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Eugene Church · 11-23-2008, 07:44 PM

The Islandian Times

Saturday, September 1, 2001

The Bayview Vikings, managed by Walter Johanssen, played well in the first half of the season, but Fairfax played superbly, outdistanced them by a wide margin and built up a double-digit lead. In May and June Bayview was the best team in the division and they slowly cut down the Frogs lead. Since the All-Star break, the Viks have gone into a tailspin and tumbled to fourth place, 6 games out of first place. Last month they were a poor 12-18.

Bayview has a good hitting club, rated third in the TU West with a .268 team batting average. Though the Vikings are last in homers with 86, they can still score runs and are ranked second with 647 runs. Bayview is tied for first in fielding with a .979 fielding percentage and last with a 4.15 ERA.

Heading the hitters is second baseman Alan Hansen, just about the best all-around performer in the IPA. Hansen flirted with .400 much of the season and just recently dipped down to .382, still the top batting average in both leagues. Hansen has 24 doubles, 9 triples, 1 homer, 48 RBIs, 119 runs scored, 106 walks and 59 stolen bases. First baseman Doug Cunningham has been outstanding with a .279 mark, 17 doubles, no triples, 39 homers, 115 RBIs and 83 runs. Center fielder Phil Kanaan is hitting .301 with 22 doubles, 8 triples, 10 home runs, 70 RBIs and 80 runs and 17 stolen bases. Left fielder Glenn Burns is another solid performer with a .297 batting average, 30 doubles, 4 triples, 8 homers, 76 RBIs and 66 runs scored. Right fielder Dean Howell is hitting .284 with 48 RBIs, scored 50 times and stole 22 bases.

Defensively, second baseman Hansen (.986), first baseman Cunningham (.993), center fielder Phil Kanaan (.990) and right fielder Howell (.990) have excelled with the glove.

On the hill, skipper Johanssen's staff has not done the job. The Viking pitchers are last in the TU West with a 4.15 ERA. His best hurlers are in the bullpen. Buzzy Lewis has notched 18 saves, pitched in 57 games with a 5-8 record and a 3.09 ERA. Wally Tidwell has done very well since coming over in a trade with Elnora a month ago. Overall, Tidwell is 5-7 with a 3.15 ERA in 46 games and has 8 saves. However, his ERA with Bayview is 1.69 in 18 games with a pair of saves and a 2-1 record.

Bayview's best starters have come from the bullpen. Tony Vardaman and Paul Hood spent half the year in relief. Vardaman is 5-4 with a 2.72 ERA and Hood is 9-6 and a 3.44 ERA since being elevated. Two others in the rotation have been up-and-down, Jerry Harrison and Fred Wells. Harrison is 13-10 and a 3.84 ERA and Wells is 12-10 and a 3.76 ERA.

Rip Calkin handles the La Claire Lynx and has piloted them to a fifth place finish so far. Calkin has good pitching with a 3.61 team ERA, rated second to Arlon's 3.41 ERA, good power with 124 roundtrippers, ranking second in the division, but is fifth in hitting at .259 and in scoring with 583 runs. The Lynx are also down near the bottom in fielding with a .974 percentage. La Claire is 7 games out and would be in the thick of things except for two poor months, May (12-21) and July (14-19).

George Gentry didn't join the squad until late June, but has become the ace of the mound corps with an 8-3 record and a 2.79 ERA. Power pitcher Tony Nygaard has fanned 224 batters in only 210 innings and has compiled an 11-8 mark with a 3.50 ERA. Pat Daniels has also pitched well at times with a 12-10 record and a 3.62 ERA. Calkin's main reliever has been Munoto Kishata, who has registered 15 saves, appeared in 48 games and compiled a 3.33 ERA.

La Claire's line-up has five batters in double digits in home runs. One of them was obtained in a great trade with July with Cape Coral. Center fielder Antonio has turned into one of the division top hitters with a .335 average. Guerrero has 18 doubles, 2 triples, 11 home runs, driven in 39 runs and scored 36 times. Left fielder Rich Hart has been Calkin's main run producer with 104 RBIs. Hart is batting .267 with 17 doubles, 5 triples, 28 homers and scored 74 runs. Center fielder Lucky Collins has been steady all year with a .318 batting average, 29 doubles, 4 triples, 6 home runs, 37 RBIs, 79 runs and 40 stolen bases. Collins has been quite good in the field, too, with a .991 fielding percentage. Shortstop Dirk Lindahl has .277 mark this season with 17 doubles, 4 triples, 12 roundtrippers, 53 RBIs and scored 79 times. Third baseman Luiz Marquez and second baseman Darrell Boyce also hit with power. Marquez has 16 home runs, is hitting .282 with 60 RBIs and Boyce has totaled 19 homers and batted in 67 runs, but is only hitting .236 for the season.

