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Eugene Church · 06-05-2013, 09:27 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, June 1, 2037

TYPHOONS SURGE TO TOP OF TU SOUTH
There appears to be a lot of contenders in the Tycobbian South Division this season... Turon surged up from last to first with a brilliant 22-6 record in May that gave them a two-game lead over San Alejo and Arroyo Grande... there is a three-way battle for fourth with Summerland, Ginza and Colchester all five games back... Six of the division's eight clubs have winning records... in fact, all of the teams posted .500 or better records in May.

The Turon Typhoons (32-20) were a close third last year to Colchester... this season they were ranked fourth in THE ISLANDIAN TIMES preseason picks... the Typhoons have the best ERA in the IPA at 2.91 and are led by the remarkable 21-year-old rookie Nate Scottsdale (11-2/2.37), who was just honored with the Pitcher of the Month trophy... Scottsdale was 7-0 in May with a 2.62 ERA in 7 starts... he is tied with Dan Pitts of Elnora in the Ruthlandian Union for the most wins in the IPA... other top Turon twirlers are Russell Larsen (5-1/2.06) and Wes Brynnton (8-5/2.63)... the Typhoons batters are hot, too, with a .287 BA (4th), but they don't go deep very often with 47 HRs (25th-tied) and are only average in scoring runs (245 runs-14th tied)... leading the attack are C. C. Kingsford (.337), Guido Gervasio (.322), J. P. Trevenot (.304) and Little Mac McCurnan (.338)... Turon looks like they are in the race to stay.

The San Alejo Montaneros (30-22) were favored to win the division in the preseason balloting... they are currently tied with the surprising Arroyo Grande Suns for the runner-up spot... the Monties are strong in the batter's box with a .271 BA (10th) and on the scoreboard with 287 runs (2nd)... power-wise they are pretty good with 63 HRs (8th-tied)... Filipe Zamora (.333) and Charlie Wilberforce (.347) are the offensive leaders with help from Bubby Blackwell (.314)... Zamora and Sancho Cruz lead the club with 11 HRs apiece...Zamora tops the team with 42 RBIs, while Cruz (.242) has 41... Adrian Otero (.244) is third in homers with 10... outfielder Dusty Rogan (.330) missed most of May with a hamstring injury... he should be back in the lineup in early June... the pitching corps is not as productive as the offense with a 3.75 ERA (12th)... Barry Sexton (5-4/3.24), Tommy Smith (6-4/3.67) and Johnny Brown (6-6/3.80) are the most dependable starters... San Alejo has a lot of talent and should play a big part in the pennant race.

The Arroyo Grande Suns (30-22) have been also-rans most of the last ten years... the last two years found them in seventh place... the Suns were forecast again for the seventh spot in the standings in the preseason balloting... but lo and behold they went 18-12 in May and suddenly find themselves in the midst of the pennant race... the only question is will they continue to play like that... probably not... the Suns are batting .257 (21st), have pretty good power with 60 HRs (12th) and they score well with 265 runs (7th)... pitching-wise they are decent with a 3.97 ERA (18th)... but the bullpen is bad with a 4.79 ERA (27th)... Gregorio Oiviera tops the team with a .331 BA, 35 RBIs and 35 runs... he is second in HRs with 10... Johnny Hensley is batting .304 with 7 HRs, 30 RBIs and 35 runs... and Pip Gleason is first in homers with 12 and also has 35 RBIs, but is batting only .257... the Suns' starting four are pretty consistent: Mateus Castro (8-3/3.99), Matt Stevens (6-2/3.57), Monty Stratford (4-4/3.38) and Freddy Farentino (5-6/4.14), considering the small park they have to pitch in... anyone is a home-run threat in Capet Stadium.

Defending TU South champ Colchester (27-25) is tied for fourth with the Ginza Ninjas and Summerland Sunsets... the Elites are hanging close, just five games out... they were 15-13 in May... Colchester has a potent arsenal, ranking fourth in scoring with 279 runs, tied for eighth in homers with 63 and are batting .289 (2nd)... their Achilles' heel is on the mound with a horrible 4.70 ERA (30th)... Roy Watson (8-3/3.20) is the most reliable starter, along with Dan Scott (2-3/3.20/saves), who just moved from the bullpen to the starting rotation... Blake Barrister leads the Elites at the plate with 14 HRs, 31 RBIs and 27 runs, but is hitting just .247 for average... Chet Porter (.329) and Billy Christianson (.309) are the top batters and they get some help from Jasper Matthews (.299), Joey Rogers (.284) and Alejandro Vasquez (.275)... Colchester won the division last year with a high-powered offense and pretty fair pitching, but they are not as good this season on the hill or in the batter's box... the Elites were rated the fifth-best team in the preseason poll... that seems about right.

