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Eugene Church · 06-15-2009, 07:12 PM

The Islandian Times

March 4, 2004

Redhawks Will Contend Again In RU North
Far Mountain is one of the stronger franchises in the Islandian Pro Alliance with three first-division finishes over the last three years. Legendary pitching great Alex Groveland has piloted the Redhawks to a pennant in year one with an 80-71 record, second place in 2002 with 91-63 mark, five games back of Glasco and third place in 2003 with 87-67, eight games behind Valmara.

Not much has changed this season. Groveland still has three outstanding starters in Sonny Elliott, Robby Kelly and Doc Rutledge, all of them still in their prime. Commenting on his abundance of pitchers, Groveland said, "The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round baseball with a round bat, squarely. That's why I always like to have a bunch of good arms around. You can never have too many."

Groveland also pointed out a perennial weakness with his club. Far Mountain has always suffered from a lack of power. "I sure could use a hitter or two, that can hit the ball a long way," he admitted to reporters. "I expect us to be a little better in that department with the addition of rookie second baseman Duane Parsons, who can go deep on occasion."

In 2004, most baseball experts are predicting a third-place finish for the Redhawks behind defending champ Valmara and runner-up Ranford, but they could get some good competition from Glasco and Taranto.

Best Pitchers: Sonny Elliott (19-14 3.22), Robby Kelly (18-10 2.59) and Doc Rutledge (19-13 3.64)

Best Batters: CF Sid Cameron (.324 BA/9 HR/66 RBI/101 R/44 SB), RF Karl Dietz (.254 BA/33 HR/110 RBI) and 1B Royce Benson (.309 BA/11 HR/86 R/35 SB)

06-15-2009, 07:12 PM	#1015
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,695 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times March 4, 2004 Redhawks Will Contend Again In RU North Far Mountain is one of the stronger franchises in the Islandian Pro Alliance with three first-division finishes over the last three years. Legendary pitching great Alex Groveland has piloted the Redhawks to a pennant in year one with an 80-71 record, second place in 2002 with 91-63 mark, five games back of Glasco and third place in 2003 with 87-67, eight games behind Valmara. Not much has changed this season. Groveland still has three outstanding starters in Sonny Elliott, Robby Kelly and Doc Rutledge, all of them still in their prime. Commenting on his abundance of pitchers, Groveland said, "The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round baseball with a round bat, squarely. That's why I always like to have a bunch of good arms around. You can never have too many." Groveland also pointed out a perennial weakness with his club. Far Mountain has always suffered from a lack of power. "I sure could use a hitter or two, that can hit the ball a long way," he admitted to reporters. "I expect us to be a little better in that department with the addition of rookie second baseman Duane Parsons, who can go deep on occasion." In 2004, most baseball experts are predicting a third-place finish for the Redhawks behind defending champ Valmara and runner-up Ranford, but they could get some good competition from Glasco and Taranto. Best Pitchers: Sonny Elliott (19-14 3.22), Robby Kelly (18-10 2.59) and Doc Rutledge (19-13 3.64) Best Batters: CF Sid Cameron (.324 BA/9 HR/66 RBI/101 R/44 SB), RF Karl Dietz (.254 BA/33 HR/110 RBI) and 1B Royce Benson (.309 BA/11 HR/86 R/35 SB) Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-26-2009 at 09:36 PM.