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batted balls · 07-18-2006, 11:47 AM

The following is No. 2 of a 20-part series reviewing the 2006 All-American Baseball League. Each feature will focus on one team. It will include the following sections: The Good (highlighting a team strength), The Bat (highlighting a hitting star) and the Ugly (lowlighting a team shortcoming). It will also include the team Most Valuable Player and a final hitting and pitching statistical report.

Minnesota Golden Gophers
AABL East, 64-98, 9th place

The Good: Minnesota ran up a season-high nine game winning streak in September. The Golden Gophers swept series from second-place Miami, first-place Ivy and struggling LSU. The win string got Minnesota out of the AABL East basement.

The Bat: Infielder Brent Gates hit .314 in September to post decent final numbers for a middle infielder: team highs in both average (.287) and OPS (.745) along with eight homers and 51 RBIs.

The Ugly: Despite swatting 14 home runs and knocking in 53 runs, short stop Jerry Kindall batted just .192 and committed 30 errors for the Golden Gophers.

Team MVP: Brent Gates, Second Base (shown below). Gates (.287-8-51) scored 59 runs and drew a team-high 69 walks.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Clubhouse
Sunday, 10/10/2006
Team Stats & Info

Manager: Dick Siebert
Record: 64 Wins, 98 Losses, .395 Winning Pct.
Home Record: 32 Wins, 49 Losses
Away Record: 32 Wins, 49 Losses
1 Run Games Record: 23 Wins, 31 Losses
X-Innings Record: 10 Wins, 14 Losses
Record vs LHP: 16 Wins, 25 Losses
Record vs RHP: 48 Wins, 73 Losses
Fan Interest: 65/100 (T-1st)
Batting AVG: .224 (17th)
Homeruns: 60 (18th)
Walks: 432 (18th)
Stolen Bases: 1 (T-15th)
Runs Scored: 490 (17th)

Pitching ERA: 3.32 (11th)
Opponents AVG: .249 (18th)
HRs Allowed: 84 (5th)
Walks Allowed: 513 (13th)
Runs Allowed: 621 (13th)

Active Roster

Player # Pos Birthday Bats Throws AVG HR RBI SB OPS
CATCHERS
Dan Wilson 6 C 3/25/1983 Right Right .282 7 42 0 .699
Mike Sadek 44 C 5/30/1979 Right Right .128 1 8 0 .414
Terry Steinbach 19 C 3/2/1982 Right Right .200 0 1 0 .700
Tim McIntosh 3 C 3/21/1981 Right Right .125 0 0 0 .301
INFIELDER
Brent Gates 8 2B 3/14/1983 Both Right .287 8 51 0 .745
Paul Molitor 4 2B 8/22/1984 Right Right .269 5 66 0 .662
Jerry Kindall 16 SS 5/27/1985 Right Right .192 14 53 0 .540
Bobby Fenwick 69 2B 12/10/1980 Right Right .211 3 35 0 .549
Robb Quinlan 32 2B 11/24/1980 Right Right .167 4 26 0 .483
George Thomas 24 3B 11/29/1986 Right Right .162 0 30 0 .404
OUTFIELDER
Dave Winfield 31 LF 10/3/1984 Right Right .225 8 48 0 .597
Harry Elliott 10 LF 12/30/1976 Right Right .222 7 54 0 .557
J.T. Bruett 26 RF 10/8/1981 Left Left .226 3 32 0 .565

Player # Role Birthday Bats Throws ERA W L S WHIP
STARTERS
Bryan Hickerson 41 SP 10/13/1978 Left Left 2.87 8 15 0 1.14
Steve Comer 11 SP 1/13/1982 Both Right 2.57 10 12 0 1.21
Denny Neagle 15 SP 9/13/1983 Left Left 3.13 7 13 0 1.22
Brian Denman 31 SP 2/12/1980 Right Right 3.36 8 12 0 1.42
Jim Brower 50 SP 12/29/1979 Right Right 3.33 5 10 0 1.19
RELIEVERS
Gregg Olson 30 CL 10/11/1983 Right Right 3.68 7 12 20 1.18
Kerry Ligtenberg 46 MR 5/11/1980 Right Right 2.38 5 8 3 1.13
Jeff Schmidt 37 MR 2/21/1981 Right Right 3.99 7 5 4 1.53
Jerry Ujdur 21 MR 3/5/1983 Right Right 4.77 2 3 2 1.45
Bill Davis 12 MR 6/6/1983 Left Left 3.34 1 2 2 1.69
Fred Bruckbauer 15 MR 5/27/1983 Right Right 3.44 1 3 2 1.25
Frank Brosseau 96 MR 7/31/1981 Right Right 5.61 1 0 1 1.93
Ralph Capron 14 MR 6/16/1983 Left Right 11.88 2 3 0 3.06

