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Eugene Church · 11-02-2009, 10:13 PM

Hartsdale Way Ahead at Halfway Point in TU North

The Hartsdale Hellcats have had things their way during the first half of the Tycobbian Union North and they have left all challengers in the dust so far. Manager Zim Donner's crew has a 7-game bulge over second place Oxford and North Hills. The Luxora Zorros are in fourth, 9 games off the pace. The rest of the division are too far behind and are not in playoff contention.

Donner has a solid ball club with excellent hitting and quality pitching. The Hellcats are ripping the ball at a record pace. They have a .288 team batting average (1st) with 82 homers (7th) and a 3.78 ERA (10th).

Hartsdale's top hitters are 3B Kendry Moulton (.314) with 10 homers and 49 RBIs, CF Mac Faulkner (.352) with 5 homers and 28 RBIs, All-Star rookie RF Mark Buchanan (.366) with 12 home runs, 48 RBIs and 47 runs, rookie 1B Tom Brabant (.317) with 12 roundtrippers and 42 runs batted in, SS Jud Turchin (.278) with 7 home runs, 32 RBIs and 46 runs and C Jorge Rosado (.284) with 5 homers and 37 RBIs.

The Hellcats can hold their own with pitching, too. Donner has a good staff, consisting of All-Star Phil Reed (12-2 2.85), Tom Wiley (6-0 3.36), Nico Carnera (9-7 3.86) and Mark Sakelaris (8-2 3.81).

Manager Campy Roy has his Oxford Red Caps (42-30) tied for second place, but they have a lot of ground to make up in the last half of the season, trailing Hartsdale by 7 games. Roy has a good hitting team with a .269 average (8th) with a lots of power. The Red Caps have gone deep 96 times (4th). Five Oxfordians have 10 or more homers: All-Star 3B Joe Courtney (.368) has hit 22 with 61 RBIs, 1B Scott McKinley (.258) has 14 with 50 RBIs, RF Ike Plunkett (.286) has 13 with 42 RBIs, C Whitey Cosgrove (.274) has 11 with 41 RBIs and SS Timmy Binford (.304) has 11 homers with 39 RBIs. Courtney tops the Tycobbian Union with a .368 batting average and is in the top three in homers and RBIs.

Roy has three good starting pitchers, too. Heading the list are All-Star Boomer Belinsky (7-3 2.31), Dan Phillips (6-4 2.65) and Nicky Nicholson (8-7 3.63).

One of the Cinderella stories this year is the North Hill Hawks (42-30). Manager Hub Carlson has put together a quality team after years as an also-ran. The Hawks are tied for second place. Carlson's club has good hitting (.269 - 9th tied), fair power (68 homers - 10th) and solid pitching with a 3.70 team ERA (9th).

Ben Dewberry (9-5 2.51), Artie Kazlauskas (6-2 3.72) and Johnny Bond (8-6 3.85) give North Hills a good starting nucleus. Pacing them at bat are All-Star 3B Jimmy Ryland (.318) with 5 homers, 35 RBIs and 60 runs, LF Kevin Schmidt (.278) with 14 home runs, 49 RBIs and 46 scored, SS Russell Beal (.297) with 7 roundtrippers and 47 RBIs, 1B Tommy Nilsson (.252) with 11 dingers and 41 runs batted in and LF Roy Stainbrook (.304) with 9 homers and 29 RBIs.

The Luxora Zorros (40-32) with Alejandro Rodrigo at the helm are in the fourth spot in the TU North, 9 games off the pace. Rodrigo's mound staff have been steady and consistent with an impressive 3.43 ERA (4th), but not quite up to par in hitting with a .261 team average (19th) and only 65 homers (18th).

Rodrigo has three veteran starters and a rookie closer leading the way. Elio Laurente (8-5 3.50), Eddie Hoffman (9-6 3.78) and Marco Braceros (8-6 3.80) head up the starters, while All-Star and rookie closer Ricardo Topez (0-2 1.89) has 14 saves.

Pacing the Z's offense are CF Lacey Tompkins (.282) with 7 homers and 44 RBIs, C Otto Kronvath (.268) with 14 roundtrippers and 37 runs batted in and 3B Pablo Santa Cruz (.275) has four home runs, 26 RBIs and scored 45 times.

Three clubs are deadlocked for fifth place. Blue Lake, Fairfax and Mahaska are all 16 games back with 33-39 records and going nowhere this season.

The Blue Lake Blue Sox with Cobb Tyson at the helm have three quality starters in Pat Grange (6-6 3.18), Pete Henry (5-4 3.27) and Charley Tubbs (6-6 3.74) and a good closer in Russ Courtney (3-1 3.12). The team has compiled a 3.90 ERA (13th). They need help in the bullpen to rise up in the standings.

