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Eugene Church · 07-25-2014, 09:21 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, September 23, 2047

2047 IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - GAME 6

Ruthlandian Union

ROOSTERS ALIVE, BEACH'S HOMER FORCES GAME 7
It took them 14 innings, but the Middlefield Roosters are still alive in the Ruthlandian DCS... the Roosters forced a seventh game when Jimmy Beach clubbed a dynamic three-run homer to tie the series up at three games each... his 14th-inning clout gave Middlefield the victory 8-5.

SS Jimmy Beach (.286) and 2B Ben Davis (.333) led the Roosters 13-hit assault... Beach had three hits and drove in four runs, while Davis had a three-run double... 3B Ike Gary (.280) and LF Alejandro Dominguez (.300) both had three hits... Marston garnered 11 hits and were paced by RF Charlie Gilmore (.217) with two hits and two RBIs, LF D'Wayne Dotson (.231) with three base hits and CF Calvin Marbury (.286) with two hits, two runs scored and a home run.

The two starters battled to a 4-4 draw... Middlefield's Carroll Collier (0-1/7.36) went eight innings, gave up four runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts... Marston's Thomas Stuart (0-0/3.38) worked into the ninth, yielding four runs on eight hits with four walks and eight Ks... the third Rooster Ricky Farris (1-0/2.08) claimed the win... he went the last two and two-thirds innings and held the Nine scoreless on one hit... the defeat went to the third Marston hurler Kelly Long (1-1/4.09), who was tagged for Beech's game-winning smash in the 14th.

FAR MOUNTAIN ADVANCES TO RU TITLE SERIES
25-game winning southpaw Stan Smith sent the Far Mountain Redhawks to the Ruthlandian title round with a 5-2 triumph over the Marston Nine in game six of the RU Division Championship Series... the Redhawks eliminated the Nine from the Pro Cup playoffs four games to two... Smith (1-1/4.73) allowed two runs on eight hits in his eight and two-thirds innings... closer Fernando Sanches (0-1/5.40) got the final out of the game and notched his second save of the series... losing pitcher Ronnie Roy (1-1/4.80) held a 2-1 lead going into the last of the seventh, but a four-run eruption by the Redhawks did him in... 2B Rance Hawkins (.250) tied it up with a sac fly, then back-to-back homers dealt the Nine a death knell... LF Terry Crawford (.267) slugged a two-run homer, followed by a one-run job by SS Sammy Prejean (.125)... Hawkins also homered for the Redhawks... SS Paul Walker (.333) accounted for all of Marston's scores with a two-run roundtripper in the second frame... RF Shannon Stewart (.292) had three hits, including two triples in defeat.

Far Mountain manager Don Nichols gave credit to his pitching staff and his hitters. "We didn't pitch too well in the first three games of the series, but it came around in the last three games... Curt, Grover and Stan really came through for us... and we also hit surprisingly well in the last three games."

Nichols, an IPA Hall-of-Famer, played shortstop for the Redbirds, when they captured three Pro Cups in a row in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He added, "This has been a great season... we played very well in the regular season and so far in the postseason... let's just hope we have what it takes to go all the way... these chances don't come around often." Since the glory years the Redhawks have been to the Pro Cup Finals just one time. That was in 2038 when they fell to North Hills in a four-game sweep.

Belair Beach skipper Bobby Meusel told the press, "The Redhawks won it... they stopped us cold in the final three games and they hit the cover off the ball... we just couldn't stop them."

Tycobbian Union

WARREN'S GRAND SLAM SEND WILDCATS HOME
It's every player's dream - a grand slam homer in the last of the ninth to win the game - well, it happened to Red Bluff's Ed Warren... he sent one soaring high, deep and out of the ballpark to give the Red Sox a 7-3 win over the Kenwood Wildcats in game six of their Tycobbian Division Series, giving Red Bluff the right to move on in the postseason and sending Kenwood home for the season... the Red Sox beat them four games to two in the series.

Warren told reporters, "The only time I've ever done that was in the backyard as a kid, daydreaming by myself."

Winning pitcher George Reynolds (1-0/3.94) and losing pitcher Gregg Campbell (0-1/7.47) dueled for eight innings to a 3-3 tie when Warren suddenly put an end to it... in a very good outing Reynolds held the Wildcats to three runs and four hits, fanned nine batters and walked four... Campbell surrendered seven runs on five hits, walked three and struck out three.

Warren (.211) scored twice and batted in four runs to lead the Red Sox... RF David Kelso (.391) also homered and scored twice... Kelso went deep three times in the series... 3B Fran Blanchard (.409) pitched in with two runs, too... and 2B Big Boy Payne (.167) drove in the other two runs for Red Bluff... C Josh Daniels (.250) went deep for Wildcats and drove in a pair of runs... RF Billy Nix (.563) plated the other Kenwood score.

"Good pitching and a four-run homer will win a lot of games," said winning manager Jim Schubert. Now he has to get ready for the Southport Sun Sox, who whipped the defending IPA champ Hartsdale in a five-game series. Red Bluff will play them for the Tycobbian League title and the right to advance to the Pro Cup Finals.

Kenwood manager Aaron Hankins speaking at the post-game interview said, "It's hard to beat 10 homers and three standout pitchers... everybody in the Red Sox lineup can hit homers... and Cox, Rosen and Reynolds know how to pitch... if the Red Sox keep hitting homers and getting very good pitching, this could be their Pro Cup year."

