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Eugene Church · 07-03-2013, 08:56 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Tuesday, September 22, 2037

CATS OUTLAST RATTLERS AND ALL-STARS IN RU EAST
Three of the best teams fisted it out the whole season in the best and toughest division in the Islandian Pro Alliance... when the dust cleared off the diamonds the Cold Creek Catamounts reigned supreme by four games over Sugar Valley and Elnora in the rough and rowdy Ruthlandian East, where six of the eight teams posted winning records.

The Catamounts were six games behind Elnora at midyear, but they came back to win the division... Cold Creek's marvelous mound corps inspiried a terrific 54-22 run in the second half of the season to defeat Sugar Valley and Elnora... for the year the Catamounts led the entire IPA with a superb 2.77 team ERA... they also ran up the most victories with 101... Sugar Valley and Elnora tied for third place with 97 wins... Tuckanarra of the Tycobbian Union was second with 99... the Cold Creek starters were almost unbeatable... all four of them has ERAs under 3.00, led by J. J. Gillespie (25-9/2.22), Joey Baker (20-11/2.50), Jules Capet (19-7/2.68) and George Bailey (11-4/2.66)... Gillespie topped the IPA with a 2.22 ERA and tied for the lead in wins with Randell Perkins of Colfax and Dan Pitts of Elnora... the Catamounts had just enough offense with 3B Pat Ellis (.319/20/70/79), SS Jeremy Hall (.304/3/61/82) and 2B Simon Pembroke (.284/7/72/60)... in spite of the lack of offense manager Scoop Lemieux's hurlers should be enough to be a big factor in deciding this year's Pro Cup championship... Cold Creek is also blessed with great defense (.978 FA)... the Catamounts will be one of the favored teams in the playoffs, along with Tuckanarra, San Alejo and defending Pro Cup holder North Hills, all in the Tycobbian Union.

Manager Gibby Bobkins had his power-laden Sugar Valley Rattlers in the lead in April and May... but lost it to Elnora by the All-Star Game, trailing by two games... and then Cold Creek went on its second-half tear to win the flag in a terrific pennant race... the Rattlers had five players hitting over 20 homers each and placed second in the IPA with 222, right behind Red Bluff of the Tycobbian East, that led with 234... Bobkins had a fearsome lineup with RF Bobby Gamble (.352/38/136/128), 2B Roger Hobbs (.307/39/145/115), LF Tyler White (.247/43/128/106), 1B Richie Strickland (.279/27/62/125) and C Frank Testaverde (.258/21/81/63)... Hobbs led the IPA with 145 RBIs and Gamble was first in runs scored with 128... the Rattler rotation was topped by Juan Navarro (20-10/2.96), Jeremy Blanchard (20-13/3.61), Josh Wilkerson (20-11/4.22), all with 20 wins apiece, along with Christopher Dunsberry (15-7/3.24)... defensively the All-Stars are very good with a .977 FA.

The Elnora All-Stars seemed to have it all with fine hitting, pitching and defense (.975 FA)... manager Leon Carter's well-balanced club went into August ahead of Sugar Valley by four games and Cold Creek by six, but the Catamounts went an astounding 23-5 to take the lead and never gave it up... the All-Stars topped all IPA teams with a .289 BA... five regulars hit over .300, paced by 1B Danny Bierhoff (.331/28/102/81), C Jan Kobak (.328/19/98/71), 2B Akihiro Samurakami (.309/11/48/101), LF Clive Kenyon (.308/13/67/73) and RF Clint Thomas (.303/19/67/74)... the pitchers were pretty good, too, headed up by Dan Pitts (25-10/3.54), Stan Kivas (17-12/3.10) and Jeremy Sellers (16-13/3.83)... Pitts tied for the IPA lead with 25 victories.

The Eastshore Elegants had a fine season with Killer Brewster at the helm... they finished fourth, 14 games behind Cold Creek, but were 20 games over .500... they were second to Sugar Valley in scoring runs and batted .275 (2nd)... pitching was average... 2B Johnny Petrak (.364/24/100/107), CF Scotty Lagrange (.285/32/105/109), RF Neil Richard (.353/12/69/80) and 1B Paul Reed (.323/23/79/89) led the attack... Petrak came in second to the IPA leader Chet Penn of the Colfax Blasters, who batted .378 for the year... Petrak hit .364... mound leaders were Teddy Noble (24-13/3.62), Ramon Contreras (20-13/3.19) and Don Klingenberg (18-17/3.84)... Noble had the second-highest total of wins in the IPA with 24, beaten only by Dan Pitts (Elnora), Randell Perkins (Colfax) and J. J. Gillespie (Cold Creek).

