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Eugene Church · 09-30-2013, 11:15 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Friday, June 1, 2039

FROGS UP ON HAWKS IN TU NORTH
The toughest division in the Islandian Pro Alliance this year is the Tycobbian North... seven of the eight clubs have winning records, led by first-place Fairfax, who has a three-game margin over perennial divisiion winner North Hills, the current IPA Pro Cup holder... Luxora is in third place, six games out of first... Mahaska is seven games out in fourth, White River is eight behind in fifth place, Blue Lake is in sixth, trailing by nine and Hartsdale is seven and a dozen games off the pace... North Hills is seeking a sixth successive TU North title and to repeat as Pro Cup champion.

1. FAIRFAX: the Frogs are a complete ball club... went 16-10 in June... hit, pitch, catch well... very little power... top pitchers are Steven McLeod (11-6/2.69) and Harold Dorman (9-7/2.89), along with Lee Rose (11-6/3.78) and Lucien Vachon (9-6/3.71)... bullpen is superb with a 1.97 ERA (2nd), paced by Bruno Stratton (7-1/1.80/8 saves)... main bats are All-Star 2B John Velasco (.308/16/72/50), CF Sam Price (.32/6/43/43) and All-Star C Joe King (.313/3/26/34).

2. North Hills: the Hawks were also 16-10 in the last month...they have super starters in All-Star Jeff Owens (14-4/2.17), Tony Mack (12-3/2.19) and Frankie Lambert (6-3/2.85)... superstar All-Star LF Adam Thurgood (.327) leads the TU with 27 homers, second in RBIs with 72... with help from rookie CF Jimmy Jay Ferguson (.351/7/30/39) and a whole host of fine role players... the Hawks will do well in the postseason if they can overtake the talented Fairfax Frogs.

3. Luxora: the Zorros can put some zap in the ball with a .278 BA, 89 HRs (14th-tied) and 403 runs (3rd-tied)... pretty good on the hill... not so good defensively (.969 FA)... June record was 15-11... top bats are 3B Toddy Dubbins (.310/15/45/47), SS Joel Poche (.289/13/36/55) and LF Milt Powers (.276/8/47/37)... the Z's have three fine starters in All-Star Kent Halloran (12-4/2.51), Roy Watson (11-6/3.65) and Jose Beltran (10-7/3.80)... in the bullpen Fernando Sanches (3-2/0.96/14 saves) has been magnificent.

4. Mahaska: after two-solid months of play, the Haymakers suffered a 12-14 mark in June, yet still have fine pitching (3.15 ERA-4th), good power (96 HRs-8th tied) and good fielding (.975 FA)... the best ones in the batting order are 2B Mikk Kukk (.318/16/46/50) and RF Anton Hymel (.305/15/34/44)... with help from LF Bill Whittier (.254/15/46/48) and SS Rocco Bertara (.285/2/17/46)... a solid quartet of All-Star hurler Warren Heath (11-5/2.58), Mackie McGinnity (9-2/2.86), Mark Pennington (8-8/2.90) and Greg Douglas (6-2/3.62) heads up the mound staff.

5. White River: the Rascals were picked to finish third this year behind North Hills and Midway... in June they kicked it up a notch or two to 17-9 and played like a strong contender... the Rascals play better on the field than in the stats... 104 HRs (3rd-tied) helps out a lot... otherwise they are just an average team... CF Buford Cross (.324/10/34/42) tops them with a .324 average... C Stevee Dee Daniels (.238/21/53/41) tops them in homers with 21 with help from All-Star SS Warren McKenzie (.266/18/60/49)... McKenzie is tops with 60 RBIs and 49 runs... top starters are Trenton Anderson (12-5/3.47) and Paul Sardini (7-6/3.61)... best in the pen is Les Dennis (5-6/3.40/15 saves), who leads the IPA with 15 saves, tied with Ralph Fulton of Turon, Cody Simmons of Arroyo Grande and Jack Scanlon of Colfax.

6. Blue Lake: Blue Jays rebounded from a terrible 11-18 May to a torrid 18-8 in June, but still have a lot of ground to make up like White River... statistically rank in the middle-of-the-pack... possesses a good starting four: Frankie Quinn (12-7/3.22), Sal Mays (11-8/3.13), Burton Cook (8-6/3.98) and Van Johnson (7-8/3.95)... 2B Egon Ojamaa (.277/14/55/49) carries the biggest bat in the line-up, but gets some help from RF Raddy Pajak (.300/5/28/41), LF Jack Ryan (.313/5/32/31) and C Jan Kobak (.277/6/39/28).

7. Hartsdale: the Hellcats slipped again in June to 12-14, are two games over the .500 mark, but in seventh place... the TU North is a tough division... two good starters Wayne Dawson (11-5/2.85) and Freddie Whitaker (9-7/3.72) are leading the way... aided by All-Star SS Paul Wynn, a late bloomer at age 33 with 21 homers, .298 BA, 56 RBIs and 53 runs scored.

8. Oxford: another tough season for the Red Caps, who are already 27 games out of first place... they are, by far, the worst team in the division... not much to boast about... the pitching is bad... however, middle reliever Allison Coxe (0-0/1.44) has done quite well in 17 appearances... at the plate CF Dalton Ward has 22 homers, 54 RBIs and 44 runs, but is batting only .254... tops in average is 2B Alonzo Norris at .311 with 4 HRs. 38 RBIs and 44 runs... LF Donnie Braun is number two at .301 with 14 homers, 46 RBIs and 43 runs.

