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Eugene Church · 01-02-2010, 08:27 PM

The Islandian Times

Sunday, September 21, 2008

LaGrange Easy Winner in RU North

1st - LaGrange Sports (88-66)

Foxy Jimison's LaGrange Sports took the lead in April and never relinquished it as they captured their first-ever Ruthlandian North division title by 7 games over second place Glasco. The Sports hit their way to the pennant with an IPA record-setting .292 batting average. Jimison had five .300 hitters, led by LF Quincy Peterson (.321/37 HR/114 RBI/118 R), CF Karl Perret (.326/16 HR/77 RBI/114 R), C Otto Kronvath (.301/33 HR/114 RBI/93R), 2B Dale Scoville (.324/19 HR/74 RBI/88 R) and 3B Brad Walker (.304/11 HR/81 RBI)... SS Bill Nilsen (.287/27 HR/96 RBI/101 R) missed the .300 mark, but chipped in a lot of offense, too... LaGrange has a bench full of hitters that could play for most clubs in the IPA... and Jimison had just enough pitching to get by with Jay-Jay DeJahnette (17-8 3.62) and Dave Webb (18-16 4.06)... How it will play out in the Pro Cup playoffs is another story?

2nd - Glasco Athletics (81-73)

The runner-up Glasco Athletics got there with some good pitching (3.74 ERA – 7th) from starters Bobby Joe Belvin (16-10 3.35), Felipe Branco (15-13 3.14) and Danny Stewart (14-14 3.53)... McDuffie Hughes' top bats belong to 2B George Ferguson (.286/29 HR/101 RBI/82 R) and LF Aidan Lattimer (.320/18 HR/74 RBI/96 R).

3rd - Ranford Bulls (77-77)

Ranford was third and trailed by 11 games... The Bulls edged out the fourth place Kilkenny Cats by a game... Manager Page Satcher's crew hit well (.276 – 6th), but did poorly on the hill (4.11 ERA – 19th)... Ranford's top pitcher was Stanley Ross (16-17 3.64)... the Bulls best bats were LF Jose Castillo (.316/24 HR/88 RBI/74 R) and C Walt Horvath (.328/20 HR/65 RBI/91 R).

4th tied - Kilkenny Cats (76-78)

Kilkenny improved by leaps and bounds this season and climbed up out of the cellar into the fourth spot...6th place was the best-previous finish... most of the time the Cats are last... Kieran McKenna's charges hit pretty well (.272 BA – 15th) and pitched fairly well (3.86 ERA – 10th)... 8-year vet Gregg Neal still has his stuff at age 36 with a 22-11 mark and a 3.50 ERA... at the plate another long-time performer CF Lacey Tompkins had a solid year with a .300 batting average, 18 homers, 84 RBIs and 89 runs scored... 2B Scooter Perez, who came into the IPA in the inaugural season, chalked up a fine year with a .299 mark, 40 doubles, 17 triples and 6 home runs... the 32-year-old also stole 40 bases, scored 109 times and batted in 60.

4th tied - Taranto Tars (76-78)

Tommaso Lazzorda's Taranto Tars had a magnificent year hitting .283 (2nd) with 223 homers (1st), but they wound up in fifth place, 12 games off the pace, perhaps proving the point that you need some semblance of pitching... The Tars were torn up this season to the tune of a 4.73 ERA (31st)... Chris Hall was Lazzorda's best with a 14-12 record and a 3.91 ERA, although Sal Pascioni was 20-13, but with a sky-high 4.67 ERA... Taranto had four batting over .300, led by 2B Ed Miles, who had a fantastic season with a .323 BA, 39 homers, 115 RBIs and 131 runs... Miles topped the IPA in runs scored... RF Tommy Lee Hendley was great, too... he rapped 37 roundtrippers, drove in 119 runs and scored 103 times, while hitting for a .302 BA... 1B Pietro Skrmetta (.311/18 HR/85 RBI/115 R), SS Jake Travanti (.308/22 HR/80 RBI), C Norm Polochak (.283/28 HR/99 RBI) and LF Wayne Pounders (.280/22 HR/83 RBI) were no slouches, either.

