North Division Sweet 16 Series - Game One

Oxford Stops Luxora, Phillips Winner 4-2
23-game winner Dan Phillips, a 25-year-old righthander for the Oxford Red Caps, was too tough for the Luxora Zorros in the opening game of the IPA Sweet 16 series. Phillips (1-0 1.23) stopped the Z's on four hits and two runs in seven and one-third innings. Phillips fanned seven, while walking none. But a rain delay got rid of him. Emerson Carnell (1-0 0.00) came in from the bullpen and blanked Loxora over the final one and two-thirds innings. Oxford took an early lead 4-1 after four innings, led at the plate by 2B Richie Vla (.313) and CF Ike Plunkett (.200), both with two hits, a run scored and an RBI. RF Dante Vander Meer (.467) also had a pair of hits and two RBIs. The Zorros were limited to six hits with CF Lacey Tompkins (.118) and Joel Reed (.375) getting two hits apiece. Losing pitcher Marco Braceros (1-1 2.84) started, but lasted only into the fourth, giving up four runs and seven hits.

The second game of the series will be played in Oxford tomorrow at Winchester Park.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Friday, September 26, 2003

Tycobbian Union South Division Sweet 16 Series - Game One

Nuevo Tosses 3-Hitter, SA Bombs Turon 10-2
Manager Lando Peceda got excellent pitching, 14 hits and four homers to annihilate Turon 10-2 in game one of their IPA Sweet 16 playoff series played at Typhoon Stadium. Juliano Nueva (1-1 4.26), a crafty righthander, yielded only three hits in going the route, striking out nine and walking three. 3B Paolo Huerta (.222), RF Marcelino Zuniga (.412), SS Ernie Pilar (.600) and 1B Rodger Wooten (.286) all jacked home runs in the victory. Zuniga had three hits and three RBIs, LF Bernie Valente (.333) three hits and two RBIs and Huerta drove in a pair of scores. Pilar went 3-for-5, scored a run and batted in a run for the winners. RF George Farley (.231) and CF Lance Ambrose (.364) rapped roundtrippers in defeat. The Montaneros tagged Jeb Pickett (0-2 5.79) with the loss. Pickett was ripped for three homers and four runs in two-plus innings.

San Alejo, one of the favorites to win the IPA Pro Cup, will try to wrap up the series tomorrow at home at the Casa de Beisbol.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Friday, September 26, 2003

Tycobbian Union East Division Sweet 16 Series - Game One

Red Sox Nip Blue Jays 2-1 in Sweet 16 Opener
In a well-pitched game Red Bluff nipped Tuckanarra 2-1 in 10 innings at Central Park Stadium to go 1-up in the Sweet 16 series opener. 3B Vern Gable delivered the game-winning single off losing pitcher Anthony Montgomerie (0-1 4.50), scoring RF Lance Austen (.267) from second. Leonard Urban and John Dougherty combined to defeat the Blue Jays on an eight-hitter. Urban (1-0 2.30) walked six in his eight-plus innings, but he held Tuckanarra to six hits and one run with six Ks. Dougherty (1-0 0.00) picked up the decision with one and two-thirds scoreless innings. Red Bluff took the lead 1-0 in the fourth frame on 1B Bucky Frizzell's (.438) base hit and the Blue Jays knotted it up on C Clint Hardesty's (.364) sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning. Frizzell and LF Tony Blundell (.375) each had two hits to pace the Red Sox, while Tuckanarra's 3B James Lynam (.545) and RF Monty Draycott (.333) both had two hits.