The Bay St. Claire Buccaneers have wallowed in the cellar much of the year, but manager Guy Rondre's crew can hit the ball. The Bucs lead the Tycobbian Union West with a .283 mark, but perform dismally in the pitching department and are rated fourth with a 4.10 ERA. They don't have much power and are ranked fifth with 93 home runs. In scoring, Bay St. Claire has piled up 653 runs, good for third in the division. The Bucs are the worst defensive club in the IPA with a very poor .972 fielding percentage.

Rondre can start six .300 hitters: second baseman Tony Mann (.329 BA, 21 D, 11 HR, 63 RBI, 84 R, 20 SB), third baseman Ed Albrecht (.318 BA, 10 D, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 24 R, 61 G), catcher Jake Singleton (.311 BA, 20 D, 2 HR, 43 RBI, 56 R), shortstop Chuck Hankins (.309 BA, 15 HR, 55 RBI, 73 R, 29 SB), center fielder Wayne Latham (.301 BA, 6 D, 5 T, 4 HR, 36 RBI, 29 R, 7 SB, 51 G) and left fielder Charley Moon (.301 BA, 33 D, 9 T, 14 HR, 66 RBI, 84 R, 15 SB). Add in first sacker George Lyons (.255 BA, 17 D, 23 HR, 71 RBI, 68 R) and right fielder Jose Valenzuela (.280 BA, 24 D, 4 T, 10 HR, 52 RBI, 66 R) and you have a fairly potent attack.

On the mound Bay St. Claire has only two solid twirlers in starter Norm Gross and closer Chris Van Arden. Gross has recorded a 15-10 mark and a 3.41 ERA and Van Arden is 6-3 in 28 games with a 3.08 ERA and 10 saves since joining the Buccaneers in late June. Adam Lundgren, who spent half the season in middle relief, has been a pleasant surprise with a 7-6 mark with a 3.14 ERA.

Pitchers obtained in trades have not panned out thus far. Duncan McFalls (9-6 3.54), Kenny Metcalf (7-5 4.15), Hal Meissner (4-2 5.27) and Jeremiah McDonald (3-7 4.18), so far have been disappointments.

