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Eugene Church · 01-05-2010, 03:19 PM

The Islandian Times

Sunday, September 21, 2008

RU East Decided In Last Week, Wynnamac Holds Off Cold Creek and Elnora

1st – Wynnamac Sundowners (84-70)

Wynnamac won the RU East on the last day of the season, edging out the Cold Creek Catamounts by a single game... Elnora was also running neck-and-neck with them until the All-Stars dropped out of contention with a 2-8 mark over the last 10 days of the season... the Sundowners cinched the pennant with a 4-1 triumph over tough LaGrange behind Skeets Hobart... Cold Creek also won in vain 8-3 over the Waleska Westerners... Matt Donnelly has a well-rounded attack in Wynnamac with strong pitching from Lefty Paddison (17-12 3.22), Skeets Hobart (19-13 3.84) and Jay Clay (14-7 3.84) and solid hitting from LF Big Hoss Burkhalter (.310/20 HR/95 RBI/1-6 R), 1B Nate Cockroft (.333/22 HR/105 RBI/77 R), CF Dalton Leeds (.299/19 HR/92 RBI/94 R) and RF Mark Buchanan (.292/26 HR/71 RBI/123 R)... This was the Sundowners first division title... Wynnamac had never even been in the first division in its seven-year history... they finished sixth last year.

2nd – Cold Creek Catamounts (83-71)

Cold Creek was the RU East champion last year, but they fell one game short this season... T. Kelly Holmes has quite a ball club with a good starting rotation in Payton Saunders (18-12 2.77), Kyle Petersen (15-11 4.29), Frankie Novikov (12-3 4.12) and Tommy Weeks (15-18 3.83)... and the bats are plenty capable, too... Leading the way are RF Emile Stosha (.303/21 HR/106 RBI/102 R/42 SB), CF Trip Holmes (.323/22 HR/85 RBI/110 R/21 SB), 3B Jade Hammack (.249/27 HR/108 RBI79 R/13 SB) and 1B Alan Guilford (.288/12 HR/57 RB I/91 R/30 SB).

3rd – Elnora All-Stars (79-75)

Until they went to pieces in the last two weeks the Elnora All-Stars were in the thick of the pennant chase, mainly via their hitting, sparked by 2B Dmitri Vrotsos (.302/34 HR/117 RBI/97 R), CF Rich Mulloy (.282/15 HR/92 RBI/96 R/15 SB) and RF Lloyd Voss (.337/14 HR/75 RBI/84 R)... on the hill Matty Christianson (16-14 4.18) and Taylor Gibbs (13-20 3.73) both had sub-par seasons.

4th – Belle Plaine Musketeers (77-77)

Belle Plaine broke even this year and came in fourth in the race, trailing by 7 games... pitching was also manager Boo Ladrieux's curse... he had one standout in closer Denny Reynaud (9-6 2.83), who chalked up 31 saves... the Musketeers best pitchers were Brad Anderson (20-15 4.66) and Jorge Bonilla (15-17 3.71)... Ladrieux had a loaded line-up featuring the leading hitter in the IPA RF Juan Mendez (.398/2 HR/52 RBI/92 R), who flirted with the .402 mark until he went 1-for-7 in the last two games of the season... other fine hitters included 1B Rory Dickenson (.296/14 HR/106 RBI/91 R), 3B Warren McDaniel (.291/31 HR/110 RBI/78 R), LF Chuck Hill (.295/18 HR/95 RBI/73 R), 2B Floyd Vinson (.307/1 HR/67 RBI/89 R) and CF Cris Willis (.305/6 HR/39 RBI/82 R).

5th – Marston Nine (76-78)

Marston, managed by Johnny Walters, made a brief run at the leaders with a great July, but fizzled in August and September to wind up in fifth place and 8 games off the lead... The Nine's top hurler was Zippy Hodge (13-10 2.84), who was strong all year... Mark Falzone (13-12 3.99) also had some good moments, but was inconsistent... Marston was strong at the plate with 3B Jimmy Holman, who just might be the best hitter in the IPA after hitting .334 with 33 homers, 132 RBIs and scoring 112 runs... Holman also plays a solid third base... other productive bats were 1B Pat Farris (.316/8 HR/66 RBI/93 R), CF Lou Fisher (.264/12 HR/54 RBI/111 R/29 SB) and LF Ronnie Horn (.296/16 HR/75 RBI/85 R/15 SB).

