[Eugene Church]

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, July 1, 2046

SUNSETS ON TOP IN 3-TEAM TU SOUTH RACE
Summerland's (56-26) magnificent mound staff has had them on top of the Tycobbian South the entire season, but they still haven't created a comfortable cushion even with a microscopic 2.28 team ERA, which is the lowest in IPA history... the San Alejo Montaneros (54-28) and last year's division champ Southport Sun Sox (53-29) are clinging very close... the Monties are second and only two games back, while the fast-charging Sun Sox are now only three games of the pace, after trailing by 10 games at the end of April... the Sunsets were a strong 16-10 in June... San Alejo was 17-9 and Southport a fantastic 22-4... six teams in the Tycobbian South have winning records... Turon (45-37) and Cape Coral (45-37) are tied for fifth and trail by 11 games... Ginza (44-38) is sixth, 12 games behind... the big question is: can Summerland and San Alejo keep pace with Southport, which is 44-11 the last two months... whichever team wins the pennant will be a powerful force in the Pro Cup competition... Summerland lacks scoring... San Alejo has good bats and strong pitching, while Southport has a much better offensive attack, but they are nowhere near as good on the hill.

TEAM BA: CAPE CORAL .274, GINZA .267, SOUTHPORT .265, TURON .264, SAN ALEJO .263, SUMMERLAND .262
TEAM SCORING: SOUTHPORT 420, TURON 410, GINZA 405, CAPE CORAL 377, SAN ALEJO 371, SUMMERLAND 362
TEAM HR: TURON 113, CAPE CORAL 106, SOUTHPORT 83, GINZA 83, SAN ALEJO 74
TEAM ERA: SUMMERLAND 2.28, SAN ALEJO 2.80, SOUTHPORT 3.41, CAPE CORAL .3.74, ARROYO GRANDE 3.94, GINZA 3.94
TEAM DEFENSE: GINZA .978 FA, ARROYO GRANDE .976 FA, TURON .976 FA, CAPE CORAL .975 FA, SUMMERLAND .974 FA, SAN ALEJO .974 FA, SOUTHPORT .974 FA

1. SUMMERLAND LEADERS
PITCHERS:
JAYSON HALLSTROM (13-3/1.66), JACOB GILLEN (12-4/1.94), DUTCH DE BOER (12-4/2.38), PETE ASHLEY (12-3/1.74/8 SAVES)
BATTERS:
1B KENNY DOUGLAS (.337/11/51/49), 3B ALEX ABBOTSON (.266/12/51/51), RF RICK MAYES (.287/9/34/43), CF ANTONIO VASQUEZ (.315/3/40/38), LF TONY VARGAS (.288/3/31/37)

2. SAN ALEJO LEADERS
PITCHERS:
WILL MCKINNEY (12-6/1.88), MATT BELL (12-4/2.12), BENNY BUCKMASTER (14-5/2.47), MICKEY CRONYN (7-3/3.24)
BATTERS:
RF CHARLIE WILBERFORCE (.314/18/55/45), 1B SAL MCALISTER (.340/5/37/48), 3B CALLUM GAINSBOROUGH (.247/5/33/50)

3. SOUTHPORT LEADERS
PITCHERS:
BILLY HOOVER (11-5/2.28), JOHNNY SWANSON (10-8/3.54), GORDON FORBES (11-6/3.94), CADE BROCKTON (13-5/3.95), HAL COMBS (5-4/3.86/13 SAVES)
BATTERS:
1B EDDY DOUGLAS (.356/20/54/51), 3B CRAIG GLENNON (.298/16/43/35), CF BARNEY LEWIS (.224/13/46/42), LF CHRIS JONES (.297/3/26/56)

4. TURON LEADERS
PITCHERS:
TOM FULLER (7-1/2.60), IZZY BEASLEY (11-7/3.54), NATE SCOTTSDALE 99-9/3.75)
BATTERS:
1B NICK FISHER (.345/21/61/58), SS RAFER ROBERTSON (.311/18/49/41), CF GUIDO GERVASIO (.297/12/42/49), 2B C. C. KINGSFORD (.266/16/41/37)

4. CAPE CORAL LEADERS
PITCHERS:
VERNON MARKS (13-7/3.10), BENTON MCCALL (9-9/3.78)
BATTERS:
RF WILLIAM SNYDER (.326/19/53/48), LF RIKKY VAN DALEN (.325/13/43/53), 2B LOU PANKO (.346/12/41/39)

6. GINZA LEADERS
PITCHERS:
TOKUJI TAKAHARA (9-5/2.52/2 SAVES), CHARLEY WASKINS (9-4/3.84), TIMMY HITCHENS (5-3/2.85/10 SAVES)
BATTERS:
CF SOGO TAKAGI (.306/9/44/49), 1B JIRO YAMAMURA (.335/6/28/64), 2B KYLE ESTES (.292/10/43/46), RF ICHIRO KAZUMI (.288/9/41/37), SS SAM ESSEX (.237/13/52/42)

7. ARROYO GRANDE LEADERS
PITCHERS:
ANTHONY LOMBARDI (10-9/3.75)
BATTERS:
CF KENNY WADE (.292/8/19/38), RF WILFREDO ACOSTA (.260/8/37/36), SS RUSS HENREDON (.257/5/38/30)

8. COLCHESTER LEADERS
PITCHERS:
DAVE LACOSTE (9-8/3.47), BENNY WHITE (9-12/3.66)
BATTERS:
RF TEDDY DRACKLEY (.271/13/46/39), 3B JOEY ROGERS (.294/6/33/46), CF JEBBIE SHAW (.293/7/29/28)

2046 TYCOBBIAN SOUTH STANDINGS ON JUNE 30