The TU East series will now move to Red Bluff for the rest of the best-of-three series. The second game is slated for tomorrow afternoon at Red Bluff Park.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Friday, September 26, 2003

Tycobbian Union West Division Sweet 16 Series - Game One

Vikings Victors Over DC 10-9 in 11 Innings
It was quite a ballgame at Douglas Denton Field in Denton City! The Bayview Vikings rallied from a 7-1 deficit and finally outlasted the Redbirds 10-9 in 11 innings. 3B James Scott walked to lead off the inning, stole second and came home with the winning run on an error by 1B Rod MacCormack to send the Vikings ahead by a game in the TU West playoffs. The Viks went ahead in the eighth 9-7, only to see Denton City come back and tie it up again in the last half of the frame. Bayview bashed out 14 hits during the game and were sparked by CF Phil Kanaan (.400), 1B Chancey Quibedeaux (.167), C Hank Bethel (.250) and Scott (.368) with two RBIs apiece. The Redbirds smacked 11 hits in all. MacCormack (.667) had a great game for the Redbirds with 3-for-4 and five runs batted in. MacCormack leads the playoffs with 11 RBIs. SS Trevor Tomlinson (.438) and 2B Glen Throckmorton (.316) also chipped in three hits apiece. Quibedeaux had a roundtripper for the Vikings and MacCormack and C Howard Lombard (.294) homered for Denton City. Winning pitcher Terry Banks (1-0 8.53) settled down and blanked the Redbirds over the final three innings after being touched for two runs in the eighth. The loss went to Bubba Lear (1-2 8.10), who gave up three runs over the last four innings.

Denton City will now travel to Bayview for game two at Downtown Plaza Stadium. It is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Saturday, September 27, 2003

Ruthlandian Union North Division Sweet 16 Series - Game Two

Valmara Evens Series, Blauser Beats FM 10-2
The Viper bats were booming at War Memorial Park as Valmara forced another game in the RU North Sweet 16 playoff with the Far Mountain Redhawks. The Vipers walloped 13 hits to back up a strong mound performance by southpaw Danny Blauser in the 10-2 triumph. Blauser (2-0 2.12) stymied the Redhawks on six hits and no earned runs with no walks and three strikeouts to even the best-of-three series at a game apiece. Valmara scored five in the third inning and three more in the fourth and were never headed. Leading the way were 1B Masaichi Okawa (.263), who doubled twice and batted in three runs and SS Steve Androwski with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored. C Yoshi Motsuzuki went 3-5 and scored three times, while LF Jet Kazmarek (.333) was 2-4, scored twice and had an RBI.

The third and deciding game of the series will be played in Valmara tomorrow with the winner headed to the Elite 8.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Saturday, September 27, 2003

Ruthlandian Union South Division Sweet 16 Series - Game Two

Sunbirds Slip By St. John 2-1, Tie Series On Swift Homers
In a pressure-packed game at Cathedral Stadium in St. John, the visiting Belair Beach Sunbirds slipped by the hometown Crusaders 2-1 in ten innings behind some outstanding mound work by Tiny Lindgren and Ray Watson and two homers by Nicky Swift. The win tied the RU South Sweet 16 Series at one game each and set the stage for rubber match tomorrow afternoon. The 5'6" Lindgren hurled a magnificent game holding St. John to just three hits and one run in eight innings. The 20-year-old righthander walked none and fanned three, departing for a pinchhitter in the top of the ninth. Swift (.353) slammed a solo homer in the first and the game-winner in the tenth to account for both Sunbird scores. Watson (1-0 3.86) gained the victory with two perfect innings, totally shutting down the Crusaders in the ninth and tenth frames. St. John's only run came in the fifth on a single by C Stan Pichon. Sterling Eccles (0-0 3.14) started for the Crusaders and held Belair Beach in check on one run and seven hits in his eight and one-thirds innings. Eccles walked two and struck out eight in an impressive outing. He tired in the ninth and was relieved by Eddie Thorsen after issuing a walk. With the winning run on second via a sacrifice bunt and one out, Thorsen retired the side by striking out two batters. Thorsen (1-1 3.86) suffered the loss after giving up Swift's home run. The Sunbirds outhit the Crusaders 9-3.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Saturday, September 27, 2003

