July 1, 2017
Code:
Team W L Pct GB Stk L10
Silver Beach 28 16 .636 - W1 7-3
Gentry Hills 27 18 .600 1.5 L1 7-3
Elliott Springs 27 19 .587 2.0 L2 7-3
Allison 24 19 .558 3.5 W5 8-2
Marsein 21 23 .477 7.0 W1 2-8
Lorris 20 23 .465 7.5 W1 5-5
Tifton 17 29 .370 12.0 L1 2-8
Deepvale 13 30 .302 14.5 L1 2-8
League News
That's the Tornadoes you see in third place, down from their lofty perch of last month. There's bad news for the Elliott Springs squad, news that could put a serious dent in their hopes of repeating: last year's Top Rookie and Top Pitcher, the 22-year old phenom
Jamie Wilder, went out on June 28th with serious shoulder pain. Medscans after the game indicate he's got a torn rotator cuff and will miss at least this season. Wilder wasn't pitching quite as well as he did in 2016, but 100 innings of 2.34 ERA, 88 K ball is going to be hard for the Tornadoes to replace.
Who's taken over? Those scrappy Silver Beach Whales have. It's hard to be sure entirely how they've done it, as they're squarely middle of the pack in runs scored and runs allowed. Never let it be said that you can count out the Whales. They live to surprise. Second baseman
Carlin Chadwick, who seems to have spent more time playing the Outpost equivalent of matinee idol rather than taking advantage of his tremendous talent, is having the season of his career, hitting .306/.396/.535 to pace his club.
Hawkeye Odle is back up to his old tricks as well, standing at 10-3, 2.88 with 109 Ks.
The Gentry Hills Scouts are hard on the Whales' heels, led by fantastic pitching from May's pitcher of the month
Broderick Earl (10-3, 2.83, 124 K in 133.2 IP) and currently reigning pitcher of the month
Will Brooker (8-5, 2.92, 84 K in 114 IP). The Scouts staff ranks #1 in runs allowed, opponents' average and walks allowed. If they can get some more offense, they're going to be dangerous.
The Deepvale Ferrymen are mired in a miserable slump, winning just 5 of 21 games last month, and are last in nearly every offensive category. The blinding star power of
Ace Gervin may have, in past years, masked just how inept this team can be at the plate. Now that Gervin's suffering the same woes as his teammates (.242/.328/.442), it's painfully clear to even the casual observer. No one seems to know what's wrong with the 3-time Top Batter. Explanations from injury to exhaustion due to the longer schedule to personal problems and beyond have been put forward, but the reticent Deepvale star hasn't given any indication what's going on.
Players of the Month
Will Brooker (GEN): 6-1, 1.41 ERA, 42 K, 57.1 IP
Eddie Daniels (TIF): .447/.478/.671, 5 HR, 13 RBI
League Leaders
Code:
Batting Average Stolen Bases
M. Richardson (ESP) .410 L. Barber (ESP) 16
S. Underwood (TIF) .370 T. Smith (LOR) 13
A. Thomas (LOR) .366 R. Isenhour (MAR) 12
OPS ERA
S. Underwood (TIF) 1.093 G. Williams (ESP) 2.29
R. Gomes (ESP) 1.077 J. Wilder (ESP) 2.34
M. DeGray (MAR) 1.040 A. Logan (ALL) 2.73
Home Runs Wins
S. Underwood (TIF) 14 D. Odle (SIL) 10
C. Rock (LOR) 13 B. Earl (SIL) 10
R. Gomes (ESP) 12 K. Richardson (ALL) 9
T. Curry (SIL) 9
RBI Strikeouts
R. Isenhour (MAR) 37 K. Richardson (ALL) 129
M. DeGray (MAR) 35 M. Hawkins (TIF) 125
A. Thomas (LOR) 34 B. Earl (GEN) 124
Runs Scored
M. DeGray (MAR) 35
R. Gomes (ESP) 33
S. Underwood (TIF) 31