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Eugene Church · 01-01-2014, 09:42 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, September 28, 2042

2042 IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - Game Five

Ruthlandian Union

BLASTERS BOMB SUNDOWNERS 9-4 IN GAME 5
Colfax erupted for four runs in the seventh inning to snap a 3-3 deadlock in a 9-4 victory in game five of the Ruthlandian Division Series... that gave the Blasters a three-two edge in the Series... Gerry Sives and Geno Calabrese led the way three RBIs each, along with Marty Eldridge, who drove in a pair of runs... Colfax had 12 hits in the game... the remainder of the best-of-seven series will be played in Colfax.

Bobby Porter (1-1/5.06) was the winning pitcher... he was tagged for 10 hits and four runs, but went the distance in a spotty performance... Porter had two walks and five strikeouts... Shirai Nakamura (1-1/2.70) was roughed up for nine runs and 10 hits in seven and two-thirds innings, but only five of the runs were earned.

The Blasters were led by 2B Gerry Sives (.400) with 4-6 and Calabrese (.304) with 2-5... they both had three RBIs each... C Mitch Fullerton (.071) got four walks and scored three times... RF Nioka Inkamara (.318) had a homer and two RBIs for the Sundowners and LF Robby Booth (.440) chalked up three hits.

KILKENNY KO'S CRUSADERS IN FIVE GAMES
Kilkenny's mound staff lived up to its reputation... for the fourth straight game they shut down the St. John Crusaders and finished them off four games to one in the best-of-seven Ruthlandian Division Championship Series... the Cats clobbered the Crusaders 9-2 in game five behind the fine pitching of James Crockett (2-0/2.12), who checked them on two runs and six hits with three walks and five strikeouts in his eight innings... Frank Long (0-2/5.40) lost his second game of the series... he was battered for six runs and six hits in seven innings.

SS Ryan Alexander (.333) and LF Scottie Spencer (.375) feasted on Crusader pitching for three hits each... they both scored three times in the game... Spencer had a two-run homer and Alexander had an RBI double... CF Kevin McLaglen (.143) chipped in a solo homer... Autrey Callaw (.300) went 3-for-4 to pace the Crusaders and SS Tab Allison (.286) was 2-for-5 with two doubles... Callaw also hit a pair of doubles.

St. John got the word yesterday that their top pitcher Jeremy Kirk (22-14/2.59) would be out at least four months with a nerve problem... he was injured in game one.

Kilkenny manager Rusty Denicola praised his pitching staff, "Our pitchers got us here and continued to do their job in this series... holding them to nine runs in five games is awesome."... The Cats' posted a terrific 1.72 ERA in the series, while St. John compiled a 3.72 ERA... the Blasters also outhit the Crusaders .250 to .234 and outscored them 20-9.

Clayton Luck, St. John's skipper agreed with Denicola, "Cullen, Crockett and Kostro are tough to beat... they certainly shut us down... and we are a pretty fair hitting club... with the way they pitch Kilkenny doesn't need much offense to win... they should fare well in the playoffs."

Tycobbian Union

HELLCATS UPSET SUN SOX IN FIVE GAMES
The jinx continues - another Pro Cup favorite Southport bit the dust - they were upset in five games by the Hartsdale Hellcats, the third choice in the Pro Cup poll... game five was a seesaw affair finally won by the Hellcats 7-6 on Darrell Nesbitt's (.250) two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh that scored Jesse Jenkins (.211) from second base... Hartsdale pounded out 16 hits, but still just barely won... Southport stayed in the game with three homers by James Long, Eddy Douglas and Chris Jones... Perry Givens (2-0/3.94) got the win, but struggled... he gave up six runs and eight hits in seven innings... Alfonso Cervera came on in the eighth and preserved it for Givens... Cervera retired all six batters he faced for his second playoff save... the loss went to reliever Wayne Stewart (0-1)... he worked the final two innings and gave up one run on two hits.

