The Islandian Times
Sunday, September 29, 2019
2019 IPA Final 4 Series
(best-of-seven)
Tycobbian Union
Ozarka Overpowers Turon 10-4, Pro Cup Bound
The King is dead... defending Pro Cup champs, the Turon Typhoons, have been defeated and dethroned by the Ozarka Naturals... The Nats lashed out 16 hits and overwhelmed the Typhoons 10-4 in game six to claim the TU Final 4 crown and a spot in the IPA Pro Cup Series against Rocky Rapids of the Ruthlandian Union...Ozarka lost the opening two games in the series, but came roaring back and swamped Turon four consecutive times... With the score tied 4-4 in the seventh, the Nats exploded for 4 runs to rout the Typhoons... they finished off the Typhoons with 2 more in the eighth... 2B Todd Chadwick (.351) sparked the winners with 3 RBIs and 3 hits and 3B Andre Dumas (.320) had 3 hits and 2 runs batted in... both Chadwick and Dumas homered... RF Ken Mayberry (.333) added 3 hits and scored twice and CF Ryoma Nakayama (.263) plated 2 runs... 2B Matt Madison (.262) paced Turon with 2 hits and 2 RBIs, including a home run... right-hander Howard Hutch (3-0 1.73) notched his third win in the postseason, allowing only 2 earned runs and 5 hits with 6 Ks and 4 bases on balls... 3 double plays kept him out of trouble and big innings... Last year's Pro Cup MVP Ted Farentino (1-2 5.87) ran into a hornets' nest today... The Nats stung him for 8 runs and 13 hits in 6+ innings... Ozarka has been to the Pro Cup three times in the past and lost all of them... they lost to Far Mountain in 2011 and 2012 and to Eastshore in 2016.
Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-11-2022 at 08:33 PM.
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