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Sunday, October 27th , 2052
Tolkien Baseball fans were certainly not disappointed with this Mordor Conference Two Towers Series.

The two teams were evenly matched and the series went to the final game, with the Dol Guldur Dragons prevailing over the Dagorlad Disaster to advance to the Return of the King Series.

Dol Guldur won the final game by a score of 9-3 at Dol Guldur Stadium and that sealed the series 4-3.

“Things were tense in our clubhouse and dugout before and during this game, but we can let loose a bit now — the hard work is over, for now,” said second baseman Políbio the Seer, who earned MVP honors.

For the series, the Seer hit .360 with a .484 on-base percentage. He had 0 home runs, 2 RBI and scored 5 runs.

The Dol Guldur Dragons will play against the Carrock Bears in the next round. Carrock won their series against the Rivendell Royals 4 games to 1. The Return of the King Series schedule will be announced after the Two Towers Series finishes.

The Dagorlad Disaster and the Dol Guldur Dragons will take the Two Towers Series to a decisive 7th game. In a must-win situation, the Disaster beat the Dragons, 2-1, at Dol Guldur Stadium to force the series into what will essentially be a one-game playoff. Dagorlad right-hander Dratsnuk Demoneater had a big role in the win. He threw 6.0 innings of 4-hit ball.

Dagorlad won the game in part because of Andwise Holeman. The third baseman ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Disaster ahead, 2-0. For the game, Holeman had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

“We’re happy,” Demoneater told reporters after the win. “When you’re in the playoffs, you’ve got to treat every game like it could be your last.”

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Sunday, October 27th , 2052.

Already down in the Two Towers Series, the Dagorlad Disaster put on their best show, beating the Dol Guldur Dragons by a final score of 7-6. Cenap Galbey was special. He was 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Dagorlad now trails Dol Guldur 3-2 in the best-of-7 affair.

The decisive blow was delivered by Andwise Holeman in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a run-scoring double off 23-year old left-handed pitcher Halaema Floshin to win the game for Dagorlad. The home crowd went nuts.

Said Galbey: “What’s not to like about a walk-off win?”

The next game is set to be played for Saturday, October 26th , 2052 at Dol Guldur Stadium.

If the Dol Guldur Dragons were expecting the pressure of the playoffs to get to Irene Black, they underestimated the veteran.

The Dagorlad Disaster got a strong start from the 38-year-old left-hander. Black threw 6.0 innings of 5-hit ball as Dagorlad won the contest, 6-3, at Dagorlad Memorial Stadium to close their gap with the series-leading Dragons. Dol Guldur now holds a 1-3 lead in the best-of-7 series.

An inflection point occurred with no one out in the bottom of the second. That’s when Disaster catcher Smiahir Manthrottler hit a changeup from Kesil Czempa for a 2-run double. Just like that, Dagorlad was up, 3-2.

“We’re one game closer to our goal,” Dagorlad manager Ghudkuh Ogreprodder said later. “It isn’t any more complicated than that.”

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Thursday, October 24th , 2052.

The Dol Guldur Dragons moved to within one game of the Return of the King Series, downing the Dagorlad Disaster on the road at Dagorlad Memorial Stadium by a score of 4-2. Dragons left-hander Beppe Smirti had a strong outing. He threw 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball. The win gives the Dragons a 3-0 advantage in the best-of-7 Two Towers Series.

Fastolph Grub had a direct impact on the outcome. Grub contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning to put Dol Guldur up, 2-1.

“At the end of the day, it’s always about your starting pitcher,” said Dol Guldur skipper Vrsong the Drooler.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Wednesday, October 23rd , 2052.

The Dol Guldur Dragons got a strong performance from pitcher Iver Durieux, who stymied the Dagorlad offense en route to a 1-0 win in Game 2 of the Two Towers Series. The Disaster could never get a bead on the left-handed Durieux, who threw 6.0 innings of shutout ball. The Dragons now hold a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-7 series.

Durieux, a native of Andunie, Human Lands, was dealing all game. He kept Dagorlad hitters off-balance, while giving the Dragons 6 quality innings. Durieux threw 106 pitches, allowing 2 hits and striking out 8.

In postgame remarks, Durieux hailed his team’s “mettle.”

The next game is set to be played for Tuesday, October 22nd , 2052 at Dagorlad Memorial Stadium.