6th -Valmara Vipers (71-83)

The Valmara Vipers, long a power in the RU North, dipped again this year to sixth, 17 games off the pace... 2008 is the first time the Vipers fell below a .500 record... Skipper J. Jackson Samuel just has a mediocre ball club, hitting just .261 (26th) with a 4.08 ERA (18th)... Vanya Vasylenko (20-10 3.72) was his best arm, while LF Lou Gdowski (.313/23 HR/97 RBI/101 R) was his best bat... C Erich Adamczyk (.298/18 HR/82 RBI/76 R) and 3B Joe Courtney (.282/17 HR/76 RBI/80 R) also provided some needed offense.

7th - Far Mountain Redhawks (66-88)

The Far Mountain Redhawks, guided by Alex Groveland, came in seventh, 22 games out... the Redhawks possess only fair hitting (.266 BA – 22nd), but have decent pitching with a 3.83 team ERA (9th)... 8-year vet Robby Kelly (15-14 3.14) is still solid at age 31... Keystone partners 2B Duane Parsons (.289/14 HR/106 RBI/80 R) and SS Don Nichols (.319/14 HR/75 RBI/100 R) stand out both offensively and defensively.

8th - Ancona Red Elephants (64-90)

The Ancona Red Elephants, skippered by Manny Mickens, discovered the woes of free agency... Ancona came out of nowhere to win the RU North crown last year, rising from the cellar to the penthouse... but back down again this season... Team ERA says it all... from a great 3.47 last year to an outlandish 4.63 this year... 20-game winner Vern Vidmar dropped to a 5-13 record, mainly due to injuries... Dave Webb, who won 17 games in 2007, signed with LaGrange and won 18 games... and Sean Stone went from 18-12 to 13-16... Mickens best pitcher this season was Gary Culver (13-11 4.46)... The Red Elephants do possess some good hitters in LF Lou DiMucci (.310/21 HR/90 RBI), CF Tavi Vakros (.302/17 HR/57 RBI/108 R/27 SB), C Nickie Pappas (.263/24 HR/86 RBI) and 1B Johnny Lee Harder (.282/24 HR/84 RBI/84 R).

