[Eugene Church]

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, June 22, 2056

GOOD RACES GOING IN TYCOBBIA, TOO
The pennant races are still going strong in Tycobbia Union... none of the division leaders have huge leads at midseason... Turon (45-28) has the biggest edge in the TU South with a 5-game margin over Arroyo Grande (40-33)... Midway (46-27) in the TU East is up by 4 games over Ozarka (42-31) in the TU East... North Hills (42-31) also has the same margin over second place White River (38-35) in the TU North... but the closest race is a battle royal over in the TU West where Arlon (44-29) has just a scant one-game lead over runners-up Rolling Hills (43-30) and Kenwood (43-30)... and Denton City (41-32) is just 3 games out in fourth place... the races are running pretty much true-to-form... favorites Midway and Turon are on top of the TU East and TU South as predicted by the Island baseball experts... Denton City is hanging close in the TU West... only Oxford in the TU North looks like they are in trouble... the Red Caps are 6 games off the pace of surprising North Hills.

Tycobbian North Division

5-TEAM TUSSLE IN TU NORTH
The Oxford Red Caps were strong favorites to take the TU North this year, but it hasn't panned out that way halfway through the season... it's the North Hills Hawks that are flying high... but the Red Caps are still close enough to get back into the hunt... last year's division winner White River, Luxora and Hartsdale all should be contenders, too.

TU North Outlook: North Hills may be for real... they are the solid ball club and just may pull it off... White River is not as good as they have been in recent years... the Rascals' pitching appears to be on the downturn... but they still have some good starters... Luxora's strength is in its starters, too... Hartsdale has the good offense and may have just enough pitching to hang around in the race... and should Oxford get its mound staff up and going in the second half, they could win it... the Tycobbian North looks like one of the best pennant races in the IPA this year.

1st Place: North Hills Hawks (42-31) are the Cinderella of the Islandian baseball world this season... forecast to finish near the bottom of the TU North, they are sitting pretty atop the standings at the All-Star break with a .259 BA (13th), 325 runs (16th-tied), 38 HR (32nd) and a solid 3.43 ERA (9th).
Last Year: 4th Place (75-79) (7.5 GB)
Last Pennant: 2045... 13 Playoffs... 4 Pro Cups ('34, '36, '38, '41)
Top Batters: LF Clifton Mahaffey (.290/4/47/43/10 SB), RF Eddy Carlyle (.337/6/33/24), All-Star 3B Sam Dunstone (.315/0/31/44/9 SB), 2B Eddie Rojek (.342/4/29/20/4 SB).
Top Pitchers: starters Zip Harben (11-7/3.94), Johnny Kristoff (7-4/2.71), Thad Vachon (6-3/3.73), Juan Cintron (5-3/2.77) and Chuck Kilshaw (7-4/3.77)... reliever DeWitt Dobkins (0-1/1.23/15 saves/20 G)

2nd Place: White River Rascals (38-35) (4 GB)... batting .257 (18th) with 296 runs (25th-tied) and 75 HR (10th)... 3.63 ERA (15th)
Last Year: 1st Place (83-72) (beat Oxford in playoff game)
Last Pennant: '52 and '53... 10 Playoffs... No Pro Cups (made Finals 4 times ('21, '49, '50, '55)
Top Batters: All-Star CF Pudge Tate (.269/17/47/44/11 SB), 1B Fred Kraft (.272/14/37/28/4 SB), LF Jed Small (.292/10/26/19)
Top Pitchers: starters Noel Woods (10-7/2.71), Nicky Palmer (6-5/2.85), Butch Slattery (7-5/4.24), Cody Butler (4-2/3.23)... reliever Ronald Doss (4-4/3.77/8 saves/21 G)

3rd Place: Luxora Zorros (37-36) (5 GB)... hitting .254 (21st) with 296 runs (25th-tied), 57 HR (21st-tied) and a 3.47 ERA (10th).
Last Year: 3rd (81-73) (1.5 GB)
Last Pennant: 2031... 11 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: 1B Wade Tibbs (.335/11/45/42/3 SB), SS Emmett Cusack (.280/6/25/33/11 SB), C Francisco Queiro (.302/8/34/33), RF Marvin Harrelson (.281/3/27/30/6 SB)
Top Pitchers: Starters All-Star Juliano Machado (11-2/2.43), Paolo De Freitas (5-8/2.99), Mack Wellman (6-9/3.93)... reliever Kippy Stearns (3-0/2.67/6 saves/18 G)