Ruthlandian Union East Division Sweet 16 Series - Game Two

Elnora Sweeps Sugar Valley, Elite 8-Bound
20-game winner Taylor Gibbs sparked the Elnora All-Stars to a 5-1 victory over Sugar Valley to advance them to the RU Elite 8. The All-Stars swept both games from the Rattlers. Gibbs (1-1 2.25) went the distance and checked them on seven hits and one run, while racking up eight Ks and walking three. The All-Stars backed him up with 10 hits, including three home runs. Sugar Valley took a 1-0 lead in the first on a Bruno DiPirro (.278) roundtripper, but C Todd Simons (.176) got them back in front quickly with a two-run two-bagger in the second inning. 3B Dmitri Vrotsos (.471) upped it to 3-1 with a solo clout in the fourth frame and back-to-back blasts by LF Quincy Peterson (.286) and 2B Gil Foster (.333) increased it to 5-1 in the eighth. Vrotsos and Peterson have each hit four homers in the playoffs, while DiPirro has three. Righthander Anthony Glaser was tagged with the loss, giving up three runs and eight hits in six innings.

Elnora now awaits the winner of the Valmara Vipers and Far Mountain Redhawks.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Saturday, September 27, 2003

Ruthlandian Union West Division Sweet 16 Series - Game Two

Roosters Rule the Roost, Sweep Lumberjacks
The Middlefield Roosters rule the roost in the RU West. The Roosters swept past Forest City 8-4 to capture the Sweet 16 Series in a two-game sweep. Middlefield blasted four homers led by 2B Alfredo Soriano (.421) with a three-run shot, a two-run rip by RF Bailey Norcross (.294) and two solo clouts by 3B Lowell Satterwhite (.429) and CF Ty DeWitt (.286). SS Bill Nilsen (.143) hammered a three-run roundtripper for the Lumberjacks. The Roosters collected 11 hits in all to 9 for Forest City. Satterwhite now has five home runs and nine RBIs in the playoffs. 40-year-old Jackie Lee Bevis (2-0 2.08) worked into the ninth for the win yielding four runs on nine hits with seven strikeouts and three bases on balls. Closer Dave Webb retired the last two batters for the tired Bevis. Lumberjack starter Timmy Brooks (1-1 3,86) got stuck with the loss as he was rapped for four runs and five hits in two-plus frames.

Middlefield will now go up against St. John of the RU South in the best-of-three Elite 8 Series starting Monday at Middlefield Park. The Crusaders have the home field advantage in the series.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Saturday, September 27, 2003

Tycobbian Union North Division Sweet 16 Series - Game Two

Red Caps Rap Luxora 8-1, Move Up To Elite 8
At Winchester Park in Oxford, the Red Caps rapped Luxora 8-1 behind the five-hit pitching of Nicky Nicholson to sweep the TU North Sweet 16 series and move up to the next round in the IPA playoffs, the Elite 8. Nicholson (1-0 1.20) did not give up an earned run. Luxora took the early lead with a run in the top of the third, but that was it for them. Oxford countered with a grand slam by RF Dante Vander Meer (.444) in the fourth inning and added on to that in the next three innings. C Brad Earp (.353) poled his third postseason homer with a two-run shot in the sixth. CF Ike Plunkett (.316) and LF Mac Spencer both swatted three hits for the Red Caps. Oxford got rid of losing pitcher Tito Tovares (0-1 8.59) quickly, pounding him for four runs and four hits in three-plus innings.

Oxford will advance to the next round and will be opposed by the winner of the Red Bluff and Tuckanarra series.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Saturday, September 27, 2003

