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Eugene Church · 08-01-2014, 06:10 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, October 3, 2047

MIDDLEFIELD SLIGHT PRO CUP FAVORITE
This year's Pro Cup Finals has all the makings of a donnybrook. Both Middlefield and Southport have crackerjack clubs with little difference between them. The 2047 edition of the IPA Pro Cup competition gets underway this Saturday afternoon at Middlefield Park, the home of the Roosters. The oddsmakers are still staying with Pro Cup favorite Middlefield, but not by a lot. They give the Roosters a slight edge because of their two fine starters, James Long (23-10/2.05) and Larry Wheelhouse (21-13/2.71). The Southport starters are not quite as strong as Middlefield, though Billy Hoover (22-14/1.79) can hold his own with anyone in the IPA.

Both clubs sport good firepower and solid hitters in abundance. All eight Middlefield regulars had 10 or more homers. Sidney Conner (.289 BA) paced the Roosters with 47 homers and 126 RBIs and got plenty of help from Norman Antonioni (.273 BA) with 39 roundtrippers and 88 RBIs. Average-wise Johnny McDonald topped the club with a .351 batting average, which was third best in the IPA. Jimmy Beach was the only other .300 hitter with a .305 BA. Southport was no slouch at the plate with Barney Lewis swatting 41 out of the park to top the team. Craig Glennon pitched in another 26 and Eddy Douglas and Vasilis Vlachos added 25 homers each. Pat Kinney led the club with a .321 BA with Douglas second at .301.

This will be the Sun Sox's third trip to the Pro Cup Finals in the last four seasons. Southport won the IPA crown in 2044, defeating Wynnamac in six games. Two years ago they lost to Sugar Valley in a six-game set. The Sun Sox still have most of the same personnel on their roster. Not a lot has changed. Southport also won the Pro Cup in 2027 when they swept Crystal Lake in four games.

Middlefield doesn't have a lot of Pro Cup experience. The Roosters won it in 2005, whipping Denton City in five games. They returned 20 years later and lost to South Fork in a stirring seven-game series, blowing a 3-2 lead. The Stallions rallied to take the title by winning the last two games.

08-01-2014, 06:10 PM	#4298
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,869	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Thursday, October 3, 2047 MIDDLEFIELD SLIGHT PRO CUP FAVORITE This year's Pro Cup Finals has all the makings of a donnybrook. Both Middlefield and Southport have crackerjack clubs with little difference between them. The 2047 edition of the IPA Pro Cup competition gets underway this Saturday afternoon at Middlefield Park, the home of the Roosters. The oddsmakers are still staying with Pro Cup favorite Middlefield, but not by a lot. They give the Roosters a slight edge because of their two fine starters, James Long (23-10/2.05) and Larry Wheelhouse (21-13/2.71). The Southport starters are not quite as strong as Middlefield, though Billy Hoover (22-14/1.79) can hold his own with anyone in the IPA. Both clubs sport good firepower and solid hitters in abundance. All eight Middlefield regulars had 10 or more homers. Sidney Conner (.289 BA) paced the Roosters with 47 homers and 126 RBIs and got plenty of help from Norman Antonioni (.273 BA) with 39 roundtrippers and 88 RBIs. Average-wise Johnny McDonald topped the club with a .351 batting average, which was third best in the IPA. Jimmy Beach was the only other .300 hitter with a .305 BA. Southport was no slouch at the plate with Barney Lewis swatting 41 out of the park to top the team. Craig Glennon pitched in another 26 and Eddy Douglas and Vasilis Vlachos added 25 homers each. Pat Kinney led the club with a .321 BA with Douglas second at .301. This will be the Sun Sox's third trip to the Pro Cup Finals in the last four seasons. Southport won the IPA crown in 2044, defeating Wynnamac in six games. Two years ago they lost to Sugar Valley in a six-game set. The Sun Sox still have most of the same personnel on their roster. Not a lot has changed. Southport also won the Pro Cup in 2027 when they swept Crystal Lake in four games. Middlefield doesn't have a lot of Pro Cup experience. The Roosters won it in 2005, whipping Denton City in five games. They returned 20 years later and lost to South Fork in a stirring seven-game series, blowing a 3-2 lead. The Stallions rallied to take the title by winning the last two games. Last edited by Eugene Church; 08-01-2014 at 07:06 PM.