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Eugene Church · 07-15-2009, 07:09 PM

The Islandian Times

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Ruthlandian Union West Division 2004 Final Standings

Roosters Outduel Vigilantes For RU West Pennant
The Middlefield Roosters ruled the roost this year in the Ruthlandian Union West, taking the title by 2 games over the preseason favorite Volusia Vigilantes. Manager Smitty Michaels' longball bashers, combined with excellent pitching, gave them the edge. Middlefield led the RU with 186 homers, .978 fielding percentage and 3.23 ERA.

The Roosters (91-63) rotation featured four fine starters and a top-rated closer. Michaels top four consisted of Jamie Hicks (23-9 2.38), Denny Yarrow (19-13 3.27), Joshua Johnson (14-10 3.14) and Don Shaw (10-7 3.17). His bullpen ace was Dave Webb (8-3 2.20) with 26 saves and 61 games.

Middlefield had formidable line-up, too. Leading the way were CF Ty DeWitt (.233/34 HR/109 RBI/86 R/18 SB), RF Bailey Norcross (.292/35 HR/92 RBI/104 R/47 SB), 1B Allie Ludlow (.246/33 HR/98 RBI) and LF Cecil Clark (.270/22 HR/69 RBI/85 R/15 SB).

Overall Volusia (89-65) couldn't match the firepower and the overall pitching depth of the Roosters. Alfonso Feliz, skipper of the Vigilantes, had two aces in Carl Schmitz (24-10 2.54) and Raul Sandoval (20-10 3.02) and a good closer in Hernando Espaderos (8-4 3.22) with 26 saves in 71 relief appearances. The team ERA was a solid 3.38, tied with Sligo for second place.

The V's led the division with 732 runs and ended up number two with a .265 batting average. Sligo had the top team batting average at .269. Heading Volusia at bat were CF Ryan Raines (.326/22 HR/98 RBI/90 R/33 SB), LF Briscoe Crowder (.292/16 HR/98 RBI/93 R/22 SB), C Clint Hardesty (.289/15 HR/94 RBI/77 R), SS Scooter Perez (.271/4 HR/36 RBI/103 R/56 SB).

The Sligo Rovers (84-70) had a good season with Eddie Keys at the helm. Rated fifth-best in the BNN poll, the Rovers came in third, 7 games off the pace. Keys had his club tied for the division lead going into the All-Star Game, but the pitching dropped off and Sligo slipped back in the race.

The Rovers top twirlers were Al Bukowski (18-14 3.21), Dix Edenborough (9-2 2.65), Jake Beneke (12-9 3.40) and Vern Vidmar (16-17 3.32). Keys also had an effective closer in Razzy Raziano (15-6 3.40), who was credited with 24 saves and appeared in 74 games.

Keys had a bunch of good contact hitters, but not enough of them could go deep. His best run producers were LF Lefty Roberts (.277/37 HR/111 RBI/96 R) and RF Danny O'Shea (.256/20 HR/83 RBI). Other contributors were 3B Rusty Ellis (.307/6 HR/62 RBI/104 R/33 SB), 1B Shane Redford (.287/5 HR/78 RBI), 2B Jeff Richey (.327/4 HR/49 R/95 R/30 SB) and SS Hollis Waldrup (.289/9 HR/86 RBI/48 SB).

Forest City (78-76) and Rob Jackson failed to make the playoffs for the first in the Lumberjacks short history. They had a lackluster year and wound up fourth, 13 games behind. Jackson's 'Jacks still could score, but saw the team ERA soar to 4.31. Though they ranked second with 136 home runs, the pitching just couldn't stop the opposition. Only Timmy Brooks (23-13 3.06) and closer Tommy Marbury (2-2 3.13) were effective. The rest of the staff had ERAs in the 4.00-5.00 range.

