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Eugene Church · 09-30-2009, 10:43 AM

The Islandian Times

Monday, August 22, 2005

Tycobbian Union South Division Standings

The Islandian Times

Monday, August 22, 2005

Tycobbian Union South Division Standings

Three-Team Race in TU South, Hurricanes Lead Sunsets by 3
Cape Coral was cruising in the Tycobbian South at the All-Star game with a seven-game edge over Summerland and Turon. The race seemed to be for second place. That has since changed - Summerland has sizzled and climbed to within three games of first place with just a few weeks to go. Colchester has also gone on a rampage and surged the third spot in the standings and trail by seven games. Turon has slipped down to fourth place, nine games off the pace.

In the second division are fifth place Ginza, 13 games behind, sixth place Arroyo Grande, 14 games back, and way back are the hapless San Alejo Montaneros in seventh place, trailing by 26 games, followed by the pathetic, cellar-dwelling Southport Sun Sox, who are 35 games out.

Huggy Miller's Cape Coral Hurricanes (79-49) are trying to hold off on-charging Summerland. The Sunsets have the best record (35-20) over the past two months. The 'Canes are 31-24 over the same period. It looks like the battle for the RU South flag will go down-to-the-wire. The ball clubs are very similar and feature timely hitting, some power and fine pitching. Miller has a strong foursome of starters, led by the brilliant Cody Berg, who is 21-6 with a spectacular 1.74 ERA. Others in the rotation include Jeff Salow (16-8 3.07), Doug Lyons (16-9 3.08) and Zane Robinson (10-8 3.55). Overall Cape Coral tops the TU with a splendid 3.20 team ERA.

Offensively, the Hurricanes are batting .262 (4th-tied) with 116 home runs (4th). They are third in runs scored with 605. LF Kippy Doyle (.303/29 HR/101 RBI/72 R) and 3B Hoshi Sato (.336/27 HR/82 RBI/81 R) are Miller's main bats.

Manager Will Hackett's Summerland Sunsets (76-52) can't quite match the 'Canes pitching staff. He has only two strong starters in Paul Felkner (18-8 2.74) and Billy Taft (14-10 3.38), but he has picked up some help from his new starters, Lorne Rucker (5-1 2.94) and Alex Alessi (6-4 3.03). Summerland is number two with a 3.53 ERA.

However, the Sunsets might have a slight edge in hitting. They have compiled a .268 team batting average (2nd-tied), belted 128 roundtrippers (3rd) and tallied 602 runs (4th). Hackett depends on 2B Tucker Hill (.338/5 HR/42 RBI/95 R), 1B Karl Van Kooten (.275/23 HR/80 RBI), LF Hank Hamilton (.302/15 HR/77 RBI) and rookie 3B Randy Rudelmeier (.285/14 HR/76 RBI) for offense.

Uncle Robbie Wilbertson's Colchester Elites (72-56) have been the second-best ball club in the TU South in recent months and they have moved up in the standings with a 34-21 mark. The Elites have worked their way up to third place and in contention for a playoff spot. Colchester is just four games behind Summerland. Wilbertson's club does it with a blend of good power and good pitching. The Elites are batting only .257 (6th-tied), but have hit 143 homers (2nd). Combine that with a solid 3.57 ERA (3rd) and you have a playoff contender.

Colchester has three quality starters in veterans Jimmy Simmons (22-5 2.62), Frank Payne (17-10 3.52) and David Pendarvis (10-6 3.53). Wilbertson also has a good closer in Tom Carter (6-5 3.36), who has saved 23 games and made 57 appearances.

At the plate the Elites have a strong batting core in 1B Harlan Roscoe (.330/31 HR/105 RBI), 3B Niles Stanton (.283/29 HR/77 RBI), LF Douglas Tilford (.312/23 HR/63 RBI/85 R/33 SB) and RF Tom Barella (.285/15 HR/57 RBI/83 R/40 SB).

