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Eugene Church · 01-07-2010, 06:36 PM

The Islandian Times

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Turon TU South Champs, Holds Off Colchester by 3 Games

1st – Turon Typhoons (92-62)

The Tycobbian South appeared to be all wrapped up at the All-Star break as the Turon Typhoons blew past everybody and built up a huge 9-game bulge... However the Colchester Elites decided to make a race of it and they did... By season's end the Elites chopped it down to three games, but no closer... It was the Typhoons second title in the last three years... they will now have a chance to win their third Pro Cup... Turon has an outstanding pitching staff (3.25 ERA – 2nd) and they stayed the course, although it was closer than manager Whitey Richburn would have liked it to be... the Typhoons were a steady ball club throughout the year... they had one of the better foursomes in the IPA with Anthony Nardone (21-11 2.54), Scotty Boswell (17-10 3.54), Jacques Lemaire (16-14 3.42) and James Stuart (10-6 3.07)... Richburn also had an effective closer with Jeb Pickett (5-8 3.25), who had 15 saves after moving to the bullpen... middle relief was solid, too... at the plate he depended on CF Mac McCurnan (.295/22 HR/91 RBI/108 R/22 SB), RF Andy Porter (.328/18 HR/87 RBI/79 R/26 SB) and 2B Alan Hansen (.284/1 HR/34 RBI/108 R)... LF Raphael Semmes (.245/21 HR/86 RBI/74 R/18 SB) and 1B Johnny Carducci (.259/20 HR/75 RBI) also gave him some long-ball power.

2nd - Colchester Elites (89-65)

Uncle Robbie Wilbertson has a strong squad in Colchester that combined good hitting, good power and good pitching... The Elites hit .273 (4th), rapped 165 roundtrippers (8th) and registered a 3.79 ERA (13th)... top hitters were 1B Harlan Roscoe (.369/34 HR/112 RBI/97 R), LF Tom Barella (.292/19 HR/66 RBI/85 R/35 SB), C Brad Walker (.270/23 HR/78 RBI) and CF Douglas Tilford (.269/18 HR/69 RBI/92 R/30 SB)... Roscoe copped the TU batting crown with a .369 BA... Colchester has two fine starters in Jimmy Simmons (19-12 2.21) and Fred Payne (21-13 3.43)... Wilbertson's other two starters Keith Cline (18-9 4.12) and Fred Kimball (13-10 4.33) also stood out at times.

3rd – Ginza Ninjas (76-78)

Third in the standings were the Ginja Ninjas... Huroko Uchiyama skippered them and finished way back in the race, 16 games off the pace... the Ninjas are just average in most areas of the game, but stand out defensively with a .978 FA... Uchiyama possesses a couple of talented pitchers in closer Ernie Teague, who saved 33 games and posted a 5-7 record with a fine 2.70 ERA... starter Carl Trebek had a decent year with a 16-14 mark and a 3.86 ERA... hitting-wise only 2B Toshiro Nomura was adequate with a .309 batting average, 15 homers, 57 RBIs and 87 runs scored.

4th – Summerland Sunsets (72-82)

Fourth place in the TU South belonged to the Summerland Sunsets with Will Hackett at the helm... the Sunsets trailed by 20 games... Hackett had pitiful hitting with a .251 mark (31st), 100 homers (29th) and poor scoring with only 641 runs (31st)... on the hill Summerland was better, but only only fair compared to the other clubs with a 3.84 ERA (16th)... top pitchers were Pat Dreux (13-8 2.65), Denny Coulon (14-16 3.29) and Toshiya Tamura (15-15 3.84)... top bats were SS Don Hanks (.298/13 HR/54 RBI/67 R) and LF Ed Holt (.281/15 HR/72 RBI/62 R).

5th tied – Cape Coral Hurricanes (68-86)

For the second straight season once-powerful Cape Coral is a second-division team as the Hurricanes are tied for the fifth spot with Southport in the TU South and a distant 24 games back in the standings... Marty Pedroza's crew doesn't hit very well and sports a .262 BA (24th), but does hit for power with 148 homers (9th)... pitching-wise the team ERA stands at 4.01 (19th)... the Hurricanes leading hitters are RF Maurice Vidrine (.312/24 HR/90 RBI), LF Kippy Doyle (.318/19 HR/83 RBI), 3B Flipper Bird (.286/18 HR/61 HR/117 R/22 SB) and CF Bobby Josker (.284/13 HR/60 RI/86 R)... Pedroza does have the best pitcher in the IPA... Cody Burg (18-13 2.99) had his worst season, but still does an outstanding job... Burg led the IPA in strikeouts for the sixth consecutive year with 244... Steve Aaron (14-12 3.80) also pitched well for Cape Coral.

