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Eugene Church · 05-26-2015, 03:22 PM

It's the same first round matchups as a year ago in the Ruthlandian Union... Waleska (87-68) once again is meeting Valmara (98-56) and it's Middlefield (95-59) and Sugar Valley (95-59) again in the Ruthlandian Union Division Championship Series.

Here are the key games from a year ago:

YESTERDAY IN THE IPA

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Tuesday, September 26, 2051

IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: Game 5

Ruthlandian Union

SV RATTLERS ADVANCE TO RUTHLANDIAN LCS
The Sugar Valley Rattlers rattled the boards for 17 hits on the way to their fourth win in five games to dispose of the Middlefield Roosters in the Ruthlandian Division Championship Series... the Rattlers rocked the Roosters 7-4 in game five and advanced to the Ruthlandian Union title game against the survivor of Valmara and Waleska.

CF Carl Ramsey (.480) and 2B Richie Fry (.478) had four hits apiece with Ramsey driving a pair of runs and SS Ron Moody (.125) getting a pair of hits and two RBIs... Antonio Cedeno (1-1/3.26) and closer Davey Brennan (0-0/2 saves) combined for the win... Cedeno was the winning pitcher and worked into the seventh, allowing four runs on six hits, but only one was earned... He went to the showers with a 6-4 lead... Brennan got the save with two and one-third scoreless frames... loser Carroll Collier (1-2/1.45) started for the Roosters, but was relieved in the fourth after permitting two unearned runs and six hits... relievers Hollis Dale and Ken Willis followed Collier, but neither were effective... Middlefield only managed four hits for the day with SS Jimmy Beach (.238) going 2 for 4 and batting in a pair of runs.

Middlefield manager Ricky Tinker lamented his lack of offense and defense. "You can't win if you don't hit and you don't win when you play lousy defense... 10 errors in five games is terrible... Sugar Valley only had three." Tinker added, " Our pitching was fine... the team ERA was 1.73... Sugar Valley didn't get one home run in the series... we were good enough to win most series except for our terrible fielding."

Sugar Valley skipper was happy with his club's performance... "We only got 18 runs in the series, but it was enough... timely hits, solid pitching and strong defense saved us... but we will have to do better in the next round... the bats will have to be better."

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, September 28, 2051

IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: Game 7

Ruthlandian Union

WALESKA UPSETS PRO CUP CHAMP IN 7 GAMES
Nobody saw it coming, but every now and then there is a moment in sports that defies reality... one such magical moment occurred at War Memorial Stadium in Valmara... the underdog Waleska Westerners came back from a 3-0 deficit to win the last four games of the Ruthlandian Division Championship Series and upset the defending Pro Cup champion Valmara Vipers, preventing them from a chance at three IPA titles in a row.

A little chubby 5-foot-9, 215-pound right-hander by the name of Trey Earnest hurled the game of his career, beating the powerhouse Vipers 6-2 in game seven... Earnest (2-1/4.57) held them to two runs on seven hits and went the distance... the Westerners backed him up with 15 hits to eliminate Valmara from the Pro Cup playoffs... up next for Waleska are the Sugar Valley Rattlers, who defeated the Middlefield Roosters in five games... the two clubs will tangle for the Ruthlandian Union league crown, starting this Monday afternoon.

3B Hisashi Yamaguchi (.235) led the Westerner attack with three hits, three runs and an RBI... Yamaguchi had a solo homer and two singles... 1B Rob Rice also had three hits, scored a run and batted in a run... and 2B Hershel Briggs (.321) added in two hits, a run and an RBI.

Valmara scored first... 3B Arnie Pliska singled in the first run of the game in the bottom of the fifth... but the Vipers didn't keep it long... Yamaguchi homered and Briggs had an RBI single in the top of the sixth to give Waleska a 2-1 lead... Rice stretched it to 3-1 with an RBI single in the seventh... SS Jimmy Butler added a sacrifice fly in the eighth to make it 4-1... and in the ninth Don Roberts and Brent Bryant expanded it to 6-1 with an RBI triple and a sac fly... pinchhitter Jacek Prusak finally put the Vipers on the scoreboard again in the bottom of the ninth with an RBI double.

Valmara lost starting pitcher Darus Grajek (1-1/2.16) to injury in the second inning... the losing pitcher was Mirko Musial (1-2/2.92) who was roughed up for two runs and eight hits in just four frames... Mark Polaski (0-0/8.31) fared even worst and was battered for four runs in three innings.

Roy Hobbs, the Waleska manager, was thrilled beyond delight... he told reporters, "I won't bull you... it really looked bleak for us when we lost the first three games... then everything begin to click... Trey won game four... Lou game five... Niles struggled but won game six... and then Trey pitched a magnificent seventh game."

Asked to pick a MVP, Hobbs said, "The whole team... everybody truly did their part... the pitchers outpitched the Viper staff and the hitters outhit them... to come back and beat a great team like Valmara means a lot went our way."

After thinking a little Hobbs said, "Well... maybe the key was Trey Earnest... without him we would not have won."

Valmara Vanya Vasylenko praised the Westerners. "They are a spunky bunch that never gave up... they beat us fair and square... it wasn't luck."

Vasylenko expressed his disappointment. "This was my best team... I thought we were going to win our third straight Pro Cup... it was a great season and it really hurts to have it end this way."

