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Eugene Church · 04-22-2010, 11:22 PM

The Islandian Times

Monday, September 19, 2011

Tycobbian Union East Final Standings, Team Batting and Pitching

Ozarka Nabs 2nd Consecutive TU East
The Ozarka Naturals pulled away from the pack in the second half of the season and easily won its second consecutive Tycobbian East division title by 8 games over South Fork. 7 teams were bunched together at mid-year with only 5 games separating them. The High Mesa Cowboys were the number three club and trailed by 9 games with Midway coming in fourth, 10 games back of the Nats.

Manager Joe Mac Carney club does everything well... Ozarka put up a .269 BA (7th) and was 2nd in runs with 773... but the Naturals only hit 125 home runs (26th)... Carney's pitching corps posted a credible 3.58 ERA (10th) and his defense topped the league with a .978 fielding percentage... Tyrus Yokum (21-10 3.76), rookie Eddie Roberts (18-9 3.51) and closer Karl Kleinert (6-9 3.71) headed up the pitching staff... Kleinert registered 29 saves... the Nats had three .300 hitters in 3B Todd Chadwick (.323/29/126/116), LF Vic Weinstein (.315/11/93/82) and SS Nathan Ferrell (.300/18/81/92)... RF Chris Pruitt also added 26 home runs, 83 RBIs and scored 75 runs, while chalking up only a .250 batting average... Chadwick is one of the best players in the IPA... He had a career year this season.

"Lips" Leon brought his club in second, but ended up a distant 8 games off the pace... the South Fork Stallions were left far behind in Ozarka's wake in the second half... Leon had solid pitching with a 3.73 team ERA, anchored by starters Dave Small (18-10 3.14), Blackie Terranova (19-11 3.45) and Kurt Glinka (12-7 3.00)... Offense was the Stallions downfall... they just had trouble scoring runs (21st)... but they had good power with 150 roundtrippers (12th tied), sparked by CF Gary Horn (.287/21/78/81), RF Robby Michael (.317/19/74/78) and 1B Joe Peters (.283/20/71/92).

Frisky Franks is the skipper of the High Mesa Cowboys and they rode good hitting to a third place finish in the TU East, trailing Ozarka by 9 games... The Cowpokes had good power with 163 home runs (7th), were 10th in batting with a .267 mark and 14th in scoring with 722 runs... top hitters were RF Sookie Givens with 35 home runs, 106 RBIs and 87 runs scored... Givens batted at a .275 clip... and 2B Wild Deer Etchimin walloped 29 out of the park, drove in 92 runs and scored 95 times... High Mesa has a good group of starters, paced by Kent Wells with an 18-14 record and a 3.67 ERA with some help from John Rainer (15-16 3.96) and Johnny Falcon (15-14 4.32)... Keep in mind they have to pitch in one of the smallest ballparks in the IPA.

The Midway Wolves are piloted by Cochise Chandler, who came in fourth, 10 games in back of Ozarka... the fourth place Wolves have a potent offense that ranked first in runs scored withn 795... they went deep 165 times (6th), while putting up a .261 BA (14th)... Chandler's most productive bats belonged to RF Lou Sturge (.264/29/87/92) and 1B Don Piper (.283/20/83/101)... Midway achilles' heel was its lofty 4.39 team ERA... the Wolves best pitchers were Joe Eckermann (11-4 3.11) and Lanky Elsu (16-15 4.10).

The Red Bluff Red Sox failed to hit this year and consequently dropped in the standings down to the fifth spot, 12 games out... Mack Connery's crew hit only .254 (23rd) with just 136 homers (23rd tied) and scored only 631 runs (29th)... it was the quality arms of John Dougherty (16-17 3.30), Ivan Brasco (14-17 3.05), Frank Beaudoin (16-18 3.67) and Jim Melanakos (10-3 3.54) that kept the Red Sox in most of their games... closer Ricardo Topez (2-5 2.92) was also effective with 17 saves... The Red Bluff rotation deserved better... Poor run support cost them a lot of victories... SS Jose Aguilar (.306/14/68/92), 1B Tommy Klegg (.271/32/96/71) and LF Bryan Wessels (.289/16/73/85) were Connery's offense.

