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Eugene Church · 06-16-2009, 08:08 PM

The Islandian Times

March 5, 2004

Glasco A's Are Better in Powerful 2004 RU North
In the first year of the IPA Glasco chalked up a 73-77 record to end up in fifth place, 10 games behind the flag-winning Far Mountain Redhawks. In 2002 the Athletics lit up the league with a superb 96-58 mark to capture the division title, going as far as the Elite 8 where they lost to the eventual Pro Cup runner-up, the Elnora All-Stars. Last season Glasco suffered a downturn to 84-70 and slid to fourth in the standings, 11 games off the pace of the division champion Valmara Vipers. Ineffective pitching caused the drop, but the Athletics still made the playoffs. The A's were eliminated by the Vipers in the opening round. Valmara went all the way to the IPA Pro Cup finals before being subdued by the Turon Typhoons of the Tycobbian Union.

It may not show up in the standings but McDuffie Hughes' Glasco Athletics should be a better ball club in 2004. The A's play in one of the more powerful divisions in the Islandian Pro Alliance, the Ruthlandian North. Glasco has to compete against the likes of Valmara, Ranford, Far Mountain and the up-and-coming Taranto Tars.

Hughes told BNN, "We better be better... the other teams are not standing pat... you don't improve, you lose. To help our strong starting pitchers, this season we have added a little power in the outfield with CF Aidan Latimer and a good glove with SS Brad Walker. On the mound we will have three newcomers: LHP Reece Kilham, Hal Neyland and Rusty Michael. All will be used as middle relievers with Kilham and Neyland getting some work as spot starters. We will have a new catcher this year. Our best defender, Jonas Ogburn, will get the call most of the time, even though last year's starter Les Ferguson is a much stronger hitter. Defense will prevail over hitting this season. We have a good starting foursome, but need better defense and a better bullpen to compete."

Best Pitchers: Jesse Balfour (17-7 3.00), Ray Cook (16-14 3.29), Charles Darby (17-18 3.68) and Jerry Smith (15-9 3.84)

Best Batters: LF Bobby Pascarelli (.288 BA/34 HR/101 RBI), RF Ox Beauvais (.310 BA/16 HR/99 RBI) and 3B Lloyd Windham (.301 BA/8 HR/124 R/119 BB)

06-16-2009, 08:08 PM	#1019
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,695 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times March 5, 2004 Glasco A's Are Better in Powerful 2004 RU North In the first year of the IPA Glasco chalked up a 73-77 record to end up in fifth place, 10 games behind the flag-winning Far Mountain Redhawks. In 2002 the Athletics lit up the league with a superb 96-58 mark to capture the division title, going as far as the Elite 8 where they lost to the eventual Pro Cup runner-up, the Elnora All-Stars. Last season Glasco suffered a downturn to 84-70 and slid to fourth in the standings, 11 games off the pace of the division champion Valmara Vipers. Ineffective pitching caused the drop, but the Athletics still made the playoffs. The A's were eliminated by the Vipers in the opening round. Valmara went all the way to the IPA Pro Cup finals before being subdued by the Turon Typhoons of the Tycobbian Union. It may not show up in the standings but McDuffie Hughes' Glasco Athletics should be a better ball club in 2004. The A's play in one of the more powerful divisions in the Islandian Pro Alliance, the Ruthlandian North. Glasco has to compete against the likes of Valmara, Ranford, Far Mountain and the up-and-coming Taranto Tars. Hughes told BNN, "We better be better... the other teams are not standing pat... you don't improve, you lose. To help our strong starting pitchers, this season we have added a little power in the outfield with CF Aidan Latimer and a good glove with SS Brad Walker. On the mound we will have three newcomers: LHP Reece Kilham, Hal Neyland and Rusty Michael. All will be used as middle relievers with Kilham and Neyland getting some work as spot starters. We will have a new catcher this year. Our best defender, Jonas Ogburn, will get the call most of the time, even though last year's starter Les Ferguson is a much stronger hitter. Defense will prevail over hitting this season. We have a good starting foursome, but need better defense and a better bullpen to compete." Best Pitchers: Jesse Balfour (17-7 3.00), Ray Cook (16-14 3.29), Charles Darby (17-18 3.68) and Jerry Smith (15-9 3.84) Best Batters: LF Bobby Pascarelli (.288 BA/34 HR/101 RBI), RF Ox Beauvais (.310 BA/16 HR/99 RBI) and 3B Lloyd Windham (.301 BA/8 HR/124 R/119 BB) Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-26-2009 at 09:37 PM.