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Eugene Church · 09-21-2010, 10:14 PM

The Islandian Times
Tuesday, September 21, 2015

2015 Ruthlandian South Final Recap

Claxton Takes Charge, Wins RU South
The Claxton Diamonds really shined in the sunny months of July and August and won the Ruthlandian South by 6 games over defending division crownbearer, the Belair Beach Sunbirds. Waleska and San Dimas followed in third and fourth place, 7 and 9 games back.

Stacy Engel's Claxton Diamonds (88-66) took charge in the second half and overtook the early leader Belair Beach, who faltered in the second half... the Diamonds featured fine hitting with a .268 BA (7th), firepower with 157 home runs (5th), adequate scoring (12th-tied), fairly good pitching with a 3.76 ERA (12th) and strong defense with a .978 FA... Charlie Murphy (23-12 3.23) led the pitching rotation with solid help from Ernie van Riebeeck (18-9 3.34) and Carlo Funicello (21-15 4.03)... van Riebeeck came out of nowhere after 4 nondescript seasons with the club... at the plate 1B Mike Luzzatti again stood tall with 43 homers, 110 RBIs and 103 runs scored... the 31-year-old Luzzatti topped the 1000 mark in RBIs and runs scored this season... He is a lifetime .316 hitter... in his 10th season C Allen Lemay (.343 BA/19 HR/88 RBI) had a career year at age 28... SS Bobby Bayas (.296 BA/8 HR/60 RBI/95 R) had one of his best years at 33.

The Belair Beach Sunbirds (82-72) blew a 5-game lead after the All-Star Game... Marty Pedroza saw his club dip below .500 in the second half of the year... Pedroza had hopes of building on last year's Pro Cup showing and winning it this year... The Sunbirds were runner-up to Pro Cup winner Kenwood in 2014... Slim Mosley (21-13 3.29) and Denny Whitaker (19-14 3.35) did their part, but other starters Wally Green (11-10 4.11) and Nasty Naymick (11-11 4.40) didn't perform this season... closer Groot Tenbrook (2-11 4.17) had a dismal year, too... Pacing the Sunbird offense were 1B Derek Krohn (.260 BA/28 HR/113 RBI), LF Ron Dizon (.270 BA/33 HR/105 RBI), RF Tom Bennett (.265 BA/10 HR/71 RBI/107 R/37 SB) and C Little Jake Bungarooba (.316 BA/13 HR/71 RBI/86 R).

The third place Waleska Westerners (81-73) were powered by superstar CF Roy Hobbs, who was third in the RU with a .365 BA... Hobbs homered 42 times, batted in 125 and scored 124 times in another great season... other top contributors were RF Kippy Doyle (.292 BA/22 HR/85 RBI) and 2B DePaul Lebat (.287 BA/12 HR/53 RBI/116 R)... Lebat also led the RU with 49 SBs... Waleska batted .273 (2nd) as a team with 136 roundtrippers (15th) and were tied for 8th in scoring runs... pitching-wise the Westerners compiled an average 3.90 ERA (17th)... on the hill Sammy Grimaldi (20-10 3.79) was a surprising 20-game winner, going 10-2 in the last half of the season... Jerry Chambers (16-14 3.19) and Lindon Shaw (18-14 3.89) were effective starters, too.

Fourth in the RU South were the San Dimas Rancheros (79-75), who let their bats do the talking... the Rancheros hit .271 (4th) with 158 home runs (4th) and were 4th in scoring, but they didn't say much when it came to pitching... San Dimas posted a poor 4.45 team ERA (30th)... manager Paco Banderos' only strong arm was the brilliant closer Raul Marroquin, who finished 4-2 on the year with 31 saves and a superb 1.24 ERA... Banderos had a strong batting order with the likes of RF Norm Owens (.302 BA/23 HR/105 RBI/79 R), LF Andre Drexel (.309 BA/25 HR/97 RBI/94 R), 1B Ron Armstrong (.296 BA/24 HR/96 RBI/95 R), SS Greg Lawrence (.288 BA/24 HR/89 RBI/86 R) and CF Rickey Alfonso (.286 BA/17 HR/59 RBI/111).

