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Eugene Church · 10-15-2009, 06:01 PM

The Islandian Times

Friday, September 23, 2005

2005 IPA Sweet 16 Series

Ruthlandian Union

Bulls Advance, Sweep San Dimas in Sweet 16
The Ranford Bulls have advanced to the next round of the Pro Cup Series by sweeping the San Dimas Rancheros in three games. Leland Shaddock got them there by shutting out the Rancheros 3-0 on just two hits. 2B Cyclone Cobb (.308) singled in the third and LF Dennis Jones (.182) collected the other in the sixth.

It was a scoreless battle between Shaddock and Bill Sharp until the fifth when the Bulls struck paydirt. C Walt Horvath (.400) got an infield single and reached third on an error by RF Goose Garlin, who dropped a fly ball. Shaddock bunted them to second and third, setting the stage for CF Warren Gravois' (.385) RBI ground-out. Wildness by losing pitcher Sharp (0-1) and reliever Bobby Prince cost San Dimas two more runs in the eighth. Prince walked two runs in to seal their fate. Sharp pitched well until his control went haywire. He worked seven innings, allowed only two earned runs and surrendered six hits.

Ranford will now await the winner of the Belair Beach Sunbirds and Taranto Tars. The Bulls will play one of them in the Pro Cup Elite 8 Series.

BB Takes Tense 2-1 Win, Takes 2-1 Lead Over Tars
"It has been a magnificently played series", Belair Beach manager Marty Pedroza told reporters after his Sunbirds won a 2-1 duel from the Taranto Tars. The tense one-run decision was the the third straight one-run game in the Sweet 16 Series and gave Belair Beach a 2-1 edge in games in the best-of-five series. Previous scores have been 1-0 and 3-2. This time around Ray Watson (1-0) and closer Johnny Spears combined to tame the Tars. Watson was the winner as he worked seven strong innings and stopped tough-hitting Taranto on four hits and a run. Spears came in for the final two frames and dominated with four strikeouts to nail down the important victory. George Brazzi (0-1) deserved a better fate as he only allowed two runs and four hits in a complete-game performance.

The Sunbirds got all of their runs in the third frame. RF Matty McDermott (.100) walked to lead off the innings and scampered to third on 2B Art Parker's (.385) double. Clean-up hitter 1B Phil Gravelli (.500) drove them both in with a clutch single and put Belair Beach ahead to stay. C Norm Polochak (.100) narrowed the score to 2-1 in the fourth with a solo homer, but the Tars could not get any closer.

Pedroza said, "To win the series the pitchers have to keep Zuccaro and Blaser in the ballpark." Taranto LF Dominic Zuccaro (.300) and RF Tony Blaser (.222) hit 45 homers each during the regular season, but have yet to hit one in the postseason.

V's "Walk" Past Marston 8-5, Lead Series 2-1
At the Jailhouse in Volusia, the Vigilantes literally "walked" their way to a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five Sweet 16 Series with Marston. The V's collected 14 walks en route to an 8-5 triumph over the Nine. Volusia also intermingled seven hits and were sparked by RF Lorenzo Pariente (.364), who racked up three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run homer. The Vigilantes ran up an 8-1 after eight innings, but winner Raul Sandoval (1-0) needed help in the ninth before Marston was subdued. The Nine smacked a dozen hits, but failed to take advantage of it. They were led by SS Don Nichols (.429) with three hits and rookie 3B Jimmy Holman (.455) with a home run. Hayden Bagshaw (0-1) went six innings and lost it, walking eight batters.

Jackson Halts Rattlers 6-3, Roosters Up 2-1
The Middlefield Roosters were on the road at Farmers Memorial Park against the powerful Sugar Valley Rattlers and manager Smitty Michaels got just want he needed - an impressive 6-3 victory from Joshua Jackson and a two-games-to-one edge in the Sweet 16 Series. Jackson (1-0) twirled a solid game, holding the Rattlers to seven hits and three runs in a route-going performance. He walked only one and fanned four. The Roosters rapped a dozen hits off Sugar Valley pitching, including three home runs.

It was a 3-3 game until the Roosters tallied three runs in the eighth and ninth innings. The winning run was not earned. In the eighth frame C Mike Kanjorsky (.083) reached base on a throwing error by SS Flipper Bird with one away. 1B Allie Ludlow (.333) put Middlefield ahead with an RBI double. Back-to-back roundtrippers in the ninth by LF Cecil Clark (.364) and RF Bailey Norcross (.364) gave the Roosters two insurance runs. It was Norcross' second home run of the game and third of the series. Both he and Clark drilled three hits and scored twice. Sugar Valley starter Frankie Jardine (0-1) had a decent outing. He surrendered four runs in seven-plus innings, but only two were earned.