3rd Place: Hartsdale Hellcats (37-36) (5 GB)... batting .254 (22nd) with 349 runs (7th), 81 HR (8th) and 3.82 ERA (18th)
Last Year: 5th (74-80) (8.5 GB)... 9 Playoffs... 1 Pro Cup (2046)
Top Batters: C Kenton Carmichael (.247/17/46/39), 3B Al Wakefield (.256/10/37/34/5 SB), 2B Smoky Nix (.259/9/32/42/4 SB), 1B Oscar Blackwood (.255/8/34/36/1 SB), CF Leon Croyle (.298/7/35/34/11 SB), RF Nathan Ivy (.273/6/32/25/6 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Chet Salsbury (12-5/3.11), Christopher Wolfe (7-7/3.54), Bradley Barr (5-9/3.45)... reliever Roy Krieger (3-5/4.15/13 saves/24 G)

5th Place: Oxford Red Caps (36-37) (6 GB)... batting .267 (10th) with 364 runs (5th), 71 HR (13th-tied) and 4.15 ERA (25th)
Last Year: 2nd Place (82-73) (1 GB)
Last Pennant: '52 and '53... 7 Playoffs... 1 Pro Cup (2007)
Top Batters: CF Dwayne Wagner (.282/11/43/37/4 SB), LF Ozzy Ackerman (.305/8/31/30/11 SB), All-Star C Giles Gilliam (.313/8/36/28), SS Roger Bajon (.313/3/30/35/2 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Maury Statler (11-6/2.85), R. C. Russell (6-8/3.79)... reliever Barton Benedict (2-1/2.35/no saves/25 G)

6th Place: Mahaska Haymakers (33-40) (9 GB)... batting .266 (12th), 322 runs (18th-tied), 46 HR (30th-tied) with 3.98 ERA (22nd)
Last Year: 7th Place (66-88) (16.5 GB)
Last Pennant: 2028... 4 Playoffs... No Pro Cup
Top Batters: CF Dub Forrester (.305/10/38/45/6 SB), SS Elvis Gifford (.261/5/42/47/6 SB), 3B Kody Dafford (.273/2/29/24/7 SB)

7th Place: Fairfax Frogs (42-31) (13 GB)... batting .269 (6th), 337 runs (12th), 53 HR (25th) with 4.59 ERA (32nd)
Last Year: 8th Place (65-89) (17.5 GB)
Last Pennant: '32 and '33... 8 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: C Scott Courtney (.291/9/38/39/1 SB), 1B/C Mike Mitchell (.307/3/35/29), LF Wyatt Clausen (.287/6/34/42/20 SB), 3B Andre Marceau (.27/3/28/25/6 SB), 2B Jarred McMain (.253/7/36/35/11 SB), RF Downtown Wyatt (.254/5/32/33/2 SB), 1B Javis Tyler (.267/9/23/16/2 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Shaun O'Riley (7-8/4.16), Jay Jay Dillaway (6-10/4.14)... relievers Robinson Crenshaw (1-3/1.35/8 saves/19 G), Pete Rambone (3-2/2.92/1 save/40 G)

7th Place: Blue Lake Blue Sox (29-44) (13 GB)... batting .252 (24th), 307 runs (23rd), 68 HR (15th) and 4.19 ERA (27th)
Last Year: 6th Place (71-83) (11.5 GB)
Last Pennant: 2030... 3 Playoffs... 1 Pro Cup (2030)
Top Batters: All-Star C Daryl Monaghan (.361/8/39/44/13 SB), 3B Billy Blue (.286/10/41/33)
Top Pitchers: Weldon Nettleton (10-7/3.04), Bobby Nobles (4-3/2.68)... reliever Marty Manush (2-2/2.05/5 saves/15 G)

Tycobbian South Division

TURON TEAM TO BEAT IN TU SOUTH
The Turon Typhoons (45-28) have had a terrific five-year-run, taking the Tycobbian South three times and coming in second twice, losing by one game each time... they are favored by the experts to win by a wide margin this year... so far, so good, this year with a 5-game bulge over Arroyo Grande (40-33)... the Suns appear to be their only competition... third place Summerland (38-35) has super pitching, but can't hit a lick... last year's champ Southport (34-39) just hasn't played well this year... both pitching and hitting is off from last season.