09-30-2013, 11:15 PM	#3728
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,944	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Friday, June 1, 2039 FROGS UP ON HAWKS IN TU NORTH The toughest division in the Islandian Pro Alliance this year is the Tycobbian North... seven of the eight clubs have winning records, led by first-place Fairfax, who has a three-game margin over perennial divisiion winner North Hills, the current IPA Pro Cup holder... Luxora is in third place, six games out of first... Mahaska is seven games out in fourth, White River is eight behind in fifth place, Blue Lake is in sixth, trailing by nine and Hartsdale is seven and a dozen games off the pace... North Hills is seeking a sixth successive TU North title and to repeat as Pro Cup champion. 1. FAIRFAX: the Frogs are a complete ball club... went 16-10 in June... hit, pitch, catch well... very little power... top pitchers are Steven McLeod (11-6/2.69) and Harold Dorman (9-7/2.89), along with Lee Rose (11-6/3.78) and Lucien Vachon (9-6/3.71)... bullpen is superb with a 1.97 ERA (2nd), paced by Bruno Stratton (7-1/1.80/8 saves)... main bats are All-Star 2B John Velasco (.308/16/72/50), CF Sam Price (.32/6/43/43) and All-Star C Joe King (.313/3/26/34). 2. North Hills: the Hawks were also 16-10 in the last month...they have super starters in All-Star Jeff Owens (14-4/2.17), Tony Mack (12-3/2.19) and Frankie Lambert (6-3/2.85)... superstar All-Star LF Adam Thurgood (.327) leads the TU with 27 homers, second in RBIs with 72... with help from rookie CF Jimmy Jay Ferguson (.351/7/30/39) and a whole host of fine role players... the Hawks will do well in the postseason if they can overtake the talented Fairfax Frogs. 3. Luxora: the Zorros can put some zap in the ball with a .278 BA, 89 HRs (14th-tied) and 403 runs (3rd-tied)... pretty good on the hill... not so good defensively (.969 FA)... June record was 15-11... top bats are 3B Toddy Dubbins (.310/15/45/47), SS Joel Poche (.289/13/36/55) and LF Milt Powers (.276/8/47/37)... the Z's have three fine starters in All-Star Kent Halloran (12-4/2.51), Roy Watson (11-6/3.65) and Jose Beltran (10-7/3.80)... in the bullpen Fernando Sanches (3-2/0.96/14 saves) has been magnificent. 4. Mahaska: after two-solid months of play, the Haymakers suffered a 12-14 mark in June, yet still have fine pitching (3.15 ERA-4th), good power (96 HRs-8th tied) and good fielding (.975 FA)... the best ones in the batting order are 2B Mikk Kukk (.318/16/46/50) and RF Anton Hymel (.305/15/34/44)... with help from LF Bill Whittier (.254/15/46/48) and SS Rocco Bertara (.285/2/17/46)... a solid quartet of All-Star hurler Warren Heath (11-5/2.58), Mackie McGinnity (9-2/2.86), Mark Pennington (8-8/2.90) and Greg Douglas (6-2/3.62) heads up the mound staff. 5. White River: the Rascals were picked to finish third this year behind North Hills and Midway... in June they kicked it up a notch or two to 17-9 and played like a strong contender... the Rascals play better on the field than in the stats... 104 HRs (3rd-tied) helps out a lot... otherwise they are just an average team... CF Buford Cross (.324/10/34/42) tops them with a .324 average... C Stevee Dee Daniels (.238/21/53/41) tops them in homers with 21 with help from All-Star SS Warren McKenzie (.266/18/60/49)... McKenzie is tops with 60 RBIs and 49 runs... top starters are Trenton Anderson (12-5/3.47) and Paul Sardini (7-6/3.61)... best in the pen is Les Dennis (5-6/3.40/15 saves), who leads the IPA with 15 saves, tied with Ralph Fulton of Turon, Cody Simmons of Arroyo Grande and Jack Scanlon of Colfax. 6. Blue Lake: Blue Jays rebounded from a terrible 11-18 May to a torrid 18-8 in June, but still have a lot of ground to make up like White River... statistically rank in the middle-of-the-pack... possesses a good starting four: Frankie Quinn (12-7/3.22), Sal Mays (11-8/3.13), Burton Cook (8-6/3.98) and Van Johnson (7-8/3.95)... 2B Egon Ojamaa (.277/14/55/49) carries the biggest bat in the line-up, but gets some help from RF Raddy Pajak (.300/5/28/41), LF Jack Ryan (.313/5/32/31) and C Jan Kobak (.277/6/39/28). 7. Hartsdale: the Hellcats slipped again in June to 12-14, are two games over the .500 mark, but in seventh place... the TU North is a tough division... two good starters Wayne Dawson (11-5/2.85) and Freddie Whitaker (9-7/3.72) are leading the way... aided by All-Star SS Paul Wynn, a late bloomer at age 33 with 21 homers, .298 BA, 56 RBIs and 53 runs scored. 8. Oxford: another tough season for the Red Caps, who are already 27 games out of first place... they are, by far, the worst team in the division... not much to boast about... the pitching is bad... however, middle reliever Allison Coxe (0-0/1.44) has done quite well in 17 appearances... at the plate CF Dalton Ward has 22 homers, 54 RBIs and 44 runs, but is batting only .254... tops in average is 2B Alonzo Norris at .311 with 4 HRs. 38 RBIs and 44 runs... LF Donnie Braun is number two at .301 with 14 homers, 46 RBIs and 43 runs. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-01-2013 at 03:51 PM.