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Eugene Church · 04-17-2010, 10:32 PM

The Islandian Times

Monday, September 19, 2011

2011 Ruthlandian Union East Final Standings, Team Batting and Pitching

Sugar Valley RU East Champs 5th Time
Manager Gibson Bobkins and his Sugar Valley Rattlers picked up their 5th flag in the Ruthlandian East and their second in a row. The Rattlers took over in the second half of the season and won by 5 games over Beechwood and by 8 over Elnora and Wynnamac. Beechwood led Elnora by 6 games and Sugar Valley by 7 at the All-Star break. Sugar Valley was 56-40 over the final four months of the season.

Sugar Valley hit for a .259 BA (18th) with 160 homers (6th)... on the mound the team ERA was 3.85 (16th), led by Charles Darby, who had a revival year with a 20-6 mark and a 2.71 ERA... The Rattlers were among the best defensively with a .979 FA... C Hal Stevenson (.268/33/81/98), SS Johnny Smith (.268/27/91/75) and CF Austen Conover (.282/4/60/93) sparked the offense.

The Beechwood Bobcats looked great at midseason, but fizzled in the second half and played way under .500 with a sorry 31-43 record... however, Bret George's boys managed to hold on to second place... good pitching carried the Bobcats, headed by Dek Jumonville (20-7 2.73), who had another stellar season... the 34-year-old righty has won 166 games in his 9-year IPA career... Harry Dye added a 16-11 mark with a 3.62 ERA... Beechwood hit only .253 (29th) with only 117 roundtrippers (27th), but did surprisingly well in the runs scored department (15th)... led by RF Dale Strickland (.277/17/93), C Billy Gorham (.253/24/90), LF Clifton Czabo (.307/8/71/91) and 1B Roy Slater (.261/12/58/110).

Elnora faded in the second half and played sub-.500 ball, too... The All-Stars stumbled home in a tie for third with Wynnamac... Manager Zoggy White's club looked better than that on paper with a .267 BA (5th), 141 home runs (12th), 3.61 team ERA (10th) and an impressive .977 FA... Taylor Gibbs (17-12 2.95) and closer Tom Allen (5-8 2.05) led the pitching corps... Allen saved 24 games... at the plate it was 2B Dmitri Vrotsos (.304/31/105/85) and RF Lloyd Voss (.341/12/65/93), who led the hit parade.

The Wynnamac Sundowners, skippered by Matt Donnelly, finished the season on a high note with a good second half... the Sundowner staff compiled a 3.70 team ERA, but could have used better run support (28th)... hitting-wise they were poor with a .257 mark (31st), but had decent power with 143 homers (11th)... Top bats belonged to Wynnamac's splendid LF Big Hoss Burkhalter (.266/30/96/88), who has hit over 300 homers and driven in over 1100 runs in his illustrious 11-year career... Burkhalter is still quite productive at age 33... second-year RF Joey Eaton thrived this year with a .343 batting average, 14 homers and 76 RBIs... Donnelly predicts good things for the 21-year-old outfielder... Third-year pitcher Jerry Meeks racked up an impressive 18-8 record with a standout 2.47 ERA to lead the mound staff.

After a poor first half, the Cold Creek Catamounts mounted a second half rebound with a 41-33 record to rise up to fifth place in the final RU East standings, 9 games off the pace... Outstanding pitching did it... Manager T. Kelly Holmes' twirlers combined for a strong 3.44 team ERA (6th)... The Catamounts had one of the better starting foursomes in Frankie Novikov (12-7 2.83), Payton Saunders (19-13 2.80), Russell Thurber (13-13 3.49) and Tommy Weeks (13-14 3.45)... Novikov spent part of season as closer and chalked up 16 saves to go with his 14 starts... Better hitting would have certainly improved their records... Cold Creek hit only .258 (20th) and ranked in the lower half of all offensive categories... Holmes' best bats belonged to RF Emile Stosha (.273/23/84/101), his grandson and CF Trip Holmes (.290/18/73/97) and SS Russ Russell (.316/12/63/71)... Trip's full name is T. Kelly Holmes III.