TU South Outlook: Look for the Turon Typhoons to take off in the second half of the season and blow everybody away... with its fine pitching and firepower Arroyo Grande might stay around for a while, but look for the Suns to fade in the race... Turon is just too good.

1st Place: Turon Typhoons (45-28)... batting .273 (2nd), 346 runs (8th), 66 HR (16th) and 2.85 ERA (4th)
Last Year: 2nd Place (98-57) (1 GB)... 18 Playoffs... 4 Pro Cups (2003, 2006, 2009, 2017)
Top Batters: RF Matthew Fears (.304/10/36/38/1 SB), 1B Shoyo Yuro (.288/8/39/34/3 SB), C Doyle Ashcroft (.283/9/36/39), SS Bill Wolverton (.274/5/21/35/6 SB), CF Maxie Mullinax (.285/1/17/32/21 SB), 3B Joel Guidry (.230/9/39/34/2 SB)
Top Pitchers: Bobby Reimer (8-2/2.15), Ollie Dickinson (8-4/2.53), All-Star Yancey Hedges (10-6/2.81)... relievers Nate Scottsdale (3-4/4.07/8 saves/21 G), Dickie Parmenter (4-7/3.84/5 saves/22 G)

2nd Place: Arroyo Grande Suns (40-33) (5 GB)... batting .229, 330 runs, 96 HR (3rd) and 3.59 ERA (12th).
Last Year: 3rd Place (89-65) (9.5 GB)... 4 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: All-Star CF Rueben Jones (.284/26/58/57/7 SB), 1B Russell Taylor (.279/10/29/45/7 SB)
Top Pitchers: Beau McCloud (12-7/3.38), Nap Vickerson (10-5/3.20), Roy Tuthill (10-6/3.27)... reliever Stan Chaffin (1-1/1.76/10 saves/15 G)

3rd Place: Summerland Sunsets (38-35) (7 GB)... batting .234 (30th), 252 runs (31st), 56 HR (23rd) and 2.64 ERA (1st)
Last Year: 8th (62-92) (36.5 GB)
Last Pennant: 2046... 4 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: 2B Zane Howe (.277/11/37/28), SS Jayson Nickell (.270/8/22/38/5 SB), 1B Markus Cruyssen (.270/6/28/20/4 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters All-Star Tommy Underhill (11-4/1.94), Jayson Hallstrom (9-6/2.61), Jacob Vandenboom (5-5/2.68), Rudy Hilgendorf (6-7/2.39)... reliever Rory Poe (3-3/3.00/11 saves/22 G)

4th Place: Southport Sun Sox (34-39)... batting .248 (26th), 283 runs (29th), 48 HR (27th) and 3.36 ERA (7th)
Last Year: 1st Place (99-56)
Last Pennant: 2055... 11 Playoffs... 3 Pro Cups (2027, 2044, 2047)
Top Batters: RF Manuelo Garcia (.303/9/44/36/7 SB), 1B Zee Graham (.240/9/32/25), CF Ross Good (.258/3/31/35/10 SB), 2B Buzzy McGinnis (.281/3/22/40/8 SB), SS Kenny Urban (.253/2/20/33/5 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Zach Phillips (10-6/2.57), Irv Carwell (8-7/3.48)... reliever Troy Hill (1-2/0.39/12 saves/22 G)

5th Place: San Alejo Montaneros (32-41) (13 GB)... batting .223 (32nd), 254 runs (30th), 54 HR (24th) and 3.61 ERA (14th)
Last Year: 6th Place (69-85)... 8 Playoffs... 1 Pro Cup (2032)
Top Batters: CF Paulo Teixeira .277/11/38/34), LF Royce Grantham (.228/11/32/28/2 SB), 1B Dontrelle Bradbury (.235/10/38/22), RF Erik Landau (.247/3/24/38/5 SB), 2B Allen Hooper (.249/4/23/33/4 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Will McKinney (8-8/2.64), Matt Bell (8-9/2.68), Elmer Cane (6-9/4.05)... reliever Marcelo Cervantes (3-2/2.38/13 saves/23 G)

