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Eugene Church · 07-16-2009, 02:17 AM

The Islandian Times

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Tycobbian Union North Division 2004 Final Standings

Oxford TU North Winner, Luxora Also In Playoffs
Campy Roy's Oxford Red Caps were favored to win the Tycobbian Union North flag chase by the BNN preseason poll and that is exactly what happened. The Red Caps took the regular season championship by 3 games over the Luxora Zorros, 8 games over the Hartsdale Hellcats and by 9 games over the Fairfax Frogs.

Oxford and Luxora qualified for the IPA Pro Cup playoffs that begin today. The Red Caps will travel to Colchester to play the Elites and the Zorros will entertain the TU South champion, the Cape Coral Hurricanes.

The Red Caps (91-63) powered their way to the 2004 division crown by smashing 180 homers, the most by any club in the Islandian Pro Alliance. CF Ike Plunkett (.319/44 HR/103 RBI/128 R/31 SB) blasted 44 out of the park and scored 128 runs to lead the IPA in those categories. LF Mac Spencer (.276/33 HR/101 RBI/91 R) and C Brad Earp (.255/24 HR/106 RBI) both also drove in over 100 runs. 3B Joe Courtney (.296/27 HR/91 RBI/107 R), 1B Kenny Jablonski (.299/18 HR/83 RBI/97 R) and RF Dante Vander Meer (.267/18 HR/81 RBI/79 R) stood out as well.

Roy had some quality pitchers, too. Nicky Nicholson (22-9 2.71) was his best and he got some help from Wayne Baxley (14-9 3.73), Dan Phillips (16-16 3.56) and Bomber Belinsky (17-17 4.20). In the bullpen Kit Kivett (3-2 3.19) did a sufficient job in the second half of the year with 12 saves in 43 games.

Alejandro Rodrigo guided the Luxora Zorros (88-66) to the runner-up spot and a playoff position, aided and abetted by a strong mound staff, manned by Eddie Hoffman (18-15 2.69), Tito Tovares (16-12 3.04), Marco Braceros (16-14 3.16) and Gustavo Escalora (13-8 3.89). And when Rodrigo needed a closer, the Z's had one of the finest in the IPA in Elio Laurente, who compiled an 11-7 mark, saved 27 games and pitched in 71 games overall. The Z's registered the top ERA in the division with a 3.18 ERA.

Rodrigo's bats were not overly abundant, but they were sufficient to put up a .260 mark (3rd-tied) with 118 roundtrippers (6th). Luxora's top run producers were CF Lacey Tompkins (.292/18 HR/92 RBI/96 R), 3B Carey Niven (.281/22 HR/91 RBI) and 2B Pablo Santa Cruz (.297/3 HR/48 RBI/120 R/32 SB). The Zorros were a good team on defense with a .977 percentage, tied for second place. Fairfax was the top defensive club with a .979 fielding percentage.

Hartsdale (83-71) was last year's TU North champ. They played well again and came in third, 8 games back. The Hellcats were a similar club to Luxora. They batted .260 (3rd-tied), knocked 108 homers (7th), tallied 699 runs (2nd) and had a good 3.25 ERA.

Hellcat manager Zim Donner got another sensational 20-game season out of Gus Kostro (22-13 3.37). Tal Vaitkus (19-16 3.44) and Ben Masterson (8-2 2.98) were also valuable contributors. Phil Reed (12-19 3.48) was solid, despite the losses. In the bullpen Nico Cardera (5-5 2.09) was superb again with 27 saves and 60 game appearances.

Hartsdale has four .300 hitters. 1B Mac Faulkner (.319/18 HR/96 RBI/90 R) was Donner's top bat. The others were C Lawton Payne (.307/8 HR/77 RBI), SS Jud Turchin (.304/10 HR/62 RBI/89 R/15 SB) and 2B Hoppy Hill (.300/1 HR/52 RBI/72 R).

Harry Buckley and his Fairfax Frogs (82-72) had a good year except for an awful August when they slumped to a 9-19 mark. The Frogs fell to fourth this year, the worse finish for them over the past four seasons.

But there were bright spots. Fairfax topped the division with a .979 fielding percentage, hit well with a .262 mark (2nd), 119 home runs (5th), scored 657 runs (5th) and notched 3.38 team ERA (3rd).