07-18-2006, 11:47 AM	#153 (permalink)
batted balls All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: White Sox Country Posts: 1,319 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Minnesota: The Good, The Bat and The Ugly The following is No. 2 of a 20-part series reviewing the 2006 All-American Baseball League. Each feature will focus on one team. It will include the following sections: The Good (highlighting a team strength), The Bat (highlighting a hitting star) and the Ugly (lowlighting a team shortcoming). It will also include the team Most Valuable Player and a final hitting and pitching statistical report. Minnesota Golden Gophers AABL East, 64-98, 9th place The Good: Minnesota ran up a season-high nine game winning streak in September. The Golden Gophers swept series from second-place Miami, first-place Ivy and struggling LSU. The win string got Minnesota out of the AABL East basement. The Bat: Infielder Brent Gates hit .314 in September to post decent final numbers for a middle infielder: team highs in both average (.287) and OPS (.745) along with eight homers and 51 RBIs. The Ugly: Despite swatting 14 home runs and knocking in 53 runs, short stop Jerry Kindall batted just .192 and committed 30 errors for the Golden Gophers. Team MVP: Brent Gates, Second Base (shown below). Gates (.287-8-51) scored 59 runs and drew a team-high 69 walks. Minnesota Golden Gophers Clubhouse Sunday, 10/10/2006 Team Stats & Info Manager: Dick Siebert Record: 64 Wins, 98 Losses, .395 Winning Pct. Home Record: 32 Wins, 49 Losses Away Record: 32 Wins, 49 Losses 1 Run Games Record: 23 Wins, 31 Losses X-Innings Record: 10 Wins, 14 Losses Record vs LHP: 16 Wins, 25 Losses Record vs RHP: 48 Wins, 73 Losses Fan Interest: 65/100 (T-1st) Batting AVG: .224 (17th) Homeruns: 60 (18th) Walks: 432 (18th) Stolen Bases: 1 (T-15th) Runs Scored: 490 (17th) Pitching ERA: 3.32 (11th) Opponents AVG: .249 (18th) HRs Allowed: 84 (5th) Walks Allowed: 513 (13th) Runs Allowed: 621 (13th) Active Roster Player # Pos Birthday Bats Throws AVG HR RBI SB OPS CATCHERS Dan Wilson 6 C 3/25/1983 Right Right .282 7 42 0 .699 Mike Sadek 44 C 5/30/1979 Right Right .128 1 8 0 .414 Terry Steinbach 19 C 3/2/1982 Right Right .200 0 1 0 .700 Tim McIntosh 3 C 3/21/1981 Right Right .125 0 0 0 .301 INFIELDER Brent Gates 8 2B 3/14/1983 Both Right .287 8 51 0 .745 Paul Molitor 4 2B 8/22/1984 Right Right .269 5 66 0 .662 Jerry Kindall 16 SS 5/27/1985 Right Right .192 14 53 0 .540 Bobby Fenwick 69 2B 12/10/1980 Right Right .211 3 35 0 .549 Robb Quinlan 32 2B 11/24/1980 Right Right .167 4 26 0 .483 George Thomas 24 3B 11/29/1986 Right Right .162 0 30 0 .404 OUTFIELDER Dave Winfield 31 LF 10/3/1984 Right Right .225 8 48 0 .597 Harry Elliott 10 LF 12/30/1976 Right Right .222 7 54 0 .557 J.T. Bruett 26 RF 10/8/1981 Left Left .226 3 32 0 .565 Player # Role Birthday Bats Throws ERA W L S WHIP STARTERS Bryan Hickerson 41 SP 10/13/1978 Left Left 2.87 8 15 0 1.14 Steve Comer 11 SP 1/13/1982 Both Right 2.57 10 12 0 1.21 Denny Neagle 15 SP 9/13/1983 Left Left 3.13 7 13 0 1.22 Brian Denman 31 SP 2/12/1980 Right Right 3.36 8 12 0 1.42 Jim Brower 50 SP 12/29/1979 Right Right 3.33 5 10 0 1.19 RELIEVERS Gregg Olson 30 CL 10/11/1983 Right Right 3.68 7 12 20 1.18 Kerry Ligtenberg 46 MR 5/11/1980 Right Right 2.38 5 8 3 1.13 Jeff Schmidt 37 MR 2/21/1981 Right Right 3.99 7 5 4 1.53 Jerry Ujdur 21 MR 3/5/1983 Right Right 4.77 2 3 2 1.45 Bill Davis 12 MR 6/6/1983 Left Left 3.34 1 2 2 1.69 Fred Bruckbauer 15 MR 5/27/1983 Right Right 3.44 1 3 2 1.25 Frank Brosseau 96 MR 7/31/1981 Right Right 5.61 1 0 1 1.93 Ralph Capron 14 MR 6/16/1983 Left Right 11.88 2 3 0 3.06 Attached Images __________________ White Sox fan since 1972 Last edited by batted balls; 07-18-2006 at 11:55 AM.