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Eugene Church · 04-21-2011, 10:36 PM

The Islandian Times
Monday, September 26, 2022

2022 IPA Elite 8 Series
(best-of-seven)

Ruthlandian Union

Sligo Forces 7th Game
With their backs to the wall, the defending Pro Cup crownbearer Sligo Rovers roared back from an early 3-1 deficit to slide past Wynnamac 7-5 in game six of the Ruthlandian Elite 8, tying the series at three-all and forcing a seventh game tomorrow afternoon... the Rovers won the game despite being outhit 14 to 10 by the Sundowners... Luka Abromowitz (2-0 2.81) got the win, but gave up a lot of hits, 12 in 8 innings... Abromowitz surrendered 4 runs, walked 2 and fanned 5... Sam Tate (0-0 3.00) notched his third save in the series, but struggled, giving up a run on 2 hits in the ninth... Sligo's big bats were LF Biff Blauer (.273), 1B Johnny Lee Harder (.444) and 3B Matty Alou (.182), all with 2 RBIs each... Wynnamac was led by CF Ian Holmes (.542), 1B Pete Simmons (.304) and RF Bob Carr (.333), each with 3 hits and an RBI... Dean Barber (0-2 4.50) was the losing pitcher... Sligo got to him for 6 runs and 7 hits in 5 innings... the Sundowners raced to a 3-1 lead after two innings, but the Rovers came back to tie it up in the third and go-ahead in the fourth with 3 more scores, making it 6-3... Sligo increased it to 7-3 in the seventh... Wynnanmac came up with single runs in the eighth and the ninth.

Crushers Move On, Take Ancona In 6
Not noted for hitting, Crystal Lake certainly wielded some good bats to knock off Ancona in six games in the RU Elite 8 Series, especially in game six... the Crushers pounded out 14 hits to beat the Red Elephants 8-3... 2B Greg Murphy (.333), CF Andy McGee (.273) and 1B Phil Gravelli (.250) all went deep for Crystal Lake... a 4-run fifth decided the game pushing the Crushers up 6-3... winning pitcher Dennis Taylor was tagged for 11 hits, but was tough in the clutch and permitted only 3 runs... Taylor (1-1 4.20) had 7 strikeouts and one base on balls... the Red Elephants were led by SS Yanni Kouris (.261), LF Kenny Willard (.348) and 1B Alekos Kotas (.273), who socked 2 hits apiece... Hubie Croft (1-1 4.73) suffered the loss, yielding 6 runs in 4+ frames... Crystal Lake got fine mound work except for game three when Ancona routed them 10-2... the Crushers will meet the Sligo-Wynnamac winner in the Ruthlandian Final 4 Series.

Tycobbian Union

Suns Eliminate Zorros 5-4
Arroyo Grande rookie phenom Rusty Vizcarra (.348) came through when it counted... he crushed two out of the park and drove in 4 runs in the 5-4 victory over the Luxora in game six of the TU Elite 8, eliminating the Zorros from the Pro Cup playoffs... the Suns won the series four games to two... it wasn't easy though... the Suns ran up a 5-0 lead after 5 innings, then had to fight off a determined rally by the Z's, who came up one run short with 2 in the seventh and 2 in the ninth... rookie Cesar De Leon (2-0 2.65) hurled a fine game, stopping Luxora on 5 hits and 2 runs in his 8 innings... De Leon departed with a 5-2 lead, which was almost blown by closer Jason Patrick in the ninth... 1B Jim Gurney (.214) and 2B Julio Canseco (.364) topped the Zorros at the plate with 2 RBIs apiece... Arroyo Grande had the hit advantage 9 to 8... rookie Valerio Lopes (0-2 9.00) was the loser... he was shelled for 5 runs and 7 hits in 4 and two-thirds innings... the Suns will now advance to the TU Final 4 against the Midway Wolves, who upset the powerful Rolling Hills Reds in the first round.

