Team Record: 24-44
Sim Record: 2-7
Games
6/11 - 7-3 loss @ Utah - Jermaine Crosswell lost his 8th straight decision and brought his overall record down to 1-10 while Jerkins scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
6/12 - 7-6 loss @ Utah - We scored 3 runs in the 8th inning to tie it but then Jose Langlois gave up a solo homerun in the bottom of the inning that we couldn't come back from. Jerkins came through again with 2 hits, 2 RBI, and a run scored.
6/13 - 3-2 loss @ Utah - O'Parra pitched decently (5.2 IP, 3 ER), but it wasn't enough to stop the Scorpions. Solo homeruns by Koenig and Oakley were all we got for runs scored.
6/14 - 3-2 WIN vs Washington (10 innings) - We finally win a 1-run game this sim. Paul Long pitched beautifully (7 IP, 0 ER, 1 R, 6 H, 5 K, 2 BB) to win player of the game. The real story is Chris Baker pinch running for Steve McLaughlin in the bottom of the 10th after McLaughlin singled. With two outs, Baker (14 stolen bases in 5 previous years), our backup catcher, then proceeds to steal second base and scored the game winning run on Francisco Diaz's single.
6/15 - 4-3 loss vs Washington - The Griff's hit us back with a 1-run game as Steelman allows all their runs on 9 hits in 7 innings. Koenig had 3 hits.
6/16 - 9-6 loss vs Washington - Jake Kinchen (8) and Oscar Oakley (7) each hit homeruns and Oakley acquired two more hits, but it wasn't enough as Crosswell and Langlois each allowed 4 runs.
6/17 - Off Day
6/18 - 8-3 WIN @ Idaho (12 innings) - We are 6-2 in extra inning affairs this year. That's got to count for something, right? Right? Steve McLaughlin hit a 3-run homerun in the bottom of the top of the 12th to cap off a 5 run inning that Idaho just wasn't going to come back from. McKie allowed 3 runs in 6 innings, but our bullpen allowed 0 runs in their 6 innings.
6/19 - 5-1 loss @ Idaho - Oscar Oakley hit his 8th homerun of the year in the top of the ninth for our only run and one of only 3 hits all day. Paul Long allowed 5 runs in 5.1 innings.
6/20 - 5-0 loss @ Idaho - Our offense sputters again as we get only 4 singles and 2 walks (Walsh was the only one with 1 of each). Steelman allows 4 runs (only 2 earned) in 6 innings of work.
Standings
Code:
Great Explorers League
East
Team W L PCT GB Stk L10
Wisconsin 44 24 .647 - L1 7-3
Kansas 40 28 .588 4.0 W2 7-3
Texas 39 31 .557 6.0 W3 7-3
Illinois 34 35 .493 10.5 L2 5-5
Minnesota 26 42 .382 18.0 L4 2-8
New Mexico 20 49 .290 24.5 W1 2-8
West
Team W L PCT GB Stk L10
Washington 49 20 .710 - L1 7-3
Idaho 39 29 .574 9.5 W2 4-6
Utah 35 34 .507 14.0 W1 7-3
Nevada 31 37 .456 17.5 W1 3-7
California 31 39 .443 18.5 L1 6-4
Colorado 24 44 .353 24.5 L2 3-7
It's clearly Washington's race to lose this year. They have the best record in the entire NPBL by 5 games over Wisconsin.
Pitching
Code:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K
s1 C. McKie 16 16 4 5 0 4.27 97.0 105 48 46 19 48
s2 P. Long 12 12 3 6 0 4.73 70.1 83 39 37 19 20
s3 C. Steelman 15 15 4 10 0 4.10 83.1 89 43 38 25 48
s4 J. Crosswell 15 15 1 10 0 6.01 82.1 105 59 55 46 34
s5 J. O'Parra 10 10 1 6 0 4.35 51.2 61 28 25 12 20
mr D. MacKenzie 27 0 2 1 0 3.38 40.0 35 19 15 15 10
mr L. Briscoe 30 0 0 1 2 3.47 36.1 32 16 14 12 22
mr B. Suggs 7 0 0 1 0 6.75 10.2 14 12 8 9 4
mr J. Langlois 22 0 0 1 0 5.79 28.0 27 18 18 11 24
su R. Souza 42 0 4 1 0 3.65 44.1 34 19 18 13 32
su A. Stier 29 0 2 1 1 2.61 31.0 32 10 9 10 11
cl W. Chee 27 0 3 1 8 4.34 29.0 29 14 14 11 19
Two 10-game losers and we aren't even half way through the season yet. I think I'm going to have to move Crosswell out of the 4th spot. He sucks.
Lineup
Code:
Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG
1 LF L. Mingo 63 224 53 13 1 0 10 27 28 40 .237 .327 .304
2 CF F. Diaz 65 236 62 11 2 4 24 21 11 44 .263 .299 .377
3 2B V. Koenig 66 234 71 5 0 3 24 25 15 28 .303 .349 .363
4 SS J. Kinchen 68 265 69 13 3 8 30 27 10 39 .260 .299 .423
5 C J. Walsh 61 226 67 12 1 1 27 24 19 30 .296 .351 .372
6 RF O. Oakley 65 236 48 6 1 8 25 20 22 50 .203 .273 .339
7 3B R. Jerkins 68 253 43 11 3 0 16 25 18 33 .170 .236 .237
8 1B A. Oberlin 53 109 26 5 1 2 15 7 6 12 .239 .289 .358
2B J. Carmona 32 32 11 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 .344 .382 .375
1B S. McLaughlin 56 155 44 3 0 2 19 16 9 28 .284 .325 .342
1B N. Mutsuhito 29 74 14 1 0 0 4 3 2 16 .189 .211 .203
OF K. Biel 36 66 12 4 0 0 5 4 4 12 .182 .225 .242
C C. Baker 41 63 10 4 0 1 4 8 5 15 .159 .221 .270
Just as a note: I have two 1B, neither of whome are in my starting lineup, because Oberlin is a shortstop that I stuck at first as he was hot and I didn't really have a spot for him at SS. I may have to put McLaughlin back at first next sim, and I may have to give Carmona a shot somewhere (maybe at 3rd). We really don't have much of a bench, huh?
Team Rankings
Batting AVG: .238 (22nd)
Homeruns: 30 (24th)
Walks: 156 (T-22nd)
Stolen Bases: 47 (13th)
Runs Scored: 216 (24th)
Pitching ERA: 4.43 (21st)
Opponents AVG: .272 (21st)
HRs Allowed: 58 (19th)
Walks Allowed: 202 (13th)
Runs Allowed: 325 (20th)