Barrett Carruthers (22-10 2.94) had a terrific year. Buckley also got good work out of Robby Meredith (16-15 3.30) and Kaz Hayagawa (15-18 3.49). Jay Sorenson (9-7 2.04) chalked up his best season in the closer position and saved 29 games in 70 relief assignments. La Claire's Henny Cossaboom led the IPA with 32 saves. Sorenson came in number two in saves.

Fairfax's offense was sparked by RF Gregg Vincent (.272/24 HR/93 RBI), 1B Jeff Vretsos (.301/18 HR/91 RBI), 2B Cecil Parmenter (.309/13 HR/68 RBI/102 R) and CF Billy Echevarria (.267/9 HR/48 RBI/102 R).

Cobb Tyson regrouped his Blue Lake Blue Sox (72-82) in the second half of the year and climbed out of the cellar up to fifth place in the TU North, 19 games off the pace. The Blue Sox did two things well - hit 132 homers (3rd) and played good defense. Tyson's team chalked up a .977 fielding percentage (2nd-tied).

Blue Lake also did some things poorly. They hit only .253 (7th) and had trouble on the hill with a 3.91 ERA (6th). Tyson had only two dependable hurlers in Neil Krogstad (16-12 3.64) and Pat Grange (4-1 2.81) in the bullpen. Grange took over the closer slot at mid-season and performed very well with 15 saves in 38 games.

Most of the Blue Sox offense was supplied by two players: RF Fred Collins (.334/27 HR/86 RBI/102 R/34 SB) and CF Rick Hilliard (.261/25 HR/72 RBI/86 R/35 SB).

The White River Rascals (71-83) resembled Blue Lake in many respects and came in sixth, 20 games back. The Rascals rapped 142 home runs (2nd), but hit only .256 (6th) and scored only 676 times (4th). Skipper John Randison's pitching rotation ran up a high 3.98 ERA, but he had some good gloves with a .977 FA (2nd-tied).

CF Hal Hoover (.332/20 HR/74 RBI/108 R/26 SB) had a fine season and was the Rascals MVP. Randison got good power output from 3B Rupert Doan (.269/30 HR/80 RBI/114 R), who cracked 30 roundtrippers. White River may have found a good first baseman in Bryan Dickerson (.304/12 HR/43 RBI), who took over after the All-Star Game and gave the team some much-needed punch.

On the mound Mick Cronyn (19-13 3.28) led the way with some help from rookie Lindon Shaw (13-11 3.63). And Emile Sifko (5-8 3.27) did well as the closer with 23 saves and 65 game appearances.

Seventh place belonged to the North Hills Hawks, skippered by Hub Carlson. The Hawks have adequate pitching with four solid starters in Stan Ballard (15-9 3.49), Ben Dewberry (15-13 3.47), Lou Dozier (13-15 3.27) and Leland Clinkscales (14-19 3.52). Carlson has a fine closer in Carson Romine (5-8 1.51), who compiled a brilliant 1.51 ERA in 64 games and saved 23 games. Carlson's crew had a decent 3.70 ERA (4th).

But North Hills is missing bats. The Hawks hit only .249 (8th), hit only 73 homers (8th), scored only 609 runs (8th). 2B Jimmy Ryland (.280/7 HR/58 RBI/104 R/15 SB) and LF Keith Schmidt (.266/17 HR/84 RBI) were the Hawks best performers this year.

It was a long season for Rudy Lanussa in Mahaska (68-86) as the Haymakers closed the year in the division basement, 23 games out of first. It was Mahaska worse finish in its three years in the IPA. The Haymakers are the worst fielding team in the Islandian Pro Alliance with an abysmal .966 FA. They have trouble scoring with only 622 runs (7th), but do go deep occasionally with 127 home runs (4th), while hitting just .258 (5th). Mahaska suffered on the mound with a 3.92 ERA (7th).

Lanussa does have one player of note, the talented 1B Miles Shufford (.323/34 HR/116 RBI/92 R). RF Ira Engelstad (.287/22 HR/83 RBI/77 R) is a good all-around player as well. Pitching-wise Boomerang Hines (13-17 3.13) and rookie Ivan Vayda (11-7 3.13) do a solid job each time out. But other than these four players, talent is scarce on the Haymakers.