Matt Donnelly's Wynnamac Sundowners wound up 18 games back in the race in fifth place... he had strong pitching from Killara Bardo (20-12/3.29), Geoff Hobart (18-14/3.38), Paul Payton (16-13/2.90) and Ernie Hodges (17-16/3.14)... but only decent offense with RF Davy L'Amour (.292/30/102/97), CF Darrell Donnelly (.285/12/69/107), SS Lou Borcellino (.300/12/69/63) and 2B Ed Lane (.272/6/58/77).

The Beechwood Bobcats, skippered by Bret George, came in sixth, but had a winning record... Ken Arby was the top pitcher with a 17-13 mark and a 3.42 ERA... vet Maury Patterson was 17-18 with a 3.87 ERA... and Jimmy Herman was 13-15 and a 3.50 ERA... the Bobcats hit with good power, ranking third with 199 HRs... the top bats were CF Howie Baldwin (.261/42/112/108), RF Eddie Wilson (.320/36/81/88), SS Cody Hanks (.326/21/86/75), 3B Leonard Mason (.264/18/76/104) and 2B Mel Smith (.285/21/68/74).

The Belle Plaine Musketeers ended up in seventh place, guided by Slick Hammill in his second season... Hammill's Muskies can score with a .271 BA (6th) and 173 HRs (9th-tied)... and they are average on the hill... the main run producers were RF Boo Boudreaux (.337/47/125/111), LF Noel Martin (.332/33/94/119), 1B Mitch Mason (.274/19/79/71) and SS Bobby Greer (.296/4/50/81)... Boudreaux was the number-two home-run hitter in the IPA with 47... he was tied with Dale Weston of the Ranford Bulls and bested by Bayview's Jerry Culpepper, who slammed 60 out of the park, third best in IPA history, topped only by the legendary Jack Elliott of High Mesa, who swatted 65 in 2021 and 61 in 2013... Elliott also holds the all-time career mark with 847 HRs... Belle Plaine's staff leaders were Raul Carrasco (19-14/3.39), Philippe Marchand (15-15/4.09) and Emilio Gallo (15-15/4.25).

For the ninth year in a row the Marston Nine have been nestled in the RU East second division... this season Danny Church's club came in last, 33 games off the pace... starter Barry Sexton (14-18/2.99) and closer Jimbo McGinnity (9-8/2.08/17 saves) are talented hurlers, but have little help on the mound or at the plate... the most reliable batters are 3B Phillip DeWey (.296/24/77/89), SS Stan Mila (.296/16/66/76), C Ben Banyon (.301/7/63/57), CF Marco Ameche (.278/23/71/66) and 1B Lonnie Trekell (.265/23/70/69).