Blue Lake also drastically needs some bats. Tyson's big dilemma is offense. His Blue Sox are batting only .256 (24th) with 62 homers (19th tied). All-Star LF Tad Kirklin (.301) with 13 homers, 58 RBIs and 45 runs and CF Fred Collins (.283) with 7 home runs, 42 RBIs and 47 runs produce most of the team runs.

Harry Buckley and his Fairfax Frogs are in the same boat as the boys across the lake from them. Like Blue Lake the Frogs suffer from puny run production with a .253 batting average (26th) and only 51 homers (29th), but have pretty fair pitching with a 3.95 ERA (15th).

Fairfax's best starters are Gil Hallston (6-2 1.99), Jimmy Dalton (4-5 3.83) and Jay Sorenson (8-6 4.05). At the plate only SS Wes Hickox (.289) with 15 roundtrippers, 49 RBIs and 43 runs scored and 3B Stan Cobb (.290) with 3 home runs, 27 RBIs and 28 runs are having good seasons.

Ditto for the Mahaska Haymakers under manager Rusty Tanussa - fair pitching and poor hitting. Tanussa has an adequate rotation in Kurt Glinka (7-3 3.46), Boomerang Hines (5-5 3.49), Irv McDaniel (5-8 3.85) and Matt DeRosa (6-7 4.12), but has a shortage of good hitters. His best batters are All-Star RF Ira Engelstad (.341) with 17 roundtrippers, 48 runs batted in and 40 runs scored, 1B Miles Shufford (.303) with 12 home runs, 43 RBIs and 37 runs and 2B Dusty Eaton (.281) with 3 homers, 30 RBIs and 35 scores.

After a short-lived rise to fifth place last season, the White River Rascals (27-45) are back in their customary slot in the cellar of the TU North, 22 games off the pace. Manager John Randison's club packs a little punch and can score. The Rascals have put up a .263 average (16th) with 75 homers (11th) and are led by CF Lee Taryn (.286) with 12 home runs, 51 RBIs and 43 runs, 1B Bryan Dickerson (.258) with 14 homers and 40 runs driven in, RF Hal Hoover (.305) with 12 home runs, 38 RBIs and 47 runs scored and SS Riley Cloy (.273 with 11 roundtrippers, 32 runs batted in and 44 runs.

White River is short on pitching with only a pair of decent pitchers in Brian Ainslee (5-5 3.30) and Mick Cronyn (5-8 3.61).

