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Eugene Church · 04-27-2021, 04:58 PM

8. Claxton (92-62)
None of the pundits thought very highly of the Diamonds in the Pro Cup Preview Poll, either... they were picked 8th and last in the voting... but the Diamonds did great during the regular season, handily winning their 6th straight Ruthlandian South division crown... as they always have in seasons past, Claxton does it with strong pitching... they were the best in the IPA this year on the hill (2.70 ERA)... and the Diamonds have just enough offense to get by... and this has served them well in the playoffs in recent years... Claxton won the 2064 Pro Cup, upsetting mighty Rolling Hills... in the last three years, they have been eliminated in the playoffs by Valmara, Colfax and Far Mountain... all 3 teams lost in the Pro Cup Finals to Southport twice and to Rolling Hills last year... the Claxton Diamonds may be better than the pollsters think with the likes of veteran starters Mark Meisner and Russell Krohn and trusty closer Alvie London... plus #3 and #4 starters Shelly Grice and Sam Black did some quality work on the mound this year, too.

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04-27-2021, 04:58 PM	#7907
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,891	8. Claxton (92-62) None of the pundits thought very highly of the Diamonds in the Pro Cup Preview Poll, either... they were picked 8th and last in the voting... but the Diamonds did great during the regular season, handily winning their 6th straight Ruthlandian South division crown... as they always have in seasons past, Claxton does it with strong pitching... they were the best in the IPA this year on the hill (2.70 ERA)... and the Diamonds have just enough offense to get by... and this has served them well in the playoffs in recent years... Claxton won the 2064 Pro Cup, upsetting mighty Rolling Hills... in the last three years, they have been eliminated in the playoffs by Valmara, Colfax and Far Mountain... all 3 teams lost in the Pro Cup Finals to Southport twice and to Rolling Hills last year... the Claxton Diamonds may be better than the pollsters think with the likes of veteran starters Mark Meisner and Russell Krohn and trusty closer Alvie London... plus #3 and #4 starters Shelly Grice and Sam Black did some quality work on the mound this year, too. Click on Image to Enlarge Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-27-2021 at 05:00 PM.