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Eugene Church · 07-05-2008, 12:05 AM

The Islandian Times

Friday, June 22, 2001

Around the IPA

The Islandian Pro Alliance is the first professional baseball league in the Islands and it has just completed it first two months of play. We begin coverage today with an analysis of each of the 24 teams in the four divisions.

Ruthlandian Union - North Division

In the Ruthlandian Union North Division, the Far Mountain Redhawks (37-27) have taken over in the last month and have built up a 3.5-game lead, but have three clubs right on their tail. The Redhawks had a very good May with a 21-12 mark. The team is under the direction of famed company league player and manager, Alex Groveland, one of the finest righthanded pitcher ever in amateur circles. Thus far in June, the Redhawks are only 11-10.

Pitching is his club's strong point. Far Mountain is second in the division with a 3.54 ERA. Groveland's mound corps is solid with starters and relievers. They are all righthanders. The starting rotation is headed by Sonny Elliott (8-5 2.85) and John Luzzatti (4-4 2.90), who both have been excellent this season. Vic Vaux (5-5 3.34) and Stan Lamoreaux (4-1 4.05) have been dependable as well. In the bullpen Doc Rutledge (6-1 2.19) has been outstanding with 8 saves and 24 appearances. Mike McCabe (3-2 2.06) has been a standout in middle relief in 23 games. Vance Mitchell (4-1 3.33) has been effective in the middle innings, too.

In the offensive department the Redhawks have a .273 team batting average (2nd) and are led by catcher Dave Davis, the RU leader, with a .373 mark. Davis has 39 RBIs and 6 homers. Right fielder Tommy Sonnier is hitting .303 with 8 home runs and 34 RBIs, third baseman Johnny Stickland tops the team with 10 roundtrippers and has 36 RBIs and a .294 average, center fielder Hawk Gallagher is batting .300 with 17 stolen bases and 39 runs, first baseman Royce Benson has scored 41 runs, stolen 19 bases with a .291 mark and left fielder Gerald Davis has hit 6 home runs, stolen 22 bases and is hitting .253.

Groveland and Far Mountain has the offense to play with other teams in the division and will do well as long as the pitchers hold up. Defensively the team needs some improvement with a .972 fielding mark, last in the RU North.

There are three clubs in a virtual tie for the runner-up spot. Glasco is actually in second by one percentage point over Valmara and Colfax, but all of them are 3.5 games behind Far Mountain.

The Glasco Athletics (32-29), managed by McDuffie Hughes, had a bad May with a 13-17 record, but have perked up a little in June with a 12-9 mark so far. The A's have the best pitching corps in the RU North and lead it with a fine 3.29 ERA. But they suffer when it comes to run production and hitting, batting .264 as a team. Hughes has three lefties and one righty in his rotation. Southpaws Charles Darby (9-4 2.35) and Jesse Balfour (6-6 2.75) have been very impressive, while Bill Darby (3-3 3.88) has been dependable. The Darby boys are related. Bill is Charles' uncle, but only 3 years older at age 24. Righthander Duncan McFalls (4-0 2.22) has really sizzled since being inserted into the starting rotation about 10 days ago. In the bullpen closer Ray Cook (1-2 1.47) has been sensational in 20 appearances and has 6 saves. The main middle reliever has been Jeremiah McDonald (1-2 3.41), who has been steady in 22 games. Glasco has 10 shutouts and 18 complete games.

But hitting is another story. The Athletics are fifth in runs and last in batting (.258). Left fielder Ox Beauvais (.344) has been their stalwart with 12 home runs and 39 RBIs. The only other contributors are right fielder Jose Valenzuela (.336) with 3 homers and 39 runs, center fielder Chet Reynolds (.301) with 21 stolen bases and 37 runs scored and second baseman Barry McCord (.297) with 6 homers and 38 RBIs.

Hughes has said they are going to scour the Islands for some hitting help.

Glasco is tied for third in fielding with a .975 fielding average.