Manager Whitey Richburn has his well-rounded Turon Typhoons (70-58) in fourth place, nine games off the pace with an outside shot at the playoffs. The Typhoons are batting .262 (4th-tied) with 109 homers (6th), but are second in runs with 622. Richburn also has a solid mound staff with a good 3.68 ERA (4th). Scotty Boswell (13-9 2.90), James Longstreet (15-9 3.16) and Freddi Spiegel (10-6 3.58) give him a good starting nucleus.

Turon's top batters are rookie 3B Eric Hix (.312/17 HR/76 RBI), C Trace Crittenden (.269/16 HR/69 RBI) and RF Andy Porter (.266/18 HR/64 RBI). Richburn plays a lot of players and has yet to settle on one line-up. All the Typhoons need to play with the big boys is one or two dominant hitters. Without them they are a middle-of-the-pack team.

Manager Huroko Uchiyama suffered two devastating losses in June. He lost his All-Star ace, Alec Sasek (11-4 1.84), and his fine closer Al Korolenko (2-1 2.88) for the rest of the season due to injury. Nonetheless, Uchiyama has guided the Ginza Ninjas (66-62) to fifth place, 13 games out. Carl Trebek (15-9 3.45) and Kojiro Matsumoto (13-15 3.85) have been his main workhorses. Korolenko's replacement Cody Moore (2-3 2.70) has done a solid job with 15 saves in 50 games.

Ginza's offense is led by 3B Toshiro Nomura (.317/20 HR/86 RBI) and RF Lonnie Jacobson (.307/16 HR/73 RBI). The Ninjas sorely lack home run hitters. They have hit only 82 this year (8th). Poor run support has been costly to them this season. Pitching-wise, Ginza holds it own with the other clubs with a relatively good 3.80 ERA (5th).

One of the surprise teams in the IPA this year has to be the Arroyo Grande Suns. Manager Jean-Luc Marchand must be the envy of the league with his abundance of record-setting home run hitters. All eight starters have hit 10 or more homers. His wrecking crew has already broken the IPA home run record with 203 at last count and a month still to go in the season. The slugging Suns are making shambles of the record. Hillsboro set the mark with 201 in 2003.

Arroyo Grande is in sixth place (65-63), but is two games over .500, which is not bad for a team that has twice lost more than one hundred games. The Suns are blistering the ball at a .283 clip (1st) with 203 home runs (1st) and 695 runs (1st), but they can't get anybody out. Marchand's mound corps has an atrocious 4.68 ERA (8th).

How would you like to face this line-up?
2B Alberto Ibarra (.307/13 HR)
RF Maurice Vidrene (.307/18 HR)
SS Jared McCarthy (.323/34 HR)
LF Ernie Estaban (.322/27 HR)
C Don Holden (.313/16 HR)
1B Cristian Avajos (.275/29 HR)
3B Randy Knowles (.296/21 HR)
CF Elliot Borden (.237/24 HR)

The Suns are not totally destitute on the hill. Marchand has a 26-year-old southpaw that has been outstanding. Miguel Aguilera is 19-7 with a 3.24 ERA.

The San Alejo Montaneros (53-75) are in seventh place and deservedly so. They are batting only .252 (8th) and they have a 4.58 team ERA (7th). Not much to say after those numbers. San Alejo's top pitchers are Juliano Nuevo (12-14 3.49) and Jaime Serrano (9-9 3.79). The top hitters are LF Bernie Valente (.301/17 HR/52 RBI/85 R/20 SB) and 2B Denholm Carruthers (.299/7 HR/65 RBI/48 R).

One of the worst teams in the IPA is the Southport Sun Sox (44-84). They are hitting .257 (6th-tied) with only 87 home runs (7th), 483 runs (8th) and a poor 4.45 ERA (6th). 1B Pat Mystryk is the Sun Sox only player of note. He is hitting .290 with 23 homers and 80 RBIs so far this season. Mark Mumford (10-7 4.33) is the only pitcher on the team with a winning record.

The TU South playoff teams will most likely be Cape Coral and Summerland. They will probably fight off the Colchester Elites, who have a lot of ground to make up in the final month of the season. The Hurricanes will cop the division title with Summerland second and Colchester third.

