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Eugene Church · 09-13-2010, 11:14 PM

The Islandian Times
Monday, June 22, 2015

2015 Ruthlandian South Mid-Season Recap

Belair Beach Sunbirds (44-29)
The Belair Beach Sunbirds have picked up where they left off last year and are doing it again. Marty Pedroza guided them to the RU South pennant and almost won the Pro Cup, falling just one game short of winning the whole shebang. The Sunbirds are again leading the division halfway through the year. They have a 5-game edge on the second place San Dimas Rancheros and 6 games on third place Claxton, Waleska and Valka. Belair Beach is a good blend of hitting, pitching and fielding. Top batters are C Little Jake Bungarooba (.329), LF Billy Martz (.314), 1B Derek Krohn (.283) and RF Ron Dizon (.269). Krohn and Dizon are the long-ballers with 16 and 14 homers respectively. On the hill Pedroza has four fine starters, led by All-Star Slim Mosley (11-3), Dennis Whitaker (12-6), Wally Green (7-6) and Nasty Naymick (5-4). Defensively the Sunbirds are the best in the IPA with a .984 fielding percentage.

San Dimas Rancheros (39-34)
Strong hitting is carrying the San Dimas Rancheros this season, but it won't be enough to overcome Belair Beach. Improved pitching is necessary to get Paco Banderos' club to the next level. His best bats are RF Norm Owens (.313), LF Andre Drexel (.308), long-time star 1B Ron Armstrong (.298) and SS Greg Lawrence (.297)... San Dimas' best pitchers are Rudy Vasquez (10-5) and Carl Schmitz (9-5)... the 38-year-old Schmitz is a 15-year vet with a 242-183 mark... The Rancheros have an excellent closer in All-Star Raul Marroquin (1-0 0.76), who has 16 saves at mid-year.

Claxton Diamonds (38-35)
Stacy Engel's Claxton Diamonds are tied for third with Waleska, but he must be doing it with mirrors... Engel doesn't have a lot of talent... Charlie Murphy (10-8) is a very good pitcher with a 215-181 record over his 15 years in the IPA... still doing well at 39... the Diamonds have two top-notch hitters: superstar and All-Star 1B Mike Luzzatti with 23 homers and a .312 BA... and All-Star C Allen Lemay, who has a lofty .345 average with 9 roundtrippers... but little else except for three decent starters to go along with Murphy... Paul Grange (3-3) and Ernie van Riebeeck (4-5) have pitched well since being inserted into the starting rotation... Carlo Funicello (10-7) wins games, but usually has gotten great run support... Claxton stands out with the gloves with an excellent .978 fielding average.

Waleska Westerners (38-35)
McGraw Johnson is getting by with a few talented players... All-Star CF Roy Hobbs is headed toward the HOF, if he continues to perform like he has for his first three season... Currently Hobbs is batting .354 with 19 homers... RF Kippy Doyle also lends good support with a .329 mark and 13 home runs... Doyle has been a great player in his 12 years in the league... He is only 33... Jerry Chambers came into the league at mid-season last year and did well with a 9-5 record... He's doing even better with a 10-6 mark this season... Journeyman Lindow Shaw (10-4) is having his best year.

Valka Blackhawks (38-35)
Improved pitching has made Jaan Kurus' Valka Blackhawks a better team...however, they are pathetic at the plate with a .240 team BA... LF Kurt Jankauskas is the only threat in the line-up with a .291 average, 14 homers and 42 RBIs... on the hill starters Eddie Lasky (9-9 3.59) and rookie Arno Vainmaa (7-7 2.51) are the best... closer Robby Riley has excelled with a 3-1 mark, 2.38 ERA and 12 saves.

Grand City, St. John and Crystal Lake will have to wait until next year. None are expected to finish higher than sixth.

09-13-2010, 11:14 PM	#1964
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,695 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Monday, June 22, 2015 2015 Ruthlandian South Mid-Season Recap Belair Beach Sunbirds (44-29) The Belair Beach Sunbirds have picked up where they left off last year and are doing it again. Marty Pedroza guided them to the RU South pennant and almost won the Pro Cup, falling just one game short of winning the whole shebang. The Sunbirds are again leading the division halfway through the year. They have a 5-game edge on the second place San Dimas Rancheros and 6 games on third place Claxton, Waleska and Valka. Belair Beach is a good blend of hitting, pitching and fielding. Top batters are C Little Jake Bungarooba (.329), LF Billy Martz (.314), 1B Derek Krohn (.283) and RF Ron Dizon (.269). Krohn and Dizon are the long-ballers with 16 and 14 homers respectively. On the hill Pedroza has four fine starters, led by All-Star Slim Mosley (11-3), Dennis Whitaker (12-6), Wally Green (7-6) and Nasty Naymick (5-4). Defensively the Sunbirds are the best in the IPA with a .984 fielding percentage. San Dimas Rancheros (39-34) Strong hitting is carrying the San Dimas Rancheros this season, but it won't be enough to overcome Belair Beach. Improved pitching is necessary to get Paco Banderos' club to the next level. His best bats are RF Norm Owens (.313), LF Andre Drexel (.308), long-time star 1B Ron Armstrong (.298) and SS Greg Lawrence (.297)... San Dimas' best pitchers are Rudy Vasquez (10-5) and Carl Schmitz (9-5)... the 38-year-old Schmitz is a 15-year vet with a 242-183 mark... The Rancheros have an excellent closer in All-Star Raul Marroquin (1-0 0.76), who has 16 saves at mid-year. Claxton Diamonds (38-35) Stacy Engel's Claxton Diamonds are tied for third with Waleska, but he must be doing it with mirrors... Engel doesn't have a lot of talent... Charlie Murphy (10-8) is a very good pitcher with a 215-181 record over his 15 years in the IPA... still doing well at 39... the Diamonds have two top-notch hitters: superstar and All-Star 1B Mike Luzzatti with 23 homers and a .312 BA... and All-Star C Allen Lemay, who has a lofty .345 average with 9 roundtrippers... but little else except for three decent starters to go along with Murphy... Paul Grange (3-3) and Ernie van Riebeeck (4-5) have pitched well since being inserted into the starting rotation... Carlo Funicello (10-7) wins games, but usually has gotten great run support... Claxton stands out with the gloves with an excellent .978 fielding average. Waleska Westerners (38-35) McGraw Johnson is getting by with a few talented players... All-Star CF Roy Hobbs is headed toward the HOF, if he continues to perform like he has for his first three season... Currently Hobbs is batting .354 with 19 homers... RF Kippy Doyle also lends good support with a .329 mark and 13 home runs... Doyle has been a great player in his 12 years in the league... He is only 33... Jerry Chambers came into the league at mid-season last year and did well with a 9-5 record... He's doing even better with a 10-6 mark this season... Journeyman Lindow Shaw (10-4) is having his best year. Valka Blackhawks (38-35) Improved pitching has made Jaan Kurus' Valka Blackhawks a better team...however, they are pathetic at the plate with a .240 team BA... LF Kurt Jankauskas is the only threat in the line-up with a .291 average, 14 homers and 42 RBIs... on the hill starters Eddie Lasky (9-9 3.59) and rookie Arno Vainmaa (7-7 2.51) are the best... closer Robby Riley has excelled with a 3-1 mark, 2.38 ERA and 12 saves. Grand City, St. John and Crystal Lake will have to wait until next year. None are expected to finish higher than sixth. Last edited by Eugene Church; 09-16-2010 at 01:56 AM.