6th Place: Ginza Ninjas (31-42) (14 GB)... batting .268 (7th), 333 runs (13th), 59 HR (20th) and 4.22 ERA (28th)
Last Year: 7th Place (64-70) (14 GB)
Last Pennant: 2031... 7 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: All-Star Ss Kuzuki Tamura (.335/8/43/50/11 SB), 2B Vic Carnaggio (.358/10/38/41/8 SB), LF Chris Pfeiffer (.298/8/38/28/2 SB), 1B Crash Corrigan (.335/7/30/20/1 SB), LF Otto Beckford (.301/3/18/23/4 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Fran Kercheval (9-5/3.16), Motohiro Shima (5-9/3.94)... reliever Abram Worth (1-3/1.71/12 saves/23 G)

7th Place: Colchester Elites (30-43) (15 GB)... batting .258 (17th), 300 runs (24th), 83 HR (6th) and 4.12 ERA (24th)
Last Year: 5th (73-81) (25.5 GB)
Last Pennant: 2036... 4 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: Graig Sutton (.319/19/44/39), 1B Erroll Waldrep (.284/15/50/37), C Ty Kelleher (.261/9/25/20), CF Eldon McLennan (.283/4/25/40/21 SB), 2B James Murchison (.288/4/17/29/7 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Denzel Durand (9-8/3.19), Johnny Walker (6-7/4.02), Champ Meadows (5-10/3.88)... reliever Wiz Allman (1-2/3.35/no saves/29 G)

7th Place: Cape Coral Hurricanes (30-43) (15 GB)... batting .267 (9th), 325 (16th-tied), 61 HR (19th) and 4.54 ERA (30th)
Last Year: 4th Place (79-75) (19.5 GB)
Last Pennant: 2041... 8 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: 3B Jaybird Ethridge (.278/11/53/35/1 SB), 1B Kalian Coston (.274/13/37/36/4 SB), RF Darrin Abernathy (.317/6/25/35/9 SB), 2B Lynwood Barley (.333/5/37/40/10 SB), LF Marvin Cordice (.265/5/22/46/13 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Edgardo Arriaza (8-8/4.22), Frisco Francis (7-11/4.26), Jerrod Kipling (5-11/3.38)... reliever Hawkeye Crozier (3-1/1.86/10 saves/18 G)

Tycobbian East Division

MIDWAY STILL MIGHTY GOOD IN TU EAST
The Midway Wolves won the Pro Cup two years running and had a chance to make it a three-peat last year, but the mighty Middies fell a little bit short and the Wynnamac Sundowners stole their thunder... however, the Wolves are back again and as hungry as ever, on the prowl for their fourth Tycobbian East title in four years and third Pro Cup in four years... at the midway point in the season, Midway (46-27) is still on top of the division by 4 games over the Ozarka Naturals (42-31), 5 games in front of the Red Bluff Red Sox (41-32) and 9 games ahead of their perennial nemesis, the East Point Panthers (37-36).

Tycobbian East Outlook: Midway is still the dominant team in the division by a pretty wide margin and will roll to its fourth flag in a row... none of the pretenders have what it takes to knock the Wolves off the top spot... Ozarka, Red Bluff and East Point will only be playing for the second spot in the standings... the Middies will probably win by double-digits again this year... Midway is actually performing better this year... they still have the same high-octane attack and now have much better pitching... the Wolves will definitely be one of the Pro Cup favorites... a word to the wise: Beware of the Wolves.

1st Place: Midway Wolves (46-27)... batting .272 (3rd), 376 runs (1st), 88 HR (4th) with a brilliant 2.74 ERA (2nd).
Last Year: 1st Place (98-56)
Last Pennant: 2055... 6 Playoffs... 2 Pro Cups (2053, 2054)
Top Batters: All-Star RF Daryl Vale (.341/18/71/45/10 SB), All-Star LF Norishige Ito (.325/21/61/54/4 SB), All-Star SS Kax Clark (.328/3/27/48/2 SB), 1B Ted Merritt (.297/7/38/38/6 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters All-Star Arnie McGill (12-4/2.49), Rob Land (8-6/2.75), Doogie Higgins (11-5/3.12), Will DeBerry (6-9/3.06)... relievers Rocket Rhodes (3-2/1.33/11 saves/21 G), Jeffrey Leonard (1-0/2.21/no saves/15 G)

2nd Place: Ozarka Naturals (42-31) (4 GB)... batting .248 (25th), 296 runs (25th-tied), 47 HR (29th) and 2.98 ERA (5th)
Last Year: 6th Place (27 GB)
Last Pennant: 2040... 15 Playoffs... no Pro Cups
Top Batters: RF Scotty Hannon (.332/7/32/42/4 SB), 2B Foxy Alderson (.263/7/44/26/5 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters John Dickinson (10-6/2.85), Jordy Alberstadt (9-4/3.25), Delmer Jeffries (6-4/2.85), Willis Reece (8-8/3.20), rookie Ronny Belzer (4-4/2.54)... reliever Kaleb Cooper (1-5/3.27/11 saves/21 G)

