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THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Tuesday, October 10, 2028
2028 IPA Pro Cup Finals
Richards Stops Blue Jays 5-1, Westerners Up 2-0
A slight underdog, Waleska again knocked off Pro Cup favorite Tuckanarra 5-1 in game two behind another fine performance by 20-year-old rookie right-hander Terry Richards (3-1/2.66), who stopped the Blue Jays on 1 run and 5 hits with 4 Ks and 5 walks... after going 15-12 with a 4.04 ERA in the regular season, Richards has won 3 games in the postseason so far.
The Westerners led throughout the game, taking a 1-0 lead in the first frame when CF Wilson James (.320) led off with a double, went to third on LF Loco Dillinger's (.397) single and was driven in by RF Roy Hobbs' (.313) sac fly... 3B Yahto Sisika (.279) made it 2-0 in the third with his 3rd homer of the playoffs... It stayed that way until Waleska got 3 unearned runs in the top of the ninth, running the score up to 5-0... Tuckanarra got its only run in the ninth on 2B Eddie Darby's (.339) base hit.
Jamie Gustafson (2-2/3.44) pitched well in defeat, giving up only 2 earned runs on 6 hits, while going the route... He fanned 5 and issued 3 bases on balls... Waleska has now beaten the Blue Jays best two starters and have an even chance to go up 3-0 in the Pro Cup Series, when the clubs' number three starters go at it in game three... Cliff Dyer gets the call for the Westerners and Sam Tate for the Blue Jays... Dyer was 17-12 with a high 4.67 ERA during the season, while Tate was 15-13 with a 3.71 ERA... in 4 starts in the playoffs, Dyer is 1-0 with a 4.82 ERA... Tate (0-0/1.42) will getting his first postseason start after 2 effective relief efforts... the series will now head over to Waleska for the next three games, if necessary.
Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-26-2023 at 09:15 PM.
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