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Eugene Church · 07-12-2014, 06:27 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, September 16, 2047

SUNBIRDS TOP TEAM IN RU SOUTH
The fans in Belair Beach (84-70) have waited a long time for another pennant. After 31 years of mainly losing the Sunbirds finally won another Ruthlandian South flag, defeating favorite Waleska (81-73), Crystal Lake (81-73) and last year's champ Claxton (81-73) in a tight four-team race. Belair Beach held off all three of them, winning by three games. The Sunbirds, however, aren't expected to go very far in the Pro Cup playoffs. They have a fairly good offense, but little in the way of pitching.

The Sunbirds have only one solid starter. Kevin Tolbert racked up a 17-13 record with a 3.14 ERA... the other starters were Jose Munoz (18-15/4.20) and Ronnie Roy (18-12/4.41).... they topped the team with 18 wins, but were mediocre at best... Tom Cook (6-5/2.77/18 saves) and Ray Dunn (4-2/2.63/8 saves) both did well in the bullpen... Leading the Belair Beach bats was All-Star 3B-1B Jason Butler (.329/45/129/105), who had a fabulous season. Butler was third in the IPA with 129 RBIs, beaten out by High Mesa's Johnny Tallis, who broke Adam Zitek's 2005 all-time IPA mark of 170, and Bayview's Jerry Culpepper, who drove in 154 runs... two other capable bats in the batting order were CF Norm Ellis (.278/25/74/70) and 1B Shannon Stewart (.299/16/83/82).

The Waleska Westerners stood out on the hill with Jeff Woodruff (18-14/2.24), All-Star Niles Nielsen (18-12/2.86), Roy Schaefer (17-16/3.14) and Tony Haskell (15-12/3.46)... and closer Vince Gibson (6-7/1.20/15 saves) was strong in the bullpen... but the Westerners were only average with the bats... CF Kenny Hardy (.276) was the best at the plate with club highs of 81 RBIs and 90 runs... LF Gene Stevenson's (.270/20/60/64) led with 20 homers... Hardy was second with 18... SS Pete Hudson (.305/2/50/52) had the best BA of the regulars with .305... C Jimmy Butler (.285/10/55/58) and 1B Rob Rice (.303/13/48/50) also chipped in some good numbers... and three parttimers posted .300 BAs: RF Cade Carmickle (.324/0/15/25), 2B Nelson Ridley (.325/3/18/26) and RF Todd Hurley (.315/1/17/45).

Crystal Lake had some solid hitters in RF Paul Dillon (.320/12/74/78), LF Johnny Kennedy (.301/16/59/44), 1B Daryl Brady (.266/14/78/54), C Del Peevy (.275/9/66/72) and LF Jed Murphee (.293/7/50/76), but not a lot of power... and not a lot of pitching... Manuel Hinojosa (12-6/2.81) was the most effective starter... Dave McCauley (17-15/3.56) led the club in wins... and All-Star closer Josh Crosby (13-11/2.28/16 saves) excelled in the bullpen.

The Claxton Diamonds won the RU South the previous two seasons, but slumped badly in the mid-part of the season... they had losing records for three months, then started playing well, but it was a little too late... the Diamonds ran out of games... IPA strikeout king Abe Schiffman (16-15/3.28) was the ace... he fanned 296 batters in 319 innings... Steven Ellison (18-11/3.54) and Gilbert Clagsdale (16-16/3.63) were also dependable starters... Gary Haskin (5-4/3.06/10 saves) was the top reliever... Superstar All-Star and sure-fire HOF-er Jojo DeLucca (.320/35/113/98) is still one of the IPA elites at age 32... 2B Rick Emery batted only .242, but had 18 homers, 83 RBIs and scored 68 runs... LF Foxy Fuchs is still a solid performer at 36... he hit 27 homers, drove in 97 runs and scored 78, while batting .264... SS Stevie Wynn batted .310 with 6 HRs, 46 RBIs and 64 runs.

Fifth place Valka broke even for the year and boast a pretty fair bunch of ballplayers... Matvey Kazak (19-14/2.52) and Janno Martna (11-7/2.91) were quality starters, while star CF Kenny Mitzusaka (.298/21/73/64) and 1B Jess Evans (.291/30/75/65) were the most reliable bats.

Sixth place Grand City is only average on the hill and simply horrendous at the plate... Jimmy Engels (14-16/2.90), Kenny Morrow (14-19/3.43), Lee Price (12-13/3.62) and Joel Eaton (11-21/3.72) give the Blackhawks fairly good starters, but the run support is almost nil for them... Donald Denson (4-3/2.14/10 saves) is also a solid reliever... star 1B Benny Hull (.316/31/100/65) is the only threat in the lineup and he is a good one... he just doesn't have any help.

Seventh place San Dimas is near the bottom of the standings and near the bottom statistically, too... Gil Arnaud (13-23/4.26) and Alfredo Montes (13-16) top the team in victories... and the best ERA belongs to Carl Covington (12-18/3.87)... not much in the bullpen where Georgie Walker (5-5/3.50/10 saves) has the best stats... the most productive hitters are aging veterans LF Denny Hendrix (.259/32/73/84) and 2B Klaus Stordahl (.268/16/58/57)... both of them are 35.

Only three clubs in the IPA were worst than the St. John Crusaders... Ancona only won 51 games, La Claire 54 and Fort Benton 57... the Crusaders only managed 58 this year and wound up last in the Ruthlandian South... longtime ace Jeremy Kirk (13-13/3.96) was the only decent starter... and only two All-Stars SS Herbie Gruen (.285/22/101/96) and LF Skeets Blackstone (.338/9/48/50) performed at the plate.