Tycobbian Union South Division Sweet 16 Series - Game Two

Turon Staves Off Elimination, Beats SA 2-1 in 12
In a brilliant pitching duel at the Casa de Beisbol in San Alejo, the Turon Typhoons staved off elimination in the TU South Sweet 16 playoffs with a dramatic 2-1 triumph in 12 innings. Turon's James Longstreet logged nine shutout innings and the Montaneros Ernie Arredondo did even better, blanking the Typhoons for 10 innings. Arredondo (1-0 2.12) allowed just four hits, while Longstreet permitted seven. Turon turned five double plays in the game. All the scoring came in the final inning. 3B Ernie Fletcher (.333) was the hero with two-run double in the top of the twelfth off losing pitcher Domenico Belizon (0-1 4.50). The win went to Ian Knox (1-0 3.00), although he was tagged for a home run by SS Ernie Pilar in the last of the twelfth. Knox pitched the last two frames. San Alejo topped Turon in hits 9-7 with Pilar (.667) going 5-for-6. Fletcher and CF Lance Ambrose (.375) led the winners with two hits apiece. The Montaneros stranded 15 baserunners.

San Alejo will host game three tomorrow afternoon. The winner will advance to the Elite 8 against the winner of the Bayview Vikings and Denton City Redbirds. That series will begin on Monday.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Saturday, September 27, 2003

Tycobbian Union East Division Sweet 16 Series - Game Two

Red Sox Sweep Blue Jays on Cole's HR
Red Bluff got a clutch home run from SS Brooks Cole in the seventh inning to give them a 4-3 victory over the tough Tuckanarra Blue Jays, advancing the Red Sox to the IPA Elite 8. Red Bluff took two in a row to eliminate Tuckanarra from the playoffs. Red Bluff Park is a hitter's ballpark, but both clubs got good mound work from Frank Beaudoin of the Red Sox and Will Crowe of the Blue Jays. Red Bluff drew first blood with a two runs in the second. Tuckanarra tied it up with runs in the third and fifth. The Red Sox went up 3-2 in the last of the fifth and were again deadlocked by the Blue Jays in the sixth. Beaudoin (1-1 1.69) tossed seven innings, allowed three runs - only two earned - and eight hits, while fanning four and walking none. Reliever Rog Udall picked up the save with a scoreless eighth and ninth, giving up no hits and a walk. Crowe (1-1 3.38) went the route and gave up nine hits and four runs in defeat. Cole (.304) had 3 hits in 4 at-bats for the Red Sox, while 2B Owen MacArthur (.286) homered for the Blue Jays. Red Bluff outhit Tuckanarra 9 to 8.

Red Bluff will play the Oxford Red Caps in the next round, beginning Monday afternoon.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Saturday, September 27, 2003

Tycobbian Union West Division Sweet 16 Series - Game Two

Viks Head For Elite 8, Knock DC from Playoffs 7-5
The Bayview Vikings knocked Denton City out of the playoffs with a 7-5 win at Downtown Plaza Stadium in front of the hometown fans. The Viks took both games of the series and will now advance to the Elite 8 against the equally tough Turon Typhoons. Bayview was outhit 10-8 today, but when they needed a hit, they got it. The Vikings moved ahead 5-0 after five innings and then repelled the Redbirds late-innings rally. Denton City finished strong with two in the sixth and three in the ninth, but fell short. 1B Chancey Quibedeaux (.182) clouted a two-run roundtripper and RF Ed O'Neal (.318) jacked a solo shot to pace Bayview at bat. 2B Alan Hansen (.571) had three hits and scored twice for the victors. 1B Rob MacCormack (.682), who had an outstanding postseason with a .682 batting average and 11 RBIs, went 3-4 for the Redbirds. 3B Jay Petit (.333) also had three hits. Frank Wells got credit for the win, but suffered long and hard, giving up five runs on 10 hits and walking four. He was constantly in hot water, but survived. Kyle Peterson (1-0 0.00) got the last out of the game for the save. Shoddy defense cost Denton City three runs in the game. The Redbirds committed three errors behind starting pitcher Kent Wells (0-1 3.21), who went down to defeat. Wells worked six innings, allowed six hits and three earned runs.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Sunday, September 28, 2003

