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It's all been downhill for the Blue Lake Blue Sox (76-78) since the Pro Cup title just two years ago... last year Rick Hilliard's club came in third... this year the Blue Sox fell to seventh place, 19 games behind... part of the problem was the loss of pitcher Billy Trakus (8-6), who was lost in June for the season and will likely miss all of next year with a torn tendon... overall the team ERA rose up from 2.82 to 3.28 this season... the starting rotation was pretty steady, but the bullpen took a bad hit with a 3.77 ERA (21st) and the batters couldn't get runs in... Hilliard's best batters were 3B Matt Thompson (.321) with 88 RBIs, 76 runs and 11 HRs... SS Josh Perkins (.295), LF Boom-Boom Baker (.260) and All-Star CF Chris Halley, who batted .313 the first half of the season, then struggled in the second half and ended up at .278... rookie RF Norm Davidson blossomed a .289 BA with 15 homers and 68 RBIs.
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