Weak hitting was also costly to Carlton "Lefty" Stevens in Tuckanarra... the Blue Jays had their worst season ever and dipped to sixth place and 13 games behind... They hit only .249 (27th) with only 136 home runs (23rd tied) and could only score 655 runs (26th)... but Stevens' boys could pitch, posting a strong 3.36 ERA... Tuckanarra starting twirlers were very effective... the Blue Jay ace was Titus Bristow (18-10 2.18), who had another super season... In his 10 years Bristow is 184-124 with a brilliant 2.79 lifetime ERA... Roy Spence (12-9 2.57), Delaney Elliott (13-14 3.18) and James Newberry (13-5 3.51) excelled as well... closer Neil Hilton collected 19 saves and registered a 9-6 mark with a standout 2.48 ERA... the Blue Jays bombed with the bats... Stevens' top hitters only had modest output... 1B Erik Vayda (.271/12/88/83) and SS Lou Thomas (.254/20/82/64) were the most productive.

East Point under the leadership of Griff Clarke wound up deep down in the TU East 20 games below the division leader... The seventh place Panthers had some punch in the batting order with 177 home runs (3rd) and a decent .262 BA (13th)... but they couldn't stop the opposing teams... East Point pitchers compiled a poor 4.38 ERA (28th) despite two fine hurlers in Tommy Fuller (19-12 3.38) and Fred Traugott (15-10 3.68)... however the Panthers shined in the batter's box, led by 2B Jesse Goodwin (.287/36/106/98), CF Joey Olson (.293/22/94/67), LF Cisco Perales (.283/32/84/63), RF Karl Dietz (.274/28/75/64) and SS Jerry Riley (.267/11/56/102).

As usual Arky Spanderson's Hillsboro Blazers were the sole possessors of last place... they have occupied that dubious spot 6 times in their 10-year IPA existence and never have finished higher than fifth place in the TU East... this season the Blazers were 26 games back... Spanderson only has one quality pitcher... Ted Farentino was 18-14 and put up a 4.01 ERA, which is pretty fair in Hanford Stadium, a bandbox... Hillsboro hit at a lowly .242 pace, was last in runs, but was strong in the homer department with 168 (4th)... 1B Dominic Carbonetti led the club with 22 roundtrippers, but only had a .232 average... LF Victor Schroeder rapped 21 and hit at a .273 clip... SS Tommy Cooper cracked 20 with a .271 mark... and RF Davey Milgram batted .260, but slugged 19 deep.

