YESTERDAY IN THE IPA
The Islandian Times
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Farentino Pro Cup MVP
37-year-old Ted Farentino had a year he will never forget. Farentino, a 6' 5" journeyman right-hander, sparked the Turon Typhoons to the fourth Pro Cup title in the team's history with a 5-0 mark in the postseason and has been acclaimed the Pro Cup Most Valuable Player in a poll by The Islandian Times. Farentino posted two wins in the Finals and finished the postseason with a 2.57 ERA in 6 starts. Farentino was Turon's number three starter during the regular season. He was 18-13 with a 3.72 ERA. However, the 18-year veteran turned it up a notch in the playoffs and took the MVP trophy. In his career Farentino is 245-223 with 4 teams. Lifetime he sports a 3.72 ERA.
Second in the balloting was Typhoon left fielder Andy Porter, who batted a scorching .452 in the playoffs with 4 homers, 11 RBIs and 8 runs scored. The number three vote-getter was Turon right fielder Dominick DiCaprio with a .355 batting average, 2 home runs, 9 RBIs and 15 runs scored. Fourth in the poll was Typhoon closer Merle Studebaker, who chalked up 5 saves with a 0.61 ERA and a 1-0 record in 10 postseason appearances.
The only Ancona players to receive votes were starter Dave Blair and first sacker Johnny Lee Harder. Blair was 4-2 with a 3.00 ERA and ranked fifth in the poll, while Harder finished sixth and hit .328 with 3 roundtrippers, 10 RBIs and 13 runs.
Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-31-2022 at 04:31 PM.
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