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Eugene Church · 05-13-2013, 09:19 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Saturday, October 11, 2036

HAWKS FAVORED OVER CRUSADERS IN PRO CUP
The North Hills Hawks of the Tycobbian Union got a slight nod over the St. John Crusaders of the Ruthlandian Union in the 2036 IPA Pro Cup Series that begins tomorrow at the Hawk's Nest in North Hills... the prognosticators cited better starting pitching, defense, homefield advantage and title series' experience... the Hawks won their only Pro Cup just two years ago... this is the first time in history that the Crusaders have gotten this far... they have never won a Pro Cup.

North Hills manager Todd Simons has three 20-game winners on the his mound staff... he will use All-Star portsider Jeff Owens (23-12/2.99) and David Michael (20-18/3.42) as his top two starters... and either Frank Lambert (18-8/2.85) or Nelson Hooper (21-7/3.06) in the third spot... Michael was the 2034 Pro Cup Most Valuable Player... Owens is 3-0 with a 2.20 ERA in the postseason... Michael is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA... Lambert (2-0/5.70) and Hooper (0-2/6.59) have struggled in the playoffs.

The top Hawk bats in the regular campaign belong to All-Star LF Adam Thurgood (.341/32/127/75), RF Gerry Rice (.336/3/44/61), 2B Kiril Ivonoski (.320/1/33/38), 3B Tommy Vavas (.297/9/43/88) and CF Kris Anastas (.290/6/39/57)... in the playoffs it's been Rice (.448/0/9/4), Ivonoski (.441/ 1/8/9), SS Norris Henry (.343/1/1/1/6), 1B Ric Hamilton (.340/2/10/6) and Vavas (.313/0/6/11)... Thurgood doesn't have much of an average with a .216 BA in the postseason, but he has been productive with 3 homers, 7 RBIs and 7 runs.

St. John's skipper Clayton Luck will use Jeremy Kirk (19-15/3.64), left-hander Vito Sanfratello (15-15/3.21) and All-Star Lou Gianakos (21-13/3.07) as his starting threesome... there is also a chance southpaw Lou Page (16-6/3.29) might get a start as well... Kirk, the IPA strikeout leader, is 3-1 with a 2.36 ERA in the playoffs so far... Sanfrantello came from Hartsdale at the trade deadline and was an excellent 9-2 with a 1.92 ERA in the last two months of the season for the Hawks... in the postseason Sanfratello is 2-1 with a 3.66 ERA... Gianakos is 2-1 with a 3.91 ERA and Page in relief is 0-0 with one save and no runs allowed in 6 innings and 3 appearances.

In the regular season the Crusaders were sparked offensively by All-Star RF Nicky Farrugia (.323/34/121/113), CF Art Kelley (.309/33/92/89), All-Star SS Byron Johannsen (.325/8/67/81) and 1B Johnny Zaun (.334/6/52/53)... in the postseason the leaders have been Zaun (.438/0/6/8), Kelley (.340/0/9/5) and Farrugia (.320/4/6/8)... Johannsen missed the last three games against Cold Creek with a bad back... he is batting only .211, but has driven 7 runs and scored 5 times in the playoffs.

05-13-2013, 09:19 PM	#3536
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,875	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Saturday, October 11, 2036 HAWKS FAVORED OVER CRUSADERS IN PRO CUP The North Hills Hawks of the Tycobbian Union got a slight nod over the St. John Crusaders of the Ruthlandian Union in the 2036 IPA Pro Cup Series that begins tomorrow at the Hawk's Nest in North Hills... the prognosticators cited better starting pitching, defense, homefield advantage and title series' experience... the Hawks won their only Pro Cup just two years ago... this is the first time in history that the Crusaders have gotten this far... they have never won a Pro Cup. North Hills manager Todd Simons has three 20-game winners on the his mound staff... he will use All-Star portsider Jeff Owens (23-12/2.99) and David Michael (20-18/3.42) as his top two starters... and either Frank Lambert (18-8/2.85) or Nelson Hooper (21-7/3.06) in the third spot... Michael was the 2034 Pro Cup Most Valuable Player... Owens is 3-0 with a 2.20 ERA in the postseason... Michael is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA... Lambert (2-0/5.70) and Hooper (0-2/6.59) have struggled in the playoffs. The top Hawk bats in the regular campaign belong to All-Star LF Adam Thurgood (.341/32/127/75), RF Gerry Rice (.336/3/44/61), 2B Kiril Ivonoski (.320/1/33/38), 3B Tommy Vavas (.297/9/43/88) and CF Kris Anastas (.290/6/39/57)... in the playoffs it's been Rice (.448/0/9/4), Ivonoski (.441/ 1/8/9), SS Norris Henry (.343/1/1/1/6), 1B Ric Hamilton (.340/2/10/6) and Vavas (.313/0/6/11)... Thurgood doesn't have much of an average with a .216 BA in the postseason, but he has been productive with 3 homers, 7 RBIs and 7 runs. St. John's skipper Clayton Luck will use Jeremy Kirk (19-15/3.64), left-hander Vito Sanfratello (15-15/3.21) and All-Star Lou Gianakos (21-13/3.07) as his starting threesome... there is also a chance southpaw Lou Page (16-6/3.29) might get a start as well... Kirk, the IPA strikeout leader, is 3-1 with a 2.36 ERA in the playoffs so far... Sanfrantello came from Hartsdale at the trade deadline and was an excellent 9-2 with a 1.92 ERA in the last two months of the season for the Hawks... in the postseason Sanfratello is 2-1 with a 3.66 ERA... Gianakos is 2-1 with a 3.91 ERA and Page in relief is 0-0 with one save and no runs allowed in 6 innings and 3 appearances. In the regular season the Crusaders were sparked offensively by All-Star RF Nicky Farrugia (.323/34/121/113), CF Art Kelley (.309/33/92/89), All-Star SS Byron Johannsen (.325/8/67/81) and 1B Johnny Zaun (.334/6/52/53)... in the postseason the leaders have been Zaun (.438/0/6/8), Kelley (.340/0/9/5) and Farrugia (.320/4/6/8)... Johannsen missed the last three games against Cold Creek with a bad back... he is batting only .211, but has driven 7 runs and scored 5 times in the playoffs.