04-22-2010, 11:22 PM	#1675
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,946	The Islandian Times Monday, September 19, 2011 Tycobbian Union East Final Standings, Team Batting and Pitching Ozarka Nabs 2nd Consecutive TU East The Ozarka Naturals pulled away from the pack in the second half of the season and easily won its second consecutive Tycobbian East division title by 8 games over South Fork. 7 teams were bunched together at mid-year with only 5 games separating them. The High Mesa Cowboys were the number three club and trailed by 9 games with Midway coming in fourth, 10 games back of the Nats. Manager Joe Mac Carney club does everything well... Ozarka put up a .269 BA (7th) and was 2nd in runs with 773... but the Naturals only hit 125 home runs (26th)... Carney's pitching corps posted a credible 3.58 ERA (10th) and his defense topped the league with a .978 fielding percentage... Tyrus Yokum (21-10 3.76), rookie Eddie Roberts (18-9 3.51) and closer Karl Kleinert (6-9 3.71) headed up the pitching staff... Kleinert registered 29 saves... the Nats had three .300 hitters in 3B Todd Chadwick (.323/29/126/116), LF Vic Weinstein (.315/11/93/82) and SS Nathan Ferrell (.300/18/81/92)... RF Chris Pruitt also added 26 home runs, 83 RBIs and scored 75 runs, while chalking up only a .250 batting average... Chadwick is one of the best players in the IPA... He had a career year this season. "Lips" Leon brought his club in second, but ended up a distant 8 games off the pace... the South Fork Stallions were left far behind in Ozarka's wake in the second half... Leon had solid pitching with a 3.73 team ERA, anchored by starters Dave Small (18-10 3.14), Blackie Terranova (19-11 3.45) and Kurt Glinka (12-7 3.00)... Offense was the Stallions downfall... they just had trouble scoring runs (21st)... but they had good power with 150 roundtrippers (12th tied), sparked by CF Gary Horn (.287/21/78/81), RF Robby Michael (.317/19/74/78) and 1B Joe Peters (.283/20/71/92). Frisky Franks is the skipper of the High Mesa Cowboys and they rode good hitting to a third place finish in the TU East, trailing Ozarka by 9 games... The Cowpokes had good power with 163 home runs (7th), were 10th in batting with a .267 mark and 14th in scoring with 722 runs... top hitters were RF Sookie Givens with 35 home runs, 106 RBIs and 87 runs scored... Givens batted at a .275 clip... and 2B Wild Deer Etchimin walloped 29 out of the park, drove in 92 runs and scored 95 times... High Mesa has a good group of starters, paced by Kent Wells with an 18-14 record and a 3.67 ERA with some help from John Rainer (15-16 3.96) and Johnny Falcon (15-14 4.32)... Keep in mind they have to pitch in one of the smallest ballparks in the IPA. The Midway Wolves are piloted by Cochise Chandler, who came in fourth, 10 games in back of Ozarka... the fourth place Wolves have a potent offense that ranked first in runs scored withn 795... they went deep 165 times (6th), while putting up a .261 BA (14th)... Chandler's most productive bats belonged to RF Lou Sturge (.264/29/87/92) and 1B Don Piper (.283/20/83/101)... Midway achilles' heel was its lofty 4.39 team ERA... the Wolves best pitchers were Joe Eckermann (11-4 3.11) and Lanky Elsu (16-15 4.10). The Red Bluff Red Sox failed to hit this year and consequently dropped in the standings down to the fifth spot, 12 games out... Mack Connery's crew hit only .254 (23rd) with just 136 homers (23rd tied) and scored only 631 runs (29th)... it was the quality arms of John Dougherty (16-17 3.30), Ivan Brasco (14-17 3.05), Frank Beaudoin (16-18 3.67) and Jim Melanakos (10-3 3.54) that kept the Red Sox in most of their games... closer Ricardo Topez (2-5 2.92) was also effective with 17 saves... The Red Bluff rotation deserved better... Poor run support cost them a lot of victories... SS Jose Aguilar (.306/14/68/92), 1B Tommy Klegg (.271/32/96/71) and LF Bryan Wessels (.289/16/73/85) were Connery's offense. Weak hitting was also costly to Carlton "Lefty" Stevens in Tuckanarra... the Blue Jays had their worst season ever and dipped to sixth place and 13 games behind... They hit only .249 (27th) with only 136 home runs (23rd tied) and could only score 655 runs (26th)... but Stevens' boys could pitch, posting a strong 3.36 ERA... Tuckanarra starting twirlers were very effective... the Blue Jay ace was Titus Bristow (18-10 2.18), who had another super season... In his 10 years Bristow is 184-124 with a brilliant 2.79 lifetime ERA... Roy Spence (12-9 2.57), Delaney Elliott (13-14 3.18) and James Newberry (13-5 3.51) excelled as well... closer Neil Hilton collected 19 saves and registered a 9-6 mark with a standout 2.48 ERA... the Blue Jays bombed with the bats... Stevens' top hitters only had modest output... 1B Erik Vayda (.271/12/88/83) and SS Lou Thomas (.254/20/82/64) were the most productive. East Point under the leadership of Griff Clarke wound up deep down in the TU East 20 games below the division leader... The seventh place Panthers had some punch in the batting order with 177 home runs (3rd) and a decent .262 BA (13th)... but they couldn't stop the opposing teams... East Point pitchers compiled a poor 4.38 ERA (28th) despite two fine hurlers in Tommy Fuller (19-12 3.38) and Fred Traugott (15-10 3.68)... however the Panthers shined in the batter's box, led by 2B Jesse Goodwin (.287/36/106/98), CF Joey Olson (.293/22/94/67), LF Cisco Perales (.283/32/84/63), RF Karl Dietz (.274/28/75/64) and SS Jerry Riley (.267/11/56/102). As usual Arky Spanderson's Hillsboro Blazers were the sole possessors of last place... they have occupied that dubious spot 6 times in their 10-year IPA existence and never have finished higher than fifth place in the TU East... this season the Blazers were 26 games back... Spanderson only has one quality pitcher... Ted Farentino was 18-14 and put up a 4.01 ERA, which is pretty fair in Hanford Stadium, a bandbox... Hillsboro hit at a lowly .242 pace, was last in runs, but was strong in the homer department with 168 (4th)... 1B Dominic Carbonetti led the club with 22 roundtrippers, but only had a .232 average... LF Victor Schroeder rapped 21 and hit at a .273 clip... SS Tommy Cooper cracked 20 with a .271 mark... and RF Davey Milgram batted .260, but slugged 19 deep. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-22-2010 at 11:31 PM.