But Forest City could hold their own in the scoring department, paced by SS Bill Nilsen (.312/32 HR/112 RBI/115 R/22 SB), RF Chuck Hill (.260/19 HR/86 RBI), 2B Jesse Wolf (.249/19 HR/82 RBI), LF Dave Jagger (.312/12 HR/74 RBI), 1B J. T. Edmonds (.270/17 HR/66 RBI), 3B Johnny Mack Butler (.260/11 HR/58 RBI/84 R/16 SB) and CF Ryan Morse (.268/8 HR/52 RBI/101 R/23 SB).

The Stoner Stars (77-77) under the leadership of Willie Dickens ended up fifth in the RU East race after flirting with the big boys until mid-year. The Stars were only 5 games back at the All-Star break and tied for third place with Volusia. Dickens just doesn't have the talent to stay at the top. The Stars hit only .244 (7th), scored only 631 runs (7th), but had 119 roundtrippers (3rd). On the hill Stoner sported a 3.70 ERA (6th). So they did well to come in fifth.

The Stars top performer was ace reliever Tony Hatch (11-3 2.29), one of the best in the IPA. Hatch saved 25 games and made 68 appearances. Dave Pierce (12-10 3.00) and rookie Jay Whatley (10-7 3.49) also had good seasons. Hitting-wise, the offense was sparked by C Benny Stern (.291/24 HR/101 RBI), RF Dutch Rheinecker (.263/24 HR/76 RBI) and SS Yancy Bellows (.269/9 HR/60 RBI/93 R/15 SB)

Sixth in the standings were Ryan Noland's Rocky Rapids Snappers (74-80). This is their third staight season in the second division. The Snappers hit .256 (3rd), collected only 97 homers (7th), but surprisingly scored 700 runs (3rd). In the pitching department they had a mediocre 4.06 ERA (7th).

1B Stan Haddix (.321/11 HR/100 RBI) had a standout season for Rocky Rapids. He led the IPA with 54 doubles. LF Scott Camden (.267/22 HR/89 RBI/114 R/17 SB) and SS Cooter Bermudez (.305/8 HR/51 RBI/100 R/30 SB) also put up some good stats for the Snappers.

Noland only had one impressive pitcher. That was rookie closer Frank Riggins (5-3 2.63), who joined the club at mid-season and registered 9 saves in 35 games.

2004 was an embarrassing year for manager Clem Rogers and his Colfax Blasters (72-82). They were picked to finish third in the BNN preseason vote, but stumbled badly and dipped to the seventh spot in the RU West, 19 games back. Colfax had finished third last year and thought they would challenge for the division crown. But it didn't happen. Rogers' pitching rotation did a good job with a 3.46 ERA (4th), but he just didn't have the bats to compete. The Blasters hit only .253 (6th), scored only 647 times (6th), but were fourth with 113 four-baggers.

On the hill Harry Manning (20-13 3.37)) pitched very well as did Jasper LaForge (13-18 3.22), in spite of losing 18 games. Colfax had two rookies do well in the last half of the year. Rogers expects good things from Tommy Fuller (7-5 2.76) and Ilya Szabo (7-6 2.52) in 2005.

At the plate the Blasters were led by rookie CF Lujan Malanowski (.281/15 HR/82 RBI/88 R), 1B Dennis Cole (.281/25 HR/75 RBI/88 R) and 3B Neely Keeton (.266/17 HR/78 RBI/83 R).

In Fort Benton (61-93), it was just another futile year for manager Robbie Brooks. For the third successive year the Defenders came in last and trailed by 30 games. It is easy to understand why, just by looking at the stats. Brooks ball club batted only .237 (8th), hit 91 home runs (7th), scored a pathetic 555 runs (8th) and compiled a 4.00 ERA (7th). Fort Benton ranked 64th in batting average and runs in the entire IPA.

It is really hard to come up with something postive to say about the dismal Defenders. Leroy Hill (10-11 3.24) was a pretty good pitcher and C Irv Small (.237/21 HR/67 RBI) hit a few roundtrippers.

That's it.