07-16-2009, 02:17 AM	#1123
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,801 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Tuesday, September 21, 2004 Tycobbian Union North Division 2004 Final Standings Oxford TU North Winner, Luxora Also In Playoffs Campy Roy's Oxford Red Caps were favored to win the Tycobbian Union North flag chase by the BNN preseason poll and that is exactly what happened. The Red Caps took the regular season championship by 3 games over the Luxora Zorros, 8 games over the Hartsdale Hellcats and by 9 games over the Fairfax Frogs. Oxford and Luxora qualified for the IPA Pro Cup playoffs that begin today. The Red Caps will travel to Colchester to play the Elites and the Zorros will entertain the TU South champion, the Cape Coral Hurricanes. The Red Caps (91-63) powered their way to the 2004 division crown by smashing 180 homers, the most by any club in the Islandian Pro Alliance. CF Ike Plunkett (.319/44 HR/103 RBI/128 R/31 SB) blasted 44 out of the park and scored 128 runs to lead the IPA in those categories. LF Mac Spencer (.276/33 HR/101 RBI/91 R) and C Brad Earp (.255/24 HR/106 RBI) both also drove in over 100 runs. 3B Joe Courtney (.296/27 HR/91 RBI/107 R), 1B Kenny Jablonski (.299/18 HR/83 RBI/97 R) and RF Dante Vander Meer (.267/18 HR/81 RBI/79 R) stood out as well. Roy had some quality pitchers, too. Nicky Nicholson (22-9 2.71) was his best and he got some help from Wayne Baxley (14-9 3.73), Dan Phillips (16-16 3.56) and Bomber Belinsky (17-17 4.20). In the bullpen Kit Kivett (3-2 3.19) did a sufficient job in the second half of the year with 12 saves in 43 games. Alejandro Rodrigo guided the Luxora Zorros (88-66) to the runner-up spot and a playoff position, aided and abetted by a strong mound staff, manned by Eddie Hoffman (18-15 2.69), Tito Tovares (16-12 3.04), Marco Braceros (16-14 3.16) and Gustavo Escalora (13-8 3.89). And when Rodrigo needed a closer, the Z's had one of the finest in the IPA in Elio Laurente, who compiled an 11-7 mark, saved 27 games and pitched in 71 games overall. The Z's registered the top ERA in the division with a 3.18 ERA. Rodrigo's bats were not overly abundant, but they were sufficient to put up a .260 mark (3rd-tied) with 118 roundtrippers (6th). Luxora's top run producers were CF Lacey Tompkins (.292/18 HR/92 RBI/96 R), 3B Carey Niven (.281/22 HR/91 RBI) and 2B Pablo Santa Cruz (.297/3 HR/48 RBI/120 R/32 SB). The Zorros were a good team on defense with a .977 percentage, tied for second place. Fairfax was the top defensive club with a .979 fielding percentage. Hartsdale (83-71) was last year's TU North champ. They played well again and came in third, 8 games back. The Hellcats were a similar club to Luxora. They batted .260 (3rd-tied), knocked 108 homers (7th), tallied 699 runs (2nd) and had a good 3.25 ERA. Hellcat manager Zim Donner got another sensational 20-game season out of Gus Kostro (22-13 3.37). Tal Vaitkus (19-16 3.44) and Ben Masterson (8-2 2.98) were also valuable contributors. Phil Reed (12-19 3.48) was solid, despite the losses. In the bullpen Nico Cardera (5-5 2.09) was superb again with 27 saves and 60 game appearances. Hartsdale has four .300 hitters. 1B Mac Faulkner (.319/18 HR/96 RBI/90 R) was Donner's top bat. The others were C Lawton Payne (.307/8 HR/77 RBI), SS Jud Turchin (.304/10 HR/62 RBI/89 R/15 SB) and 2B Hoppy Hill (.300/1 HR/52 RBI/72 R). Harry Buckley and his Fairfax Frogs (82-72) had a good year except for an awful August when they slumped to a 9-19 mark. The Frogs fell to fourth this year, the worse finish for them over the past four seasons. But there were bright spots. Fairfax topped the division with a .979 fielding percentage, hit well with a .262 mark (2nd), 119 home runs (5th), scored 657 runs (5th) and notched 3.38 team ERA (3rd). Barrett Carruthers (22-10 2.94) had a terrific year. Buckley also got good work out of Robby Meredith (16-15 3.30) and Kaz Hayagawa (15-18 3.49). Jay Sorenson (9-7 2.04) chalked up his best season in the closer position and saved 29 games in 70 relief assignments. La Claire's Henny Cossaboom led the IPA with 32 saves. Sorenson came in number two in saves. Fairfax's offense was sparked by RF Gregg Vincent (.272/24 HR/93 RBI), 1B Jeff Vretsos (.301/18 HR/91 RBI), 2B Cecil Parmenter (.309/13 HR/68 RBI/102 R) and CF Billy Echevarria (.267/9 HR/48 RBI/102 R). Cobb Tyson regrouped his Blue Lake Blue Sox (72-82) in the second half of the year and climbed out of the cellar up to fifth place in the TU North, 19 games off the pace. The Blue Sox did two things well - hit 132 homers (3rd) and played good defense. Tyson's team chalked up a .977 fielding percentage (2nd-tied). Blue Lake also did some things poorly. They hit only .253 (7th) and had trouble on the hill with a 3.91 ERA (6th). Tyson had only two dependable hurlers in Neil Krogstad (16-12 3.64) and Pat Grange (4-1 2.81) in the bullpen. Grange took over the closer slot at mid-season and performed very well with 15 saves in 38 games. Most of the Blue Sox offense was supplied by two players: RF Fred Collins (.334/27 HR/86 RBI/102 R/34 SB) and CF Rick Hilliard (.261/25 HR/72 RBI/86 R/35 SB). The White River Rascals (71-83) resembled Blue Lake in many respects and came in sixth, 20 games back. The Rascals rapped 142 home runs (2nd), but hit only .256 (6th) and scored only 676 times (4th). Skipper John Randison's pitching rotation ran up a high 3.98 ERA, but he had some good gloves with a .977 FA (2nd-tied). CF Hal Hoover (.332/20 HR/74 RBI/108 R/26 SB) had a fine season and was the Rascals MVP. Randison got good power output from 3B Rupert Doan (.269/30 HR/80 RBI/114 R), who cracked 30 roundtrippers. White River may have found a good first baseman in Bryan Dickerson (.304/12 HR/43 RBI), who took over after the All-Star Game and gave the team some much-needed punch. On the mound Mick Cronyn (19-13 3.28) led the way with some help from rookie Lindon Shaw (13-11 3.63). And Emile Sifko (5-8 3.27) did well as the closer with 23 saves and 65 game appearances. Seventh place belonged to the North Hills Hawks, skippered by Hub Carlson. The Hawks have adequate pitching with four solid starters in Stan Ballard (15-9 3.49), Ben Dewberry (15-13 3.47), Lou Dozier (13-15 3.27) and Leland Clinkscales (14-19 3.52). Carlson has a fine closer in Carson Romine (5-8 1.51), who compiled a brilliant 1.51 ERA in 64 games and saved 23 games. Carlson's crew had a decent 3.70 ERA (4th). But North Hills is missing bats. The Hawks hit only .249 (8th), hit only 73 homers (8th), scored only 609 runs (8th). 2B Jimmy Ryland (.280/7 HR/58 RBI/104 R/15 SB) and LF Keith Schmidt (.266/17 HR/84 RBI) were the Hawks best performers this year. It was a long season for Rudy Lanussa in Mahaska (68-86) as the Haymakers closed the year in the division basement, 23 games out of first. It was Mahaska worse finish in its three years in the IPA. The Haymakers are the worst fielding team in the Islandian Pro Alliance with an abysmal .966 FA. They have trouble scoring with only 622 runs (7th), but do go deep occasionally with 127 home runs (4th), while hitting just .258 (5th). Mahaska suffered on the mound with a 3.92 ERA (7th). Lanussa does have one player of note, the talented 1B Miles Shufford (.323/34 HR/116 RBI/92 R). RF Ira Engelstad (.287/22 HR/83 RBI/77 R) is a good all-around player as well. Pitching-wise Boomerang Hines (13-17 3.13) and rookie Ivan Vayda (11-7 3.13) do a solid job each time out. But other than these four players, talent is scarce on the Haymakers.