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Eugene Church · 06-18-2010, 08:14 PM

The Islandian Times

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

2012 Tycobbian South Final Recap

CC Hurricanes KO's Turon, End Title String At 4
In the Tycobbian South the Cape Coral Hurricanes put an end to Turon's four-year reign as division champs. The Hurricanes hung close at the All-Star break and then took over in July when Turon went into a mild slump. The Typhoons led by 2 games at midseason. None of the other teams put up much of a challenge. Summerland was third and 10 games back, Ginza was fourth and 11 games out. Heading up the second division were the Colchester Elites, who trailed by 12, followed by Arroyo Grande in sixth place, 18 games behind, San Alejo was seventh and 24 off the pace, with Southport in the cellar and 27 games back.

Manager Huggy Miller had a great starter and a great reliever in Cape Coral (90-64)... also the best defense in the division with a .977 FA... and adequate scoring... All-Star Cody Burg (24-10 2.08) had another outstanding season and was the 'Canes ace, the fifth time he has copped 20 victories... All-Star closer Bobby Maas (7-5 1.62) was truly remarkable with 37 saves... Maas came within one save of tying the IPA record... Nasty Naymick (18-13 3.47) was a consistent starter, too... Miller's top bats were CF Derek Ryckman (.305/28/99/95), 3B Bobby Josker (.278/18/90/89) and SS Flipper Bird (.239/14/57/98).

It's surprising that the Turon Typhoons (88-66) failed to win their 5th title in a row... Whitey Richburn's crew hit .277 (2nd), scored 790 runs (3rd) and compiled a 3.27 team ERA (4th), but fell short in the bullpen... Closer Merle Studebaker (7-9 4.35) had a dismal second half and finished with only 21 saves... Turon's top pitchers were All-Star Nicky Engstrom (20-13 3.26), who has won 20 games in each of his first three seasons, Jeb Pickett (19-11 3.18) and James Stuart (20-10 2.86)... The Typhoons have some solid bats, too... Leading the way were a tremendous rookie 1B Clyde Kingsford (.330/38/127/99), SS Mickey O'Malley (.310/10/70/78), LF Andy Porter (.290/21/73/81) and 2B Andy Hansen (.290/1/29/97).

The Summerland Sunsets (80-74) improved from sixth to third in the standings this year... Skipper Will Hackett had better-than-average hitting and some fine pitching... Denny Coulon (17-17) lost a lot of games he shouldn't, especially with a 2.53 ERA... Pat Dreux (18-10 2.84) was excellent, too... and Mark Falzone (19-14 3.60) was more than effective... In the bullpen closer Frank Gerber (1-5 2.61) piled up 36 saves... at bat the Sunsets were paced by 1B Don Hanks (.314/14/78/72) and CF Jim Garrison (.296/27/88/86)... Hackett's main problem was putting runs on the scoreboard.

The fourth-place Ginza Ninjas (79-75) suffered from a lack of runs, but had good pitching... Huroko Uchiyama's top hurlers were closer Kakuzo Harimoto (4-4 1.60) with 23 saves and starters Joji Azuma (20-15 3.09), Koichi Ishikawa (16-12 3.73) and tough-luck Carl Trebek, who was only 15-18 with a strong 2.89 ERA... CF Chazzie Lombardi led the Ninjas with a .303 batting average, 17 homers, 73 RBIs and 82 runs... All-Star LF Mark Buchanan tailed off after mid-year, but still batted .297 with 25 roundtrippers, 79 RBIs and scored 84 runs... SS Ed Dorland topped the team with 110 runs, but hit only .254 with 12 home runs and 72 runs batted in.

The Colchester Elites (78-76) were one game short of the first division, 11 games behind winning Cape Coral... Uncle Robbie Wilbertson had a few good men, but not enough to make any great noise in the TU South this season... on the mound Jimmy Simmons (16-18 2.69) is still a very fine pitcher at age 37... a few runs could do wonders for his won-loss record... rookie closer Don Richard (3-4) gave the team a big boost this year with an impressive 1.83 ERA and 21 saves... Two fine veterans CF Douglas Tilford (.290/18/65/109) and 1B Harlan Roscoe (.288/22/98/79) led the Elite bats.

