1ST PLACE
2062 Ruthlandian South Final Standings
STJ CRUSADERS NAB 3RD STRAIGHT RU SOUTH FLAG
After a slow start the St. John Crusaders got it going in the Ruthlandian South Division... by July they took over the top spot from Waleska and Valka... then the Westerners faded out of the picture and it was just St. John and Valka the rest of the way... the Crusaders staved off the Blackhawks in the stretch drive... no one else was in the race... early contenders Grand City and Claxton were gone by August.
St. John scores surprisingly well despite not having a lot of longball power... they do it with contact hitters... .277 BA (9th), 792 runs (3rd), 103 HRs... top hitters are Ozwaldo Romero, Matt Silverman and Freddie Woodruff... the Crusaders possess three quality starters in Mark Faber, Teddy de Grom and Smoke Early... solid pitching staff with 3.73 ERA (9th)... and play excellent defense with a .980 FA.
