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Eugene Church · 05-21-2014, 06:14 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, September 17, 2046

HELLCATS BREAK LOOSE IN TU NORTH
The pennant race in the Tycobbian North only lasted until mid-season... at that point the Hartsdale Hellcats broke loose and made a farce of the race in June and July with a 38-18 record... the Hellcats were victorious by 15 games over second place Blue Lake, 17 games better than last season's winner North Hills and 18 up on the Fairfax Frogs in the fourth spot in the standings... North Hills had totally dominated the division with 11 titles in the last 13 years... the Hellcats have never won the IPA Pro Cup, but will certainly be a factor this year in the playoffs... they seemingly have all that's needed to win this season after leading the IPA with 98 victories.

1. HARTSDALE: the Hellcats have gotten progressively better in the last four campaigns, rising up from fifth (21 GB) to third (4 GB) to second (1 GB) and finally winning the pennant this year... all four starters won 20 games... headed up by Gil Younger (28-9/2.54), Dave Payne (20-9/3.18), Perry Givens (20-9/3.43) and Kippy Wilhelm (20-16/3.63)... Younger's 28 wins was second to Jamie Taylor's IPA record-breaking 30 this year for Rocky Rapids in the RU West... closer Alfonso Cervera (4-2/3.14/24 saves) topped the IPA with 24 saves... the bats were quite productive, too... 1B John Ford (.268/30/100/82) and SS Robinson Alomar (.259/30/88/67) led the team with 30 homers each... 3B Greg Melton (.276/28/82/109) chipped in with 28 and was the club leader with 109 runs... the top hitter was C Frank Penn (.341/6/71/58) at .341 with RF Emilian Burgess (.316/18/79/106) second with a .316 mark... CF Darrell Nesbitt (.297/14/67/103) had a solid season, too.

2. BLUE LAKE: the Blue Sox made the TU North first division for the fifth year in a row... they improved from third to second this year position-wise, but went from 5 GB to a lofty 15 back... they scored well with good power, but slumped some on the mound... 40-year-old Frankie Quinn (16-21/4.24) managed to get within 5 games of Nicky Engstrom (387-218), the all-time IPA wins leader... Quinn is 382-284 in 20 seasons... Van Johnson (21-11/3.58) is still the ace with help from Sal Mays (18-13/3.00)... Razzy Richmond (9-5/2.72/13 saves) is still the best closer on the team with 67 appearances... he got some help in the pen this year from Kevin Nixon (5-2/2.07)... the best run producers are C Juan Luis Barcelona (.306/23/92/98), RF Johnny Harding (.281/28/85/90), 1B Mel Morrison (.305/25/86/62), LF Jack Ryan (.305/6/56/78), 2B Kinji Hashimoto (.255/20/79/73) and SS Rick Bridges (.268/22/78/63).

3. NORTH HILLS: the Hawks ran out of gas in the final weeks of the season... they were only two games behind Hartsdale going into July... the Hawks are aging... but more importantly they lost their offense when superstar LF Adam Thurgood (.317/11/41/30) went out for the season in May... RF Ryan Webbe (.309/22/75/77), 2B Tommy Vavas (.295/18/72/101), 3B Jim McDermott (.272/12/71/72) and 1B Oscar Pendleton (.303/16/62/59) did their best to take up the slack... Tony Mack (21-14/3.04) won 20 games for the sixth time in his 13 seasons... at 39 David Michael (18-18/3.84) struggled at times... Alex Peters (16-14/3.62) and Kyle Oliver (13-11/3.94) were the other starters in the rotation... the pitching corps is not what it was in the glory years when the Hawks won four Pro Cups 2034 to 2041.

4. FAIRFAX: after two seasons in sixth place, the Frogs moved up over .500 into fourth place (18 GB)... they haven't won a pennant since 2032 and 2033... and have never won a Pro Cup... Harold Dorman (19-16/2.68) had a fine season... as did closer Terry Sawyer (8-6/2.28/22 saves)... Sawyer made 83 relief appearances and finished second in saves with 22... only Hartsdale's Alfonso Cervera (4-2/3.14) with 24 was better... Fairfax hit well for average with a .281 BA, tops in the IPA, but was only average in scoring runs... star 2B John Velasco still handles the bat well at age 40... he led the team with a .316 BA, was first with 95 RBIs and second with 23 HRs and 86 runs... C Scott Courtney (.271) was the club leader with 25 homers and second with 92 RBIs... LF Brad Johnston (.298/18/79/90) scored the most runs with 90... RF Terrence Yeoman (.306/11/68/56), 3B Daniel Pierce (.300/3/62/65) and CF Trent Russell (.269/14/67/78) also helped out offensively.

