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Eugene Church · 09-04-2010, 12:59 PM

The Islandian Times
Tuesday, October 7, 2014

BB Sunbirds Favored In 2014 Pro Cup
The 2014 IPA Pro Cup Finals begin tomorrow at Bayside Park in Belair Beach. Except for this season both qualifiers have fared poorly in the postseason. In previous years the Belair Beach Sunbirds have made the playoffs five times and never gotten out of the first round. The Kenwood Wildcats have made only one prior postseason appearance in 2002 and were knocked out in the first round. However, this year they find themselves playing for all the marbles. One of them will win its first Pro Cup. Odds-makers have given the nod to the Sunbirds. Manager Marty Pedroza's club was 95-59 during the regular season, second best in the Ruthlandian Union, while Aaron Hankins' Wildcats were only 86-68, which was a distant third in the Tycobbian Union. Baseball analysts say Belair Beach has beaten two powerhouses in 3-time Pro Cup champ Far Mountain and Colfax and has proven to be a top-flight team. The baseball soothsayers qualify their pick by saying Kenwood has proven its worth with victories over Midway and Turon this postseason. Turon has three Pro Cup trophies in its history and came very close to winning a fourth. So the Wildcats have good credentials this season.

Belair Beach has a good offense, fair power, good starters and an excellent closer, while Kenwood has a good offense, decent power, good starters and great relievers. Both clubs are excellent defensively. The forecast is for a hard-fought series with the Sunbirds prevailing.

Belair Beach's top performers are starters Denny Whitaker (21-15 3.32)), Wally Green (19-5 3.67) and Nasty Naymick (15-10 3.21) and closer Groot Tenbrook (5-4 2.76) with 37 saves. At the plate LF Ron Dizon (.256) led the team with 27 homers and 91 RBIs. CF Tom Bennett (.283) had 12 home runs and scored 104 runs.

Kenwood standouts are starters Connie Gavagan (18-13 3.05) and Sammy Shaw (18-12 3.59). In Hankins' superb bullpen are Tank Tucker (9-3 2.76), Sol Yakis (10-2 2.99) and closer Rick Brickell (3-7 2.66) with 24 saves. Yakis and Tucker may get starting assignments in the finals in place of number three starter Todd Combs (14-19 3.46), who has had a rocky postseason. Offensively the Wildcats don't have a star, but they possess a solid bunch of batters throughout the line-up, led by RF Dennis Riley (.320) with 19 homers and 87 RBIs, LF Jimmy Brewer (.286) with 22 roundtrippers and 71 runs batted in and 3B Brad Walker (.290) with 14 long balls and 78 RBIs.

09-04-2010, 12:59 PM	#1944
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,868	The Islandian Times Tuesday, October 7, 2014 BB Sunbirds Favored In 2014 Pro Cup The 2014 IPA Pro Cup Finals begin tomorrow at Bayside Park in Belair Beach. Except for this season both qualifiers have fared poorly in the postseason. In previous years the Belair Beach Sunbirds have made the playoffs five times and never gotten out of the first round. The Kenwood Wildcats have made only one prior postseason appearance in 2002 and were knocked out in the first round. However, this year they find themselves playing for all the marbles. One of them will win its first Pro Cup. Odds-makers have given the nod to the Sunbirds. Manager Marty Pedroza's club was 95-59 during the regular season, second best in the Ruthlandian Union, while Aaron Hankins' Wildcats were only 86-68, which was a distant third in the Tycobbian Union. Baseball analysts say Belair Beach has beaten two powerhouses in 3-time Pro Cup champ Far Mountain and Colfax and has proven to be a top-flight team. The baseball soothsayers qualify their pick by saying Kenwood has proven its worth with victories over Midway and Turon this postseason. Turon has three Pro Cup trophies in its history and came very close to winning a fourth. So the Wildcats have good credentials this season. Belair Beach has a good offense, fair power, good starters and an excellent closer, while Kenwood has a good offense, decent power, good starters and great relievers. Both clubs are excellent defensively. The forecast is for a hard-fought series with the Sunbirds prevailing. Belair Beach's top performers are starters Denny Whitaker (21-15 3.32)), Wally Green (19-5 3.67) and Nasty Naymick (15-10 3.21) and closer Groot Tenbrook (5-4 2.76) with 37 saves. At the plate LF Ron Dizon (.256) led the team with 27 homers and 91 RBIs. CF Tom Bennett (.283) had 12 home runs and scored 104 runs. Kenwood standouts are starters Connie Gavagan (18-13 3.05) and Sammy Shaw (18-12 3.59). In Hankins' superb bullpen are Tank Tucker (9-3 2.76), Sol Yakis (10-2 2.99) and closer Rick Brickell (3-7 2.66) with 24 saves. Yakis and Tucker may get starting assignments in the finals in place of number three starter Todd Combs (14-19 3.46), who has had a rocky postseason. Offensively the Wildcats don't have a star, but they possess a solid bunch of batters throughout the line-up, led by RF Dennis Riley (.320) with 19 homers and 87 RBIs, LF Jimmy Brewer (.286) with 22 roundtrippers and 71 runs batted in and 3B Brad Walker (.290) with 14 long balls and 78 RBIs. Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-24-2022 at 05:54 PM.