07-03-2013, 08:56 PM	#3586
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,944	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Tuesday, September 22, 2037 CATS OUTLAST RATTLERS AND ALL-STARS IN RU EAST Three of the best teams fisted it out the whole season in the best and toughest division in the Islandian Pro Alliance... when the dust cleared off the diamonds the Cold Creek Catamounts reigned supreme by four games over Sugar Valley and Elnora in the rough and rowdy Ruthlandian East, where six of the eight teams posted winning records. The Catamounts were six games behind Elnora at midyear, but they came back to win the division... Cold Creek's marvelous mound corps inspiried a terrific 54-22 run in the second half of the season to defeat Sugar Valley and Elnora... for the year the Catamounts led the entire IPA with a superb 2.77 team ERA... they also ran up the most victories with 101... Sugar Valley and Elnora tied for third place with 97 wins... Tuckanarra of the Tycobbian Union was second with 99... the Cold Creek starters were almost unbeatable... all four of them has ERAs under 3.00, led by J. J. Gillespie (25-9/2.22), Joey Baker (20-11/2.50), Jules Capet (19-7/2.68) and George Bailey (11-4/2.66)... Gillespie topped the IPA with a 2.22 ERA and tied for the lead in wins with Randell Perkins of Colfax and Dan Pitts of Elnora... the Catamounts had just enough offense with 3B Pat Ellis (.319/20/70/79), SS Jeremy Hall (.304/3/61/82) and 2B Simon Pembroke (.284/7/72/60)... in spite of the lack of offense manager Scoop Lemieux's hurlers should be enough to be a big factor in deciding this year's Pro Cup championship... Cold Creek is also blessed with great defense (.978 FA)... the Catamounts will be one of the favored teams in the playoffs, along with Tuckanarra, San Alejo and defending Pro Cup holder North Hills, all in the Tycobbian Union. Manager Gibby Bobkins had his power-laden Sugar Valley Rattlers in the lead in April and May... but lost it to Elnora by the All-Star Game, trailing by two games... and then Cold Creek went on its second-half tear to win the flag in a terrific pennant race... the Rattlers had five players hitting over 20 homers each and placed second in the IPA with 222, right behind Red Bluff of the Tycobbian East, that led with 234... Bobkins had a fearsome lineup with RF Bobby Gamble (.352/38/136/128), 2B Roger Hobbs (.307/39/145/115), LF Tyler White (.247/43/128/106), 1B Richie Strickland (.279/27/62/125) and C Frank Testaverde (.258/21/81/63)... Hobbs led the IPA with 145 RBIs and Gamble was first in runs scored with 128... the Rattler rotation was topped by Juan Navarro (20-10/2.96), Jeremy Blanchard (20-13/3.61), Josh Wilkerson (20-11/4.22), all with 20 wins apiece, along with Christopher Dunsberry (15-7/3.24)... defensively the All-Stars are very good with a .977 FA. The Elnora All-Stars seemed to have it all with fine hitting, pitching and defense (.975 FA)... manager Leon Carter's well-balanced club went into August ahead of Sugar Valley by four games and Cold Creek by six, but the Catamounts went an astounding 23-5 to take the lead and never gave it up... the All-Stars topped all IPA teams with a .289 BA... five regulars hit over .300, paced by 1B Danny Bierhoff (.331/28/102/81), C Jan Kobak (.328/19/98/71), 2B Akihiro Samurakami (.309/11/48/101), LF Clive Kenyon (.308/13/67/73) and RF Clint Thomas (.303/19/67/74)... the pitchers were pretty good, too, headed up by Dan Pitts (25-10/3.54), Stan Kivas (17-12/3.10) and Jeremy Sellers (16-13/3.83)... Pitts tied for the IPA lead with 25 victories. The Eastshore Elegants had a fine season with Killer Brewster at the helm... they finished fourth, 14 games behind Cold Creek, but were 20 games over .500... they were second to Sugar Valley in scoring runs and batted .275 (2nd)... pitching was average... 2B Johnny Petrak (.364/24/100/107), CF Scotty Lagrange (.285/32/105/109), RF Neil Richard (.353/12/69/80) and 1B Paul Reed (.323/23/79/89) led the attack... Petrak came in second to the IPA leader Chet Penn of the Colfax Blasters, who batted .378 for the year... Petrak hit .364... mound leaders were Teddy Noble (24-13/3.62), Ramon Contreras (20-13/3.19) and Don Klingenberg (18-17/3.84)... Noble had the second-highest total of wins in the IPA with 24, beaten only by Dan Pitts (Elnora), Randell Perkins (Colfax) and J. J. Gillespie (Cold Creek). Matt Donnelly's Wynnamac Sundowners wound up 18 games back in the race in fifth place... he had strong pitching from Killara Bardo (20-12/3.29), Geoff Hobart (18-14/3.38), Paul Payton (16-13/2.90) and Ernie Hodges (17-16/3.14)... but only decent offense with RF Davy L'Amour (.292/30/102/97), CF Darrell Donnelly (.285/12/69/107), SS Lou Borcellino (.300/12/69/63) and 2B Ed Lane (.272/6/58/77). The Beechwood Bobcats, skippered by Bret George, came in sixth, but had a winning record... Ken Arby was the top pitcher with a 17-13 mark and a 3.42 ERA... vet Maury Patterson was 17-18 with a 3.87 ERA... and Jimmy Herman was 13-15 and a 3.50 ERA... the Bobcats hit with good power, ranking third with 199 HRs... the top bats were CF Howie Baldwin (.261/42/112/108), RF Eddie Wilson (.320/36/81/88), SS Cody Hanks (.326/21/86/75), 3B Leonard Mason (.264/18/76/104) and 2B Mel Smith (.285/21/68/74). The Belle Plaine Musketeers ended up in seventh place, guided by Slick Hammill in his second season... Hammill's Muskies can score with a .271 BA (6th) and 173 HRs (9th-tied)... and they are average on the hill... the main run producers were RF Boo Boudreaux (.337/47/125/111), LF Noel Martin (.332/33/94/119), 1B Mitch Mason (.274/19/79/71) and SS Bobby Greer (.296/4/50/81)... Boudreaux was the number-two home-run hitter in the IPA with 47... he was tied with Dale Weston of the Ranford Bulls and bested by Bayview's Jerry Culpepper, who slammed 60 out of the park, third best in IPA history, topped only by the legendary Jack Elliott of High Mesa, who swatted 65 in 2021 and 61 in 2013... Elliott also holds the all-time career mark with 847 HRs... Belle Plaine's staff leaders were Raul Carrasco (19-14/3.39), Philippe Marchand (15-15/4.09) and Emilio Gallo (15-15/4.25). For the ninth year in a row the Marston Nine have been nestled in the RU East second division... this season Danny Church's club came in last, 33 games off the pace... starter Barry Sexton (14-18/2.99) and closer Jimbo McGinnity (9-8/2.08/17 saves) are talented hurlers, but have little help on the mound or at the plate... the most reliable batters are 3B Phillip DeWey (.296/24/77/89), SS Stan Mila (.296/16/66/76), C Ben Banyon (.301/7/63/57), CF Marco Ameche (.278/23/71/66) and 1B Lonnie Trekell (.265/23/70/69). Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-04-2013 at 07:31 PM.