Sparking the Hellcats at the plate were C Frank Penn (.474) and SS Robinson Alomar (.389), who racked up two hits and two RBIs each... 3B Greg Melton (.381) pitched in with three hits... and RF Emmilian Burgess (.273), 1B John Ford (.250) and LF Marv Shaw (.348) all posted two hits apiece... the Sun Sox only got eight hits... 2B James Long (.222), 1B Eddy Douglas (.316) and LF Chris Jones (.300) each drove in two runs in defeat.

Jud Turchin, the Hellcats' manager, was overjoyed... he told reporters, "It's hard to beat us when we hit like we hit and pitch like we pitched." Hartsdale blistered Southport for a .303 BA and chalked up a strong 2.60 ERA, outscoring the Sun Sox 28-17... Southport had a dismal series with a 4.81 ERA and only a .238 BA.

Dejected Southport skipper Charley Oscar wasn't very happy with his club's performance. "We ran into a red-hot team and they tore us up... you would've never known we won a 100 games this year... what can I say... we were the best ballclub during the season, but we sure didn't play like it in the postseason... I really thought this was the year we would win our first Pro Cup."

Hartsdale will meet the winner of the Kenwood-South Fork series in the Tycobbian League Championship Series.

SOUTH FORK RALLIES FOR 5-4 WIN IN GAME 5
In game five of the TU Division Series at South Fork, Kenwood had a good opportunity to wrap it up... leading three games to one, the Wildcats blew a 4-2 lead after five innings and then came out on the short end of a 5-4 score... the Stallions busted up a 4-4 game in the last of the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Paul Richardson... South Fork got excellent relief work from Jonas Clay and Gary Golden... they retired all nine men they faced from the sixth inning on... Clay (1-0/0.00) got the win with two scoreless frames... Golden picked up the save with a perfect ninth... Freddie Gooch (0-2/8.31) went the distance in defeat, yielding five runs on 10 hits with three walks and five Ks... two of the runs were not earned.

RF Rick Carlton (.333) and C Paul Richardson (.385) paved the way to victory with two hits apiece... Carlton batted in three runs and Richardson two... SS Jess Wilkerson (.263) also helped with three hits and two runs scored... South Fork outhit Kenwood 10-4... leading the Wildcats was RF John Lewis (.150) with a 3-run homer.