5th tied – Southport Sun Sox (68-86)

Manager Charley Oscar doesn't have much in Southport except for RF Monty Draycott (.330/34 HR/87 RBI/104 R/15 SB) and 2B Charlie Gamble (.311/24 HR/71 RBI/86 R)... both of them swing good bats... Draycott enjoyed a rebirth this year with a .330 BA and 34 homers... LF Big Stick Takala (.284/21 HR/88 RBI) lived up to his nickname and was a valuable run producer for the Sun Sox... as a team Southport hit .269 (12th) with 141 homers (12th), but staggered when it came to the mound with a 4.10 ERA (21st)... Oscar's best arms were Tom Wiley (13-11 3.26) and Leonard Urban (14-12 3.97).

7th – San Alejo Montaneros (67-87)

For the fifth year in a row the San Alejo Montaneros have played sub-.500 baseball under Lando Peceda for a seventh place finish, 25 games back of Turon... San Alejo can hit and score with a .272 batting average (7th) and 145 home runs (11th), but has difficulty in the pitching department with a 4.15 ERA (23rd)... the potent line-up is paced by 1B Miles Shufford (.291/25 RBI/101 RBI/82 R), 3B Eddy Lamar (.291/15 HR/86 RBI), LF Dennis Riley (.285/20 HR/65 RBI/91 R) and part-time RF Ed Pfeffer (.350/10 HR/59 R), who only faces right-handed pitching... Peceda's best moundsmen are Daniel Fitzmorris (12-15 3.81) and Alberto Herrera (12-16 3.55).

8th – Arroyo Grande Suns (64-90)

The Arroyo Grande Suns continued their dismal showing in the IPA and didn't make the postseason for the seventh successive season as they wound up in the TU South basement once again... The Suns ended up 28 games behind... but manager Jean-Luc Marchand's charges can hit the ball... they chalked up a .270 BA (9th) and possess several fine hitters like LF Jet Kazmarek (.335/9 HR/76 RBI/91 R/48 SB) and 1B Sherm Miles (.273/25 HR/117 RBI/90 R)... other solid batters include CF Robinson Bowes (.295/17 HR/71 RBI), SS Randy Warren (.320/5 HR/42 RBI/80 R) and C Don Holden (.287/18 HR/68 RBI/80 R)... suffice to say it's tough to have good pitching stats in cozy, little Capet Park with its very short fences (4.36 ERA- 30th)... but Miguel Aguilera (12-18 3.63) copes pretty well... as does Jordy Crockett (11-14 4.14)