The Belle Plaine Musketeers wound up sixth in the division and trailed by 13 games... Boo Ladrieux's Muskies hit very well for average, but are woefully weak in the power department... they batted .269 (3rd), but hit only 78 homers (32nd)... 3B Warren McDaniel was the most productive with 23 home runs, 84 RBIs, 102 runs, while batting just .254... 1B Rory Dickenson (.284/12/89/78), SS Floyd Vinson (.291/3/52/103) and RF Juan Mendez (.310/5/82/82) also added to the offensive production... Belle Plaine's downfall was its pitching with a poor 4.21 team ERA (24th)... Ladrieux's best arms were Jorge Bonilla (16-18 3.54) and reliever Denny Reynaud (8-6 3.92), who picked up 27 saves... The Musketeers are a fine fielding team with a .978 FA.

The Marston Nine continued to be a mediocre team with a seventh-place finish, 18 games out... Manager Johnny Walters doesn't have much to cheer about... his club hit only .256 (25th) with 99 roundtrippers (30th) and ranked 31st in scoring... his moundsmen are fair with a 3.90 ERA (17th)... starter Zippy Hodge (18-16 2.69) and closer John Updike (4-6 2.84) could pitch for anybody... Updike posted 26 saves this year... 3B Jimmy Holman (.294/17/67/84) is Marston's best batter... no much in the line-up after him.

The Eastshore Elegants spent most of the season in last place in the RU East, winding up 21 games behind pennant-winning Sugar Valley... Killer Brewster's boys hit well with a .261 BA (16th) and 138 homers (16th), but fell flat with a terrible 4.39 team ERA (27th)... Eastshore has an outstanding player in CF Stan Cuccinello (.323/21/76/61), both at the plate and in the field... starter Eddie Lance (18-16 3.55) is Brewster's only quality hurler.