3rd Place: Red Bluff Red Sox (41-32) (5 GB)... batting .258 (14th), 344 runs (9th), 73 HR (11th-tied) and 4.03 ERA (23rd)
Last Year: 7th Place (67-87) (31 GB)
Last Pennant: 2047... 8 Playoffs... 1 Pro Cup (2004)
Top Batters: All-Star RF Toni Kolkov (.307/21/51/43/1 SB), 3B Monty Lyons (.283/5/25/47/15 SB), SS Wesley Robertson (.306/2/38/39/10 SB), LF Jonathan Haworth (.274/10/39/34/2), C Harry Teed (.295/6/36/29/9 SB)
Top Pitchers: Wilson Sharpe (10-7/2.80), Fred Taylor (5-0/2.26)... All-Star reliever Dontrelle Gilbreath (4-2/0.60/14 saves/26 G)

4th Place: East Point Panthers (37-36) (9 GB)... batting .258 (16th), 363 runs (6th), 80 HR (9th) and 3.89 ERA (20th)
Last Year: 2nd Place (85-69) (13 GB)
Last Pennant: 2052... 7 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: CF Skip Donley (.291/19/55/45/15 SB), C Kenny Bailey (.298/14/42/30/1 SB), 2B Teddy Flack (.269/9/24/56/18 SB), 1B Alvaro Cavacos (.286/8/47/36/10 SB), SS Justin McRae (.265/6/28/46/8 SB), RF Jakie Spears (.302/0/29/35/4 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Benny Allen (8-6/3.04), Al Coatsworth (8-5/3.74), Chip Dowler (5-4/3.42)... reliever Kerry Woodburn (2-6/2.54/11 saves/25 G)

5th Place: Tuckanarra Blue Jays (34-39) (12 GB)... batting .247 (27th), 250 runs (32nd), 49 HR (26th) with 3.08 ERA (6th)
Last Year: 8th Place (64-90) (34 GB)
Last Pennant: 2049... 18 Playoffs... 3 Pro Cups (2023, 2024, 2035)
Top Batters: 3B Newt Crutchfield (.311/8/32/32), LF Jali Toba (.303/6.26/22/8 SB), 1B Rodger Parsons (.280/5/17/21)
Top Pitchers: starters Ozzie Leslie (7-4/2.01), Justn Shank (9-5/2.50), Ian Timms (4-10/2.84), Ralph Ayers (7-9/3.31)... reliever Paul Landale (4-2/2.88/11 saves/22 G)

6th Place: High Mesa Mustangs (33-40) (13 GB)... batting .266 (11th), 370 runs (3rd-tied), 111 HR (1st) with 4.28 ERA (29th)
Last Year: 3rd Place (83-71) (15 GB)
Last Pennant: 2048... 3 Playoffs... 1 Pro Cup (2002)
Top Batters: CF Tracy McGriff (.265/22/44/48/5 SB), SS Tommy Yost (.323/11/31/40), 1B Ward Catlin (.294/17/42/37), 3B Kagetoki Miyazaki (.254/19/49/43/1 SB), RF Curly Yeats (.298/7/30/29/3 SB), 2B Sherm Abernathy (.279/4/36/20/3 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Tuffy Hammel (5-7/3.29), Norman Gurley (7-9/3.98)... reliever Lloyd Armstrong (3-6/3.13/12 saves/27 G)

7th Place: Hillsboro Blazers (32-41) (14 GB)... batting .240 (28th), 322 (18th-tied), 97 HR (2nd) with 3.68 ERA (16th)
Last Year: 4th Place (76-78) (22 GB)
Last Pennant: 2051... 1 Playoff... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: RF Ichiro Ichikawa (.268/15/34/46/10 SB), 1B Dan Bushnell (.298/11/27/24), 3B Bobby Bartell (.252/10/28/41/12 SB).. CF Ziggy Crosby (.209/15/48/27/4 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Elliot Frampton (9-7/3.42) Clay Spencer (6-8/3.51), Ian Barrie (6-11/3.94)... relievers Ron Pryor (1-0/2.39/2 saves/29 G), Hank Greenberry (1-3/2.60/6 saves/17 G)

