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Eugene Church · 04-19-2010, 12:06 AM

The Islandian Times

Monday, September 19, 2011

Ruthlandian Union West Final Standings, Team Batting and Pitching

Colfax Captures 4th Straight RU West Crown
The Colfax Blasters turned up the heat in the second half of the Ruthlandian West and won by 4 games over the upstart Sligo Rovers and 8 games ahead of the Volusia Vigilantes. Fourth place went to the Fort Benton Defenders, who were 13 games back. The Rovers played superbly with a 51-22 record in the opening half of the campaign and led by a whopping 6 games over the Blasters, but they couldn't maintain that torrid pace and dipped to 41-40 the rest of the year. Colfax was 51-30 after the All-Star break to win another pennant for manager Clem Rogers. The Blasters have dominated the RU West by taking the last four division championships.

Super pitching is the name of the game in Colfax, the defending IPA Pro Cup champions... The Diamonds mound staff finished head-and-shoulders above everybody in the RU with a sterling 2.86 team ERA... No one can match Ilya Szabo (19-11 1.95), Jimmy Joe Cartner (23-13 2.99) and Jasper LaForge (20-14 3.25)... toss in an excellent closer in Dallas Somerville (5-5 1.99), who saved 32 ballgames, and you have quite a pitching rotation... Rogers has a better-than-average batting order, too... The Blasters are 10th with a .264 batting average, 15th in homers with 139 and 17th in runs with 712... solid vets LF Paul Coniglio (.311/27/109/95) and CF Ryan Raines (.281/25/73/94) lead the way.

The runner-up Sligo Rovers have nothing to be ashamed of - they did make Colfax sweat a bit - but they couldn't keep pace with them in August and September... Manager Eddie Keys has a strong and talented club... the Rovers do most things well... they batted .263 (13th) with 769 runs (3rd) and 140 homers (14th)... Sligo pitchers did very well, too, by registering a solid 3.54 team ERA... Keys' aces are Dix Edenborough (17-9 2.45) and Vinnie Rastelli (20-9 2.93) with good help from Colin McGrath (19-12 3.41) as the third starter... At the plate Sligo has a gifted veteran in LF Fred Collins (.347/29/103/120), who has been outstanding for 11 years now...Collins took the RU batting title this year, his first... RF Clell Renshaw (.296/21/84/90) and 2B Hollis Waldrup (.282/16/66/100) also chipped in with valuable offense.

Year-in and year-out Alfonso Feliz puts a quality ballclub on the field in Volusia... the Vigilantes have finished in the first division for 11 years in a row with one Pro Cup and two RU West pennants... The V's really had a good year, but play in one of the strongest divisions in the IPA... Feliz's clubs always feature strong pitching... this year Volusia put up a very impressive 3.12 team ERA (2nd), paced by Gerry Hersh (22-11 2.50), Ben Manderson (16-11 3.31), Todd Wolfe (16-12 3.62) and Alejandro Rio (8-8 2.20)... Marty Rutigliano (6-4 1.18) copped 23 saves in the closer role... Though not strong in the batter's box with just a .258 BA (22nd), the Vigilantes scored well and ranked 8th with 728 runs... They went deep often enough with 141 roundtrippers (12th)... Feliz has some capable hitters in CF Roger Marley (.283/13/87/64), 2B Tucker Hill (.329/7/56/66), LF Briscoe Crowder (.274/19/72/78) and SS Rolf Kellgren (.283/8/50/86).

After years of being at the bottom of the barrel, the Fort Benton Defenders under skipper Robbie Brooks chalked up their best season ever... they came in fourth in the standings and 14 games off the pace... Brooks uses the longball and decent pitching... the Defenders batted only .253 (30th), but did scored well with 724 runs (10th) and 150 home runs (9th)... on the hill Fort Benton posted a 3.84 team ERA (14th)... Brooks' best performers were pitchers Tucker Dawes (18-12 3.46) and closer David Osborn (2-5 2.04) with 25 saved games... Tal Vaitkus was 20-10, but had a poor 4.51 ERA... the Defenders best bats were SS Pete Duvalier with a .279 mark, 13 home runs, 97 runs scored and 71 RBIs... and RF Forest Cummings with 20 homers, 83 RBIs and 81 runs, but only a .254 batting average.

Rob Jackson's Forest City Lumberjacks ended up in the fifth spot and trailed by 15 games, but were 8 games over .500 in the tough RU West race... The 'Jacks boast some powerful hitters and led the RU with 189 homers... they were 8th in scoring (728 runs), but batted a lowly .253 (30th)... 9 players hit 10 or more roundtrippers, sparked by CF Stan Maples (.298/31/82/105), LF Joe Judlin (.278/28/90/85), RF Chris Carroll (.327/25/89) and 1B Andy Doiron (.288/19/63/84)... on the hill Forest City compiled a respectable 3.53 team ERA (17th) and were led by Ernie Hill (19-12 3.01), Knucks Nomellini (16-6 3.30) and hard-luck Al Thibaut (16-17 3.10)... closer Dale Owens did a fine job in the bullpen with 28 saves, a strong 2.24 ERA and a 3-6 won-lost mark.