04-17-2010, 10:32 PM	#1671
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,104	The Islandian Times Monday, September 19, 2011 2011 Ruthlandian Union East Final Standings, Team Batting and Pitching Sugar Valley RU East Champs 5th Time Manager Gibson Bobkins and his Sugar Valley Rattlers picked up their 5th flag in the Ruthlandian East and their second in a row. The Rattlers took over in the second half of the season and won by 5 games over Beechwood and by 8 over Elnora and Wynnamac. Beechwood led Elnora by 6 games and Sugar Valley by 7 at the All-Star break. Sugar Valley was 56-40 over the final four months of the season. Sugar Valley hit for a .259 BA (18th) with 160 homers (6th)... on the mound the team ERA was 3.85 (16th), led by Charles Darby, who had a revival year with a 20-6 mark and a 2.71 ERA... The Rattlers were among the best defensively with a .979 FA... C Hal Stevenson (.268/33/81/98), SS Johnny Smith (.268/27/91/75) and CF Austen Conover (.282/4/60/93) sparked the offense. The Beechwood Bobcats looked great at midseason, but fizzled in the second half and played way under .500 with a sorry 31-43 record... however, Bret George's boys managed to hold on to second place... good pitching carried the Bobcats, headed by Dek Jumonville (20-7 2.73), who had another stellar season... the 34-year-old righty has won 166 games in his 9-year IPA career... Harry Dye added a 16-11 mark with a 3.62 ERA... Beechwood hit only .253 (29th) with only 117 roundtrippers (27th), but did surprisingly well in the runs scored department (15th)... led by RF Dale Strickland (.277/17/93), C Billy Gorham (.253/24/90), LF Clifton Czabo (.307/8/71/91) and 1B Roy Slater (.261/12/58/110). Elnora faded in the second half and played sub-.500 ball, too... The All-Stars stumbled home in a tie for third with Wynnamac... Manager Zoggy White's club looked better than that on paper with a .267 BA (5th), 141 home runs (12th), 3.61 team ERA (10th) and an impressive .977 FA... Taylor Gibbs (17-12 2.95) and closer Tom Allen (5-8 2.05) led the pitching corps... Allen saved 24 games... at the plate it was 2B Dmitri Vrotsos (.304/31/105/85) and RF Lloyd Voss (.341/12/65/93), who led the hit parade. The Wynnamac Sundowners, skippered by Matt Donnelly, finished the season on a high note with a good second half... the Sundowner staff compiled a 3.70 team ERA, but could have used better run support (28th)... hitting-wise they were poor with a .257 mark (31st), but had decent power with 143 homers (11th)... Top bats belonged to Wynnamac's splendid LF Big Hoss Burkhalter (.266/30/96/88), who has hit over 300 homers and driven in over 1100 runs in his illustrious 11-year career... Burkhalter is still quite productive at age 33... second-year RF Joey Eaton thrived this year with a .343 batting average, 14 homers and 76 RBIs... Donnelly predicts good things for the 21-year-old outfielder... Third-year pitcher Jerry Meeks racked up an impressive 18-8 record with a standout 2.47 ERA to lead the mound staff. After a poor first half, the Cold Creek Catamounts mounted a second half rebound with a 41-33 record to rise up to fifth place in the final RU East standings, 9 games off the pace... Outstanding pitching did it... Manager T. Kelly Holmes' twirlers combined for a strong 3.44 team ERA (6th)... The Catamounts had one of the better starting foursomes in Frankie Novikov (12-7 2.83), Payton Saunders (19-13 2.80), Russell Thurber (13-13 3.49) and Tommy Weeks (13-14 3.45)... Novikov spent part of season as closer and chalked up 16 saves to go with his 14 starts... Better hitting would have certainly improved their records... Cold Creek hit only .258 (20th) and ranked in the lower half of all offensive categories... Holmes' best bats belonged to RF Emile Stosha (.273/23/84/101), his grandson and CF Trip Holmes (.290/18/73/97) and SS Russ Russell (.316/12/63/71)... Trip's full name is T. Kelly Holmes III. The Belle Plaine Musketeers wound up sixth in the division and trailed by 13 games... Boo Ladrieux's Muskies hit very well for average, but are woefully weak in the power department... they batted .269 (3rd), but hit only 78 homers (32nd)... 3B Warren McDaniel was the most productive with 23 home runs, 84 RBIs, 102 runs, while batting just .254... 1B Rory Dickenson (.284/12/89/78), SS Floyd Vinson (.291/3/52/103) and RF Juan Mendez (.310/5/82/82) also added to the offensive production... Belle Plaine's downfall was its pitching with a poor 4.21 team ERA (24th)... Ladrieux's best arms were Jorge Bonilla (16-18 3.54) and reliever Denny Reynaud (8-6 3.92), who picked up 27 saves... The Musketeers are a fine fielding team with a .978 FA. The Marston Nine continued to be a mediocre team with a seventh-place finish, 18 games out... Manager Johnny Walters doesn't have much to cheer about... his club hit only .256 (25th) with 99 roundtrippers (30th) and ranked 31st in scoring... his moundsmen are fair with a 3.90 ERA (17th)... starter Zippy Hodge (18-16 2.69) and closer John Updike (4-6 2.84) could pitch for anybody... Updike posted 26 saves this year... 3B Jimmy Holman (.294/17/67/84) is Marston's best batter... no much in the line-up after him. The Eastshore Elegants spent most of the season in last place in the RU East, winding up 21 games behind pennant-winning Sugar Valley... Killer Brewster's boys hit well with a .261 BA (16th) and 138 homers (16th), but fell flat with a terrible 4.39 team ERA (27th)... Eastshore has an outstanding player in CF Stan Cuccinello (.323/21/76/61), both at the plate and in the field... starter Eddie Lance (18-16 3.55) is Brewster's only quality hurler. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-18-2010 at 09:46 PM.