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#10 Ranford defeats #1 Turon

Pro Cup XLV Champions: Ranford Bulls (1st title)
1915

What an amazing run for the Ranford Bulls! Congratulations to the surprising new IPA champions! They did it by hitting out of their minds in the postseason. Base hit after base hit, drawing walks, taking advantage of other teams' miscues. They beat the best of the best, including RU #1 seed and defending Pro Cup champ Fort Benton in the Final Four, and the TU #1 seed Turon, who had the best record in the IPA this season and won the 1913 Pro Cup.

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Looking at the Ranford Bulls' batting statistics, you can see what they were able to do this postseason. In the Ruthlandian Union, they ranked 3rd in runs scored, 1st in batting avg, 3rd in on-base pct, 2nd in OPS, 6th in batting WAR, 2nd in wOBA, 5th in home runs, and 2nd in base running. They only thing they didn't do a lot of was steal bases, but they made up for it by being smart on the basepaths and getting timely hits when it mattered.

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Ranford followed up on their Pro Cup title by defeating the California Angels in the IPA-MLB Challenge in 5 games.

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1915 MLB Playoff Bracket

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1915 IPA Playoff Bracket

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One inductee in 1916

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1916 IPA Standings

Here are the IPA Standings for 1916. I will post the Round of 64 (First Round) Matchups later.

Defending champion Ranford finished with the exact same record as last year, 91-71. They will be the #9 seed and face #24 LaGrange in the First Round.

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Ruthlandian Union - First Round

#32 Sligo vs. #1 Cold Creek
#17 Claxton vs. #16 Colfax
#25 Crystal Lake vs. #8 Beechwood
#24 LaGrange vs. #9 Ranford

#29 Belle Plaine vs. #4 Grand City
#20 Taranto vs. #13 Kilkenny
#28 Elnora vs. #5 Glasco
#21 Eastshore vs. #12 Ancona

#22 Sugar Valley vs. #11 Far Mountain
#27 Marston vs. #6 Valmara
#19 Stoner vs. #14 Belair Beach
#20 St. John vs. #3 Volusia

#23 San Dimas vs. #10 Wynnamac
#26 Rocky Rapids vs. #7 Middlefield
#18 Waleska vs. #15 Valka
#31 Forest City vs. #2 Fort Benton

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Tycobbian Union - First Round

#32 White River vs. #1 Mahaska
#17 Arlon vs. #16 Midway
#25 Hartsdale vs. #8 Turon
#24 Bay St. Clair vs. #9 San Alejo

#29 Oxford vs. #4 Blue Lake
#20 Bayview vs. #13 High Mesa
#28 La Claire vs. #5 Cape Coral
#21 Rolling Hills vs. #12 Redwood City

#22 Colchester vs. #11 Ginza
#27 Fairfax vs. #6 Southport
#19 Kenwood vs. #14 Tuckanarra
#30 Summerland vs. #3 Arroyo Grande

#23 North Hills vs. #10 Ozarka
#26 Chicopee vs. #7 Luxora
#18 East Point vs. #15 South Fork
#31 Denton City vs. #2 Hillsboro

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#1 Cold Creek leads #32 Sligo

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#16 Colfax leads #17 Claxton

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#8 Beechwood leads #25 Crystal Lake

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#9 Ranford defeats #24 LaGrange

Ranford starts off their title defense with a come-from behind victory.

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#4 Grand City leads #29 Belle Plaine

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