11-23-2008, 07:44 PM	#562
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,947	The Islandian Times Saturday, September 1, 2001 The Bayview Vikings, managed by Walter Johanssen, played well in the first half of the season, but Fairfax played superbly, outdistanced them by a wide margin and built up a double-digit lead. In May and June Bayview was the best team in the division and they slowly cut down the Frogs lead. Since the All-Star break, the Viks have gone into a tailspin and tumbled to fourth place, 6 games out of first place. Last month they were a poor 12-18. Bayview has a good hitting club, rated third in the TU West with a .268 team batting average. Though the Vikings are last in homers with 86, they can still score runs and are ranked second with 647 runs. Bayview is tied for first in fielding with a .979 fielding percentage and last with a 4.15 ERA. Heading the hitters is second baseman Alan Hansen, just about the best all-around performer in the IPA. Hansen flirted with .400 much of the season and just recently dipped down to .382, still the top batting average in both leagues. Hansen has 24 doubles, 9 triples, 1 homer, 48 RBIs, 119 runs scored, 106 walks and 59 stolen bases. First baseman Doug Cunningham has been outstanding with a .279 mark, 17 doubles, no triples, 39 homers, 115 RBIs and 83 runs. Center fielder Phil Kanaan is hitting .301 with 22 doubles, 8 triples, 10 home runs, 70 RBIs and 80 runs and 17 stolen bases. Left fielder Glenn Burns is another solid performer with a .297 batting average, 30 doubles, 4 triples, 8 homers, 76 RBIs and 66 runs scored. Right fielder Dean Howell is hitting .284 with 48 RBIs, scored 50 times and stole 22 bases. Defensively, second baseman Hansen (.986), first baseman Cunningham (.993), center fielder Phil Kanaan (.990) and right fielder Howell (.990) have excelled with the glove. On the hill, skipper Johanssen's staff has not done the job. The Viking pitchers are last in the TU West with a 4.15 ERA. His best hurlers are in the bullpen. Buzzy Lewis has notched 18 saves, pitched in 57 games with a 5-8 record and a 3.09 ERA. Wally Tidwell has done very well since coming over in a trade with Elnora a month ago. Overall, Tidwell is 5-7 with a 3.15 ERA in 46 games and has 8 saves. However, his ERA with Bayview is 1.69 in 18 games with a pair of saves and a 2-1 record. Bayview's best starters have come from the bullpen. Tony Vardaman and Paul Hood spent half the year in relief. Vardaman is 5-4 with a 2.72 ERA and Hood is 9-6 and a 3.44 ERA since being elevated. Two others in the rotation have been up-and-down, Jerry Harrison and Fred Wells. Harrison is 13-10 and a 3.84 ERA and Wells is 12-10 and a 3.76 ERA. Rip Calkin handles the La Claire Lynx and has piloted them to a fifth place finish so far. Calkin has good pitching with a 3.61 team ERA, rated second to Arlon's 3.41 ERA, good power with 124 roundtrippers, ranking second in the division, but is fifth in hitting at .259 and in scoring with 583 runs. The Lynx are also down near the bottom in fielding with a .974 percentage. La Claire is 7 games out and would be in the thick of things except for two poor months, May (12-21) and July (14-19). George Gentry didn't join the squad until late June, but has become the ace of the mound corps with an 8-3 record and a 2.79 ERA. Power pitcher Tony Nygaard has fanned 224 batters in only 210 innings and has compiled an 11-8 mark with a 3.50 ERA. Pat Daniels has also pitched well at times with a 12-10 record and a 3.62 ERA. Calkin's main reliever has been Munoto Kishata, who has registered 15 saves, appeared in 48 games and compiled a 3.33 ERA. La Claire's line-up has five batters in double digits in home runs. One of them was obtained in a great trade with July with Cape Coral. Center fielder Antonio has turned into one of the division top hitters with a .335 average. Guerrero has 18 doubles, 2 triples, 11 home runs, driven in 39 runs and scored 36 times. Left fielder Rich Hart has been Calkin's main run producer with 104 RBIs. Hart is batting .267 with 17 doubles, 5 triples, 28 homers and scored 74 runs. Center fielder Lucky Collins has been steady all year with a .318 batting average, 29 doubles, 4 triples, 6 home runs, 37 RBIs, 79 runs and 40 stolen bases. Collins has been quite good in the field, too, with a .991 fielding percentage. Shortstop Dirk Lindahl has .277 mark this season with 17 doubles, 4 triples, 12 roundtrippers, 53 RBIs and scored 79 times. Third baseman Luiz Marquez and second baseman Darrell Boyce also hit with power. Marquez has 16 home runs, is hitting .282 with 60 RBIs and Boyce has totaled 19 homers and batted in 67 runs, but is only hitting .236 for the season. The Bay St. Claire Buccaneers have wallowed in the cellar much of the year, but manager Guy Rondre's crew can hit the ball. The Bucs lead the Tycobbian Union West with a .283 mark, but perform dismally in the pitching department and are rated fourth with a 4.10 ERA. They don't have much power and are ranked fifth with 93 home runs. In scoring, Bay St. Claire has piled up 653 runs, good for third in the division. The Bucs are the worst defensive club in the IPA with a very poor .972 fielding percentage. Rondre can start six .300 hitters: second baseman Tony Mann (.329 BA, 21 D, 11 HR, 63 RBI, 84 R, 20 SB), third baseman Ed Albrecht (.318 BA, 10 D, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 24 R, 61 G), catcher Jake Singleton (.311 BA, 20 D, 2 HR, 43 RBI, 56 R), shortstop Chuck Hankins (.309 BA, 15 HR, 55 RBI, 73 R, 29 SB), center fielder Wayne Latham (.301 BA, 6 D, 5 T, 4 HR, 36 RBI, 29 R, 7 SB, 51 G) and left fielder Charley Moon (.301 BA, 33 D, 9 T, 14 HR, 66 RBI, 84 R, 15 SB). Add in first sacker George Lyons (.255 BA, 17 D, 23 HR, 71 RBI, 68 R) and right fielder Jose Valenzuela (.280 BA, 24 D, 4 T, 10 HR, 52 RBI, 66 R) and you have a fairly potent attack. On the mound Bay St. Claire has only two solid twirlers in starter Norm Gross and closer Chris Van Arden. Gross has recorded a 15-10 mark and a 3.41 ERA and Van Arden is 6-3 in 28 games with a 3.08 ERA and 10 saves since joining the Buccaneers in late June. Adam Lundgren, who spent half the season in middle relief, has been a pleasant surprise with a 7-6 mark with a 3.14 ERA. Pitchers obtained in trades have not panned out thus far. Duncan McFalls (9-6 3.54), Kenny Metcalf (7-5 4.15), Hal Meissner (4-2 5.27) and Jeremiah McDonald (3-7 4.18), so far have been disappointments.