5. WHITE RIVER: the Rascals moved up from seventh in 2045 (24 GB) to fifth place (21 GB) this season... improved pitching was the prime reason as the offense flopped badly... Nicky Palmer (19-12/2.81) was the most effective starter with some help from Trent Anderson (15-19/3.86) and Clem Warren (13-17/3.65)... in the bullpen Carlo Grimaldi (10-6/2.14/14 saves) really stood out in 68 appearances... star CF Billy Joe Hickman again was the offensive leader with 46 homers, 115 RBIs and 92 runs scored, but he batted only .249... 2B Warren McKenzie chipped in with 29 roundtrippers, 3B Ryan Byrd had 27 and 1B Ralph Cashman 25, but they all hit below the .250 mark.

6. OXFORD: the Red Caps have had only one winning season in the last nine... that was good for fourth place in 2045 (5 GB)... they slipped back to mediocrity this year to sixth place (25 GB)... they have some good starters in Ralph Mosby (20-12/3.28), Tekkan Nishikawa (16-16/3.13), Rudy Mellancamp (16-18/2.64) and Lou Ellison (8-13/3.13)... but lack bats... RF Kevin Carter (.275) is the only decent one with 30 homers, 96 RBIs and 84 runs.

7. LUXORA: the Zorros were second two seasons ago (4 GB), but have tumbled to fifth (16 GB) and seventh (29 GB) since... the last postseason appearance was back in 2031... the Z's have never won a Pro Cup... Joao Damaso (14-15/3.33) and Victor Spears (16-18/3.57) were the most reliable starters... 1B Joel Poche (.304/18/84/72), RF Emil Pasek (.311/15/65/80) and LF Derrek Jackson (.303/17/68/55) were the club's offensive leaders.

8. MAHASKA: the Haymakers took it on the chin again for the fourth successive season with a last place finish (38 GB)... the top starters Terry Mazurek (12-15/4.06) and Bobby Kelman (11-15/4.65) were only mediocre at best... 1B Roger Lewis (.291/34/88/74) led the club with 34 homers... C James Boswell (.230/33/89/65) was tops with 89 RBIs and was second with 33 home runs... CF Bill Whittier (.315/27/79/84) had the best BA at .315, second with 84 runs and third with 27 HRs... SS Rocco Bertara (.286/13/69/85) led the team with 85 runs.

