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THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Tuesday, September 24, 2047
2047 IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - GAME 7
Ruthlandian Union
LONG STRONG, ROOSTERS WIN 2-0, TAKE SERIES
The Middlefield-Marston Ruthlandian Division Championship Series came down to one game and two super pitchers... 23-game winner James Long outhurled 24-game winner Felix Delatte 2-0 in game seven to advance the Middlefield Roosters to the Ruthlandian Union Finals against the Far Mountain Redhawks.
Long (2-0/0.67) was almost flawless as he stopped the Nine on just four singles, fanned seven batters and gave up no walks... Long also blanked Marston 3-0 in game four... Delatte (0-2/2.49) was almost as good, giving up two runs on seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts in eight and one-third innings.
The Roosters got both runs in the top of the fourth... RF Sidney Conner (.281) homered to lead off the frame... 2B Ike Gary's (.276) triple and LF Alejandro Dominguez's (.292) RBI single completed the scoring.
Middlefield manager Ricky Tinker gave glowing praise to his pitchers, "Marston did a good job on our offense... fortunately Long and Wheelhouse did a super job on the mound and pulled us through it."
Marston's rookie skipper Russ Woodward explained the loss, "Our pitching was great, but so was Middlefield's... offense was the difference in two very fine teams."
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