8th Place: South Fork Stallions (31-42) (15 GB)... batting .253 (23rd), 332 (14th), 48 HR (27th-tied) with 4.55 ERA (31st)
Last Year: 5th (72-82) (26 GB)
Last Pennant: 2043... 6 Playoffs... 2 Pro Cups (2025, 2042)
Top Batters: RF Bob Purkey (.330/11/38/43/11 SB), 1B Pete Arnold (.285/3/32/29/2), C Rudy Maroney (.244/6/29/37/4 SB)

Tycobbian West Division

TU WEST CLOGGED WITH CONTENDERS
Nobody is running away with the Tycobbian West this year... the preseason favorite Denton City Redbirds (41-32) won it handily last year, but they have their hands full of challengers this year... Arlon (44-29) has the lead at midyear, but not by much... Rolling Hills (43-30) and Kenwood (43-30) are both just one game behind with Denton City snipping at their heels only three games off the pace.

Tycobbian West Outlook: Who is the best in the West?... this year's pennant race looks like a humdinger... the top four clubs are in it for the long haul... this one could go right down to the last day of the season to decide it... they are evenly matched... Denton City has the best pitching by far, but the other three clubs can hit and score better than the Redbirds... still we're going to go with the baseball pollsters and pick Denton City in a fight-to-the-finish... with Arlon second... in the recent years the Champions are a proven ball club, even won the Pro Cup in '51... so are the Kenwood Wildcats, who will wind up a close third... the Rolling Hills Reds are the new kids on the block, so we'll place them fourth... the TU West should be a real treat for the fans.

1st Place: Arlon Champions (44-29)... batting .268 (8th), 372 runs (2nd), 88 HR (5th) with a 3.76 ERA (17th)
Last Year: 2nd Place (91-63 (8 GB)
Last Pennant: 2054... 7 Playoffs... 1 Pro Cup (2051)
Top Batters: LF Jaimey Stansfield (.286/24/51/51/13 SB), CF Rebel Bryce (.303/15/44/38/3 SB), C Riley Earnshaw (.336/5/35/34), SS Art Catlin (.292/9/37/27.3 SB), RF Dickie Ringer (.320/2/24/22/3 SB), 1B Timothy Webb (.299/2/18/36/6 SB), 3B Eduardo Garaza (.262/8/35/46/3 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Erik Branham (10-5/4.26), Ty Coffee (10-5/4.00), J. C. Hilburn (7-6/3.16), Dicky Towers (6-3/3.87)... reliever Mack Blair (2-1/2.01/15 saves/27 G)

2nd Place: Rolling Hills Reds (43-30) (1 GB)... batting .278 (1st), 370 runs (3rd-tied), 57 HR (21st-tied) with 3.83 ERA (19th)
Last Year: 4th (79-75) (20 GB)
Last Pennant: 2048... 11 Playoffs... 3 Pro Cups (2029, 2031, 2048)
Top Batters: All-Star 2B Dustin Thibodeau (.315/10/49/46/2 SB), RF Rory Teed (.350/6/30/37/2 SB), LF Jean-Luc Roubique (.269/10/47/34/2 SB), SS Jameson Mulbert (.301/2/31/46/7 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Vance Dillaway (9-3/3.42), P. J. Dunham (10-2/4.02), Tommy Otis (6-7/3.39)... reliever Matty Mosby (2-1/0.37/15 saves/22 G)

2nd Place: Kenwood Wildcats (43-30) (1 GB)... batting .257 (18th), 342 runs (10th-tied), 62 HR (18th) with 3.51 ERA (11th)
Last Year: 3rd Place (82-72) (17 GB)
Last Pennant: 2052... 10 Playoffs... 1 Pro Cup (2014)
Top Batters: All-Star 1B Bralen Connally (.283/16/65/47), LF William Gloucester (.336/5/25/19/1 SB), 3B Delaney Beaufort (.319/1/13/25), CF Linc Chappell (.275/7/25/46/15 GB), SS Bailey Brumley (.251/6/34/36/3 SB), RF Chris McNeal (.217/12/38/32/2 SB)
Top Pitchers: James Farnham (6-4/3.28), Mickey Maughan (7-5/3.85), Ward Elliott (7-7/3.87)... relievers Pee Wee Windham (4-6/2.48/17 saves/30 G), Neal Wilbert (6-0/2.87/no saves/22 G)

