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Old 05-09-2013, 09:05 PM   #3529
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THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Saturday, October 4, 2036

2036 IPA Pro Cup Final 4 Series
(best-of-seven)

Ruthlandian Union

CRUSADERS BEAT CC 'CATS 5-3 IN 14 INNINGS
In a terrific and tense struggle St. John prevailed in 14 innings over Cold Creek in the opening clash of the Ruthlandian Final 4 at Holmes Field in Cold Creek... Byron Johannsen's 2-run triple put the Crusaders one up in the best-of-seven series... Raydon Burks (1-0/1.29) got the win in relief by holding the Catamounts to one run in 4 innings... Lou Page relieved him in the 14th and notched the save with a 1-2-3 inning... George Bailey (0-1/9,00) was the loser as he permitted 2 runs and 4 hits in his 4 frames... both starting pitchers were outstanding... Jeremy Kirk worked 9 innings for the Crusaders and gave up 2 runs on 8 hits, struck out 5 and walked only one... J. J. Gillespie went 8 innings, yielded just one run on 7 hits, while whiffing 6 and walking 2.

Offensively St. John collected 12 hits and was led by SS Johannsen (.235) with 3-6 with help from RF Nicky Farrugia (.265), who was 2-7 with a 2-run homer... Cold Creek registered 14 hits in defeat, led by C Arved Tarand with 3 hits, a run and an RBI.

St. John got some bad news... Johannsen hurt his back on his game-winning hit and he could be out of action for a week or so.

Tycobbian Union

NH HAWKS FLY BY BRAVES 6-3 IN OPENER
At home at the Hawk's Nest, North Hills snapped a 3-3 tie with 3 runs in the bottom of the eighth to defeat Chicopee 6-3 in the opening game of the Tycobbian Union title series... the winning run came in on a wild pitch with the bases loaded... 1B Ric Hamilton plated the other 2 runs with a single.

Braves SS Felix Roubique (.227) put them in the lead with a run-scoring double in the top of the second inning... Hawks 2B Kiril Ivonoski (.500) knotted it up 1-all with an RBI single in the bottom of the second... Chicopee regained the lead with LF Alfredo Cobos' (.407) 2-run homer in the third, only to have the Hawks tie it up at 3-3 in the sixth on Ivonoski's 2-run single.

Starter Jeff Owens (2-0/2.55) picked up the win with a solid outing... Owens allowed 3 runs and 9 hits, fanned 3 and walked 3... Tony Mack got the save with a scoreless ninth... the defeat went to Heyota Chaska, who weakened in the late innings... Chaska (1-2/4.15) was shelled for 6 runs and 11 hits in his 7-plus innings.

Topping the Hawks 12-hit attack were Ivonoski, who went 4-for-4 and drove in 3 runs and Hamilton (.393), who was 2-for-5 with 2 runs batted in... LF Cobos paced the Braves with 2 hits, 2 runs and 2 RBIs... 2B Todd Goodwin (.250) also had a pair of hits.

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