11-02-2009, 10:13 PM	#1296
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,956	Hartsdale Way Ahead at Halfway Point in TU North The Hartsdale Hellcats have had things their way during the first half of the Tycobbian Union North and they have left all challengers in the dust so far. Manager Zim Donner's crew has a 7-game bulge over second place Oxford and North Hills. The Luxora Zorros are in fourth, 9 games off the pace. The rest of the division are too far behind and are not in playoff contention. Donner has a solid ball club with excellent hitting and quality pitching. The Hellcats are ripping the ball at a record pace. They have a .288 team batting average (1st) with 82 homers (7th) and a 3.78 ERA (10th). Hartsdale's top hitters are 3B Kendry Moulton (.314) with 10 homers and 49 RBIs, CF Mac Faulkner (.352) with 5 homers and 28 RBIs, All-Star rookie RF Mark Buchanan (.366) with 12 home runs, 48 RBIs and 47 runs, rookie 1B Tom Brabant (.317) with 12 roundtrippers and 42 runs batted in, SS Jud Turchin (.278) with 7 home runs, 32 RBIs and 46 runs and C Jorge Rosado (.284) with 5 homers and 37 RBIs. The Hellcats can hold their own with pitching, too. Donner has a good staff, consisting of All-Star Phil Reed (12-2 2.85), Tom Wiley (6-0 3.36), Nico Carnera (9-7 3.86) and Mark Sakelaris (8-2 3.81). Manager Campy Roy has his Oxford Red Caps (42-30) tied for second place, but they have a lot of ground to make up in the last half of the season, trailing Hartsdale by 7 games. Roy has a good hitting team with a .269 average (8th) with a lots of power. The Red Caps have gone deep 96 times (4th). Five Oxfordians have 10 or more homers: All-Star 3B Joe Courtney (.368) has hit 22 with 61 RBIs, 1B Scott McKinley (.258) has 14 with 50 RBIs, RF Ike Plunkett (.286) has 13 with 42 RBIs, C Whitey Cosgrove (.274) has 11 with 41 RBIs and SS Timmy Binford (.304) has 11 homers with 39 RBIs. Courtney tops the Tycobbian Union with a .368 batting average and is in the top three in homers and RBIs. Roy has three good starting pitchers, too. Heading the list are All-Star Boomer Belinsky (7-3 2.31), Dan Phillips (6-4 2.65) and Nicky Nicholson (8-7 3.63). One of the Cinderella stories this year is the North Hill Hawks (42-30). Manager Hub Carlson has put together a quality team after years as an also-ran. The Hawks are tied for second place. Carlson's club has good hitting (.269 - 9th tied), fair power (68 homers - 10th) and solid pitching with a 3.70 team ERA (9th). Ben Dewberry (9-5 2.51), Artie Kazlauskas (6-2 3.72) and Johnny Bond (8-6 3.85) give North Hills a good starting nucleus. Pacing them at bat are All-Star 3B Jimmy Ryland (.318) with 5 homers, 35 RBIs and 60 runs, LF Kevin Schmidt (.278) with 14 home runs, 49 RBIs and 46 scored, SS Russell Beal (.297) with 7 roundtrippers and 47 RBIs, 1B Tommy Nilsson (.252) with 11 dingers and 41 runs batted in and LF Roy Stainbrook (.304) with 9 homers and 29 RBIs. The Luxora Zorros (40-32) with Alejandro Rodrigo at the helm are in the fourth spot in the TU North, 9 games off the pace. Rodrigo's mound staff have been steady and consistent with an impressive 3.43 ERA (4th), but not quite up to par in hitting with a .261 team average (19th) and only 65 homers (18th). Rodrigo has three veteran starters and a rookie closer leading the way. Elio Laurente (8-5 3.50), Eddie Hoffman (9-6 3.78) and Marco Braceros (8-6 3.80) head up the starters, while All-Star and rookie closer Ricardo Topez (0-2 1.89) has 14 saves. Pacing the Z's offense are CF Lacey Tompkins (.282) with 7 homers and 44 RBIs, C Otto Kronvath (.268) with 14 roundtrippers and 37 runs batted in and 3B Pablo Santa Cruz (.275) has four home runs, 26 RBIs and scored 45 times. Three clubs are deadlocked for fifth place. Blue Lake, Fairfax and Mahaska are all 16 games back with 33-39 records and going nowhere this season. The Blue Lake Blue Sox with Cobb Tyson at the helm have three quality starters in Pat Grange (6-6 3.18), Pete Henry (5-4 3.27) and Charley Tubbs (6-6 3.74) and a good closer in Russ Courtney (3-1 3.12). The team has compiled a 3.90 ERA (13th). They need help in the bullpen to rise up in the standings. Blue Lake also drastically needs some bats. Tyson's big dilemma is offense. His Blue Sox are batting only .256 (24th) with 62 homers (19th tied). All-Star LF Tad Kirklin (.301) with 13 homers, 58 RBIs and 45 runs and CF Fred Collins (.283) with 7 home runs, 42 RBIs and 47 runs produce most of the team runs. Harry Buckley and his Fairfax Frogs are in the same boat as the boys across the lake from them. Like Blue Lake the Frogs suffer from puny run production with a .253 batting average (26th) and only 51 homers (29th), but have pretty fair pitching with a 3.95 ERA (15th). Fairfax's best starters are Gil Hallston (6-2 1.99), Jimmy Dalton (4-5 3.83) and Jay Sorenson (8-6 4.05). At the plate only SS Wes Hickox (.289) with 15 roundtrippers, 49 RBIs and 43 runs scored and 3B Stan Cobb (.290) with 3 home runs, 27 RBIs and 28 runs are having good seasons. Ditto for the Mahaska Haymakers under manager Rusty Tanussa - fair pitching and poor hitting. Tanussa has an adequate rotation in Kurt Glinka (7-3 3.46), Boomerang Hines (5-5 3.49), Irv McDaniel (5-8 3.85) and Matt DeRosa (6-7 4.12), but has a shortage of good hitters. His best batters are All-Star RF Ira Engelstad (.341) with 17 roundtrippers, 48 runs batted in and 40 runs scored, 1B Miles Shufford (.303) with 12 home runs, 43 RBIs and 37 runs and 2B Dusty Eaton (.281) with 3 homers, 30 RBIs and 35 scores. After a short-lived rise to fifth place last season, the White River Rascals (27-45) are back in their customary slot in the cellar of the TU North, 22 games off the pace. Manager John Randison's club packs a little punch and can score. The Rascals have put up a .263 average (16th) with 75 homers (11th) and are led by CF Lee Taryn (.286) with 12 home runs, 51 RBIs and 43 runs, 1B Bryan Dickerson (.258) with 14 homers and 40 runs driven in, RF Hal Hoover (.305) with 12 home runs, 38 RBIs and 47 runs scored and SS Riley Cloy (.273 with 11 roundtrippers, 32 runs batted in and 44 runs. White River is short on pitching with only a pair of decent pitchers in Brian Ainslee (5-5 3.30) and Mick Cronyn (5-8 3.61).