If the fifth place Valka Blackhawks (75-79) ever find any hitters, they could do some damage in the RU South pennant race and finish up much higher than 13 games off the pace... skipper Jaan Kurus has some quality arms that put up a solid 3.58 team ERA (7th), led by starters Eddie Lasky (17-13 3.00), rookie Arno Vainmaa (16-14 2.70) and Erke Tonisson (17-16 3.87), along with closer Robby Riley (5-4 2.12), who notched 24 saves... The Blackhawk batters hit only .241 (31st), but did go deep 169 times (3rd)... RF Alyosha Vishnyakov had 31 homers and 90 RBIs, but just a .243 BA... LF Kurt Jankauskas smacked 27 out of the yard, batted in 84 and scored 91, while hitting .268 for average.

Sixth place Grand City (73-81) was 15 games behind in the standings with an average hitting team (.259 BA) and a less-than-average 4.12 ERA (27th)... the Cybercats top players are starters Denny Yarrow (18-13 3.30) and Brent Sturgis (17-14 3.96) and position players RF Ricky Rich (.305 BA/21 HR/95 RBI/83 R) and 3B Jug Slavin (.341 BA/19 HR/95 RBI/85 R).

The seventh place St. John Crusaders (67-87) have a couple of good players, little else... Best pitcher is Teddy Garson (18-16 3.53) and the best batter is 3B Vinny Sardisco (.305 BA/20 HR/90 RBI).

Pulling up the rear in the RU South cellar are the Crystal Lake Crushers (64-90)... Tony Tipton (17-16 3.30) tops the pitchers and IPA great 1B Phil Gravelli (.328 BA/25 HR/105 RBI) and budding superstar RF Chip Fiske (.372 BA/12 HR/72 RBI/109 R/34 SB) are the big bats... Gravelli just past the 500 homer milestone and is the IPA career leader in home runs, RBIs and hits... Fiske wound up number two behind RU batting average leader Vic Valenti of Beechwood, who batted .383 for the year.