Ginza (27-25) was the second choice in THE ISLANDIAN TIMES preseason voting... the Ninjas are very much like Colchester with a .289 BA (2nd), 279 runs (4th), 63 HRs (8th-tied) and a very suspect 4.70 ERA (30th)... seven players are hitting over .300, paced by Ichiro Kazumi (.354), Dave Sulligent (.347), Whip Harrell (.336), Steve Daniels (.331), manager Sadaharu Uchiyama (.316), Randy Towns (.307) and Sogo Takagi (.302)... two others, Johnny O'Rorke (.287) and Scott Sparks (.281) are good with the sticks, too... Glenn Downing (6-4/3.58) has been the most dependable starter... vets Hollis Pace (6-7/4.49) and Emil Kaltenborn (6-5/4.35) have struggled a bit in the early going... for the Ninjas to contend for the division flag, it's crucial that Pace and Kaltenborn get things in gear and return to form... in May Ginza was 15-13.

Summerland (27-25) was picked to wind up in third place this year... they were 14-14 in May and feature pretty fair pitching with a 3.61 ERA (7th)... the Sunsets are in great need of offense... though they hit a decent .264 (15th), they don't produce many runs... they have scored only 224 runs (28th) and hit just 30 HRs (32nd), which is the worst in the IPA... Summerland's strength is in starters Freddi Rossi (6-5/3.05), Kim Kono (4-4/3.04) and Johnny Young (4-5/2.30)... Antonio Vasquez (.317), Norm Murdoch (.314) and Don Colby (.302) have been the best bats... it's not likely the Sunsets will repeat last year's strong second place finish... they are not the same ball club this year.

The seventh place Southport Sun Sox (25-27) were 14-14 in May and are just two games away from the .500 mark... not bad for a club that was predicted to finish in the basement... the Sun Sox don't do anything especially well... they sport a .253 BA (25th) and a 4.38 ERA (27th)... not a lot of talent in Southport... Chip Bickford (6-5/3.95) and Pat Kinney (.320) are the best of the lot... the Sun Sox will be near the bottom at season's end.

The Cape Coral Hurricanes (24-28) are in last place, but did break even at 14-14 in May... the baseball scribes placed them sixth in the preseason poll... the 'Canes don't have much power... only 48 HRs (22nd-tied), but they do hit for average with a .288 mark (3rd) and they can score (260 runs-9th), but the pitching is abysmal with a 4.55 ERA (28th)... Maxi Tselika (.322), Stan Ferguson (.316), Paul Law (.314) and William Snyder (.294) are the prime run producers... and Tommy Van Noord (7-4/3.34) is the only effective starter.

