[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Sunday, July 22, 2001

IPA Announces RU and TU All-Stars
Two-thirds of the season has been played and now it's time the first-ever Islandian Pro Alliance All Star game! It's a game where the fans will get to see their favorite players compete on the same field together, a game where the players themselves become fans and all of baseball comes together to celebrate one of the great traditions of the game -- the All-Star game. Fairfax will be the site of the game. Commissioner John Banson gave the game to the Frogs because they have compiled the best overall record in the league so far. The All-Star Game will be played at their home park, the Frog Pond. Johnny Walters of Marston and Harry Buckley of Fairfax were chosen to manage the All-Star teams because their respective clubs have the best records in their leagues.

The Ruthlandian Union and the Tycobbian Union will come together tomorrow to decide the title of the best league for this season.

Here are the talented stars on the Ruthlandian Union roster:
SP Ron Benson (SV) (15-7 2.56) *Pitched recently, will not play unless needed
SP Zarek Zalewski (VLM) (13-5 2.36) *Pitched recently. will not play unless needed
SP Nick Pace (MAR) (14-8 2.80)
SP Sonny Elliott (FM) (13-7 2.68)
SP Carl Thompson (BB) (12-8 2.56)
1B Dennis Cole (CFX) (.328/27 HR/86 RBI/77 R)
LF Nicky Swift (BB) (.331/32 HR/80 RBI/72 R)
SS Scooter Perez (VOL) (.380/6 HR/33 RBI/76 R)
CF Ryan Morse (FC) (.359/12 HR/46 RBI/77 R)
3B Jorge Vargas (SV) (.332/23 HR/77 RBI/73 R)
C Dave Davis (FM) (.383/6 HR/56 RBI/51 R)
RF Dixie Baker (CLX) (.320/28 HR/91 RBI/64 R)
2B Gil Foster (ELN) (.344/14 HR/55 RBI/57 R)
C Yoshi Motsuzuki (VLM) (.292/10 HR/38 RBI/58 R)
LF Chuck Hill (FC) (.320/23 HR/78 RBI/67 R)
RF Big Hoss Burkhalter (WLK) (.310/27 HR/91 RBI/56 R)
LF Ox Beauvais (GLS) (.333/19 HR/56 RBI/54 R)
3B Roland Thomas (MAR) (.364/3 HR/53 RBI/51 R)
RF Paul Giles (ELN) (.277/20 HR/61 RBI/65 R)
1B Maury Smith (GLS) (.354/11 HR/64 RBI/65 R)
3B Yoshihide Nishida (WLK) (.290/15 HR/63 RBI/69 R)
SP Flash Guidry (CFX) (11-10 3.14)
SP Casey Ledbetter (MAR) (12-6 3.36)
SP Smokey Joe Carter (WLK) (12-9 3.43)
SP Herm Bahr (FC) (11-6 3.34) *Pitched recently, will not play unless needed
SP Glenn Moore (FC) (11-7 3.10)
SP Charles Darby (GLS) (11-10 3.59) *Pitched recently, will not play unless needed
RF Matty McDermott (BB) (.326/14 HR/44 RBI/76 R)

And these are the gifted players for the Tycobbian Union:
SP Flint Battle (SF) (13-8 2.48)
SP Kojiro Matsumoto (GIN) (14-5 2.96)
SP Ken Olson (SF) (11-8 2.70) *Pitched recently, will not play unless needed
SP Jay Clay (BL) (11-4 2.76)
SP Wally Robinson (CC) (12-7 3.12)
2B Alan Hansen (BAY) (.398/1 HR/34 RBI/87 R)
RF Gregg Vincent (FFX) (.326/26 HR/77 RBI/61 R) *Injured, will not play
3B Stan Cobb (FFX) (.322/10 HR/63 RBI/67 R)
1B Dwayne Coleman (BAY) (.299/30 HR/91 RBI/66 R)
CF Donnie Frazier (BL) (.291/16 HR/52 RBI/54 R)
LF Matt Merrill (ARL) (.315/17 HR/56 RBI/57 R)
SS Warren Lee (FFX) (.321/6 HR/38 RBI/51 R)
C Eric Richter (LUX) (.325/3 HR/44 RBI/38 R)
C Marv McCoy (FFX) .290/3 HR/23 RBI/29 R)
3B Doug Cunningham (OZK) (.267.22 HR/67 RBI/52 R)
3B Timmy Smith (BL) (.324/11 HR/45 RBI/42 R)
CF Takashi Fujimoto (GIN) (.285/14 HR/52 RBI/61 R)
1B Paul Hallenbeck (LUX) (.322/14 HR/58 RBI/44 R)
1B Rodger Wooten (CC) (.291/19 HR/62 RBI/57 R)
LF Rod Kelly (CC) (.303/16 HR/55 RBI/54 R)
RF Pedro Vizquel (LUX) (.299/4 HR/38 RBI/53 R)
SP Robbie Meredith (FFX) (10-5 2.97)
SP Craig Smith (ARL) (11-7 3.22) *Pitched recently, will not play unless needed
SP Toshiharu Ito (GIN) (10-3 2.34) *Pitched recently will not play unless needed
SP Jerry Harrison (BAY) (11-6 3.28)
SP Norm Gross (BSC) (12-7 3.48) *Pitched recently, will not play unless needed
SP Jackie Leslie (FFX) (12-8 3.74)
SP Bennie West (BL) (11-9 3.04)