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Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,080 Thanks: 100 Thanked 100x in 52 posts	The Islandian Times Friday, September 23, 2005 2005 IPA Sweet 16 Series Ruthlandian Union Bulls Advance, Sweep San Dimas in Sweet 16 The Ranford Bulls have advanced to the next round of the Pro Cup Series by sweeping the San Dimas Rancheros in three games. Leland Shaddock got them there by shutting out the Rancheros 3-0 on just two hits. 2B Cyclone Cobb (.308) singled in the third and LF Dennis Jones (.182) collected the other in the sixth. It was a scoreless battle between Shaddock and Bill Sharp until the fifth when the Bulls struck paydirt. C Walt Horvath (.400) got an infield single and reached third on an error by RF Goose Garlin, who dropped a fly ball. Shaddock bunted them to second and third, setting the stage for CF Warren Gravois' (.385) RBI ground-out. Wildness by losing pitcher Sharp (0-1) and reliever Bobby Prince cost San Dimas two more runs in the eighth. Prince walked two runs in to seal their fate. Sharp pitched well until his control went haywire. He worked seven innings, allowed only two earned runs and surrendered six hits. Ranford will now await the winner of the Belair Beach Sunbirds and Taranto Tars. The Bulls will play one of them in the Pro Cup Elite 8 Series. BB Takes Tense 2-1 Win, Takes 2-1 Lead Over Tars "It has been a magnificently played series", Belair Beach manager Marty Pedroza told reporters after his Sunbirds won a 2-1 duel from the Taranto Tars. The tense one-run decision was the the third straight one-run game in the Sweet 16 Series and gave Belair Beach a 2-1 edge in games in the best-of-five series. Previous scores have been 1-0 and 3-2. This time around Ray Watson (1-0) and closer Johnny Spears combined to tame the Tars. Watson was the winner as he worked seven strong innings and stopped tough-hitting Taranto on four hits and a run. Spears came in for the final two frames and dominated with four strikeouts to nail down the important victory. George Brazzi (0-1) deserved a better fate as he only allowed two runs and four hits in a complete-game performance. The Sunbirds got all of their runs in the third frame. RF Matty McDermott (.100) walked to lead off the innings and scampered to third on 2B Art Parker's (.385) double. Clean-up hitter 1B Phil Gravelli (.500) drove them both in with a clutch single and put Belair Beach ahead to stay. C Norm Polochak (.100) narrowed the score to 2-1 in the fourth with a solo homer, but the Tars could not get any closer. Pedroza said, "To win the series the pitchers have to keep Zuccaro and Blaser in the ballpark." Taranto LF Dominic Zuccaro (.300) and RF Tony Blaser (.222) hit 45 homers each during the regular season, but have yet to hit one in the postseason. V's "Walk" Past Marston 8-5, Lead Series 2-1 At the Jailhouse in Volusia, the Vigilantes literally "walked" their way to a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five Sweet 16 Series with Marston. The V's collected 14 walks en route to an 8-5 triumph over the Nine. Volusia also intermingled seven hits and were sparked by RF Lorenzo Pariente (.364), who racked up three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run homer. The Vigilantes ran up an 8-1 after eight innings, but winner Raul Sandoval (1-0) needed help in the ninth before Marston was subdued. The Nine smacked a dozen hits, but failed to take advantage of it. They were led by SS Don Nichols (.429) with three hits and rookie 3B Jimmy Holman (.455) with a home run. Hayden Bagshaw (0-1) went six innings and lost it, walking eight batters. Jackson Halts Rattlers 6-3, Roosters Up 2-1 The Middlefield Roosters were on the road at Farmers Memorial Park against the powerful Sugar Valley Rattlers and manager Smitty Michaels got just want he needed - an impressive 6-3 victory from Joshua Jackson and a two-games-to-one edge in the Sweet 16 Series. Jackson (1-0) twirled a solid game, holding the Rattlers to seven hits and three runs in a route-going performance. He walked only one and fanned four. The Roosters rapped a dozen hits off Sugar Valley pitching, including three home runs. It was a 3-3 game until the Roosters tallied three runs in the eighth and ninth innings. The winning run was not earned. In the eighth frame C Mike Kanjorsky (.083) reached base on a throwing error by SS Flipper Bird with one away. 1B Allie Ludlow (.333) put Middlefield ahead with an RBI double. Back-to-back roundtrippers in the ninth by LF Cecil Clark (.364) and RF Bailey Norcross (.364) gave the Roosters two insurance runs. It was Norcross' second home run of the game and third of the series. Both he and Clark drilled three hits and scored twice. Sugar Valley starter Frankie Jardine (0-1) had a decent outing. He surrendered four runs in seven-plus innings, but only two were earned.