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Old 01-15-2011, 10:29 PM   #2289
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The Islandian Times
Tuesday, October 2, 2019

Pro Cup Rated Toss-Up, Snappers Slight Edge Over Nats
Both Pro Cup participants have really earned it. Rocky Rapids had to beat two very talented teams in the Eastshore Elegants and the Taranto Tars to capture the Ruthlandian crown and the Ozarka Naturals had to overcome the fine Rolling Hills Reds and the defending Pro Cup titleholder Turon to win the Tycobbian championship.

The baseball prognosticators see this year's title clash as a toss-up between two very gifted and evenly-matched teams. Rocky Rapids has a little better pitching than Ozarka, while Ozarka get a slight edge in hitting. The experts are forecasting a whale of a series and that the Snappers will win in seven games. The deciding factor was home field advantage. That's how close it will be. Both clubs won 97 games in the regular season. The league commissioner decided to give the team with the best playoff record the home field advantage. Rocky Rapids swept both of its series and was 8-0, while Ozarka was 8-3.

Rocky Rapids Snappers
Ryan Noland, Manager
Team BA: .270 (3rd)
Team HR: 157 (6th-tied)
Team Runs: 786 (7th)
Team ERA: 3.10 (2nd)
Starters ERA: 3.06 (2nd)
Bullpen ERA: 2.74 (1st)
Team FA: .970 (22nd-tied)

Starters: (Regular Season) - (Playoffs)
Joe Anderson (23-11 2.63) - (3-0 2.57)
Junior Noland (20-11 3.08) - (2-0 0.00)
Don Chaney (17-13 2.83) - (1-0 1.00)

Closer: (Regular Season) - (Playoffs)
Milt Baker (4-4 2.07) 34 saves - (1-0 0.00) 1 save

Top Hitters: (Regular Season) - (Playoffs)
Paul Shelton (.340/46/153/124) - (.281/1/6/4)
Carl Johnson (.312/29/91/100) - (.353/3/7/6)
Don Timmons (.279/23/71/48) - (.375/5/12/7)

Ozarka Naturals
Joe Mac Carney, Manager
Team BA: .289 (1st)
Team HR: 148 (6th)
Team Runs: 788 (3rd)
Team ERA: 3.56 (11th)
Starters ERA: 3.40 (7th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.82 (23rd)
Team FA: .976 (3rd-tied)

Starters: (Regular Season) - (Playoffs)
Benny Osterman (19-13 3.25) - (2-2 3.72)
Yuka Nawajuk (19-13 2.78) - (3-1 1.59)
Howard Hutch (19-7 3.39) - (3-0 1.73)

Closer: (Regular Season) - (Playoffs)
Josh Carpenter (5-8 3.51) 28 saves - (0-0 0.00) 1 save

Top Hitters: (Regular Season) - (Playoffs)
Andre Dumas (.277/34/100/84) - (.320/1/8/12)
Ken Mayberry (.347/6/62/105) - (.333/0/5/10)
Benny Rousseau (.308/28/89/74) - (.289/1/5/5)
James Couch (.353/12/52/75) - (.367/0/8/9)
Jose Ordonez (.288/12/69/45) - (.425/0/7/8)
Ryoma Nakayama (.302/10/65/67) - (.263/0/9/4)
Todd Chadwick (.280/8/57/62) - (.351/1/5/5)
Frank Kiffin (.284/12/60/73) - (.292/0/8/5)

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