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Eugene Church · 11-18-2010, 04:03 PM

The Islandian Times
Saturday, September 25, 2017

2017 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series (best-of-seven)

Elegants Take 13th In A Row
Pro Cup favorite Eastshore got started on the right foot with a 7-2 triumph over tough Rocky Rapids in game one of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series at Kraft Stadium in Eastshore... it was the defending Pro Cup champs' 13th straight postseason win... Eddie Lance (1-0) held the Snappers to 5 hits, fanned 6 and walked 2... the Elegants backed him up with 10 hits... Joe Anderson (0-1) lost it, giving up 7 runs in 6+ innings... Eastshore won the Pro Cup last year by going unbeaten in 12 games.... they swept all three series... the Elegants defeated Ozarka in the finals.

Valmara and Janicki KO Valka In Game 1
In the other RU match-up at War Memorial Stadium in Valmara, the Vipers got a great job from Tad Janicki (1-0), who whipped Valka 4-1 on 7 hits... Blackhawk starter Ricky Jost lost it... he left in the eighth after allowing 4 runs on 7 hits... Jost was wild and walked 7... Frank Favazzo got the save with a scoreless ninth... Valmara RF Lou Gdowski hit the only homer, a solo shot.

BSC Hapless Against Hutch, Ozarka Blanks Bucs 5-0
Over in the Tycobbian Elite 8, favored Ozarka took care of Bay St. Clair in the opener at Ellie Ewing Stadium... Howard Hutch (1-0) fired a 4-hit shutout at the Bucs and struck out 11 in the 5-0 victory... Hal Meissner (0-1) was the loser... he permitted 5 runs in 7 innings... C Frank Kiffin led the Nats 8-hit attack with a homer.

Pachino Outduels Farentino, Z's Beat Typhoons 2-1
At De la Vega Stadium in Luxora, the Zorros copped the first game of the series with a 2-1 decision over the Turon Typhoons... Pepe Pachino worked 8 innings and spread out 9 hits... closer Jay Brewer got the save with a perfect ninth... it was a tough loss for Ted Farentino, who went into the ninth and gave up only 2 runs on 6 hits... RF Jon Stafford's two-run roundtripper in the second frame gave the Z's all the runs they needed.

11-18-2010, 04:03 PM	#2125
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,868	The Islandian Times Saturday, September 25, 2017 2017 IPA Pro Cup Elite 8 Series (best-of-seven) Elegants Take 13th In A Row Pro Cup favorite Eastshore got started on the right foot with a 7-2 triumph over tough Rocky Rapids in game one of the Ruthlandian Elite 8 Series at Kraft Stadium in Eastshore... it was the defending Pro Cup champs' 13th straight postseason win... Eddie Lance (1-0) held the Snappers to 5 hits, fanned 6 and walked 2... the Elegants backed him up with 10 hits... Joe Anderson (0-1) lost it, giving up 7 runs in 6+ innings... Eastshore won the Pro Cup last year by going unbeaten in 12 games.... they swept all three series... the Elegants defeated Ozarka in the finals. Valmara and Janicki KO Valka In Game 1 In the other RU match-up at War Memorial Stadium in Valmara, the Vipers got a great job from Tad Janicki (1-0), who whipped Valka 4-1 on 7 hits... Blackhawk starter Ricky Jost lost it... he left in the eighth after allowing 4 runs on 7 hits... Jost was wild and walked 7... Frank Favazzo got the save with a scoreless ninth... Valmara RF Lou Gdowski hit the only homer, a solo shot. BSC Hapless Against Hutch, Ozarka Blanks Bucs 5-0 Over in the Tycobbian Elite 8, favored Ozarka took care of Bay St. Clair in the opener at Ellie Ewing Stadium... Howard Hutch (1-0) fired a 4-hit shutout at the Bucs and struck out 11 in the 5-0 victory... Hal Meissner (0-1) was the loser... he permitted 5 runs in 7 innings... C Frank Kiffin led the Nats 8-hit attack with a homer. Pachino Outduels Farentino, Z's Beat Typhoons 2-1 At De la Vega Stadium in Luxora, the Zorros copped the first game of the series with a 2-1 decision over the Turon Typhoons... Pepe Pachino worked 8 innings and spread out 9 hits... closer Jay Brewer got the save with a perfect ninth... it was a tough loss for Ted Farentino, who went into the ninth and gave up only 2 runs on 6 hits... RF Jon Stafford's two-run roundtripper in the second frame gave the Z's all the runs they needed. Last edited by Eugene Church; 11-26-2010 at 03:42 PM.