09-30-2009, 10:43 AM	#1226 (permalink)
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,080 Thanks: 100 Thanked 100x in 52 posts	The Islandian Times Monday, August 22, 2005 Tycobbian Union South Division Standings The Islandian Times Monday, August 22, 2005 Tycobbian Union South Division Standings Three-Team Race in TU South, Hurricanes Lead Sunsets by 3 Cape Coral was cruising in the Tycobbian South at the All-Star game with a seven-game edge over Summerland and Turon. The race seemed to be for second place. That has since changed - Summerland has sizzled and climbed to within three games of first place with just a few weeks to go. Colchester has also gone on a rampage and surged the third spot in the standings and trail by seven games. Turon has slipped down to fourth place, nine games off the pace. In the second division are fifth place Ginza, 13 games behind, sixth place Arroyo Grande, 14 games back, and way back are the hapless San Alejo Montaneros in seventh place, trailing by 26 games, followed by the pathetic, cellar-dwelling Southport Sun Sox, who are 35 games out. Huggy Miller's Cape Coral Hurricanes (79-49) are trying to hold off on-charging Summerland. The Sunsets have the best record (35-20) over the past two months. The 'Canes are 31-24 over the same period. It looks like the battle for the RU South flag will go down-to-the-wire. The ball clubs are very similar and feature timely hitting, some power and fine pitching. Miller has a strong foursome of starters, led by the brilliant Cody Berg, who is 21-6 with a spectacular 1.74 ERA. Others in the rotation include Jeff Salow (16-8 3.07), Doug Lyons (16-9 3.08) and Zane Robinson (10-8 3.55). Overall Cape Coral tops the TU with a splendid 3.20 team ERA. Offensively, the Hurricanes are batting .262 (4th-tied) with 116 home runs (4th). They are third in runs scored with 605. LF Kippy Doyle (.303/29 HR/101 RBI/72 R) and 3B Hoshi Sato (.336/27 HR/82 RBI/81 R) are Miller's main bats. Manager Will Hackett's Summerland Sunsets (76-52) can't quite match the 'Canes pitching staff. He has only two strong starters in Paul Felkner (18-8 2.74) and Billy Taft (14-10 3.38), but he has picked up some help from his new starters, Lorne Rucker (5-1 2.94) and Alex Alessi (6-4 3.03). Summerland is number two with a 3.53 ERA. However, the Sunsets might have a slight edge in hitting. They have compiled a .268 team batting average (2nd-tied), belted 128 roundtrippers (3rd) and tallied 602 runs (4th). Hackett depends on 2B Tucker Hill (.338/5 HR/42 RBI/95 R), 1B Karl Van Kooten (.275/23 HR/80 RBI), LF Hank Hamilton (.302/15 HR/77 RBI) and rookie 3B Randy Rudelmeier (.285/14 HR/76 RBI) for offense. Uncle Robbie Wilbertson's Colchester Elites (72-56) have been the second-best ball club in the TU South in recent months and they have moved up in the standings with a 34-21 mark. The Elites have worked their way up to third place and in contention for a playoff spot. Colchester is just four games behind Summerland. Wilbertson's club does it with a blend of good power and good pitching. The Elites are batting only .257 (6th-tied), but have hit 143 homers (2nd). Combine that with a solid 3.57 ERA (3rd) and you have a playoff contender. Colchester has three quality starters in veterans Jimmy Simmons (22-5 2.62), Frank Payne (17-10 3.52) and David Pendarvis (10-6 3.53). Wilbertson also has a good closer in Tom Carter (6-5 3.36), who has saved 23 games and made 57 appearances. At the plate the Elites have a strong batting core in 1B Harlan Roscoe (.330/31 HR/105 RBI), 3B Niles Stanton (.283/29 HR/77 RBI), LF Douglas Tilford (.312/23 HR/63 RBI/85 R/33 SB) and RF Tom Barella (.285/15 HR/57 RBI/83 R/40 SB). Manager Whitey Richburn has his well-rounded Turon Typhoons (70-58) in fourth place, nine games off