07-15-2009, 07:09 PM	#1122
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,144	The Islandian Times Tuesday, September 21, 2004 Ruthlandian Union West Division 2004 Final Standings Roosters Outduel Vigilantes For RU West Pennant The Middlefield Roosters ruled the roost this year in the Ruthlandian Union West, taking the title by 2 games over the preseason favorite Volusia Vigilantes. Manager Smitty Michaels' longball bashers, combined with excellent pitching, gave them the edge. Middlefield led the RU with 186 homers, .978 fielding percentage and 3.23 ERA. The Roosters (91-63) rotation featured four fine starters and a top-rated closer. Michaels top four consisted of Jamie Hicks (23-9 2.38), Denny Yarrow (19-13 3.27), Joshua Johnson (14-10 3.14) and Don Shaw (10-7 3.17). His bullpen ace was Dave Webb (8-3 2.20) with 26 saves and 61 games. Middlefield had formidable line-up, too. Leading the way were CF Ty DeWitt (.233/34 HR/109 RBI/86 R/18 SB), RF Bailey Norcross (.292/35 HR/92 RBI/104 R/47 SB), 1B Allie Ludlow (.246/33 HR/98 RBI) and LF Cecil Clark (.270/22 HR/69 RBI/85 R/15 SB). Overall Volusia (89-65) couldn't match the firepower and the overall pitching depth of the Roosters. Alfonso Feliz, skipper of the Vigilantes, had two aces in Carl Schmitz (24-10 2.54) and Raul Sandoval (20-10 3.02) and a good closer in Hernando Espaderos (8-4 3.22) with 26 saves in 71 relief appearances. The team ERA was a solid 3.38, tied with Sligo for second place. The V's led the division with 732 runs and ended up number two with a .265 batting average. Sligo had the top team batting average at .269. Heading Volusia at bat were CF Ryan Raines (.326/22 HR/98 RBI/90 R/33 SB), LF Briscoe Crowder (.292/16 HR/98 RBI/93 R/22 SB), C Clint Hardesty (.289/15 HR/94 RBI/77 R), SS Scooter Perez (.271/4 HR/36 RBI/103 R/56 SB). The Sligo Rovers (84-70) had a good season with Eddie Keys at the helm. Rated fifth-best in the BNN poll, the Rovers came in third, 7 games off the pace. Keys had his club tied for the division lead going into the All-Star Game, but the pitching dropped off and Sligo slipped back in the race. The Rovers top twirlers were Al Bukowski (18-14 3.21), Dix Edenborough (9-2 2.65), Jake Beneke (12-9 3.40) and Vern Vidmar (16-17 3.32). Keys also had an effective closer in Razzy Raziano (15-6 3.40), who was credited with 24 saves and appeared in 74 games. Keys had a bunch of good contact hitters, but not enough of them could go deep. His best run producers were LF Lefty Roberts (.277/37 HR/111 RBI/96 R) and RF Danny O'Shea (.256/20 HR/83 RBI). Other contributors were 3B Rusty Ellis (.307/6 HR/62 RBI/104 R/33 SB), 1B Shane Redford (.287/5 HR/78 RBI), 2B Jeff Richey (.327/4 HR/49 R/95 R/30 SB) and SS Hollis Waldrup (.289/9 HR/86 RBI/48 SB). Forest City (78-76) and Rob Jackson failed to make the playoffs for the first in the Lumberjacks short history. They had a lackluster year and wound up fourth, 13 games behind. Jackson's 'Jacks still could score, but saw the team ERA soar to 4.31. Though they ranked second with 136 home runs, the pitching just couldn't stop the opposition. Only Timmy Brooks (23-13 3.06) and closer Tommy Marbury (2-2 3.13) were effective. The rest of the staff had ERAs in the 4.00-5.00 range. But Forest City could hold their own in the scoring department, paced by SS Bill Nilsen (.312/32 HR/112 RBI/115 R/22 SB), RF Chuck Hill (.260/19 HR/86 RBI), 2B Jesse Wolf (.249/19 HR/82 RBI), LF Dave