09-21-2010, 10:14 PM	#1984
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,695 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Tuesday, September 21, 2015 2015 Ruthlandian South Final Recap Claxton Takes Charge, Wins RU South The Claxton Diamonds really shined in the sunny months of July and August and won the Ruthlandian South by 6 games over defending division crownbearer, the Belair Beach Sunbirds. Waleska and San Dimas followed in third and fourth place, 7 and 9 games back. Stacy Engel's Claxton Diamonds (88-66) took charge in the second half and overtook the early leader Belair Beach, who faltered in the second half... the Diamonds featured fine hitting with a .268 BA (7th), firepower with 157 home runs (5th), adequate scoring (12th-tied), fairly good pitching with a 3.76 ERA (12th) and strong defense with a .978 FA... Charlie Murphy (23-12 3.23) led the pitching rotation with solid help from Ernie van Riebeeck (18-9 3.34) and Carlo Funicello (21-15 4.03)... van Riebeeck came out of nowhere after 4 nondescript seasons with the club... at the plate 1B Mike Luzzatti again stood tall with 43 homers, 110 RBIs and 103 runs scored... the 31-year-old Luzzatti topped the 1000 mark in RBIs and runs scored this season... He is a lifetime .316 hitter... in his 10th season C Allen Lemay (.343 BA/19 HR/88 RBI) had a career year at age 28... SS Bobby Bayas (.296 BA/8 HR/60 RBI/95 R) had one of his best years at 33. The Belair Beach Sunbirds (82-72) blew a 5-game lead after the All-Star Game... Marty Pedroza saw his club dip below .500 in the second half of the year... Pedroza had hopes of building on last year's Pro Cup showing and winning it this year... The Sunbirds were runner-up to Pro Cup winner Kenwood in 2014... Slim Mosley (21-13 3.29) and Denny Whitaker (19-14 3.35) did their part, but other starters Wally Green (11-10 4.11) and Nasty Naymick (11-11 4.40) didn't perform this season... closer Groot Tenbrook (2-11 4.17) had a dismal year, too... Pacing the Sunbird offense were 1B Derek Krohn (.260 BA/28 HR/113 RBI), LF Ron Dizon (.270 BA/33 HR/105 RBI), RF Tom Bennett (.265 BA/10 HR/71 RBI/107 R/37 SB) and C Little Jake Bungarooba (.316 BA/13 HR/71 RBI/86 R). The third place Waleska Westerners (81-73) were powered by superstar CF Roy Hobbs, who was third in the RU with a .365 BA... Hobbs homered 42 times, batted in 125 and scored 124 times in another great season... other top contributors were RF Kippy Doyle (.292 BA/22 HR/85 RBI) and 2B DePaul Lebat (.287 BA/12 HR/53 RBI/116 R)... Lebat also led the RU with 49 SBs... Waleska batted .273 (2nd) as a team with 136 roundtrippers (15th) and were tied for 8th in scoring runs... pitching-wise the Westerners compiled an average 3.90 ERA (17th)... on the hill Sammy Grimaldi (20-10 3.79) was a surprising 20-game winner, going 10-2 in the last half of the season... Jerry Chambers (16-14 3.19) and Lindon Shaw (18-14 3.89) were effective starters, too. Fourth in the RU South were the San Dimas Rancheros (79-75), who let their bats do the talking... the Rancheros hit .271 (4th) with 158 home runs (4th) and were 4th in scoring, but they didn't say much when it came to pitching... San Dimas posted a poor 4.45 team ERA (30th)... manager Paco Banderos' only strong arm was the brilliant closer Raul Marroquin, who finished 4-2 on the year with 31 saves and a superb 1.24 ERA... Banderos had a strong batting order with the likes of RF Norm Owens (.302 BA/23 HR/105 RBI/79 R), LF Andre Drexel (.309 BA/25 HR/97 RBI/94 R), 1B Ron Armstrong (.296 BA/24 HR/96 RBI/95 R), SS Greg Lawrence (.288 BA/24 HR/89 RBI/86 R) and CF Rickey Alfonso (.286 BA/17 HR/59 RBI/111). If the fifth place Valka Blackhawks (75-79) ever find any hitters, they could do some damage in the RU South pennant race and finish up much higher than 13 games off the pace... skipper Jaan Kurus has some quality arms that put up a solid 3.58 team ERA (7th), led by starters Eddie Lasky (17-13 3.00), rookie Arno Vainmaa (16-14 2.70) and Erke Tonisson (17-16 3.87), along with closer Robby Riley (5-4 2.12), who notched 24 saves... The Blackhawk batters hit only .241 (31st), but did go deep 169 times (3rd)... RF Alyosha Vishnyakov had 31 homers and 90 RBIs, but just a .243 BA... LF Kurt Jankauskas smacked 27 out of the yard, batted in 84 and scored 91, while hitting .268 for average. Sixth place Grand City (73-81) was 15 games behind in the standings with an average hitting team (.259 BA) and a less-than-average 4.12 ERA (27th)... the Cybercats top players are starters Denny Yarrow (18-13 3.30) and Brent Sturgis (17-14 3.96) and position players RF Ricky Rich (.305 BA/21 HR/95 RBI/83 R) and 3B Jug Slavin (.341 BA/19 HR/95 RBI/85 R). The seventh place St. John Crusaders (67-87) have a couple of good players, little else... Best pitcher is Teddy Garson (18-16 3.53) and the best batter is 3B Vinny Sardisco (.305 BA/20 HR/90 RBI). Pulling up the rear in the RU South cellar are the Crystal Lake Crushers (64-90)... Tony Tipton (17-16 3.30) tops the pitchers and IPA great 1B Phil Gravelli (.328 BA/25 HR/105 RBI) and budding superstar RF Chip Fiske (.372 BA/12 HR/72 RBI/109 R/34 SB) are the big bats... Gravelli just past the 500 homer milestone and is the IPA career leader in home runs, RBIs and hits... Fiske wound up number two behind RU batting average leader Vic Valenti of Beechwood, who batted .383 for the year.