07-25-2014, 09:21 PM	#4289
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,869	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, September 23, 2047 2047 IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - GAME 6 Ruthlandian Union ROOSTERS ALIVE, BEACH'S HOMER FORCES GAME 7 It took them 14 innings, but the Middlefield Roosters are still alive in the Ruthlandian DCS... the Roosters forced a seventh game when Jimmy Beach clubbed a dynamic three-run homer to tie the series up at three games each... his 14th-inning clout gave Middlefield the victory 8-5. SS Jimmy Beach (.286) and 2B Ben Davis (.333) led the Roosters 13-hit assault... Beach had three hits and drove in four runs, while Davis had a three-run double... 3B Ike Gary (.280) and LF Alejandro Dominguez (.300) both had three hits... Marston garnered 11 hits and were paced by RF Charlie Gilmore (.217) with two hits and two RBIs, LF D'Wayne Dotson (.231) with three base hits and CF Calvin Marbury (.286) with two hits, two runs scored and a home run. The two starters battled to a 4-4 draw... Middlefield's Carroll Collier (0-1/7.36) went eight innings, gave up four runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts... Marston's Thomas Stuart (0-0/3.38) worked into the ninth, yielding four runs on eight hits with four walks and eight Ks... the third Rooster Ricky Farris (1-0/2.08) claimed the win... he went the last two and two-thirds innings and held the Nine scoreless on one hit... the defeat went to the third Marston hurler Kelly Long (1-1/4.09), who was tagged for Beech's game-winning smash in the 14th. FAR MOUNTAIN ADVANCES TO RU TITLE SERIES 25-game winning southpaw Stan Smith sent the Far Mountain Redhawks to the Ruthlandian title round with a 5-2 triumph over the Marston Nine in game six of the RU Division Championship Series... the Redhawks eliminated the Nine from the Pro Cup playoffs four games to two... Smith (1-1/4.73) allowed two runs on eight hits in his eight and two-thirds innings... closer Fernando Sanches (0-1/5.40) got the final out of the game and notched his second save of the series... losing pitcher Ronnie Roy (1-1/4.80) held a 2-1 lead going into the last of the seventh, but a four-run eruption by the Redhawks did him in... 2B Rance Hawkins (.250) tied it up with a sac fly, then back-to-back homers dealt the Nine a death knell... LF Terry Crawford (.267) slugged a two-run homer, followed by a one-run job by SS Sammy Prejean (.125)... Hawkins also homered for the Redhawks... SS Paul Walker (.333) accounted for all of Marston's scores with a two-run roundtripper in the second frame... RF Shannon Stewart (.292) had three hits, including two triples in defeat. Far Mountain manager Don Nichols gave credit to his pitching staff and his hitters. "We didn't pitch too well in the first three games of the series, but it came around in the last three games... Curt, Grover and Stan really came through for us... and we also hit surprisingly well in the last three games." Nichols, an IPA Hall-of-Famer, played shortstop for the Redbirds, when they captured three Pro Cups in a row in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He added, "This has been a great season... we played very well in the regular season and so far in the postseason... let's just hope we have what it takes to go all the way... these chances don't come around often." Since the glory years the Redhawks have been to the Pro Cup Finals just one time. That was in 2038 when they fell to North Hills in a four-game sweep. Belair Beach skipper Bobby Meusel told the press, "The Redhawks won it... they stopped us cold in the final three games and they hit the cover off the ball... we just couldn't stop them." Tycobbian Union WARREN'S GRAND SLAM SEND WILDCATS HOME It's every player's dream - a grand slam homer in the last of the ninth to win the game - well, it happened to Red Bluff's Ed Warren... he sent one soaring high, deep and out of the ballpark to give the Red Sox a 7-3 win over the Kenwood Wildcats in game six of their Tycobbian Division Series, giving Red Bluff the right to move on in the postseason and sending Kenwood home for the season... the Red Sox beat them four games to two in the series. Warren told reporters, "The only time I've ever done that was in the backyard as a kid, daydreaming by myself." Winning pitcher George Reynolds (1-0/3.94) and losing pitcher Gregg Campbell (0-1/7.47) dueled for eight innings to a 3-3 tie when Warren suddenly put an end to it... in a very good outing Reynolds held the Wildcats to three runs and four hits, fanned nine batters and walked four... Campbell surrendered seven runs on five hits, walked three and struck out three. Warren (.211) scored twice and batted in four runs to lead the Red Sox... RF David Kelso (.391) also homered and scored twice... Kelso went deep three times in the series... 3B Fran Blanchard (.409) pitched in with two runs, too... and 2B Big Boy Payne (.167) drove in the other two runs for Red Bluff... C Josh Daniels (.250) went deep for Wildcats and drove in a pair of runs... RF Billy Nix (.563) plated the other Kenwood score. "Good pitching and a four-run homer will win a lot of games," said winning manager Jim Schubert. Now he has to get ready for the Southport Sun Sox, who whipped the defending IPA champ Hartsdale in a five-game series. Red Bluff will play them for the Tycobbian League title and the right to advance to the Pro Cup Finals. Kenwood manager Aaron Hankins speaking at the post-game interview said, "It's hard to beat 10 homers and three standout pitchers... everybody in the Red Sox lineup can hit homers... and Cox, Rosen and Reynolds know how to pitch... if the Red Sox keep hitting homers and getting very good pitching, this could be their Pro Cup year." Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 08-03-2014 at 08:28 PM.