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Originally Posted by Dark Horse
Nice run by Arlon. Skippers were just a better team in the championship series. It was amazing how the bats for both teams seemed to fizzle out in the last couple of games.
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Crystal Lake just has a really, really good bunch of batters.
As far as the last two games... in game four J. C. Hilburn rose to the occasion... he has always been good in critical playoff games... Hilburn has been a fine pitcher in his career with Arlon... going 141-99 in 8 years with a solid 3.21 ERA... he also seems to be tough in the postseason... 5-4 in 12 starts with a 3.84 ERA... Hilburn was 3-1 in the playoffs this season in 4 starts with a 3.86 ERA.
Even though 24-year-old Julio Cordova hasn't been a starter... he did well in relief this year and in previous years with a 16-17 mark in 180 relief appearances with 17 saves and a 3.80 ERA... Cordova has played 5 years with the Lakers... he did well in both his postseason starts... going 6 innings against Wynnamac in the RU Finals and holding them to 1 run... and Cordova kept Crystal Lake close in game four of the Pro Cup Finals... he was the losing pitcher in a 4-3 loss in game four.
In game five, you had both aces on the mound and Erik Branham and Merle Pitts lived up to their reps with impressive games.