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Eugene Church · 09-14-2010, 05:04 PM

The Islandian Times
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

2015 Tycobbian North Mid-Season Recap

Mahaska Leads Tight TU North
Teams are tightly-bunched again this season in the Tycobbian North with only 7 games separating the top 6 squads. Last year 5 clubs were within 2.5 games of each other at season's end with the title going to Hartsdale. Halfway through the season the pennant race is crowded again this year, but Hartsdale is not one of them. The Hellcats have plunged down to the cellar and are 11 games off the pace and out of the running. Fairfax and Oxford are right on Mahaska's tail and just one game off the pace. Blue Lake is 5 games behind in fourth place, White River is fifth and 6 games out, while Luxora is sixth and 7 games behind the leading Haymakers. North Hills and Hartsdale don't look like they can compete this year.

Mahaska Haymakers (40-33)

22-year-old All-Star southpaw Joey Wallace (13-6 2.00) has been fantastic in the first half of the year and is the major reason Rusty Tanussa's Haymakers are in the lead at the All-Star Game... All-Star C Bucky O'Brian (.292 BA/13 HR/37 RBI/46 R) and LF Dalton Leeds (.317 BA/8 HR/36 RBI/47 R) lead the Mahaska hitters.

Fairfax Frogs (39-34)

The Frogs may have the best chance to break out of the pack in the second half because of its good pitching... Harry Buckley has a good rotation that is two-deep with All-Star Ken Hill (11-6 2.32) and Kaz Hayagawa (7-4 3.47)... Fairfax has a 3.38 team ERA, tops in the TU North and 6th in league overall... closer Floyd Burnett (4-3 2.27) has chalked up 16 saves at the All-Star break... If some of his bats could take off in the second half Buckley would have a good shot at the TU North flag... so far superstar Dane Wesner (.270 BA/5 HR/34 RBI) numbers are way down from his career stats... Wesner is back after missing last year with a bad shoulder... He is hitting 67 points under his .337 lifetime average... SS Wes Hickox (.280 BA) and 1B Chancey Quibedeaux (.261 BA) are down, too.

Oxford Red Caps (39-34)

How Oxford does depends on its pitching... Last year it was good and Campy Roy's Red Caps almost won the pennant... not so good this year, but they are still in the chase because of the bats... Oxford is second in scoring in the TU... 1B Eddy Dowler (.318 BA), LF Mack Spencer (.294 BA), CF Ron Berry (.297 BA) and 3B Carl Graeme (.272 BA) put runs on the scoreboard in bunches... the Red Caps season depends on its pitchers... Roy's best this year have been Del Anderson (7-7 3.77) and Emerson Carnell (7-4 3.99)... but it's tough to win when the team ERA is a lofty 4.59, 30th in the league.

Blue Lake Blue Sox (35-38)

Cobb Tyson's Blue Sox are under .500 this year after coming so close to winning in 2014 with some fine pitching... Blue Lake's pitching corps has fallen down a bit and the team still can't hit much... Experts don't think they will be in contention at year's end... Pitchers Justin Eckhardt (7-9 3.15) and Nick Walker (7-10 3.87) are the best of the lot... Tyson has one bright light in C Justin Kucks, who is batting .340 with 9 home runs and 40 RBIs... SS Loren Babcock (.261 BA) leads the club with 13 homers and 41 runs batted in.

White River Rascals (34-39)

John Randison has seen his White River Rascals improve this season... Last year they were dead last... the Rascals have improved on the hill and at the plate, but still don't have the depth to challenge in the TU North... However Randison does have some talented players... 1B Marty Blake is one of the best hitters around with a .329 average, 18 home runs, 59 RBIs and 52 runs... All-Star RF Johnny Stratton has a phenomenal season going and is leading the TU with a .396 mark, 16 homers, 44 RBIs and has scored 48 times... White River has two fine 36-year-old vets: Joe Hudson, who is having his best year with a 10-7 record and 2.76 ERA... Mick Cronyn is 8-4 with a 3.39 ERA... it will take a few more players for Randison to get up with the division's big boys, Mahaska, Fairfax and Oxford.

Luxora Zorros (33-40)

Alejandro Rodrigo only has a fair ball club in Luxora with average pitching and average hitting... Not likely to be a contender this season... None of the Zorro starters stand out, but they have a standout closer in the bullpen with All-Star Connie Jahnke (2-1 1.35), who has saved 14 games this year... Rodrigo has three solid hitters in LF Gene Watson (.288 BA/9 HR/50 RBI), 1B Billy Whitley (.303 BA/'7 HR/37 RBI/51 R) and RF Dickie Nordhagen (.302 BA/5 HR/35 RBI).

The North Hills Hawks (32-41) and the Hartsdale Hellcats (29-44) just don't hit very well and have mediocre mound staffs. Not likely to finish higher than 7th.

