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Eugene Church · 05-11-2009, 05:34 PM

The Islandian Times

Thursday, September 25, 2003

2003 IPA Pro Cup Series

Ruthlandian Union South Division - First Round Series - Third Game

Swift's HR Sends Sunbirds to Sweet 16, Waleska Out
Waleska came oh so close to the Sweet 16, but Belair Beach and LF Nicky Swift put a damper on the Westerners playoff party in the bottom of the ninth. Trailing 2-1, the Sunbirds proved the old baseball adage, "It ain't over 'til it's over", when they promptly tied it up on a single by RF Matty McDermott and 3B Dom Corbelli's double off reliever Gary Hill. With two outs Swift went from goat to hero when he swatted a game-winning two-run home run eliminating Waleska and sending Belair Beach into the Sweet 16 round against the St. John Crusaders. Swift allowed the tying score in the seventh when he botched a base hit and let it get past him for a costly error. It was quite a battle between pitchers Buzzy Kennedy of Waleska and Slim Mosley of Belair Beach. Kennedy worked eight strong innings, allowing only one unearned run and seven hits with seven strikeouts and three bases on balls, while Mosley permitted only four hits and one unearned run in seven and one-third innings. Mosley also fanned seven and walked three batters. Johnny Spears pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the win with the loss going to Hill. Sunbird 1B Paul Gravelli led the 10-hit parade with three hits with Corbelli going 2-5 and driving in a run. LF Big Hoss Burkhalter and RF Russ Murphy drove in runs in the Westerners eighth inning to give them a short-lived 2-1 lead.

Big Inning Sends SV to Sweet 16, Dumps Marston 6-1
A big four-run fifth inning sent the hometown Sugar Valley Rattlers to the Sweet 16 with a 6-1 win over the Marston Nine at Farmers Memorial Stadium. In the game-breaking inning, SS Flipper Bird broke a 1-1 tie with a single, 1B Ron Armstrong has a two-run single and 3B Jorge Vargas an RBI double to finish off Marston's season. Righthander Bernie Halsey stuck out nine for the victory as he held the Nine to one run and six hits over his six-plus innings. Frankie Jardine notched the save with two and two-thirds scoreless frames with four Ks. Marston's Johnny Paris registered the loss by allowing five runs and seven hits in six innings. Bird led Sugar Valley with three hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. Armstrong and Vargas had two hits apiece.

Sugar Valley will now tangle with the tough Elnora All-Stars in the next round, which will open tomorrow afternoon at the Rattlers home park. Games two and three, if necessary, will be played at State Fair Park in Elnora. The All-Stars are the number one seed and Sugar Valley the second-seed team.

05-11-2009, 05:34 PM	#934
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,875	The Islandian Times Thursday, September 25, 2003 2003 IPA Pro Cup Series Ruthlandian Union South Division - First Round Series - Third Game Swift's HR Sends Sunbirds to Sweet 16, Waleska Out Waleska came oh so close to the Sweet 16, but Belair Beach and LF Nicky Swift put a damper on the Westerners playoff party in the bottom of the ninth. Trailing 2-1, the Sunbirds proved the old baseball adage, "It ain't over 'til it's over", when they promptly tied it up on a single by RF Matty McDermott and 3B Dom Corbelli's double off reliever Gary Hill. With two outs Swift went from goat to hero when he swatted a game-winning two-run home run eliminating Waleska and sending Belair Beach into the Sweet 16 round against the St. John Crusaders. Swift allowed the tying score in the seventh when he botched a base hit and let it get past him for a costly error. It was quite a battle between pitchers Buzzy Kennedy of Waleska and Slim Mosley of Belair Beach. Kennedy worked eight strong innings, allowing only one unearned run and seven hits with seven strikeouts and three bases on balls, while Mosley permitted only four hits and one unearned run in seven and one-third innings. Mosley also fanned seven and walked three batters. Johnny Spears pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the win with the loss going to Hill. Sunbird 1B Paul Gravelli led the 10-hit parade with three hits with Corbelli going 2-5 and driving in a run. LF Big Hoss Burkhalter and RF Russ Murphy drove in runs in the Westerners eighth inning to give them a short-lived 2-1 lead. Big Inning Sends SV to Sweet 16, Dumps Marston 6-1 A big four-run fifth inning sent the hometown Sugar Valley Rattlers to the Sweet 16 with a 6-1 win over the Marston Nine at Farmers Memorial Stadium. In the game-breaking inning, SS Flipper Bird broke a 1-1 tie with a single, 1B Ron Armstrong has a two-run single and 3B Jorge Vargas an RBI double to finish off Marston's season. Righthander Bernie Halsey stuck out nine for the victory as he held the Nine to one run and six hits over his six-plus innings. Frankie Jardine notched the save with two and two-thirds scoreless frames with four Ks. Marston's Johnny Paris registered the loss by allowing five runs and seven hits in six innings. Bird led Sugar Valley with three hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. Armstrong and Vargas had two hits apiece. Sugar Valley will now tangle with the tough Elnora All-Stars in the next round, which will open tomorrow afternoon at the Rattlers home park. Games two and three, if necessary, will be played at State Fair Park in Elnora. The All-Stars are the number one seed and Sugar Valley the second-seed team. Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-11-2009 at 07:47 PM.