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The Belle Plaine Musketeers have a pathetic history in the IPA... they have made the postseason only once and that was way back in 2009... the Muskies have been stuck in seventh place the last two years... they were 65-89 (22 GB) last year and 69-85 (28 GB) this season... the hitting is impressive, while the pitching is among the all-time worst in the IPA... the team ERA is an atrocious 5.30 (32nd)... bat-wise the Muskies sport a .275 BA (5th), scored 786 runs (5th) and knocked 136 HRs (17th)... 39-year-old RF Noel Martin had a career year with a .354 BA, third in the IPA, collected 202 hits (3rd) and led the club with 35 homers and 122 RBIs... 3B Bobby Greer (.320) and 2B Ted Macy (.305) were the other .300 hitters on the club.... 28-year-old star CF Boo Boudreaux had a down year for him... still he hit 23 HRS, drove in 84 runs and scored 94, but hit only .272, some 30 points off his lifetime .308 BA... 4-time Gold Glove C Ted Jarzinski is still doing the job at age 40... Jarzinski batted .274 with 16 homers and 91 RBIs and is still one of the best defensive catchers in the IPA.
BELLE PLAINE: 7th Place (28 GB)
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