01-02-2010, 08:27 PM	#1447
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,869	The Islandian Times Sunday, September 21, 2008 LaGrange Easy Winner in RU North 1st - LaGrange Sports (88-66) Foxy Jimison's LaGrange Sports took the lead in April and never relinquished it as they captured their first-ever Ruthlandian North division title by 7 games over second place Glasco. The Sports hit their way to the pennant with an IPA record-setting .292 batting average. Jimison had five .300 hitters, led by LF Quincy Peterson (.321/37 HR/114 RBI/118 R), CF Karl Perret (.326/16 HR/77 RBI/114 R), C Otto Kronvath (.301/33 HR/114 RBI/93R), 2B Dale Scoville (.324/19 HR/74 RBI/88 R) and 3B Brad Walker (.304/11 HR/81 RBI)... SS Bill Nilsen (.287/27 HR/96 RBI/101 R) missed the .300 mark, but chipped in a lot of offense, too... LaGrange has a bench full of hitters that could play for most clubs in the IPA... and Jimison had just enough pitching to get by with Jay-Jay DeJahnette (17-8 3.62) and Dave Webb (18-16 4.06)... How it will play out in the Pro Cup playoffs is another story? 2nd - Glasco Athletics (81-73) The runner-up Glasco Athletics got there with some good pitching (3.74 ERA – 7th) from starters Bobby Joe Belvin (16-10 3.35), Felipe Branco (15-13 3.14) and Danny Stewart (14-14 3.53)... McDuffie Hughes' top bats belong to 2B George Ferguson (.286/29 HR/101 RBI/82 R) and LF Aidan Lattimer (.320/18 HR/74 RBI/96 R). 3rd - Ranford Bulls (77-77) Ranford was third and trailed by 11 games... The Bulls edged out the fourth place Kilkenny Cats by a game... Manager Page Satcher's crew hit well (.276 – 6th), but did poorly on the hill (4.11 ERA – 19th)... Ranford's top pitcher was Stanley Ross (16-17 3.64)... the Bulls best bats were LF Jose Castillo (.316/24 HR/88 RBI/74 R) and C Walt Horvath (.328/20 HR/65 RBI/91 R). 4th tied - Kilkenny Cats (76-78) Kilkenny improved by leaps and bounds this season and climbed up out of the cellar into the fourth spot...6th place was the best-previous finish... most of the time the Cats are last... Kieran McKenna's charges hit pretty well (.272 BA – 15th) and pitched fairly well (3.86 ERA – 10th)... 8-year vet Gregg Neal still has his stuff at age 36 with a 22-11 mark and a 3.50 ERA... at the plate another long-time performer CF Lacey Tompkins had a solid year with a .300 batting average, 18 homers, 84 RBIs and 89 runs scored... 2B Scooter Perez, who came into the IPA in the inaugural season, chalked up a fine year with a .299 mark, 40 doubles, 17 triples and 6 home runs... the 32-year-old also stole 40 bases, scored 109 times and batted in 60. 4th tied - Taranto Tars (76-78) Tommaso Lazzorda's Taranto Tars had a magnificent year hitting .283 (2nd) with 223 homers (1st), but they wound up in fifth place, 12 games off the pace, perhaps proving the point that you need some semblance of pitching... The Tars were torn up this season to the tune of a 4.73 ERA (31st)... Chris Hall was Lazzorda's best with a 14-12 record and a 3.91 ERA, although Sal Pascioni was 20-13, but with a sky-high 4.67 ERA... Taranto had four batting over .300, led by 2B Ed Miles, who had a fantastic season with a .323 BA, 39 homers, 115 RBIs and 131 runs... Miles topped the IPA in runs scored... RF Tommy Lee Hendley was great, too... he rapped 37 roundtrippers, drove in 119 runs and scored 103 times, while hitting for a .302 BA... 1B Pietro Skrmetta (.311/18 HR/85 RBI/115 R), SS Jake Travanti (.308/22 HR/80 RBI), C Norm Polochak (.283/28 HR/99 RBI) and LF Wayne Pounders (.280/22 HR/83 RBI) were no slouches, either. 6th -Valmara Vipers (71-83) The Valmara Vipers, long a power in the RU North, dipped again this year to sixth, 17 games off the pace... 2008 is the first time the Vipers fell below a .500 record... Skipper J. Jackson Samuel just has a mediocre ball club, hitting just .261 (26th) with a 4.08 ERA (18th)... Vanya Vasylenko (20-10 3.72) was his best arm, while LF Lou Gdowski (.313/23 HR/97 RBI/101 R) was his best bat... C Erich Adamczyk (.298/18 HR/82 RBI/76 R) and 3B Joe Courtney (.282/17 HR/76 RBI/80 R) also provided some needed offense. 7th - Far Mountain Redhawks (66-88) The Far Mountain Redhawks, guided by Alex Groveland, came in seventh, 22 games out... the Redhawks possess only fair hitting (.266 BA – 22nd), but have decent pitching with a 3.83 team ERA (9th)... 8-year vet Robby Kelly (15-14 3.14) is still solid at age 31... Keystone partners 2B Duane Parsons (.289/14 HR/106 RBI/80 R) and SS Don Nichols (.319/14 HR/75 RBI/100 R) stand out both offensively and defensively. 8th - Ancona Red Elephants (64-90) The Ancona Red Elephants, skippered by Manny Mickens, discovered the woes of free agency... Ancona came out of nowhere to win the RU North crown last year, rising from the cellar to the penthouse... but back down again this season... Team ERA says it all... from a great 3.47 last year to an outlandish 4.63 this year... 20-game winner Vern Vidmar dropped to a 5-13 record, mainly due to injuries... Dave Webb, who won 17 games in 2007, signed with LaGrange and won 18 games... and Sean Stone went from 18-12 to 13-16... Mickens best pitcher this season was Gary Culver (13-11 4.46)... The Red Elephants do possess some good hitters in LF Lou DiMucci (.310/21 HR/90 RBI), CF Tavi Vakros (.302/17 HR/57 RBI/108 R/27 SB), C Nickie Pappas (.263/24 HR/86 RBI) and 1B Johnny Lee Harder (.282/24 HR/84 RBI/84 R). Last edited by Eugene Church; 01-04-2010 at 08:29 PM.