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Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,868	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Sunday, September 28, 2042 2042 IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - Game Five Ruthlandian Union BLASTERS BOMB SUNDOWNERS 9-4 IN GAME 5 Colfax erupted for four runs in the seventh inning to snap a 3-3 deadlock in a 9-4 victory in game five of the Ruthlandian Division Series... that gave the Blasters a three-two edge in the Series... Gerry Sives and Geno Calabrese led the way three RBIs each, along with Marty Eldridge, who drove in a pair of runs... Colfax had 12 hits in the game... the remainder of the best-of-seven series will be played in Colfax. Bobby Porter (1-1/5.06) was the winning pitcher... he was tagged for 10 hits and four runs, but went the distance in a spotty performance... Porter had two walks and five strikeouts... Shirai Nakamura (1-1/2.70) was roughed up for nine runs and 10 hits in seven and two-thirds innings, but only five of the runs were earned. The Blasters were led by 2B Gerry Sives (.400) with 4-6 and Calabrese (.304) with 2-5... they both had three RBIs each... C Mitch Fullerton (.071) got four walks and scored three times... RF Nioka Inkamara (.318) had a homer and two RBIs for the Sundowners and LF Robby Booth (.440) chalked up three hits. KILKENNY KO'S CRUSADERS IN FIVE GAMES Kilkenny's mound staff lived up to its reputation... for the fourth straight game they shut down the St. John Crusaders and finished them off four games to one in the best-of-seven Ruthlandian Division Championship Series... the Cats clobbered the Crusaders 9-2 in game five behind the fine pitching of James Crockett (2-0/2.12), who checked them on two runs and six hits with three walks and five strikeouts in his eight innings... Frank Long (0-2/5.40) lost his second game of the series... he was battered for six runs and six hits in seven innings. SS Ryan Alexander (.333) and LF Scottie Spencer (.375) feasted on Crusader pitching for three hits each... they both scored three times in the game... Spencer had a two-run homer and Alexander had an RBI double... CF Kevin McLaglen (.143) chipped in a solo homer... Autrey Callaw (.300) went 3-for-4 to pace the Crusaders and SS Tab Allison (.286) was 2-for-5 with two doubles... Callaw also hit a pair of doubles. St. John got the word yesterday that their top pitcher Jeremy Kirk (22-14/2.59) would be out at least four months with a nerve problem... he was injured in game one. Kilkenny manager Rusty Denicola praised his pitching staff, "Our pitchers got us here and continued to do their job in this series... holding them to nine runs in five games is awesome."... The Cats' posted a terrific 1.72 ERA in the series, while St. John compiled a 3.72 ERA... the Blasters also outhit the Crusaders .250 to .234 and outscored them 20-9. Clayton Luck, St. John's skipper agreed with Denicola, "Cullen, Crockett and Kostro are tough to beat... they certainly shut us down... and we are a pretty fair hitting club... with the way they pitch Kilkenny doesn't need much offense to win... they should fare well in the playoffs." Tycobbian Union HELLCATS UPSET SUN SOX IN FIVE GAMES The jinx continues - another Pro Cup favorite Southport bit the dust - they were upset in five games by the Hartsdale Hellcats, the third choice in the Pro Cup poll... game five was a seesaw affair finally won by the Hellcats 7-6 on Darrell Nesbitt's (.250) two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh that scored Jesse Jenkins (.211) from second base... Hartsdale pounded out 16 hits, but still just barely won... Southport stayed in the game with three homers by James Long, Eddy Douglas and Chris Jones... Perry Givens (2-0/3.94) got the win, but struggled... he gave up six runs and eight hits in seven innings... Alfonso Cervera came on in the eighth and preserved it for Givens... Cervera retired all six batters he faced for his second playoff save... the loss went to reliever Wayne Stewart (0-1)... he worked the final two innings and gave up one run on two hits. Sparking the Hellcats at the plate were C Frank Penn (.474) and SS Robinson Alomar (.389), who racked up two hits and two RBIs each... 3B Greg Melton (.381) pitched in with three hits... and RF Emmilian Burgess (.273), 1B John Ford (.250) and LF Marv Shaw (.348) all posted two hits apiece... the Sun Sox only got eight hits... 2B James Long (.222), 1B Eddy Douglas (.316) and LF Chris Jones (.300) each drove in two runs in defeat. Jud Turchin, the Hellcats' manager, was overjoyed... he told reporters, "It's hard to beat us when we hit like we hit and pitch like we pitched." Hartsdale blistered Southport for a .303 BA and chalked up a strong 2.60 ERA, outscoring the Sun Sox 28-17... Southport had a dismal series with a 4.81 ERA and only a .238 BA. Dejected Southport skipper Charley Oscar wasn't very happy with his club's performance. "We ran into a red-hot team and they tore us up... you would've never known we won a 100 games this year... what can I say... we were the best ballclub during the season, but we sure didn't play like it in the postseason... I really thought this was the year we would win our first Pro Cup." Hartsdale will meet the winner of the Kenwood-South Fork series in the Tycobbian League Championship Series. SOUTH FORK RALLIES FOR 5-4 WIN IN GAME 5 In game five of the TU Division Series at South Fork, Kenwood had a good opportunity to wrap it up... leading three games to one, the Wildcats blew a 4-2 lead after five innings and then came out on the short end of a 5-4 score... the Stallions busted up a 4-4 game in the last of the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Paul Richardson... South Fork got excellent relief work from Jonas Clay and Gary Golden... they retired all nine men they faced from the sixth inning on... Clay (1-0/0.00) got the win with two scoreless frames... Golden picked up the save with a perfect ninth... Freddie Gooch (0-2/8.31) went the distance in defeat, yielding five runs on 10 hits with three walks and five Ks... two of the runs were not earned. RF Rick Carlton (.333) and C Paul Richardson (.385) paved the way to victory with two hits apiece... Carlton batted in three runs and Richardson two... SS Jess Wilkerson (.263) also helped with three hits and two runs scored... South Fork outhit Kenwood 10-4... leading the Wildcats was RF John Lewis (.150) with a 3-run homer. Last edited by Eugene Church; 01-05-2014 at 11:05 PM.