Ruthlandian North Division Sweet 16 Series - Game Three

Valmara Overwhelms FM 11-4, Advances to Elite 8
The big bats of the Valmara Vipers came alive today just when they needed them. The Vipers belted 11 hits with six doubles among them to rout the Far Mountain Redhawks 11-4 in the decisive game three of the RU North Sweet 16 playoffs. The Redhawks are now gone from the playoffs and Valmara will advance to the Elite 8. Spearheading the Viper win were a bevy of batters with CF Jan Szymanski (.273) leading the charge with three RBIs and a trio with two RBIs each that included LF Jet Kazmarek (.364), 1B Masaichi Okawa (.304) and 3B Zoran Belakov (.174). Far Mountain couldn't compete with them today. Redhawk RF Karl Dietz (.211) got the only homer in the game, but it didn't matter to the Vipers. They ran up a 5-1 lead after three innings and increased it to 9-3 in the sixth. Winning pitcher Zoran Zalewski (2-0 4.32), revved up by such huge bat support, cruised through for the win. He allowed four runs and seven hits and worked into the ninth before being lifted for Eddie Dorn, who got the final three outs. Dependable Sonny Elliott, a 19-game winner during the regular season, didn't have it today as the Vipers tagged him for five runs and six hits in less than three innings for the loss.

Valmara will tangle with the Elnora All-Stars tomorrow in Elnora. Valmara will open on the road, but will have the home field advantage if the Elite 8 series should go to three games.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Sunday, September 28, 2003

Ruthlandian Union South Division Sweet 16 Series - Game Three

Crusaders Maul Sunbirds 10-2, Take Series
At Cathedral Stadium in St. John, the Crusaders broke open a 3-2 game with three runs in the fifth and went on to maul Belair Beach 10-2 in an RU South Sweet 16 elimination game. Racking up 13 hits, everybody in the line-up got at least one hit except one, paced by CF Jorge Mercado (.222) with 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Mercado homered and tripled. Manager Dickie Billings got an excellent outing from Zach Simon (2-0 1.59), who shackled the Sunbirds on four hits and did not allow an earned run. Simon, 19-17 in the regular season, issued four walks and fanned three batters. Slim Mosley, the tallest player in the IPA at 6'10", had a terrible game as the Crusaders slammed him for six runs and six hits in four-plus innings. Mosley (0-1 3.00) is coming off a great season with a 21-11 mark. In his only postseason start he went seven innings in a no decision and gave up only one unearned run. Belair Beach played lousy defense with four miscues in the game.

St. John will now challenge the Middlefield Roosters in the IPA Elite 8 Series, which will get underway tomorrow at the Roosters home park.

[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Sunday, September 28, 2003

Tycobbian Union South Division Sweet 16 Series - Game Three

Turon Trounces SA 13-0, Wins Sweet 16 Series
In a remarkable turn of events, the Turon Typhoons trounced the San Alejo Montaneros 13-0 on Scotty Boswell's two-hit shutout. Not only was Boswell unhittable, the Typhoons hit everything in sight and out of sight to stun San Alejo in the third game of their TU South Sweet 16 Series. They totaled 17 hits with everybody in the line-up getting at least one. With the startling win Turon put an end to the Montaneros season and will now advance to the IPA Elite 8 against the Bayview Vikings. Boswell (2-0 1.69), who was only 15-16 during the season, chalked up seven strikeouts, while walking seven in his route-going masterpiece. The Typhoons came back and won the last two games of the series, both at the Casa de Beisbol, San Alejo's home field. There were many other heroes today as C Trace Crittenden (.333), RF George Farley (.227) and 3B Ernie Fletcher (.348) all batted in three runs to lead the Typhoons to the victory. Crittenden went 5-6 with a home run and Farley also went deep. 2B Ronnie Mikkelsen collected two hits, two walks, scored four times and had an RBI. San Alejo hung close and only trailed 3-0 after six innings, but Turon exploded in the late innings against the Montanero bullpen. They beat 22-game winner Alfredo Herrera (1-1 2.40), who gave up three runs on eight hits in six innings.

There is no rest for the weary as Turon will open its Elite 8 Series at home tomorrow afternoon against Bayview. It will be a best-of-three affair.