04-21-2011, 10:36 PM	#2474
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,877	*The Islandian Times* Monday, September 26, 2022 2022 IPA Elite 8 Series (best-of-seven) Ruthlandian Union Sligo Forces 7th Game With their backs to the wall, the defending Pro Cup crownbearer Sligo Rovers roared back from an early 3-1 deficit to slide past Wynnamac 7-5 in game six of the Ruthlandian Elite 8, tying the series at three-all and forcing a seventh game tomorrow afternoon... the Rovers won the game despite being outhit 14 to 10 by the Sundowners... Luka Abromowitz (2-0 2.81) got the win, but gave up a lot of hits, 12 in 8 innings... Abromowitz surrendered 4 runs, walked 2 and fanned 5... Sam Tate (0-0 3.00) notched his third save in the series, but struggled, giving up a run on 2 hits in the ninth... Sligo's big bats were LF Biff Blauer (.273), 1B Johnny Lee Harder (.444) and 3B Matty Alou (.182), all with 2 RBIs each... Wynnamac was led by CF Ian Holmes (.542), 1B Pete Simmons (.304) and RF Bob Carr (.333), each with 3 hits and an RBI... Dean Barber (0-2 4.50) was the losing pitcher... Sligo got to him for 6 runs and 7 hits in 5 innings... the Sundowners raced to a 3-1 lead after two innings, but the Rovers came back to tie it up in the third and go-ahead in the fourth with 3 more scores, making it 6-3... Sligo increased it to 7-3 in the seventh... Wynnanmac came up with single runs in the eighth and the ninth. Crushers Move On, Take Ancona In 6 Not noted for hitting, Crystal Lake certainly wielded some good bats to knock off Ancona in six games in the RU Elite 8 Series, especially in game six... the Crushers pounded out 14 hits to beat the Red Elephants 8-3... 2B Greg Murphy (.333), CF Andy McGee (.273) and 1B Phil Gravelli (.250) all went deep for Crystal Lake... a 4-run fifth decided the game pushing the Crushers up 6-3... winning pitcher Dennis Taylor was tagged for 11 hits, but was tough in the clutch and permitted only 3 runs... Taylor (1-1 4.20) had 7 strikeouts and one base on balls... the Red Elephants were led by SS Yanni Kouris (.261), LF Kenny Willard (.348) and 1B Alekos Kotas (.273), who socked 2 hits apiece... Hubie Croft (1-1 4.73) suffered the loss, yielding 6 runs in 4+ frames... Crystal Lake got fine mound work except for game three when Ancona routed them 10-2... the Crushers will meet the Sligo-Wynnamac winner in the Ruthlandian Final 4 Series. Tycobbian Union Suns Eliminate Zorros 5-4 Arroyo Grande rookie phenom Rusty Vizcarra (.348) came through when it counted... he crushed two out of the park and drove in 4 runs in the 5-4 victory over the Luxora in game six of the TU Elite 8, eliminating the Zorros from the Pro Cup playoffs... the Suns won the series four games to two... it wasn't easy though... the Suns ran up a 5-0 lead after 5 innings, then had to fight off a determined rally by the Z's, who came up one run short with 2 in the seventh and 2 in the ninth... rookie Cesar De Leon (2-0 2.65) hurled a fine game, stopping Luxora on 5 hits and 2 runs in his 8 innings... De Leon departed with a 5-2 lead, which was almost blown by closer Jason Patrick in the ninth... 1B Jim Gurney (.214) and 2B Julio Canseco (.364) topped the Zorros at the plate with 2 RBIs apiece... Arroyo Grande had the hit advantage 9 to 8... rookie Valerio Lopes (0-2 9.00) was the loser... he was shelled for 5 runs and 7 hits in 4 and two-thirds innings... the Suns will now advance to the TU Final 4 against the Midway Wolves, who upset the powerful Rolling Hills Reds in the first round. Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-31-2023 at 01:41 PM.