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Eugene Church · 07-28-2010, 05:52 PM

The Islandian Times

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Tycobbian Union 2013 Elite 8 Series

Turon Staves Off Elimination with 12-inning Win Over Fairfax
Turon got back in the Tycobbian Union Elite 8 Series at least for one more day. The favored Typhoons turned back Fairfax 3-1 at the Frog Pond in a tense 12-inning battle that was finally decided on a botched flyball by the sure-handed Gold Glover Dane Wesner. He dropped an easy pop fly in shallow right and allowed two runs to score. The underdog Frogs still have a 3-2 edge in the series and need just one win in two games to advance to the Pro Cup Final 4.

It looked for a while Turon was playing in vain. The Typhoons rapped out 12 hits to just 4 for the Frogs, but left 16 on base. Starter Jeb Pickett had allowed only 2 hits and had a 1-0 lead going into the last of the ninth, but was slammed for a game-tying homer by LF Tony Kraus (.136). Both starters did superbly. Pickett gave up only one run in 9 innings, fanned 5 and walked none. Frog starter Joe Hampton gave up 10 hits, but permitted only 1 run in his 9 frames. Reliever Merle Studebaker (1-2) got credit for the win with a scoreless tenth and eleventh. Jacques Lemaire picked up the save with a runless twelfth. Dan Hunt (1-2) was victimized by the two-run error and sustained the loss.

DC Redbirds Stay Alive, Knock Off Blue Jays 5-1 In Game 5
On the brink of elimination, the Denton City Redbirds rode the fine right arm of Jeff Russell to a 5-1 victory over Tuckanarra to remain alive in the TU Elite 8 Series. Despite the defeat the Blue Jays are still ahead 3-2 in the series. Russell (1-1 1.59) went all the way, gave up 8 hits, struck out 6 and walked 4 in a clutch outing. Both clubs notched 8 hits each. RF Lavon Gooch (.444) and SS Lou Pruitt (.333) sparked Denton City with homers. It was Gooch's second roundtripper in the playoffs. The Redbirds snapped a 1-1 tie in the fifth with 2 runs, going up 3-1. They added single runs in the sixth and eighth to solidify the victory. Losing pitcher Delaney Elliott (1-1 2.16) was tagged for 5 runs in 7-plus innings.

07-28-2010, 05:52 PM	#1848
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,868	The Islandian Times Sunday, September 22, 2013 Tycobbian Union 2013 Elite 8 Series Turon Staves Off Elimination with 12-inning Win Over Fairfax Turon got back in the Tycobbian Union Elite 8 Series at least for one more day. The favored Typhoons turned back Fairfax 3-1 at the Frog Pond in a tense 12-inning battle that was finally decided on a botched flyball by the sure-handed Gold Glover Dane Wesner. He dropped an easy pop fly in shallow right and allowed two runs to score. The underdog Frogs still have a 3-2 edge in the series and need just one win in two games to advance to the Pro Cup Final 4. It looked for a while Turon was playing in vain. The Typhoons rapped out 12 hits to just 4 for the Frogs, but left 16 on base. Starter Jeb Pickett had allowed only 2 hits and had a 1-0 lead going into the last of the ninth, but was slammed for a game-tying homer by LF Tony Kraus (.136). Both starters did superbly. Pickett gave up only one run in 9 innings, fanned 5 and walked none. Frog starter Joe Hampton gave up 10 hits, but permitted only 1 run in his 9 frames. Reliever Merle Studebaker (1-2) got credit for the win with a scoreless tenth and eleventh. Jacques Lemaire picked up the save with a runless twelfth. Dan Hunt (1-2) was victimized by the two-run error and sustained the loss. DC Redbirds Stay Alive, Knock Off Blue Jays 5-1 In Game 5 On the brink of elimination, the Denton City Redbirds rode the fine right arm of Jeff Russell to a 5-1 victory over Tuckanarra to remain alive in the TU Elite 8 Series. Despite the defeat the Blue Jays are still ahead 3-2 in the series. Russell (1-1 1.59) went all the way, gave up 8 hits, struck out 6 and walked 4 in a clutch outing. Both clubs notched 8 hits each. RF Lavon Gooch (.444) and SS Lou Pruitt (.333) sparked Denton City with homers. It was Gooch's second roundtripper in the playoffs. The Redbirds snapped a 1-1 tie in the fifth with 2 runs, going up 3-1. They added single runs in the sixth and eighth to solidify the victory. Losing pitcher Delaney Elliott (1-1 2.16) was tagged for 5 runs in 7-plus innings.