06-05-2013, 09:27 PM	#3563
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,899	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, June 1, 2037 TYPHOONS SURGE TO TOP OF TU SOUTH There appears to be a lot of contenders in the Tycobbian South Division this season... Turon surged up from last to first with a brilliant 22-6 record in May that gave them a two-game lead over San Alejo and Arroyo Grande... there is a three-way battle for fourth with Summerland, Ginza and Colchester all five games back... Six of the division's eight clubs have winning records... in fact, all of the teams posted .500 or better records in May. The Turon Typhoons (32-20) were a close third last year to Colchester... this season they were ranked fourth in THE ISLANDIAN TIMES preseason picks... the Typhoons have the best ERA in the IPA at 2.91 and are led by the remarkable 21-year-old rookie Nate Scottsdale (11-2/2.37), who was just honored with the Pitcher of the Month trophy... Scottsdale was 7-0 in May with a 2.62 ERA in 7 starts... he is tied with Dan Pitts of Elnora in the Ruthlandian Union for the most wins in the IPA... other top Turon twirlers are Russell Larsen (5-1/2.06) and Wes Brynnton (8-5/2.63)... the Typhoons batters are hot, too, with a .287 BA (4th), but they don't go deep very often with 47 HRs (25th-tied) and are only average in scoring runs (245 runs-14th tied)... leading the attack are C. C. Kingsford (.337), Guido Gervasio (.322), J. P. Trevenot (.304) and Little Mac McCurnan (.338)... Turon looks like they are in the race to stay. The San Alejo Montaneros (30-22) were favored to win the division in the preseason balloting... they are currently tied with the surprising Arroyo Grande Suns for the runner-up spot... the Monties are strong in the batter's box with a .271 BA (10th) and on the scoreboard with 287 runs (2nd)... power-wise they are pretty good with 63 HRs (8th-tied)... Filipe Zamora (.333) and Charlie Wilberforce (.347) are the offensive leaders with help from Bubby Blackwell (.314)... Zamora and Sancho Cruz lead the club with 11 HRs apiece...Zamora tops the team with 42 RBIs, while Cruz (.242) has 41... Adrian Otero (.244) is third in homers with 10... outfielder Dusty Rogan (.330) missed most of May with a hamstring injury... he should be back in the lineup in early June... the pitching corps is not as productive as the offense with a 3.75 ERA (12th)... Barry Sexton (5-4/3.24), Tommy Smith (6-4/3.67) and Johnny Brown (6-6/3.80) are the most dependable starters... San Alejo has a lot of talent and should play a big part in the pennant race. The Arroyo Grande Suns (30-22) have been also-rans most of the last ten years... the last two years found them in seventh place... the Suns were forecast again for the seventh spot in the standings in the preseason balloting... but lo and behold they went 18-12 in May and suddenly find themselves in the midst of the pennant race... the only question is will they continue to play like that... probably not... the Suns are batting .257 (21st), have pretty good power with 60 HRs (12th) and they score well with 265 runs (7th)... pitching-wise they are decent with a 3.97 ERA (18th)... but the bullpen is bad with a 4.79 ERA (27th)... Gregorio Oiviera tops the team with a .331 BA, 35 RBIs and 35 runs... he is second in HRs with 10... Johnny Hensley is batting .304 with 7 HRs, 30 RBIs and 35 runs... and Pip Gleason is first in homers with 12 and also has 35 RBIs, but is batting only .257... the Suns' starting four are pretty consistent: Mateus Castro (8-3/3.99), Matt Stevens (6-2/3.57), Monty Stratford (4-4/3.38) and Freddy Farentino (5-6/4.14), considering the small park they have to pitch in... anyone is a home-run threat in Capet Stadium. Defending TU South champ Colchester (27-25) is tied for fourth with the Ginza Ninjas and Summerland Sunsets... the Elites are hanging close, just five games out... they were 15-13 in May... Colchester has a potent arsenal, ranking fourth in scoring with 279 runs, tied for eighth in homers with 63 and are batting .289 (2nd)... their Achilles' heel is on the mound with a horrible 4.70 ERA (30th)... Roy Watson (8-3/3.20) is the most reliable starter, along with Dan Scott (2-3/3.20/saves), who just moved from the bullpen to the starting rotation... Blake Barrister leads the Elites at the plate with 14 HRs, 31 RBIs and 27 runs, but is hitting just .247 for average... Chet Porter (.329) and Billy Christianson (.309) are the top batters and they get some help from Jasper Matthews (.299), Joey Rogers (.284) and Alejandro Vasquez (.275)... Colchester won the division last year with a high-powered offense and pretty fair pitching, but they are not as good this season on the hill or in the batter's box... the Elites were rated the fifth-best team in the preseason poll... that seems about right. Ginza (27-25) was the second choice in THE ISLANDIAN TIMES preseason voting... the Ninjas are very much like Colchester with a .289 BA (2nd), 279 runs (4th), 63 HRs (8th-tied) and a very suspect 4.70 ERA (30th)... seven players are hitting over .300, paced by Ichiro Kazumi (.354), Dave Sulligent (.347), Whip Harrell (.336), Steve Daniels (.331), manager Sadaharu Uchiyama (.316), Randy Towns (.307) and Sogo Takagi (.302)... two others, Johnny O'Rorke (.287) and Scott Sparks (.281) are good with the sticks, too... Glenn Downing (6-4/3.58) has been the most dependable starter... vets Hollis Pace (6-7/4.49) and Emil Kaltenborn (6-5/4.35) have struggled a bit in the early going... for the Ninjas to contend for the division flag, it's crucial that Pace and Kaltenborn get things in gear and return to form... in May Ginza was 15-13. Summerland (27-25) was picked to wind up in third place this year... they were 14-14 in May and feature pretty fair pitching with a 3.61 ERA (7th)... the Sunsets are in great need of offense... though they hit a decent .264 (15th), they don't produce many runs... they have scored only 224 runs (28th) and hit just 30 HRs (32nd), which is the worst in the IPA... Summerland's strength is in starters Freddi Rossi (6-5/3.05), Kim Kono (4-4/3.04) and Johnny Young (4-5/2.30)... Antonio Vasquez (.317), Norm Murdoch (.314) and Don Colby (.302) have been the best bats... it's not likely the Sunsets will repeat last year's strong second place finish... they are not the same ball club this year. The seventh place Southport Sun Sox (25-27) were 14-14 in May and are just two games away from the .500 mark... not bad for a club that was predicted to finish in the basement... the Sun Sox don't do anything especially well... they sport a .253 BA (25th) and a 4.38 ERA (27th)... not a lot of talent in Southport... Chip Bickford (6-5/3.95) and Pat Kinney (.320) are the best of the lot... the Sun Sox will be near the bottom at season's end. The Cape Coral Hurricanes (24-28) are in last place, but did break even at 14-14 in May... the baseball scribes placed them sixth in the preseason poll... the 'Canes don't have much power... only 48 HRs (22nd-tied), but they do hit for average with a .288 mark (3rd) and they can score (260 runs-9th), but the pitching is abysmal with a 4.55 ERA (28th)... Maxi Tselika (.322), Stan Ferguson (.316), Paul Law (.314) and William Snyder (.294) are the prime run producers... and Tommy Van Noord (7-4/3.34) is the only effective starter. 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