Jagger (.312/12 HR/74 RBI), 1B J. T. Edmonds (.270/17 HR/66 RBI), 3B Johnny Mack Butler (.260/11 HR/58 RBI/84 R/16 SB) and CF Ryan Morse (.268/8 HR/52 RBI/101 R/23 SB). The Stoner Stars (77-77) under the leadership of Willie Dickens ended up fifth in the RU East race after flirting with the big boys until mid-year. The Stars were only 5 games back at the All-Star break and tied for third place with Volusia. Dickens just doesn't have the talent to stay at the top. The Stars hit only .244 (7th), scored only 631 runs (7th), but had 119 roundtrippers (3rd). On the hill Stoner sported a 3.70 ERA (6th). So they did well to come in fifth. The Stars top performer was ace reliever Tony Hatch (11-3 2.29), one of the best in the IPA. Hatch saved 25 games and made 68 appearances. Dave Pierce (12-10 3.00) and rookie Jay Whatley (10-7 3.49) also had good seasons. Hitting-wise, the offense was sparked by C Benny Stern (.291/24 HR/101 RBI), RF Dutch Rheinecker (.263/24 HR/76 RBI) and SS Yancy Bellows (.269/9 HR/60 RBI/93 R/15 SB) Sixth in the standings were Ryan Noland's Rocky Rapids Snappers (74-80). This is their third staight season in the second division. The Snappers hit .256 (3rd), collected only 97 homers (7th), but surprisingly scored 700 runs (3rd). In the pitching department they had a mediocre 4.06 ERA (7th). 1B Stan Haddix (.321/11 HR/100 RBI) had a standout season for Rocky Rapids. He led the IPA with 54 doubles. LF Scott Camden (.267/22 HR/89 RBI/114 R/17 SB) and SS Cooter Bermudez (.305/8 HR/51 RBI/100 R/30 SB) also put up some good stats for the Snappers. Noland only had one impressive pitcher. That was rookie closer Frank Riggins (5-3 2.63), who joined the club at mid-season and registered 9 saves in 35 games. 2004 was an embarrassing year for manager Clem Rogers and his Colfax Blasters (72-82). They were picked to finish third in the BNN preseason vote, but stumbled badly and dipped to the seventh spot in the RU West, 19 games back. Colfax had finished third last year and thought they would challenge for the division crown. But it didn't happen. Rogers' pitching rotation did a good job with a 3.46 ERA (4th), but he just didn't have the bats to compete. The Blasters hit only .253 (6th), scored only 647 times (6th), but were fourth with 113 four-baggers. On the hill Harry Manning (20-13 3.37)) pitched very well as did Jasper LaForge (13-18 3.22), in spite of losing 18 games. Colfax had two rookies do well in the last half of the year. Rogers expects good things from Tommy Fuller (7-5 2.76) and Ilya Szabo (7-6 2.52) in 2005. At the plate the Blasters were led by rookie CF Lujan Malanowski (.281/15 HR/82 RBI/88 R), 1B Dennis Cole (.281/25 HR/75 RBI/88 R) and 3B Neely Keeton (.266/17 HR/78 RBI/83 R). In Fort Benton (61-93), it was just another futile year for manager Robbie Brooks. For the third successive year the Defenders came in last and trailed by 30 games. It is easy to understand why, just by looking at the stats. Brooks ball club batted only .237 (8th), hit 91 home runs (7th), scored a pathetic 555 runs (8th) and compiled a 4.00 ERA (7th). Fort Benton ranked 64th in batting average and runs in the entire IPA. It is really hard to come up with something postive to say about the dismal Defenders. Leroy Hill (10-11 3.24) was a pretty good pitcher and C Irv Small (.237/21 HR/67 RBI) hit a few roundtrippers. That's it. Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-30-2009 at 05:15 PM.