The Stoner Stars, Rocky Rapids Snappers and the Middlefield Roosters did not fare very well this season and were the division's also-rans. Stoner was sixth and 27 games back, Rocky Rapids was seventh, 29 games behind and poor Middlefield wound up in the cellar and 40 games behind first place Colfax.

Stoner is piloted by Willie Dickens... the Stars strong point is going deep... they knocked 159 out of the park (7th - tied), scored fairly well with 714 runs (15th - tied), but hit only .258 (21st)... Stoner had terrible pitching with a monstrous 4.65 ERA (31st)... Dickens' best pitcher was Norman Canfield with a 16-13 record, but a 4.59 ERA... top batters were CF Chris Collins (.274/26/93/92), C Benny Stern (.323/23/81/80), RF Lamar Proctor (.303/20/61/82) and 2B Karol Zodoka (.292/18/89/88).

Ryan Noland saw his Rocky Rapids club slump to seventh after a good four-year run in the first division... Pitching was the main culprit with a gaudy 4.53 ERA (28th)... Noland's top hurler was bullpen ace Earl Pitts, who notched 23 saves with a terrific 1.64 ERA and a 4-7 record... Donnie Chaney (13-17 3.69) and Pat Brown (14-18 4.13) had up-and-down seasons... three vets led the Snappers at bat, headed by LF Scott Camden, who had a splendid year with a .317 BA, 36 homers, 115 RBIs, while scoring 112 times... Old pros C Hank Bethel (.280/18/87/62) and SS Cooter Bermudez (.280/6/48/102) also contributed to the offense... 11-year star Bethel should go over the 300 homer, 1000 RBI and 1000 runs scored milestones in the coming season.

After winning two RU West pennants and taking the 2005 Pro Cup in its first five years under skipper Smitty Michaels, the Middlefield Roosters have fallen to the wayside... for the first time in the team's history they finished in the basement... The Roosters hit well with a .268 BA (4th) and 159 home runs (7th - tied), but are only 17th in run scoring with 712... and the pitching is ludicrous with a 4.58 ERA (29th)... starters Danny Stewart (15-15 3.07) and Johnny Bond (16-17 3.83) are Middlefield's best pitchers, while at the plate LF Lyn Taryn (.256/35/93/79) and SS Jim Rose (.300/22/92/93) are the Roosters top batters.

