4th Place: Southport Sun Sox (80-74) (7 GB)
Outlook: the Sun Sox were the choice to win the Tycobbian South this year in a tight tussle with Turon... but Southport only challenged in the first month... they dropped back into the pack in June and stayed there, ending up seven games behind in the race and winding up fourth in the standings... they had a good year, but didn't challenge the leaders much.
The Sun Sox's strong point was its pitching with five pretty fair starters... offense was borderline average with not a lot of longball power... but they hit very well for average... and Southport could handle the gloves as good as anybody in the IPA with an excellent .982 FA... the Sun Sox attack could sure use a 40-HR guy.
Recent history has been good to Southport with 17 first-division finishes in the last 20 seasons with two Pro Cups (2044, 2047)... 12 times the Sun Sox have made the playoffs.