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THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, October 3, 2038
2038 IPA FINAL 4 SERIES
Ruthlandian Union
FM'S NORDHEIM SHUTS OUT COLFAX ON 4 HITS
In game three of the Ruthlandian title series in Colfax, Far Mountain got another masterful outing from 21-year-old southpaw Karl Nordheim (3-0/1.67), who shut out the Blasters 3-0 on a 4-hitter for his third straight postseason victory... this put the Redhawks up by a game in the best-of-seven set... Nordheim was 20-12 in the regular season.
Far Mountain only got 7 hits... loser Randell Perkins (1-1/5.06) worked 8 frames and gave up 3 runs on 6 hits, surrendering single runs in the second, sixth and seventh... 2B Johnny Kaufman (.500) paced the Redhawks with 3-4, a run and an RBI... and CF Wes Wernstedt (.189) had 2 hits and an RBI.
Tycobbian Union
LYNX TROUNCE HAWKS 11-4 IN 3RD GAME
The La Claire Lynx cracked open a close game midway through and won going away 11-4 to go ahead two games to one in the TU championship... Billy Holland's 3-run shot put the finishing touch on the victory in the bottom of the sixth.
Both clubs registered 12 hits each... John Page (2-0/4.59) garnered the win, working into the ninth inning... Page allowed 4 runs and 12 hits... Glenn Smith got the last out of the game for Page.
RF Billy Holland (.321) led the Lynx's hit parade with 3 hits, 3 runs and 4 RBIs... 1B Stan Hynoski (.364) had 2 doubles and 2 RBIs, 2B Sam Norman (.320) 3 hits and 2 runs scored... SS Jarrod O'Neal (.273) and C Weldon Waller (.318) added in 2 runs batted in apiece... Holland and Weldon went deep for the Lynx.
Leading the Hawks were RF Gerry Rice (.250) and 2B Kiril Ivonoski (.500), both with 3 hits... and 3B Jim McDermott (.323) with a pair of hits... plus CF Kris Anastas (.303) had a 2-run single... Frank Lambert (0-2/9.26) went 5 innings in the loss, being slapped around for 7 hits and 7 runs, while walking 5.
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