It was another long year for the Arroyo Grande Suns (72-82) and manager Jean-Luc Marchand... the Suns wound up 6th and trailed by 18 games... Arroyo Grande has never made the postseason in its 11-year history... they have only finished in the first division one time... that was a stunning second place in 2010... the rest of the time it was sixth or worse... The Suns are an entertaining team with a .280 BA (1st), but their pitching gives up more than they can score with a 4.60 ERA (31st)... Their home field Capet Stadium is a tiny park, good for the bats and bad for the pitchers... Super hitter and All-Star RF Jet Kazmarek won his 9th batting title in his 12-year IPA career... Kazmarek hit .351 with 36 doubles, 16 triples, 17 homers, 67 RBIs, stole 45 bases and scored 115 runs, while striking out only 19 times, all at the ripe old age of 37... 1B Sherm Miles also helped out with a .306 BA, 28 home runs, 110 RBIs and 84 runs scored... Arroyo Grande's best pitchers were Chuck Kowalczyk (17-14 4.27) and Tommy Archer (17-15 4.47).

The San Alejo Montaneros (66-88) continue to haunt the bottom of the TU South with the seventh-place spot in the standings and 24 games off the pace... San Alejo won pennants in its first two IPA seasons, but hasn't made the Pro Cup playoffs since 2003... Manager Lando Peceda has pretty solid pitching with a 3.57 ERA, but lousy hitting with a .246 BA (29th)... The mound staff is led by Alberto Herrera (13-17 2.93) and Chad Gilmore (18-17 3.22) and at the plate by C Coco D'Abadie (.272/39/92/70), who slammed 39 out of the park this season and 1B Dominique Poirot (.289/25/82/91), who had 25.

The Southport Sun Sox (63-91) ended up 27 games out of first and in last place... It was a disappointing year for manager Charley Oscar, who had piloted the Sun Sox to two straight fourth place finishes the last two seasons... 2002 was the club's last playoff appearance... Southport is not strong in any aspect of the game with a .251 BA (24th) and a 4.29 ERA (27th)... pitcher Keith Callahan (15-15 3.89) and LF Big Stick Takala (.314/28/98/73) are the Sun Sox best players.

