1st Place
RACERS BEST IN TU WEST 3 YEARS IN A ROW
Rolling Hills saved the best for last in the Tycobbian West Division this year and captured its third pennant in a row... in previous years the Racers wrapped up the division title pretty early, winning by 8 and 9 games... but this season the Racers really had a fight on their hands from the Kenwood Wildcats and the Bayview Vikings for much of the season... the defending Pro Cup champion lagged 4 to 5 games out the first two months of the year and finally moved into first place in July... then they lost the lead to the Wildcats in August with the Vikings right on their heels... victory was in much in doubt during the summer... then the Racers came roaring down the backstretch with a magnificent 23-3 in September and cross the finish in fine fashion and won by 9 games over Kenwood... and the Wildcats didn't flop... they were a strong 17-10 the final month... the La Claire Lynx came in a very distant third, 18 GB... fourth place went to Denton City, 20 GB... Bayview faded badly in August and September with a 20-35 mark and wound up 23 games behind the Racers.
It was another fine season for Rolling Hills with its high-powered attack and good pitching... the Racers hit a rousing .304 (1st), scored 891 runs (1st) and had good power with 138 homers (10th)... the starters ERA was a little better than average with a 4.03 ERA... relievers stood out with a 2.97 ERA (8th)... and fielding-wise, they had average defense with a .976 FA... this will be the 14th appearance in the postseason playoffs for the Racers... they will be seeking a record-breaking fifth Pro Cup with trophies from '29, '32, '48 and '60... they lost in an upset last year to the very talented Oxford Red Caps in a spectacular 7-game series in the Tycobbian title series.
Rolling Hills piled up 102 victories this season, sparked by a lineup of just about all .300 hitters... the worst were at .299... from the leadoff hitter to the number eight man in the order, the Racers are really something to behold... just look at them: Teddy Stonich, Jean-Luc Roubique, Hugo Sutton, Mick Carmickle and company... then take a gander at the mound staff, led by Vance Dillaway and Brownie Ashmore... they are Pro Cup caliber pitchers... not sure about the rest of them... pitching cost Rolling Hills the Pro Cup last year... they could not handle Oxford... really looking forward to them playing again... but the Racers will have to whip a pretty fair bunch of High Mesa Mustangs to get to the Tycobbian Finals... and Oxford just might get some stiff competition from the Southport Sun Sox in round one.