01-07-2010, 06:36 PM	#1457
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,047	The Islandian Times Sunday, September 21, 2008 Turon TU South Champs, Holds Off Colchester by 3 Games 1st – Turon Typhoons (92-62) The Tycobbian South appeared to be all wrapped up at the All-Star break as the Turon Typhoons blew past everybody and built up a huge 9-game bulge... However the Colchester Elites decided to make a race of it and they did... By season's end the Elites chopped it down to three games, but no closer... It was the Typhoons second title in the last three years... they will now have a chance to win their third Pro Cup... Turon has an outstanding pitching staff (3.25 ERA – 2nd) and they stayed the course, although it was closer than manager Whitey Richburn would have liked it to be... the Typhoons were a steady ball club throughout the year... they had one of the better foursomes in the IPA with Anthony Nardone (21-11 2.54), Scotty Boswell (17-10 3.54), Jacques Lemaire (16-14 3.42) and James Stuart (10-6 3.07)... Richburn also had an effective closer with Jeb Pickett (5-8 3.25), who had 15 saves after moving to the bullpen... middle relief was solid, too... at the plate he depended on CF Mac McCurnan (.295/22 HR/91 RBI/108 R/22 SB), RF Andy Porter (.328/18 HR/87 RBI/79 R/26 SB) and 2B Alan Hansen (.284/1 HR/34 RBI/108 R)... LF Raphael Semmes (.245/21 HR/86 RBI/74 R/18 SB) and 1B Johnny Carducci (.259/20 HR/75 RBI) also gave him some long-ball power. 2nd - Colchester Elites (89-65) Uncle Robbie Wilbertson has a strong squad in Colchester that combined good hitting, good power and good pitching... The Elites hit .273 (4th), rapped 165 roundtrippers (8th) and registered a 3.79 ERA (13th)... top hitters were 1B Harlan Roscoe (.369/34 HR/112 RBI/97 R), LF Tom Barella (.292/19 HR/66 RBI/85 R/35 SB), C Brad Walker (.270/23 HR/78 RBI) and CF Douglas Tilford (.269/18 HR/69 RBI/92 R/30 SB)... Roscoe copped the TU batting crown with a .369 BA... Colchester has two fine starters in Jimmy Simmons (19-12 2.21) and Fred Payne (21-13 3.43)... Wilbertson's other two starters Keith Cline (18-9 4.12) and Fred Kimball (13-10 4.33) also stood out at times. 3rd – Ginza Ninjas (76-78) Third in the standings were the Ginja Ninjas... Huroko Uchiyama skippered them and finished way back in the race, 16 games off the pace... the Ninjas are just average in most areas of the game, but stand out defensively with a .978 FA... Uchiyama possesses a couple of talented pitchers in closer Ernie Teague, who saved 33 games and posted a 5-7 record with a fine 2.70 ERA... starter Carl Trebek had a decent year with a 16-14 mark and a 3.86 ERA... hitting-wise only 2B Toshiro Nomura was adequate with a .309 batting average, 15 homers, 57 RBIs and 87 runs scored. 4th – Summerland Sunsets (72-82) Fourth place in the TU South belonged to the Summerland Sunsets with Will Hackett at the helm... the Sunsets trailed by 20 games... Hackett had pitiful hitting with a .251 mark (31st), 100 homers (29th) and poor scoring with only 641 runs (31st)... on the hill Summerland was better, but only only fair compared to the other clubs with a 3.84 ERA (16th)... top pitchers were Pat Dreux (13-8 2.65), Denny Coulon (14-16 3.29) and Toshiya Tamura (15-15 3.84)... top bats were SS Don Hanks (.298/13 HR/54 RBI/67 R) and LF Ed Holt (.281/15 HR/72 RBI/62 R). 5th tied – Cape Coral Hurricanes (68-86) For the second straight season once-powerful Cape Coral is a second-division team as the Hurricanes are tied for the fifth spot with Southport in the TU South and a distant 24 games back in the standings... Marty Pedroza's crew doesn't hit very well and sports a .262 BA (24th), but does hit for power with 148 homers (9th)... pitching-wise the team ERA stands at 4.01 (19th)... the Hurricanes leading hitters are RF Maurice Vidrine (.312/24 HR/90 RBI), LF Kippy Doyle (.318/19 HR/83 RBI), 3B Flipper Bird (.286/18 HR/61 HR/117 R/22 SB) and CF Bobby Josker (.284/13 HR/60 RI/86 R)... Pedroza does have the best pitcher in the IPA... Cody Burg (18-13 2.99) had his worst season, but still does an outstanding job... Burg led the IPA in strikeouts for the sixth consecutive year with 244... Steve Aaron (14-12 3.80) also pitched well for Cape Coral. 5th tied – Southport Sun Sox (68-86) Manager Charley Oscar doesn't have much in Southport except for RF Monty Draycott (.330/34 HR/87 RBI/104 R/15 SB) and 2B Charlie Gamble (.311/24 HR/71 RBI/86 R)... both of them swing good bats... Draycott enjoyed a rebirth this year with a .330 BA and 34 homers... LF Big Stick Takala (.284/21 HR/88 RBI) lived up to his nickname and was a valuable run producer for the Sun Sox... as a team Southport hit .269 (12th) with 141 homers (12th), but staggered when it came to the mound with a 4.10 ERA (21st)... Oscar's best arms were Tom Wiley (13-11 3.26) and Leonard Urban (14-12 3.97). 7th – San Alejo Montaneros (67-87) For the fifth year in a row the San Alejo Montaneros have played sub-.500 baseball under Lando Peceda for a seventh place finish, 25 games back of Turon... San Alejo can hit and score with a .272 batting average (7th) and 145 home runs (11th), but has difficulty in the pitching department with a 4.15 ERA (23rd)... the potent line-up is paced by 1B Miles Shufford (.291/25 RBI/101 RBI/82 R), 3B Eddy Lamar (.291/15 HR/86 RBI), LF Dennis Riley (.285/20 HR/65 RBI/91 R) and part-time RF Ed Pfeffer (.350/10 HR/59 R), who only faces right-handed pitching... Peceda's best moundsmen are Daniel Fitzmorris (12-15 3.81) and Alberto Herrera (12-16 3.55). 8th – Arroyo Grande Suns (64-90) The Arroyo Grande Suns continued their dismal showing in the IPA and didn't make the postseason for the seventh successive season as they wound up in the TU South basement once again... The Suns ended up 28 games behind... but manager Jean-Luc Marchand's charges can hit the ball... they chalked up a .270 BA (9th) and possess several fine hitters like LF Jet Kazmarek (.335/9 HR/76 RBI/91 R/48 SB) and 1B Sherm Miles (.273/25 HR/117 RBI/90 R)... other solid batters include CF Robinson Bowes (.295/17 HR/71 RBI), SS Randy Warren (.320/5 HR/42 RBI/80 R) and C Don Holden (.287/18 HR/68 RBI/80 R)... suffice to say it's tough to have good pitching stats in cozy, little Capet Park with its very short fences (4.36 ERA- 30th)... but Miguel Aguilera (12-18 3.63) copes pretty well... as does Jordy Crockett (11-14 4.14) Last edited by Eugene Church; 01-07-2010 at 06:47 PM.