2046 Tycobbian North Finals Standings and Team Statistics

05-21-2014, 06:14 PM	#4207
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,906	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, September 17, 2046 HELLCATS BREAK LOOSE IN TU NORTH The pennant race in the Tycobbian North only lasted until mid-season... at that point the Hartsdale Hellcats broke loose and made a farce of the race in June and July with a 38-18 record... the Hellcats were victorious by 15 games over second place Blue Lake, 17 games better than last season's winner North Hills and 18 up on the Fairfax Frogs in the fourth spot in the standings... North Hills had totally dominated the division with 11 titles in the last 13 years... the Hellcats have never won the IPA Pro Cup, but will certainly be a factor this year in the playoffs... they seemingly have all that's needed to win this season after leading the IPA with 98 victories. 1. HARTSDALE: the Hellcats have gotten progressively better in the last four campaigns, rising up from fifth (21 GB) to third (4 GB) to second (1 GB) and finally winning the pennant this year... all four starters won 20 games... headed up by Gil Younger (28-9/2.54), Dave Payne (20-9/3.18), Perry Givens (20-9/3.43) and Kippy Wilhelm (20-16/3.63)... Younger's 28 wins was second to Jamie Taylor's IPA record-breaking 30 this year for Rocky Rapids in the RU West... closer Alfonso Cervera (4-2/3.14/24 saves) topped the IPA with 24 saves... the bats were quite productive, too... 1B John Ford (.268/30/100/82) and SS Robinson Alomar (.259/30/88/67) led the team with 30 homers each... 3B Greg Melton (.276/28/82/109) chipped in with 28 and was the club leader with 109 runs... the top hitter was C Frank Penn (.341/6/71/58) at .341 with RF Emilian Burgess (.316/18/79/106) second with a .316 mark... CF Darrell Nesbitt (.297/14/67/103) had a solid season, too. 2. BLUE LAKE: the Blue Sox made the TU North first division for the fifth year in a row... they improved from third to second this year position-wise, but went from 5 GB to a lofty 15 back... they scored well with good power, but slumped some on the mound... 40-year-old Frankie Quinn (16-21/4.24) managed to get within 5 games of Nicky Engstrom (387-218), the all-time IPA wins leader... Quinn is 382-284 in 20 seasons... Van Johnson (21-11/3.58) is still the ace with help from Sal Mays (18-13/3.00)... Razzy Richmond (9-5/2.72/13 saves) is still the best closer on the team with 67 appearances... he got some help in the pen this year from Kevin Nixon (5-2/2.07)... the best run producers are C Juan Luis Barcelona (.306/23/92/98), RF Johnny Harding (.281/28/85/90), 1B Mel Morrison (.305/25/86/62), LF Jack Ryan (.305/6/56/78), 2B Kinji Hashimoto (.255/20/79/73) and SS Rick Bridges (.268/22/78/63). 3. NORTH HILLS: the Hawks ran out of gas in the final weeks of the season... they were only two games behind Hartsdale going into July... the Hawks are aging... but more importantly they lost their offense when superstar LF Adam Thurgood (.317/11/41/30) went out for the season in May... RF Ryan Webbe (.309/22/75/77), 2B Tommy Vavas (.295/18/72/101), 3B Jim McDermott (.272/12/71/72) and 1B Oscar Pendleton (.303/16/62/59) did their best to take up the slack... Tony Mack (21-14/3.04) won 20 games for the sixth time in his 13 seasons... at 39 David Michael (18-18/3.84) struggled at times... Alex Peters (16-14/3.62) and Kyle Oliver (13-11/3.94) were the other starters in the rotation... the pitching corps is not what it was in the glory years when the Hawks won four Pro Cups 2034 to 2041. 4. FAIRFAX: after two seasons in sixth place, the Frogs moved up over .500 into fourth place (18 GB)... they haven't won a pennant since 2032 and 2033... and have never won a Pro Cup... Harold Dorman (19-16/2.68) had a fine season... as did closer Terry Sawyer (8-6/2.28/22 saves)... Sawyer made 83 relief appearances and finished second in saves with 22... only Hartsdale's Alfonso Cervera (4-2/3.14) with 24 was better... Fairfax hit well for average with a .281 BA, tops in the IPA, but was only average in scoring runs... star 2B John Velasco still handles the bat well at age 40... he led the team with a .316 BA, was first with 95 RBIs and second with 23 HRs and 86 runs... C Scott Courtney (.271) was the club leader with 25 homers and second with 92 RBIs... LF Brad Johnston (.298/18/79/90) scored the most runs with 90... RF Terrence Yeoman (.306/11/68/56), 3B Daniel Pierce (.300/3/62/65) and CF Trent Russell (.269/14/67/78) also helped out offensively. 5. WHITE RIVER: the Rascals moved up from seventh in 2045 (24 GB) to fifth place (21 GB) this season... improved pitching was the prime reason as the offense flopped badly... Nicky Palmer (19-12/2.81) was the most effective starter with some help from Trent Anderson (15-19/3.86) and Clem Warren (13-17/3.65)... in the bullpen Carlo Grimaldi (10-6/2.14/14 saves) really stood out in 68 appearances... star CF Billy Joe Hickman again was the offensive leader with 46 homers, 115 RBIs and 92 runs scored, but he batted only .249... 2B Warren McKenzie chipped in with 29 roundtrippers, 3B Ryan Byrd had 27 and 1B Ralph Cashman 25, but they all hit below the .250 mark. 6. OXFORD: the Red Caps have had only one winning season in the last nine... that was good for fourth place in 2045 (5 GB)... they slipped back to mediocrity this year to sixth place (25 GB)... they have some good starters in Ralph Mosby (20-12/3.28), Tekkan Nishikawa (16-16/3.13), Rudy Mellancamp (16-18/2.64) and Lou Ellison (8-13/3.13)... but lack bats... RF Kevin Carter (.275) is the only decent one with 30 homers, 96 RBIs and 84 runs. 7. LUXORA: the Zorros were second two seasons ago (4 GB), but have tumbled to fifth (16 GB) and seventh (29 GB) since... the last postseason appearance was back in 2031... the Z's have never won a Pro Cup... Joao Damaso (14-15/3.33) and Victor Spears (16-18/3.57) were the most reliable starters... 1B Joel Poche (.304/18/84/72), RF Emil Pasek (.311/15/65/80) and LF Derrek Jackson (.303/17/68/55) were the club's offensive leaders. 8. MAHASKA: the Haymakers took it on the chin again for the fourth successive season with a last place finish (38 GB)... the top starters Terry Mazurek (12-15/4.06) and Bobby Kelman (11-15/4.65) were only mediocre at best... 1B Roger Lewis (.291/34/88/74) led the club with 34 homers... C James Boswell (.230/33/89/65) was tops with 89 RBIs and was second with 33 home runs... CF Bill Whittier (.315/27/79/84) had the best BA at .315, second with 84 runs and third with 27 HRs... SS Rocco Bertara (.286/13/69/85) led the team with 85 runs. 2046 Tycobbian North Finals Standings and Team Statistics Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-22-2014 at 03:24 PM.