6th – Beechwood Bobcats (74-80)

Top to bottom in the RU East it was pretty close... sixth place Beechwood was only 10 games off the pace... Bret George's top pitchers were Bubba Lear (20-10 3.54) and Terry Kuznetsov (9-5 3.19), but he didn't get much help from Dek Jumonville (15-21 3.73) and Connie Gavagan (10-16 4.95) as he would have liked... the Bobcats had a quality batting order with CF Clifton Czabo (.306/20 HR/80 RBI/103 R/20 SB), 3B Guy Cassidy (.292/13 HR/71 RI/107 R/59 SB), SS Jared McCarthy (.313/16 Hr/87 RBI/72 R) and RF Dale Strickland (.288/27 HR/82 RBI/74 R).

7th – Sugar Valley Rattlers (72-82)

Manager Gibby Bobkins' pitching fell on hard times and his Sugar Valley Rattlers dropped to seventh place and were 12 games out... Bobkins had never finished lower than third until this season and the Rattlers were three-time division champions... However two pitchers did shine at times... Jay Washington went 16-16 with a 3.56 ERA, while Ted Farentino compiled an 18-14 mark, but with a 4.27 ERA... Sugar Valley's top hitters were C Hal Stevenson (.317/35 HR/113 RBI/82 R), CF Austen Conover (.312/9 HR/63 RBI/116 R/73 SB) and RF Dennis Kernell (.321/15 HR/63 RBI/62 R)... Conover was the best base stealer in the IPA.

8th – Eastshore Elegants (70-84)

Killer Brewster's Eastshore Elegants were in the basement at season's end, but they only trailed the division champ by 14 games... Fred Duhon (16-11 4.34) led the mound staff, while RF Stan Cuccinello (.283/30 HR/97 RBI/85 R), LF Darrel Alston (.295/28 HR/77 RBI/78 R) and 2B Tucker Hill (.314/5 HR/63 RBI/88 R) were Eastshore's top batters.