the pace with an outside shot at the playoffs. The Typhoons are batting .262 (4th-tied) with 109 homers (6th), but are second in runs with 622. Richburn also has a solid mound staff with a good 3.68 ERA (4th). Scotty Boswell (13-9 2.90), James Longstreet (15-9 3.16) and Freddi Spiegel (10-6 3.58) give him a good starting nucleus. Turon's top batters are rookie 3B Eric Hix (.312/17 HR/76 RBI), C Trace Crittenden (.269/16 HR/69 RBI) and RF Andy Porter (.266/18 HR/64 RBI). Richburn plays a lot of players and has yet to settle on one line-up. All the Typhoons need to play with the big boys is one or two dominant hitters. Without them they are a middle-of-the-pack team. Manager Huroko Uchiyama suffered two devastating losses in June. He lost his All-Star ace, Alec Sasek (11-4 1.84), and his fine closer Al Korolenko (2-1 2.88) for the rest of the season due to injury. Nonetheless, Uchiyama has guided the Ginza Ninjas (66-62) to fifth place, 13 games out. Carl Trebek (15-9 3.45) and Kojiro Matsumoto (13-15 3.85) have been his main workhorses. Korolenko's replacement Cody Moore (2-3 2.70) has done a solid job with 15 saves in 50 games. Ginza's offense is led by 3B Toshiro Nomura (.317/20 HR/86 RBI) and RF Lonnie Jacobson (.307/16 HR/73 RBI). The Ninjas sorely lack home run hitters. They have hit only 82 this year (8th). Poor run support has been costly to them this season. Pitching-wise, Ginza holds it own with the other clubs with a relatively good 3.80 ERA (5th). One of the surprise teams in the IPA this year has to be the Arroyo Grande Suns. Manager Jean-Luc Marchand must be the envy of the league with his abundance of record-setting home run hitters. All eight starters have hit 10 or more homers. His wrecking crew has already broken the IPA home run record with 203 at last count and a month still to go in the season. The slugging Suns are making shambles of the record. Hillsboro set the mark with 201 in 2003. Arroyo Grande is in sixth place (65-63), but is two games over .500, which is not bad for a team that has twice lost more than one hundred games. The Suns are blistering the ball at a .283 clip (1st) with 203 home runs (1st) and 695 runs (1st), but they can't get anybody out. Marchand's mound corps has an atrocious 4.68 ERA (8th). How would you like to face this line-up? 2B Alberto Ibarra (.307/13 HR) RF Maurice Vidrene (.307/18 HR) SS Jared McCarthy (.323/34 HR) LF Ernie Estaban (.322/27 HR) C Don Holden (.313/16 HR) 1B Cristian Avajos (.275/29 HR) 3B Randy Knowles (.296/21 HR) CF Elliot Borden (.237/24 HR) The Suns are not totally destitute on the hill. Marchand has a 26-year-old southpaw that has been outstanding. Miguel Aguilera is 19-7 with a 3.24 ERA. The San Alejo Montaneros (53-75) are in seventh place and deservedly so. They are batting only .252 (8th) and they have a 4.58 team ERA (7th). Not much to say after those numbers. San Alejo's top pitchers are Juliano Nuevo (12-14 3.49) and Jaime Serrano (9-9 3.79). The top hitters are LF Bernie Valente (.301/17 HR/52 RBI/85 R/20 SB) and 2B Denholm Carruthers (.299/7 HR/65 RBI/48 R). One of the worst teams in the IPA is the Southport Sun Sox (44-84). They are hitting .257 (6th-tied) with only 87 home runs (7th), 483 runs (8th) and a poor 4.45 ERA (6th). 1B Pat Mystryk is the Sun Sox only player of note. He is hitting .290 with 23 homers and 80 RBIs so far this season. Mark Mumford (10-7 4.33) is the only pitcher on the team with a winning record. The TU South playoff teams will most likely be Cape Coral and Summerland. They will probably fight off the Colchester Elites, who have a lot of ground to make up in the final month of the season. The Hurricanes will cop the division title with Summerland second and Colchester third. Last edited by Eugene Church; 09-30-2009 at 10:54 AM.