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Eugene Church · 11-25-2010, 04:59 PM

The Islandian Times
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Mighty Eastshore And Tough Turon In Pro Cup Finals
It should be a whale of an IPA Pro Cup Finals and an absolute fans' delight with the defending champion Eastshore Elegants back for its second win in a row, opposed by traditionally-playoff tough Turon, who has been the Island champion on 3 occasions. The Elegants come into the title series with an unbeaten record in its last 20 postseason games. They swept to the title last year with a 12-game sweep and have swept two series so far, beating Rocky Rapids and Valka. The Typhoons seem to play their best at playoff time as they have run off 8 wins in a row this year with wins over Luxora and Bay St. Clair. The 2017 IPA Pro Cup Finals gets underway tomorrow afternoon with the opening two games at Kraft Stadium in Eastshore.

The Elegants are big favorites, despite the absence of their ace pitcher Danny Siegfried (15-5 2.13), who was lost for the season in August. However, manager Killer Brewster still has a potent pitching rotation with Eddie Lance (23-11 3.63), Melvin Key (19-12 2.91) and Al Froelich (3.29). Bix Hansen (2-1 3.72) took Siegfried's spot on the staff and has done extremely well in the playoffs. Eastshore was 98-56, the best record in the IPA this season, while Turon was only 87-67. The Elegants hit .280 during the season with 189 home runs and compiled a strong 3.28 team ERA. Carrying the offensive load for Eastshore was 2B Gerry Garner (.300/37/96/98), RF Stan Cuccinello (.328/26/89/88), CF Larry Lowe (.304/6/59/95) and 3B George Alford (.235/28/86/81).

Turon skipper Ashton "Whitey" Richburn also has solid ball club with a .274 season batting average with 155 homers and a 3.78 ERA, but is not on par with Eastshore overall. The Typhoons strength lie with two 20-game winners and a strong closer. Nicky Engstrom (21-10 2.20) has won 20 games or more for each of his 8 seasons in the league and he gets a lot of help from rookie Shane Farmer (24-11 3.66). Bullpen ace Merle Studebaker (4-6) posted a brilliant 1.27 ERA in the regular season and had 26 saves. Studebaker gives Turon an advantage over Eastshore's bullpen, whose relievers struggled this year. Richburn depends on two players for his offense: Hall-of-Fame bound 1B Clyde Kingsford (.286/37/121/109) and his very talented CF Mac McCuran (.297/37/118/119). The keys to a Typhoon upset will be a starter and a couple of bats to step it up in the finals. Turon will be hard to sweep.

11-25-2010, 04:59 PM	#2136
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,877	The Islandian Times Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Mighty Eastshore And Tough Turon In Pro Cup Finals It should be a whale of an IPA Pro Cup Finals and an absolute fans' delight with the defending champion Eastshore Elegants back for its second win in a row, opposed by traditionally-playoff tough Turon, who has been the Island champion on 3 occasions. The Elegants come into the title series with an unbeaten record in its last 20 postseason games. They swept to the title last year with a 12-game sweep and have swept two series so far, beating Rocky Rapids and Valka. The Typhoons seem to play their best at playoff time as they have run off 8 wins in a row this year with wins over Luxora and Bay St. Clair. The 2017 IPA Pro Cup Finals gets underway tomorrow afternoon with the opening two games at Kraft Stadium in Eastshore. The Elegants are big favorites, despite the absence of their ace pitcher Danny Siegfried (15-5 2.13), who was lost for the season in August. However, manager Killer Brewster still has a potent pitching rotation with Eddie Lance (23-11 3.63), Melvin Key (19-12 2.91) and Al Froelich (3.29). Bix Hansen (2-1 3.72) took Siegfried's spot on the staff and has done extremely well in the playoffs. Eastshore was 98-56, the best record in the IPA this season, while Turon was only 87-67. The Elegants hit .280 during the season with 189 home runs and compiled a strong 3.28 team ERA. Carrying the offensive load for Eastshore was 2B Gerry Garner (.300/37/96/98), RF Stan Cuccinello (.328/26/89/88), CF Larry Lowe (.304/6/59/95) and 3B George Alford (.235/28/86/81). Turon skipper Ashton "Whitey" Richburn also has solid ball club with a .274 season batting average with 155 homers and a 3.78 ERA, but is not on par with Eastshore overall. The Typhoons strength lie with two 20-game winners and a strong closer. Nicky Engstrom (21-10 2.20) has won 20 games or more for each of his 8 seasons in the league and he gets a lot of help from rookie Shane Farmer (24-11 3.66). Bullpen ace Merle Studebaker (4-6) posted a brilliant 1.27 ERA in the regular season and had 26 saves. Studebaker gives Turon an advantage over Eastshore's bullpen, whose relievers struggled this year. Richburn depends on two players for his offense: Hall-of-Fame bound 1B Clyde Kingsford (.286/37/121/109) and his very talented CF Mac McCuran (.297/37/118/119). The keys to a Typhoon upset will be a starter and a couple of bats to step it up in the finals. Turon will be hard to sweep. Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-02-2022 at 05:10 PM.