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Eugene Church · 07-25-2009, 01:10 PM

The Islandian Times

Monday, September 27, 2004

Ruthlandian Union 2004 Elite 8 Series

SV Takes Game 2, Too; Bombs Volusia 10-2
The Sugar Valley Rattlers flexed their muscles with a 10-2 trouncing of Volusia at Farmers Memorial Park to go up 2-0 in the best-of-five RU Elite 8 Series. The Rattlers laced 13 hits and got a fine outing from Gregg Neal to demolish the Vigilantes. 1B Ron Armstrong (.429) led the hit parade with a three-run homer, his third in the playoffs. SS Flipper Bird (.320) drilled three hits and batted in three runs, too. LF Bruno DiPirr0 (.375) went 4-for-5, scored twice and had two RBIs in the victory. Neal (2-1 2.16) shut down Volusia on five hits for the complete-game win. Sugar Valley led 4-1 after six frames and broke the game open late with three runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings.

The series will now change venues with tomorrow's clash at the Jailhouse in Volusia. Rattler skipper Gibson Bobkins will send the 24-year-old southpaw Jay Washington (1-0 1.13) out to finish off the V's, while Alfonso Feliz will send his 33-year-old veteran righthander Ricky Moreno (0-0 4.50) to the mound. Washington was 12-8 during the regular season with a 3.32 ERA and Moreno was 13-16 with a 4.15 ERA.

2 In A Row For Valmara, Squeaks By Bulls 5-4
At Ranford County Stadium Valmara ran up a 5-1 lead after six innings and then had to hold on for dear life to tame the Ranford Bulls 5-4. The Vipers took a huge step in the Elite 8 Series. One more victory will advance them to the Final 4. Reliever Erich Ptacek was the man of the hour for Valmara. The Bulls had rallied in the eighth and scored three runs and were primed to break open the game. Ptacek came in with two outs and the bases-loaded and struck out pinchhitter Karl Drobish (.333) to end the threat. Ptacek also got through the ninth unscathed, although the tying run got as far as third base before he finally finished Ranford off.

Starter Ted Farentino (2-0 2.81) got the win as he tossed seven innings and gave up three runs on seven hits. However, Farentino and closer Gerry Wojcik were hit hard in the eighth and could not halt the Bulls uprising. But Ptacek came to the rescue and logged the save.

The Bulls took an early lead on CF Warren Gravois' (.308) homer in the third inning. 1B Masaichi Okawa (.348) matched that with a solo shot for the Vipers in the fourth. The Vipers regained the lead on an RBI single by RF Val Krol (.296) in the fifth. Valmara then teed off on losing pitcher Jim Maxwell (1-1 3.46) with three runs in the sixtth. 3B Zoran Belakov (.263) and SS Steve Androwski (.333) both had RBI singles and the third run scored on an error by SS Rick Fargnoli. The last one proved to be the fatal winning run.

Ranford closed the gap in the eighth, scoring runs on a wild pitch, a sacrifice fly by C Walt Horvath (.316) and a single by CF Bob Keegan (.318).

Bulls manager Page Satcher will try to stay alive tomorrow with Chris Bernhoffer (2-0 1.00) doing the pitching honors. The Vipers J. Jackson Samuel has nominated Andre Trepanier (0-1 6.43) to start. Bernhoffer was 18-14 with a 3.04 ERA in the regular season, while Trepanier was also 18-14 with a 3.42 ERA. The series now heads to Valmara's War Memorial Stadium for the rest of the games.

07-25-2009, 01:10 PM	#1145
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,875	The Islandian Times Monday, September 27, 2004 Ruthlandian Union 2004 Elite 8 Series SV Takes Game 2, Too; Bombs Volusia 10-2 The Sugar Valley Rattlers flexed their muscles with a 10-2 trouncing of Volusia at Farmers Memorial Park to go up 2-0 in the best-of-five RU Elite 8 Series. The Rattlers laced 13 hits and got a fine outing from Gregg Neal to demolish the Vigilantes. 1B Ron Armstrong (.429) led the hit parade with a three-run homer, his third in the playoffs. SS Flipper Bird (.320) drilled three hits and batted in three runs, too. LF Bruno DiPirr0 (.375) went 4-for-5, scored twice and had two RBIs in the victory. Neal (2-1 2.16) shut down Volusia on five hits for the complete-game win. Sugar Valley led 4-1 after six frames and broke the game open late with three runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings. The series will now change venues with tomorrow's clash at the Jailhouse in Volusia. Rattler skipper Gibson Bobkins will send the 24-year-old southpaw Jay Washington (1-0 1.13) out to finish off the V's, while Alfonso Feliz will send his 33-year-old veteran righthander Ricky Moreno (0-0 4.50) to the mound. Washington was 12-8 during the regular season with a 3.32 ERA and Moreno was 13-16 with a 4.15 ERA. 2 In A Row For Valmara, Squeaks By Bulls 5-4 At Ranford County Stadium Valmara ran up a 5-1 lead after six innings and then had to hold on for dear life to tame the Ranford Bulls 5-4. The Vipers took a huge step in the Elite 8 Series. One more victory will advance them to the Final 4. Reliever Erich Ptacek was the man of the hour for Valmara. The Bulls had rallied in the eighth and scored three runs and were primed to break open the game. Ptacek came in with two outs and the bases-loaded and struck out pinchhitter Karl Drobish (.333) to end the threat. Ptacek also got through the ninth unscathed, although the tying run got as far as third base before he finally finished Ranford off. Starter Ted Farentino (2-0 2.81) got the win as he tossed seven innings and gave up three runs on seven hits. However, Farentino and closer Gerry Wojcik were hit hard in the eighth and could not halt the Bulls uprising. But Ptacek came to the rescue and logged the save. The Bulls took an early lead on CF Warren Gravois' (.308) homer in the third inning. 1B Masaichi Okawa (.348) matched that with a solo shot for the Vipers in the fourth. The Vipers regained the lead on an RBI single by RF Val Krol (.296) in the fifth. Valmara then teed off on losing pitcher Jim Maxwell (1-1 3.46) with three runs in the sixtth. 3B Zoran Belakov (.263) and SS Steve Androwski (.333) both had RBI singles and the third run scored on an error by SS Rick Fargnoli. The last one proved to be the fatal winning run. Ranford closed the gap in the eighth, scoring runs on a wild pitch, a sacrifice fly by C Walt Horvath (.316) and a single by CF Bob Keegan (.318). Bulls manager Page Satcher will try to stay alive tomorrow with Chris Bernhoffer (2-0 1.00) doing the pitching honors. The Vipers J. Jackson Samuel has nominated Andre Trepanier (0-1 6.43) to start. Bernhoffer was 18-14 with a 3.04 ERA in the regular season, while Trepanier was also 18-14 with a 3.42 ERA. The series now heads to Valmara's War Memorial Stadium for the rest of the games. Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-25-2009 at 06:34 PM.