2047 RUTHLANDIAN SOUTH FINAL STANDINGS

07-12-2014, 06:27 PM	#4271
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,820	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, September 16, 2047 SUNBIRDS TOP TEAM IN RU SOUTH The fans in Belair Beach (84-70) have waited a long time for another pennant. After 31 years of mainly losing the Sunbirds finally won another Ruthlandian South flag, defeating favorite Waleska (81-73), Crystal Lake (81-73) and last year's champ Claxton (81-73) in a tight four-team race. Belair Beach held off all three of them, winning by three games. The Sunbirds, however, aren't expected to go very far in the Pro Cup playoffs. They have a fairly good offense, but little in the way of pitching. The Sunbirds have only one solid starter. Kevin Tolbert racked up a 17-13 record with a 3.14 ERA... the other starters were Jose Munoz (18-15/4.20) and Ronnie Roy (18-12/4.41).... they topped the team with 18 wins, but were mediocre at best... Tom Cook (6-5/2.77/18 saves) and Ray Dunn (4-2/2.63/8 saves) both did well in the bullpen... Leading the Belair Beach bats was All-Star 3B-1B Jason Butler (.329/45/129/105), who had a fabulous season. Butler was third in the IPA with 129 RBIs, beaten out by High Mesa's Johnny Tallis, who broke Adam Zitek's 2005 all-time IPA mark of 170, and Bayview's Jerry Culpepper, who drove in 154 runs... two other capable bats in the batting order were CF Norm Ellis (.278/25/74/70) and 1B Shannon Stewart (.299/16/83/82). The Waleska Westerners stood out on the hill with Jeff Woodruff (18-14/2.24), All-Star Niles Nielsen (18-12/2.86), Roy Schaefer (17-16/3.14) and Tony Haskell (15-12/3.46)... and closer Vince Gibson (6-7/1.20/15 saves) was strong in the bullpen... but the Westerners were only average with the bats... CF Kenny Hardy (.276) was the best at the plate with club highs of 81 RBIs and 90 runs... LF Gene Stevenson's (.270/20/60/64) led with 20 homers... Hardy was second with 18... SS Pete Hudson (.305/2/50/52) had the best BA of the regulars with .305... C Jimmy Butler (.285/10/55/58) and 1B Rob Rice (.303/13/48/50) also chipped in some good numbers... and three parttimers posted .300 BAs: RF Cade Carmickle (.324/0/15/25), 2B Nelson Ridley (.325/3/18/26) and RF Todd Hurley (.315/1/17/45). Crystal Lake had some solid hitters in RF Paul Dillon (.320/12/74/78), LF Johnny Kennedy (.301/16/59/44), 1B Daryl Brady (.266/14/78/54), C Del Peevy (.275/9/66/72) and LF Jed Murphee (.293/7/50/76), but not a lot of power... and not a lot of pitching... Manuel Hinojosa (12-6/2.81) was the most effective starter... Dave McCauley (17-15/3.56) led the club in wins... and All-Star closer Josh Crosby (13-11/2.28/16 saves) excelled in the bullpen. The Claxton Diamonds won the RU South the previous two seasons, but slumped badly in the mid-part of the season... they had losing records for three months, then started playing well, but it was a little too late... the Diamonds ran out of games... IPA strikeout king Abe Schiffman (16-15/3.28) was the ace... he fanned 296 batters in 319 innings... Steven Ellison (18-11/3.54) and Gilbert Clagsdale (16-16/3.63) were also dependable starters... Gary Haskin (5-4/3.06/10 saves) was the top reliever... Superstar All-Star and sure-fire HOF-er Jojo DeLucca (.320/35/113/98) is still one of the IPA elites at age 32... 2B Rick Emery batted only .242, but had 18 homers, 83 RBIs and scored 68 runs... LF Foxy Fuchs is still a solid performer at 36... he hit 27 homers, drove in 97 runs and scored 78, while batting .264... SS Stevie Wynn batted .310 with 6 HRs, 46 RBIs and 64 runs. Fifth place Valka broke even for the year and boast a pretty fair bunch of ballplayers... Matvey Kazak (19-14/2.52) and Janno Martna (11-7/2.91) were quality starters, while star CF Kenny Mitzusaka (.298/21/73/64) and 1B Jess Evans (.291/30/75/65) were the most reliable bats. Sixth place Grand City is only average on the hill and simply horrendous at the plate... Jimmy Engels (14-16/2.90), Kenny Morrow (14-19/3.43), Lee Price (12-13/3.62) and Joel Eaton (11-21/3.72) give the Blackhawks fairly good starters, but the run support is almost nil for them... Donald Denson (4-3/2.14/10 saves) is also a solid reliever... star 1B Benny Hull (.316/31/100/65) is the only threat in the lineup and he is a good one... he just doesn't have any help. Seventh place San Dimas is near the bottom of the standings and near the bottom statistically, too... Gil Arnaud (13-23/4.26) and Alfredo Montes (13-16) top the team in victories... and the best ERA belongs to Carl Covington (12-18/3.87)... not much in the bullpen where Georgie Walker (5-5/3.50/10 saves) has the best stats... the most productive hitters are aging veterans LF Denny Hendrix (.259/32/73/84) and 2B Klaus Stordahl (.268/16/58/57)... both of them are 35. Only three clubs in the IPA were worst than the St. John Crusaders... Ancona only won 51 games, La Claire 54 and Fort Benton 57... the Crusaders only managed 58 this year and wound up last in the Ruthlandian South... longtime ace Jeremy Kirk (13-13/3.96) was the only decent starter... and only two All-Stars SS Herbie Gruen (.285/22/101/96) and LF Skeets Blackstone (.338/9/48/50) performed at the plate. 2047 RUTHLANDIAN SOUTH FINAL STANDINGS Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-12-2014 at 11:06 PM.