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Old 08-19-2020, 10:43 PM   #7363
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2065 Tycobbian West Final Standings
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1st Place: Rolling Hills Racers (101-53)
Last Pennant: 2064
Pro Cups: 5 (2029, 2031, 2048, 2060, 2062)

Rolling Hills is one of the premier franchises in the Islandian Pro Alliance... the Racers (aka Reds) have won 5 Pro Cup trophies, more than any other team... 17 playoff appearances... and they rank 4th in overall IPA won-lost percentage (.535), topped only by Turon (.551), Tuckanarra (.546) and Sugar Valley (.536)... Rolling Hills is really on a remarkable roll with 6 straight Tycobbian West pennants... 3 times in the last 4 years they have won 100 or more games... each year the Racers handily won the league title, challenged just one time in 2064, when they outlasted La Claire by 4 games... they won by 9 games this season, 25 games in '63, 9 games in '62, 10 games in '61 and 8 games in '60... this season Rolling Hills was slow out of the starting gate... they were only 28-24 the first two months of the race... Bay St. Clair, Denton City, La Claire and Kenwood were all in front of the Racers in April and May, but lo and behold, Rolling Hills went on a terrific tirade and piled up a splendid 41-11 mark in June and July... 'nuff said, case closed, the Racers made a robust statement that they were ready, willing and able to add another Pro Cup to their vast collection... Kenwood finished second and trailed by 9 games at season's end... Denton City came in third and 14 games behind... the fourth spot went to Bay St. Clair, 25 games back in the race... and La Claire wound up in fifth place, 28 games off the pace.

Rolling Hills led the IPA in wins (101), batting average (.304) and runs (887)... the Racers can go deep, too (164 HR)... they have a good ERA (3.67)... but they struggle dearly on defense with a .972 FA... it is hard to speak against a team that has seven .300 hitters in their batting order... Rolling Hills should be a serious contender for their 6th Pro Cup trophy... if anyone can win the Pro Cup this year, you would think the Racers will be right at the top of a lengthy list of challengers... Rolling Hills came close to winning the IPA postseason crown last year... they are better this year because the pitching is better.
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