07-05-2008, 12:05 AM	#331 (permalink)
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,079 Thanks: 100 Thanked 100x in 52 posts	The Islandian Times Friday, June 22, 2001 Around the IPA The Islandian Pro Alliance is the first professional baseball league in the Islands and it has just completed it first two months of play. We begin coverage today with an analysis of each of the 24 teams in the four divisions. Ruthlandian Union - North Division In the Ruthlandian Union North Division, the Far Mountain Redhawks (37-27) have taken over in the last month and have built up a 3.5-game lead, but have three clubs right on their tail. The Redhawks had a very good May with a 21-12 mark. The team is under the direction of famed company league player and manager, Alex Groveland, one of the finest righthanded pitcher ever in amateur circles. Thus far in June, the Redhawks are only 11-10. Pitching is his club's strong point. Far Mountain is second in the division with a 3.54 ERA. Groveland's mound corps is solid with starters and relievers. They are all righthanders. The starting rotation is headed by Sonny Elliott (8-5 2.85) and John Luzzatti (4-4 2.90), who both have been excellent this season. Vic Vaux (5-5 3.34) and Stan Lamoreaux (4-1 4.05) have been dependable as well. In the bullpen Doc Rutledge (6-1 2.19) has been outstanding with 8 saves and 24 appearances. Mike McCabe (3-2 2.06) has been a standout in middle relief in 23 games. Vance Mitchell (4-1 3.33) has been effective in the middle innings, too. In the offensive department the Redhawks have a .273 team batting average (2nd) and are led by catcher Dave Davis, the RU leader, with a .373 mark. Davis has 39 RBIs and 6 homers. Right fielder Tommy Sonnier is hitting .303 with 8 home runs and 34 RBIs, third baseman Johnny Stickland tops the team with 10 roundtrippers and has 36 RBIs and a .294 average, center fielder Hawk Gallagher is batting .300 with 17 stolen bases and 39 runs, first baseman Royce Benson has scored 41 runs, stolen 19 bases with a .291 mark and left fielder Gerald Davis has hit 6 home runs, stolen 22 bases and is hitting .253. Groveland and Far Mountain has the offense to play with other teams in the division and will do well as long as the pitchers hold up. Defensively the team needs some improvement with a .972 fielding mark, last in the RU North. There are three clubs in a virtual tie for the runner-up spot. Glasco is actually in second by one percentage point over Valmara and Colfax, but all of them are 3.5 games behind Far Mountain. The Glasco Athletics (32-29), managed by McDuffie Hughes, had a bad May with a 13-17 record, but have perked up a little in June with a 12-9 mark so far. The A's have the best pitching corps in the RU North and lead it with a fine 3.29 ERA. But they suffer when it comes to run production and hitting, batting .264 as a team. Hughes has three lefties and one righty in his rotation. Southpaws Charles Darby (9-4 2.35) and Jesse Balfour (6-6 2.75) have been very impressive, while Bill Darby (3-3 3.88) has been dependable. The Darby boys are related. Bill is Charles' uncle, but only 3 years older at age 24. Righthander Duncan McFalls (4-0 2.22) has really sizzled since being inserted into the starting rotation about 10 days ago. In the bullpen closer Ray Cook (1-2 1.47) has been sensational in 20 appearances and has 6 saves. The main middle reliever has been Jeremiah McDonald (1-2 3.41), who has been steady in 22 games. Glasco has 10 shutouts and 18 complete games. But hitting is another story. The Athletics are fifth in runs and last in batting (.258). Left fielder Ox Beauvais (.344) has been their stalwart with 12 home runs and 39 RBIs. The only other contributors are right fielder Jose Valenzuela (.336) with 3 homers and 39 runs, center fielder Chet Reynolds (.301) with 21 stolen bases and 37 runs scored and second baseman Barry McCord (.297) with 6 homers and 38 RBIs. Hughes has said they are going to scour the Islands for some hitting help. Glasco is tied for third in fielding with a .975 fielding average. Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-06-2008 at 09:50 PM.