09-14-2010, 05:04 PM	#1970
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,695 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Tuesday, June 23, 2015 2015 Tycobbian North Mid-Season Recap Mahaska Leads Tight TU North Teams are tightly-bunched again this season in the Tycobbian North with only 7 games separating the top 6 squads. Last year 5 clubs were within 2.5 games of each other at season's end with the title going to Hartsdale. Halfway through the season the pennant race is crowded again this year, but Hartsdale is not one of them. The Hellcats have plunged down to the cellar and are 11 games off the pace and out of the running. Fairfax and Oxford are right on Mahaska's tail and just one game off the pace. Blue Lake is 5 games behind in fourth place, White River is fifth and 6 games out, while Luxora is sixth and 7 games behind the leading Haymakers. North Hills and Hartsdale don't look like they can compete this year. Mahaska Haymakers (40-33) 22-year-old All-Star southpaw Joey Wallace (13-6 2.00) has been fantastic in the first half of the year and is the major reason Rusty Tanussa's Haymakers are in the lead at the All-Star Game... All-Star C Bucky O'Brian (.292 BA/13 HR/37 RBI/46 R) and LF Dalton Leeds (.317 BA/8 HR/36 RBI/47 R) lead the Mahaska hitters. Fairfax Frogs (39-34) The Frogs may have the best chance to break out of the pack in the second half because of its good pitching... Harry Buckley has a good rotation that is two-deep with All-Star Ken Hill (11-6 2.32) and Kaz Hayagawa (7-4 3.47)... Fairfax has a 3.38 team ERA, tops in the TU North and 6th in league overall... closer Floyd Burnett (4-3 2.27) has chalked up 16 saves at the All-Star break... If some of his bats could take off in the second half Buckley would have a good shot at the TU North flag... so far superstar Dane Wesner (.270 BA/5 HR/34 RBI) numbers are way down from his career stats... Wesner is back after missing last year with a bad shoulder... He is hitting 67 points under his .337 lifetime average... SS Wes Hickox (.280 BA) and 1B Chancey Quibedeaux (.261 BA) are down, too. Oxford Red Caps (39-34) How Oxford does depends on its pitching... Last year it was good and Campy Roy's Red Caps almost won the pennant... not so good this year, but they are still in the chase because of the bats... Oxford is second in scoring in the TU... 1B Eddy Dowler (.318 BA), LF Mack Spencer (.294 BA), CF Ron Berry (.297 BA) and 3B Carl Graeme (.272 BA) put runs on the scoreboard in bunches... the Red Caps season depends on its pitchers... Roy's best this year have been Del Anderson (7-7 3.77) and Emerson Carnell (7-4 3.99)... but it's tough to win when the team ERA is a lofty 4.59, 30th in the league. Blue Lake Blue Sox (35-38) Cobb Tyson's Blue Sox are under .500 this year after coming so close to winning in 2014 with some fine pitching... Blue Lake's pitching corps has fallen down a bit and the team still can't hit much... Experts don't think they will be in contention at year's end... Pitchers Justin Eckhardt (7-9 3.15) and Nick Walker (7-10 3.87) are the best of the lot... Tyson has one bright light in C Justin Kucks, who is batting .340 with 9 home runs and 40 RBIs... SS Loren Babcock (.261 BA) leads the club with 13 homers and 41 runs batted in. White River Rascals (34-39) John Randison has seen his White River Rascals improve this season... Last year they were dead last... the Rascals have improved on the hill and at the plate, but still don't have the depth to challenge in the TU North... However Randison does have some talented players... 1B Marty Blake is one of the best hitters around with a .329 average, 18 home runs, 59 RBIs and 52 runs... All-Star RF Johnny Stratton has a phenomenal season going and is leading the TU with a .396 mark, 16 homers, 44 RBIs and has scored 48 times... White River has two fine 36-year-old vets: Joe Hudson, who is having his best year with a 10-7 record and 2.76 ERA... Mick Cronyn is 8-4 with a 3.39 ERA... it will take a few more players for Randison to get up with the division's big boys, Mahaska, Fairfax and Oxford. Luxora Zorros (33-40) Alejandro Rodrigo only has a fair ball club in Luxora with average pitching and average hitting... Not likely to be a contender this season... None of the Zorro starters stand out, but they have a standout closer in the bullpen with All-Star Connie Jahnke (2-1 1.35), who has saved 14 games this year... Rodrigo has three solid hitters in LF Gene Watson (.288 BA/9 HR/50 RBI), 1B Billy Whitley (.303 BA/'7 HR/37 RBI/51 R) and RF Dickie Nordhagen (.302 BA/5 HR/35 RBI). The North Hills Hawks (32-41) and the Hartsdale Hellcats (29-44) just don't hit very well and have mediocre mound staffs. Not likely to finish higher than 7th. Last edited by Eugene Church; 09-23-2010 at 08:48 PM.