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Eugene Church · 07-11-2014, 08:17 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, September 16, 2047

FM REDHAWKS ROMP IN RU NORTH
There wasn't much of a pennant race in the Ruthlandian North this year... the Far Mountain Redhawks (101-53) won it in a romp by 15 games over runner-up LaGrange (86-68)... Glasco (83-71) was third, 18 games behind... and last year's winner Valmara (82-72) finished fourth, trailing by 19.

Far Mountain racked up the most wins in the IPA with 101, led by three 20-game winners in Stan Smith (25-6/3.60), All-Star Curt Steinhauer (22-6/2.12) and Jonas Grover (20-12/3.07)... they had a fine bullpen, too, with Fernando Sanches (9-8/2.64/19 saves) and Jack McKinney (8-3/3.08/13 saves)... the Redhawks don't have any impressive hitters, but as a group they rank third in scoring runs with 734... Far Mountain plays a lot of players... the most productive bats are SS Webster Ronstadt (.259/9/60/77), SS Sammy Prejean (.290/7/60/53), 2B Rance Hawkins (.346/11/51/53), OF Todd Purdom (.291/10/46/69) and RF Bert Richter (.237/22/58/72)... the Redhawks will be favored in the Ruthlandian Union, getting a slight nod over the Middlefield Roosters (95-59) of the RU West and the Marston Nine (96-58) of the RU South.

The LaGrange Sports were a very distant second in the standings... paced by veteran starters Arnie Ayers (21-9/2.40) and Hot Dog Huxtable (15-14/2.70)... the top bats were 1B Clayton Justice (.303/29/109/61), SS John Rodgers (.276/24/97/84) and 2B Fred Allison (.288/9/42/78).

Third place Glasco has outstanding pitching with starters Evan Walsh (17-16/2.36), Benny McDaniel (17-11/2.69), Pat Meyers (16-16/3.24) and Brent Bolivar (14-10/3.25)... closer Ken McLin (11-6/1.84/15 saves) heads a strong bullpen... the A's bats are just average with LF George Russell (.277/11/87/80), 1B John Carlton (.282/13/63/51) and CF John Rumford (.255/12/59/85).

Last year's division champ and Pro Cup finalist Valmara fell to fourth this season... Primo Sirak (17-11/1.90) and Teddy Twardzik (15-16/2.93) are still an excellent 1-2 punch in the rotation and Paul Holloway (11-7/2.90) is a solid closer, but the Vipers' couldn't keep up with Far Mountain's firepower... All-Star SS Ken Jensen (.309/10/74/86), 2B Jorge Aparicio (.288/10/54/90) and CF Don Ritchie (.306/6/62/71) are reliable bats, but don't hit with power.

The fifth place Kilkenny Cats have fine pitching, but a terrible offense... Dave Stratford (21-15/2.19) had a standout season on the hill with some quality help from Glen Caswell (16-20/3.05)... SS Sam Norman led the team with 21 homers and 84 RBIs, but batted only .259.

The Ranford Bulls were the preseason choice to win the flag this season, but they were very disappointing to their fans and the pollsters, winding up a dismal sixth... veteran star Ralph Hawk (15-14/2.78) was the only effective starter and the bullpen was just plain bad... not much in the way of offense at the plate, though 3B Joey Gompers (.255/32/84/83) had a pretty fair year, along with LF Dale Weston (.246/28/74/84).

The seventh place Taranto Tars were near the bottom in most categories, except for 160 homers (4th-tied)... All-Star RF Derrick Damon (.316/22/79/91) was their most polished hitter, but he got help in the longball department fromn C Ryan Nelms (.234/32/78/51) and 1B Mark Delaney (.261/29/73/57).

For the sixth straight season the Ancona Red Elephants wallowed in the RU North basement... none of the starters were under a 5.00 ERA... Darlon McDugan (12-21/5.00) had the most wins and the best ERA among the starting rotation... the few bright spots were LF Eldon Auldridge (.303/34/106/93), rookie All-Star CF Jotaro Suzuki (.302/18/75/90) and RF Walter Glenn (.324/2/32/75).