4th Place: Denton City Redbirds (41-32) (3 GB)... batting .255 (20th), 319 runs (20th), 64 HR (17th) with 2.76 ERA (3rd)
Last Year: 1st Place (99-55)
Last Pennant: 2055... 11 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: SS Vincent McCloud (.296/12/34/36/5 SB), 1B Val Anniston (.287/11/40/32), 2B Joey Lake (.299/3/30/31/1 SB), CF Pee Wee Crenshaw (.269/9/22/24/3 SB), LF Kris Dustin (.293/10/30/23/1SB)
Top Pitchers: starters All-Star Flash Stringfellow (13-6/2.43), Jayson Mannon (6-10/2.75), Johnny Wingate (6-6/3.13), Randall Neighbors (4-8/3.34), Rance Hasbrough (5-2/2.01)... relievers Burnell Kelley (3-0/0.60/8 saves/17 G), Carl Coons (2-0/0.44/no saves/17 G)

5th Place: Bay St. Clair Buccaneers (36-37) (8 GB)... batting .242 (28th), 290 runs (18th), 73 HR (11th-tied) with 3.37ERA (8th)
Last Year: 5th Place (74-80) (25 GB)
Last Pennant: 2050... 11 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: LF Jed Killick (.270/15/41/39), 1B Clive Caviness (.270/13/38/32), RF Erik Kruger (.270/9/31/29/4 SB), 3B Trace Burney (.265/7/19/38/7 SB), C Hersh Cranmore (.261/5/20/25)
Top Pitchers: starters Scotty Hedwall (10-8/3.32), Kerma Jarvi (6-6/4.15), Jerry MacIntyre (5-8/3.75), Kyle Eastman (4-11/3.60)... relievers Cadillac Bogart (2-2/1.13/15 saves/23 G), Travis Childs (2-1/2.38/no saves/15 G)

6th Place: La Claire Lynx (35-38) (9 GB)... batting .271 (4th), 342 runs (10th-tied), 71 HR (13th-tied) with 4.16 ERA (26th)
Last Year: 6th Place (67-87) (32 GB)
Last Pennant: 2038... 4 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: All-Star 1B Charlie Rodgers (.335/17/52/44), RF Kippy Born (.285/11/38/32/5 SB), SS Horace Rutherford (.305/8/37/28/3 SB), 2B Derek Winchester (.306/3/28/53/12 SB), LF Wilmer Burgess (.280/5/30/31/1 SB), LF Frankie Filchock (.351/5/19/22/2 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Krisjan Valk (10-5/3.38), Kelly Hudgins (7-2/3.22/2 saves/33 G), Chance Coursey (8-7/4.37)... relievers None

6th Place: Chicopee Braves (35-38) (9 GB)... batting .270 (5th), 313 runs (22nd), 46 HR (30th-tied) with 3.59 ERA (13th)
Last Year: 8th Place (61-93) (38 GB)
Last Pennant: 2036... 3 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: RF Travis Ledger (.336/3/38/36/9 SB), LF Johnny Helwig (.299/7/28/27/3 SB), 2B Darrell Stelly (.295/4/19/25), 1B Tex Whatley (.267/6/36/16/2 SB)...Kohana Chaska (.265/4/27/18), LF Alex Mendes (.300/3/13/23/4 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Russ Clooney (9-5/3.53), Chuta Shaman (7-8/3.76), Sharlon Barbour (6-11/3.61)... relievers Rocky Dowling (2-1/1.65/10 saves/16 G), Don Beeton (1-0/1.42/no saves/27 G)

8th Place: Bayview Vikings (34-39) (10 GB)... batting .258 (15th), 314 runs (21st), 82 HR (7th) with 3.93 ERA (21st)
Last Year: 7th Place (67-87) (32 GB)
Last Pennant: 2016... 6 Playoffs... No Pro Cups
Top Batters: All-Star 3B Byorn Karlsen (.321/19/48/34), SS Lou Kauchak (.349/7/26/34/5 SB), LF Noel Connors (.281/1/21/38/10 SB)
Top Pitchers: starters Herm Monday (9-7/3.28), Jules Perot (5-7/4.27), Pedro Montalvo (7-10/4.45)... relievers Skeets Dycus (2-4/3.75/13 saves/24 G), Harv Hays (0-0/1.90/2 saves/33 G)