04-19-2010, 12:06 AM	#1672
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,944	The Islandian Times Monday, September 19, 2011 Ruthlandian Union West Final Standings, Team Batting and Pitching Colfax Captures 4th Straight RU West Crown The Colfax Blasters turned up the heat in the second half of the Ruthlandian West and won by 4 games over the upstart Sligo Rovers and 8 games ahead of the Volusia Vigilantes. Fourth place went to the Fort Benton Defenders, who were 13 games back. The Rovers played superbly with a 51-22 record in the opening half of the campaign and led by a whopping 6 games over the Blasters, but they couldn't maintain that torrid pace and dipped to 41-40 the rest of the year. Colfax was 51-30 after the All-Star break to win another pennant for manager Clem Rogers. The Blasters have dominated the RU West by taking the last four division championships. Super pitching is the name of the game in Colfax, the defending IPA Pro Cup champions... The Diamonds mound staff finished head-and-shoulders above everybody in the RU with a sterling 2.86 team ERA... No one can match Ilya Szabo (19-11 1.95), Jimmy Joe Cartner (23-13 2.99) and Jasper LaForge (20-14 3.25)... toss in an excellent closer in Dallas Somerville (5-5 1.99), who saved 32 ballgames, and you have quite a pitching rotation... Rogers has a better-than-average batting order, too... The Blasters are 10th with a .264 batting average, 15th in homers with 139 and 17th in runs with 712... solid vets LF Paul Coniglio (.311/27/109/95) and CF Ryan Raines (.281/25/73/94) lead the way. The runner-up Sligo Rovers have nothing to be ashamed of - they did make Colfax sweat a bit - but they couldn't keep pace with them in August and September... Manager Eddie Keys has a strong and talented club... the Rovers do most things well... they batted .263 (13th) with 769 runs (3rd) and 140 homers (14th)... Sligo pitchers did very well, too, by registering a solid 3.54 team ERA... Keys' aces are Dix Edenborough (17-9 2.45) and Vinnie Rastelli (20-9 2.93) with good help from Colin McGrath (19-12 3.41) as the third starter... At the plate Sligo has a gifted veteran in LF Fred Collins (.347/29/103/120), who has been outstanding for 11 years now...Collins took the RU batting title this year, his first... RF Clell Renshaw (.296/21/84/90) and 2B Hollis Waldrup (.282/16/66/100) also chipped in with valuable offense. Year-in and year-out Alfonso Feliz puts a quality ballclub on the field in Volusia... the Vigilantes have finished in the first division for 11 years in a row with one Pro Cup and two RU West pennants... The V's really had a good year, but play in one of the strongest divisions in the IPA... Feliz's clubs always feature strong pitching... this year Volusia put up a very impressive 3.12 team ERA (2nd), paced by Gerry Hersh (22-11 2.50), Ben Manderson (16-11 3.31), Todd Wolfe (16-12 3.62) and Alejandro Rio (8-8 2.20)... Marty Rutigliano (6-4 1.18) copped 23 saves in the closer role... Though not strong in the batter's box with just a .258 BA (22nd), the Vigilantes scored well and ranked 8th with 728 runs... They went deep often enough with 141 roundtrippers (12th)... Feliz has some capable hitters in CF Roger Marley (.283/13/87/64), 2B Tucker Hill (.329/7/56/66), LF Briscoe Crowder (.274/19/72/78) and SS Rolf Kellgren (.283/8/50/86). After years of being at the bottom of the barrel, the Fort Benton Defenders under skipper Robbie Brooks chalked up their best season ever... they came in fourth in the standings and 14 games off the pace... Brooks uses the longball and decent pitching... the Defenders batted only .253 (30th), but did scored well with 724 runs (10th) and 150 home runs (9th)... on the hill Fort Benton posted a 3.84 team ERA (14th)... Brooks' best performers were pitchers Tucker Dawes (18-12 3.46) and closer David Osborn (2-5 2.04) with 25 saved games... Tal Vaitkus was 20-10, but had a poor 4.51 ERA... the Defenders best bats were SS Pete Duvalier with a .279 mark, 13 home runs, 97 runs scored and 71 RBIs... and RF Forest Cummings with 20 homers, 83 RBIs and 81 runs, but only a .254 batting average. Rob Jackson's Forest City Lumberjacks ended up in the fifth spot and trailed by 15 games, but were 8 games over .500 in the tough RU West race... The 'Jacks boast some powerful hitters and led the RU with 189 homers... they were 8th in scoring (728 runs), but batted a lowly .253 (30th)... 9 players hit 10 or more roundtrippers, sparked by CF Stan Maples (.298/31/82/105), LF Joe Judlin (.278/28/90/85), RF Chris Carroll (.327/25/89) and 1B Andy Doiron (.288/19/63/84)... on the hill Forest City compiled a respectable 3.53 team ERA (17th) and were led by Ernie Hill (19-12 3.01), Knucks Nomellini (16-6 3.30) and hard-luck Al Thibaut (16-17 3.10)... closer Dale Owens did a fine job in the bullpen with 28 saves, a strong 2.24 ERA and a 3-6 won-lost mark. The Stoner Stars, Rocky Rapids Snappers and the Middlefield Roosters did not fare very well this season and were the division's also-rans. Stoner was sixth and 27 games back, Rocky Rapids was seventh, 29 games behind and poor Middlefield wound up in the cellar and 40 games behind first place Colfax. Stoner is piloted by Willie Dickens... the Stars strong point is going deep... they knocked 159 out of the park (7th - tied), scored fairly well with 714 runs (15th - tied), but hit only .258 (21st)... Stoner had terrible pitching with a monstrous 4.65 ERA (31st)... Dickens' best pitcher was Norman Canfield with a 16-13 record, but a 4.59 ERA... top batters were CF Chris Collins (.274/26/93/92), C Benny Stern (.323/23/81/80), RF Lamar Proctor (.303/20/61/82) and 2B Karol Zodoka (.292/18/89/88). Ryan Noland saw his Rocky Rapids club slump to seventh after a good four-year run in the first division... Pitching was the main culprit with a gaudy 4.53 ERA (28th)... Noland's top hurler was bullpen ace Earl Pitts, who notched 23 saves with a terrific 1.64 ERA and a 4-7 record... Donnie Chaney (13-17 3.69) and Pat Brown (14-18 4.13) had up-and-down seasons... three vets led the Snappers at bat, headed by LF Scott Camden, who had a splendid year with a .317 BA, 36 homers, 115 RBIs, while scoring 112 times... Old pros C Hank Bethel (.280/18/87/62) and SS Cooter Bermudez (.280/6/48/102) also contributed to the offense... 11-year star Bethel should go over the 300 homer, 1000 RBI and 1000 runs scored milestones in the coming season. After winning two RU West pennants and taking the 2005 Pro Cup in its first five years under skipper Smitty Michaels, the Middlefield Roosters have fallen to the wayside... for the first time in the team's history they finished in the basement... The Roosters hit well with a .268 BA (4th) and 159 home runs (7th - tied), but are only 17th in run scoring with 712... and the pitching is ludicrous with a 4.58 ERA (29th)... starters Danny Stewart (15-15 3.07) and Johnny Bond (16-17 3.83) are Middlefield's best pitchers, while at the plate LF Lyn Taryn (.256/35/93/79) and SS Jim Rose (.300/22/92/93) are the Roosters top batters. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-19-2010 at 12:25 AM.