2047 RUTHLANDIAN NORTH FINALS STANDINGS

07-11-2014, 08:17 PM	#4270
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,906	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, September 16, 2047 FM REDHAWKS ROMP IN RU NORTH There wasn't much of a pennant race in the Ruthlandian North this year... the Far Mountain Redhawks (101-53) won it in a romp by 15 games over runner-up LaGrange (86-68)... Glasco (83-71) was third, 18 games behind... and last year's winner Valmara (82-72) finished fourth, trailing by 19. Far Mountain racked up the most wins in the IPA with 101, led by three 20-game winners in Stan Smith (25-6/3.60), All-Star Curt Steinhauer (22-6/2.12) and Jonas Grover (20-12/3.07)... they had a fine bullpen, too, with Fernando Sanches (9-8/2.64/19 saves) and Jack McKinney (8-3/3.08/13 saves)... the Redhawks don't have any impressive hitters, but as a group they rank third in scoring runs with 734... Far Mountain plays a lot of players... the most productive bats are SS Webster Ronstadt (.259/9/60/77), SS Sammy Prejean (.290/7/60/53), 2B Rance Hawkins (.346/11/51/53), OF Todd Purdom (.291/10/46/69) and RF Bert Richter (.237/22/58/72)... the Redhawks will be favored in the Ruthlandian Union, getting a slight nod over the Middlefield Roosters (95-59) of the RU West and the Marston Nine (96-58) of the RU South. The LaGrange Sports were a very distant second in the standings... paced by veteran starters Arnie Ayers (21-9/2.40) and Hot Dog Huxtable (15-14/2.70)... the top bats were 1B Clayton Justice (.303/29/109/61), SS John Rodgers (.276/24/97/84) and 2B Fred Allison (.288/9/42/78). Third place Glasco has outstanding pitching with starters Evan Walsh (17-16/2.36), Benny McDaniel (17-11/2.69), Pat Meyers (16-16/3.24) and Brent Bolivar (14-10/3.25)... closer Ken McLin (11-6/1.84/15 saves) heads a strong bullpen... the A's bats are just average with LF George Russell (.277/11/87/80), 1B John Carlton (.282/13/63/51) and CF John Rumford (.255/12/59/85). Last year's division champ and Pro Cup finalist Valmara fell to fourth this season... Primo Sirak (17-11/1.90) and Teddy Twardzik (15-16/2.93) are still an excellent 1-2 punch in the rotation and Paul Holloway (11-7/2.90) is a solid closer, but the Vipers' couldn't keep up with Far Mountain's firepower... All-Star SS Ken Jensen (.309/10/74/86), 2B Jorge Aparicio (.288/10/54/90) and CF Don Ritchie (.306/6/62/71) are reliable bats, but don't hit with power. The fifth place Kilkenny Cats have fine pitching, but a terrible offense... Dave Stratford (21-15/2.19) had a standout season on the hill with some quality help from Glen Caswell (16-20/3.05)... SS Sam Norman led the team with 21 homers and 84 RBIs, but batted only .259. The Ranford Bulls were the preseason choice to win the flag this season, but they were very disappointing to their fans and the pollsters, winding up a dismal sixth... veteran star Ralph Hawk (15-14/2.78) was the only effective starter and the bullpen was just plain bad... not much in the way of offense at the plate, though 3B Joey Gompers (.255/32/84/83) had a pretty fair year, along with LF Dale Weston (.246/28/74/84). The seventh place Taranto Tars were near the bottom in most categories, except for 160 homers (4th-tied)... All-Star RF Derrick Damon (.316/22/79/91) was their most polished hitter, but he got help in the longball department fromn C Ryan Nelms (.234/32/78/51) and 1B Mark Delaney (.261/29/73/57). For the sixth straight season the Ancona Red Elephants wallowed in the RU North basement... none of the starters were under a 5.00 ERA... Darlon McDugan (12-21/5.00) had the most wins and the best ERA among the starting rotation... the few bright spots were LF Eldon Auldridge (.303/34/106/93), rookie All-Star CF Jotaro Suzuki (.302/18/75/90) and RF Walter Glenn (.324/2/32/75). 2047 RUTHLANDIAN NORTH FINALS STANDINGS Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-11-2014 at 08:21 PM.