01-05-2010, 03:19 PM	#1451
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,111	The Islandian Times Sunday, September 21, 2008 RU East Decided In Last Week, Wynnamac Holds Off Cold Creek and Elnora 1st – Wynnamac Sundowners (84-70) Wynnamac won the RU East on the last day of the season, edging out the Cold Creek Catamounts by a single game... Elnora was also running neck-and-neck with them until the All-Stars dropped out of contention with a 2-8 mark over the last 10 days of the season... the Sundowners cinched the pennant with a 4-1 triumph over tough LaGrange behind Skeets Hobart... Cold Creek also won in vain 8-3 over the Waleska Westerners... Matt Donnelly has a well-rounded attack in Wynnamac with strong pitching from Lefty Paddison (17-12 3.22), Skeets Hobart (19-13 3.84) and Jay Clay (14-7 3.84) and solid hitting from LF Big Hoss Burkhalter (.310/20 HR/95 RBI/1-6 R), 1B Nate Cockroft (.333/22 HR/105 RBI/77 R), CF Dalton Leeds (.299/19 HR/92 RBI/94 R) and RF Mark Buchanan (.292/26 HR/71 RBI/123 R)... This was the Sundowners first division title... Wynnamac had never even been in the first division in its seven-year history... they finished sixth last year. 2nd – Cold Creek Catamounts (83-71) Cold Creek was the RU East champion last year, but they fell one game short this season... T. Kelly Holmes has quite a ball club with a good starting rotation in Payton Saunders (18-12 2.77), Kyle Petersen (15-11 4.29), Frankie Novikov (12-3 4.12) and Tommy Weeks (15-18 3.83)... and the bats are plenty capable, too... Leading the way are RF Emile Stosha (.303/21 HR/106 RBI/102 R/42 SB), CF Trip Holmes (.323/22 HR/85 RBI/110 R/21 SB), 3B Jade Hammack (.249/27 HR/108 RBI79 R/13 SB) and 1B Alan Guilford (.288/12 HR/57 RB I/91 R/30 SB). 3rd – Elnora All-Stars (79-75) Until they went to pieces in the last two weeks the Elnora All-Stars were in the thick of the pennant chase, mainly via their hitting, sparked by 2B Dmitri Vrotsos (.302/34 HR/117 RBI/97 R), CF Rich Mulloy (.282/15 HR/92 RBI/96 R/15 SB) and RF Lloyd Voss (.337/14 HR/75 RBI/84 R)... on the hill Matty Christianson (16-14 4.18) and Taylor Gibbs (13-20 3.73) both had sub-par seasons. 4th – Belle Plaine Musketeers (77-77) Belle Plaine broke even this year and came in fourth in the race, trailing by 7 games... pitching was also manager Boo Ladrieux's curse... he had one standout in closer Denny Reynaud (9-6 2.83), who chalked up 31 saves... the Musketeers best pitchers were Brad Anderson (20-15 4.66) and Jorge Bonilla (15-17 3.71)... Ladrieux had a loaded line-up featuring the leading hitter in the IPA RF Juan Mendez (.398/2 HR/52 RBI/92 R), who flirted with the .402 mark until he went 1-for-7 in the last two games of the season... other fine hitters included 1B Rory Dickenson (.296/14 HR/106 RBI/91 R), 3B Warren McDaniel (.291/31 HR/110 RBI/78 R), LF Chuck Hill (.295/18 HR/95 RBI/73 R), 2B Floyd Vinson (.307/1 HR/67 RBI/89 R) and CF Cris Willis (.305/6 HR/39 RBI/82 R). 5th – Marston Nine (76-78) Marston, managed by Johnny Walters, made a brief run at the leaders with a great July, but fizzled in August and September to wind up in fifth place and 8 games off the lead... The Nine's top hurler was Zippy Hodge (13-10 2.84), who was strong all year... Mark Falzone (13-12 3.99) also had some good moments, but was inconsistent... Marston was strong at the plate with 3B Jimmy Holman, who just might be the best hitter in the IPA after hitting .334 with 33 homers, 132 RBIs and scoring 112 runs... Holman also plays a solid third base... other productive bats were 1B Pat Farris (.316/8 HR/66 RBI/93 R), CF Lou Fisher (.264/12 HR/54 RBI/111 R/29 SB) and LF Ronnie Horn (.296/16 HR/75 RBI/85 R/15 SB). 6th – Beechwood Bobcats (74-80) Top to bottom in the RU East it was pretty close... sixth place Beechwood was only 10 games off the pace... Bret George's top pitchers were Bubba Lear (20-10 3.54) and Terry Kuznetsov (9-5 3.19), but he didn't get much help from Dek Jumonville (15-21 3.73) and Connie Gavagan (10-16 4.95) as he would have liked... the Bobcats had a quality batting order with CF Clifton Czabo (.306/20 HR/80 RBI/103 R/20 SB), 3B Guy Cassidy (.292/13 HR/71 RI/107 R/59 SB), SS Jared McCarthy (.313/16 Hr/87 RBI/72 R) and RF Dale Strickland (.288/27 HR/82 RBI/74 R). 7th – Sugar Valley Rattlers (72-82) Manager Gibby Bobkins' pitching fell on hard times and his Sugar Valley Rattlers dropped to seventh place and were 12 games out... Bobkins had never finished lower than third until this season and the Rattlers were three-time division champions... However two pitchers did shine at times... Jay Washington went 16-16 with a 3.56 ERA, while Ted Farentino compiled an 18-14 mark, but with a 4.27 ERA... Sugar Valley's top hitters were C Hal Stevenson (.317/35 HR/113 RBI/82 R), CF Austen Conover (.312/9 HR/63 RBI/116 R/73 SB) and RF Dennis Kernell (.321/15 HR/63 RBI/62 R)... Conover was the best base stealer in the IPA. 8th – Eastshore Elegants (70-84) Killer Brewster's Eastshore Elegants were in the basement at season's end, but they only trailed the division champ by 14 games... Fred Duhon (16-11 4.34) led the mound staff, while RF Stan Cuccinello (.283/30 HR/97 RBI/85 R), LF Darrel Alston (.295/28 HR/77 RBI/78 R) and 2B Tucker Hill (.314/5 HR/63 RBI/88 R) were Eastshore's top batters. Last edited by Eugene Church; 01-10-2010 at 07:04 PM.