05-26-2015, 03:22 PM	#4723
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,874	It's the same first round matchups as a year ago in the Ruthlandian Union... Waleska (87-68) once again is meeting Valmara (98-56) and it's Middlefield (95-59) and Sugar Valley (95-59) again in the Ruthlandian Union Division Championship Series. Here are the key games from a year ago: YESTERDAY IN THE IPA THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Tuesday, September 26, 2051 IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: Game 5 Ruthlandian Union SV RATTLERS ADVANCE TO RUTHLANDIAN LCS The Sugar Valley Rattlers rattled the boards for 17 hits on the way to their fourth win in five games to dispose of the Middlefield Roosters in the Ruthlandian Division Championship Series... the Rattlers rocked the Roosters 7-4 in game five and advanced to the Ruthlandian Union title game against the survivor of Valmara and Waleska. CF Carl Ramsey (.480) and 2B Richie Fry (.478) had four hits apiece with Ramsey driving a pair of runs and SS Ron Moody (.125) getting a pair of hits and two RBIs... Antonio Cedeno (1-1/3.26) and closer Davey Brennan (0-0/2 saves) combined for the win... Cedeno was the winning pitcher and worked into the seventh, allowing four runs on six hits, but only one was earned... He went to the showers with a 6-4 lead... Brennan got the save with two and one-third scoreless frames... loser Carroll Collier (1-2/1.45) started for the Roosters, but was relieved in the fourth after permitting two unearned runs and six hits... relievers Hollis Dale and Ken Willis followed Collier, but neither were effective... Middlefield only managed four hits for the day with SS Jimmy Beach (.238) going 2 for 4 and batting in a pair of runs. Middlefield manager Ricky Tinker lamented his lack of offense and defense. "You can't win if you don't hit and you don't win when you play lousy defense... 10 errors in five games is terrible... Sugar Valley only had three." Tinker added, " Our pitching was fine... the team ERA was 1.73... Sugar Valley didn't get one home run in the series... we were good enough to win most series except for our terrible fielding." Sugar Valley skipper was happy with his club's performance... "We only got 18 runs in the series, but it was enough... timely hits, solid pitching and strong defense saved us... but we will have to do better in the next round... the bats will have to be better." THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Thursday, September 28, 2051 IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: Game 7 Ruthlandian Union WALESKA UPSETS PRO CUP CHAMP IN 7 GAMES Nobody saw it coming, but every now and then there is a moment in sports that defies reality... one such magical moment occurred at War Memorial Stadium in Valmara... the underdog Waleska Westerners came back from a 3-0 deficit to win the last four games of the Ruthlandian Division Championship Series and upset the defending Pro Cup champion Valmara Vipers, preventing them from a chance at three IPA titles in a row. A little chubby 5-foot-9, 215-pound right-hander by the name of Trey Earnest hurled the game of his career, beating the powerhouse Vipers 6-2 in game seven... Earnest (2-1/4.57) held them to two runs on seven hits and went the distance... the Westerners backed him up with 15 hits to eliminate Valmara from the Pro Cup playoffs... up next for Waleska are the Sugar Valley Rattlers, who defeated the Middlefield Roosters in five games... the two clubs will tangle for the Ruthlandian Union league crown, starting this Monday afternoon. 3B Hisashi Yamaguchi (.235) led the Westerner attack with three hits, three runs and an RBI... Yamaguchi had a solo homer and two singles... 1B Rob Rice also had three hits, scored a run and batted in a run... and 2B Hershel Briggs (.321) added in two hits, a run and an RBI. Valmara scored first... 3B Arnie Pliska singled in the first run of the game in the bottom of the fifth... but the Vipers didn't keep it long... Yamaguchi homered and Briggs had an RBI single in the top of the sixth to give Waleska a 2-1 lead... Rice stretched it to 3-1 with an RBI single in the seventh... SS Jimmy Butler added a sacrifice fly in the eighth to make it 4-1... and in the ninth Don Roberts and Brent Bryant expanded it to 6-1 with an RBI triple and a sac fly... pinchhitter Jacek Prusak finally put the Vipers on the scoreboard again in the bottom of the ninth with an RBI double. Valmara lost starting pitcher Darus Grajek (1-1/2.16) to injury in the second inning... the losing pitcher was Mirko Musial (1-2/2.92) who was roughed up for two runs and eight hits in just four frames... Mark Polaski (0-0/8.31) fared even worst and was battered for four runs in three innings. Roy Hobbs, the Waleska manager, was thrilled beyond delight... he told reporters, "I won't bull you... it really looked bleak for us when we lost the first three games... then everything begin to click... Trey won game four... Lou game five... Niles struggled but won game six... and then Trey pitched a magnificent seventh game." Asked to pick a MVP, Hobbs said, "The whole team... everybody truly did their part... the pitchers outpitched the Viper staff and the hitters outhit them... to come back and beat a great team like Valmara means a lot went our way." After thinking a little Hobbs said, "Well... maybe the key was Trey Earnest... without him we would not have won." Valmara Vanya Vasylenko praised the Westerners. "They are a spunky bunch that never gave up... they beat us fair and square... it wasn't luck." Vasylenko expressed his disappointment. "This was my best team... I thought we were going to win our third straight Pro Cup... it was a great season and it really hurts to have it end this way." Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-26-2015 at 03:44 PM.