06-18-2010, 08:14 PM	#1755
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,894	The Islandian Times Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2012 Tycobbian South Final Recap CC Hurricanes KO's Turon, End Title String At 4 In the Tycobbian South the Cape Coral Hurricanes put an end to Turon's four-year reign as division champs. The Hurricanes hung close at the All-Star break and then took over in July when Turon went into a mild slump. The Typhoons led by 2 games at midseason. None of the other teams put up much of a challenge. Summerland was third and 10 games back, Ginza was fourth and 11 games out. Heading up the second division were the Colchester Elites, who trailed by 12, followed by Arroyo Grande in sixth place, 18 games behind, San Alejo was seventh and 24 off the pace, with Southport in the cellar and 27 games back. Manager Huggy Miller had a great starter and a great reliever in Cape Coral (90-64)... also the best defense in the division with a .977 FA... and adequate scoring... All-Star Cody Burg (24-10 2.08) had another outstanding season and was the 'Canes ace, the fifth time he has copped 20 victories... All-Star closer Bobby Maas (7-5 1.62) was truly remarkable with 37 saves... Maas came within one save of tying the IPA record... Nasty Naymick (18-13 3.47) was a consistent starter, too... Miller's top bats were CF Derek Ryckman (.305/28/99/95), 3B Bobby Josker (.278/18/90/89) and SS Flipper Bird (.239/14/57/98). It's surprising that the Turon Typhoons (88-66) failed to win their 5th title in a row... Whitey Richburn's crew hit .277 (2nd), scored 790 runs (3rd) and compiled a 3.27 team ERA (4th), but fell short in the bullpen... Closer Merle Studebaker (7-9 4.35) had a dismal second half and finished with only 21 saves... Turon's top pitchers were All-Star Nicky Engstrom (20-13 3.26), who has won 20 games in each of his first three seasons, Jeb Pickett (19-11 3.18) and James Stuart (20-10 2.86)... The Typhoons have some solid bats, too... Leading the way were a tremendous rookie 1B Clyde Kingsford (.330/38/127/99), SS Mickey O'Malley (.310/10/70/78), LF Andy Porter (.290/21/73/81) and 2B Andy Hansen (.290/1/29/97). The Summerland Sunsets (80-74) improved from sixth to third in the standings this year... Skipper Will Hackett had better-than-average hitting and some fine pitching... Denny Coulon (17-17) lost a lot of games he shouldn't, especially with a 2.53 ERA... Pat Dreux (18-10 2.84) was excellent, too... and Mark Falzone (19-14 3.60) was more than effective... In the bullpen closer Frank Gerber (1-5 2.61) piled up 36 saves... at bat the Sunsets were paced by 1B Don Hanks (.314/14/78/72) and CF Jim Garrison (.296/27/88/86)... Hackett's main problem was putting runs on the scoreboard. The fourth-place Ginza Ninjas (79-75) suffered from a lack of runs, but had good pitching... Huroko Uchiyama's top hurlers were closer Kakuzo Harimoto (4-4 1.60) with 23 saves and starters Joji Azuma (20-15 3.09), Koichi Ishikawa (16-12 3.73) and tough-luck Carl Trebek, who was only 15-18 with a strong 2.89 ERA... CF Chazzie Lombardi led the Ninjas with a .303 batting average, 17 homers, 73 RBIs and 82 runs... All-Star LF Mark Buchanan tailed off after mid-year, but still batted .297 with 25 roundtrippers, 79 RBIs and scored 84 runs... SS Ed Dorland topped the team with 110 runs, but hit only .254 with 12 home runs and 72 runs batted in. The Colchester Elites (78-76) were one game short of the first division, 11 games behind winning Cape Coral... Uncle Robbie Wilbertson had a few good men, but not enough to make any great noise in the TU South this season... on the mound Jimmy Simmons (16-18 2.69) is still a very fine pitcher at age 37... a few runs could do wonders for his won-loss record... rookie closer Don Richard (3-4) gave the team a big boost this year with an impressive 1.83 ERA and 21 saves... Two fine veterans CF Douglas Tilford (.290/18/65/109) and 1B Harlan Roscoe (.288/22/98/79) led the Elite bats. It was another long year for the Arroyo Grande Suns (72-82) and manager Jean-Luc Marchand... the Suns wound up 6th and trailed by 18 games... Arroyo Grande has never made the postseason in its 11-year history... they have only finished in the first division one time... that was a stunning second place in 2010... the rest of the time it was sixth or worse... The Suns are an entertaining team with a .280 BA (1st), but their pitching gives up more than they can score with a 4.60 ERA (31st)... Their home field Capet Stadium is a tiny park, good for the bats and bad for the pitchers... Super hitter and All-Star RF Jet Kazmarek won his 9th batting title in his 12-year IPA career... Kazmarek hit .351 with 36 doubles, 16 triples, 17 homers, 67 RBIs, stole 45 bases and scored 115 runs, while striking out only 19 times, all at the ripe old age of 37... 1B Sherm Miles also helped out with a .306 BA, 28 home runs, 110 RBIs and 84 runs scored... Arroyo Grande's best pitchers were Chuck Kowalczyk (17-14 4.27) and Tommy Archer (17-15 4.47). The San Alejo Montaneros (66-88) continue to haunt the bottom of the TU South with the seventh-place spot in the standings and 24 games off the pace... San Alejo won pennants in its first two IPA seasons, but hasn't made the Pro Cup playoffs since 2003... Manager Lando Peceda has pretty solid pitching with a 3.57 ERA, but lousy hitting with a .246 BA (29th)... The mound staff is led by Alberto Herrera (13-17 2.93) and Chad Gilmore (18-17 3.22) and at the plate by C Coco D'Abadie (.272/39/92/70), who slammed 39 out of the park this season and 1B Dominique Poirot (.289/25/82/91), who had 25. The Southport Sun Sox (63-91) ended up 27 games out of first and in last place... It was a disappointing year for manager Charley Oscar, who had piloted the Sun Sox to two straight fourth place finishes the last two seasons... 2002 was the club's last playoff appearance... Southport is not strong in any aspect of the game with a .251 BA (24th) and a 4.29 ERA (27th)... pitcher Keith Callahan (15-15 3.89) and LF Big Stick Takala (.314/28/98/73) are the Sun Sox best players.