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You have to go back to 2005 for the only playoff appearance by the Summerland Sunsets (64-90)... and the Sunsets didn't even win the pennant that year, they came in second... however the top two teams in each division qualified at that time... Summerland has never won a divisional championship in its history... manager Will Hackett had to endure another poor season with a seventh-place finish, 28 games back of San Alejo... the Sunsets possess terrible hitting, ranking near the bottom in scoring... they have absolutely no power with only 73 homers, by far the lowest total in the IPA... with only mediocre pitching and average defense (.971 FA)... Freddi Rossi stood out with an impressive 2.72 ERA, but was only 16-18 record-wise... the only bright spots in the batting order were All-Star CF Antonio Vasquez, the club leader with a .315 BA, 37 stolen bases and 74 runs... 1B Mandu Purula hit .290 with 14 homers and 59 RBIs... and 3B Mark Delaney (.273) had 15 HRs. and 65 RBIs.
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