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Eugene Church · 06-16-2011, 12:19 AM

The Islandian Times
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

2024 Ruthlandian West Final Recap
The free-swinging Middlefield Roosters copped another Ruthlandian West pennant, their second in succession and fourth overall... Bailey Norcross and his Roosters breezed to a 7-game victory over runner-up Sligo, 9 ahead of Rocky Rapids and 11 in front of fourth-place Forest City. Middlefield took the lead in June and never relinquished it.

Middlefield (85-69) blasted its way to the title with 221 homers (1st), tops in the IPA... High Mesa of the TU East was second with 191... Sugar Valley was the RU runner-up with 162...the Roosters are the best team in a weak division... only two clubs had winning records... Norcross had 8 players with 10 or more homers, led by superstar 1B Allan Stewart, who hit 53 and was first in the RU... Stewart hit .302 and batted in 113 runs and scored 108 times... he got plenty of help from LF Floyd McClellan with a .318 BA, 32 home runs, 99 RBIs and 90 runs scored... CF Tom Daniels only batted .236, but produced 29 roundtrippers, scored 108 runs and drove in 59 with 47 stolen bases... and 3B Stu Butterworth had a solid season, too, with 18 homers and 86 RBI, while batting .280... heading up the pitching staff were Frank Dean (17-12 2.81) and Danny Denver (17-12 3.73)... closer Waylon Hillman (4-7) posted 26 saves with a 2.80 ERA.

The second-place Sligo Rovers (78-76) were paced by two fine veteran starters, Les Patterson (19-12 2.75) and Sam Tate (20-16 3.00)... skipper Eddie Keys needed another starter and more offense to contend with Middlefield... at the plate RF Biff Blauer (.306 BA/9 HR/77 RBI/78 R), C Sherman Albert (.290 BA/16 HR/81 R) and CF Chris Michel (.295 BA/9 HR/53 RBI/95 R) provided most of the offense... 42-year-old Jasper LaForge went over the 300-win milestone this season, though he was only 7-12 in his 24th season... career-wise LaForge is (302-228) with a 3.50 ERA.

The best thing going for Ryan Noland and the third-place Rocky Rapids Snappers (76-78) was its mound staff... Don Chaney (16-16 2.43) and Wilcy Lord (17-11 3.54) were two capable starters... 19-year-old Walter Noland made a nice rookie impression with a fine 2.96 ERA and a 6-7 record in 15 starts... he's the son of team owner and manager Ryan Noland, who has three other sons on the squad: Tiger in CF, Tommy at SS and Cyrus, a back-up in LF... 9-year vet Tiger is the best of the lot with a .281 mark, 12 homers, 70 RBIs and 88 runs... in his rookie year Tommy hit .288 with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs... in his second season Cyrus hit .211 in 78 games with 8 homers... long-time leader 2B Paul Shelton topped the team with 22 homers and 96 RBis, while batting .262... 1B Angelo Nardone (.296 BA/21 HR/79 RBI) and LF Ron Barton (.300 BA/6 HR/62 RBI/82 R) chipped in, too.

The Forest City Lumberjacks (74-80) wound up in the fourth spot in the standings and trailed by 11 games... manager Rob Jackson got some decent pitching from Norm Dawson (16-15 2.71), Stephen Phillips (19-16 3.21) and Doug Haynes (13-11 3.92)... vet closer Andy Velasco had 28 saves with a 2.35 ERA, but was a poor 4-9 record-wise... Jackson's best bats were his son, Jackie at 2B with a .313 BA, 12 homers, 69 RBI and 87 runs, followed by CF Luc St. Germain (.300 BA/9 HR/58 RBI/105 R) and LF Ryan Ray (.288 BA/21 HR/73 RBI)

The Stoner Stars (70-84) finished in fifth place, 15 games off the pace... Benny Stern's best performers were Billy Chapel (18-15 3.58), who is 210-178 after 12 years in the league with a solid 3.33 ERA... young 25-year-old closer Joel Shepard (4-3) with a 1.26 ERA and 17 saves... and CF Al Rispone (.296 BA/11 HR/60 RBI/75 R).

Sixth-place Colfax (68-86) was 17 games behind division-leading Middlefield... Clem Rogers is short on talent... his best are starter Cliff James with a strong 2.95 ERA, but was only 16-18 due to poor run support... C Joe Alexander (.248 BA) is the club leader with 21 roundtrippers... 1B Doug Kirkwood (.280 BA/17 HR) is tops with 89 RBIs... and 3B Erich Uhl (.264 BA/15 HR) has the most runs with 82.

The seventh-place Volusia Vigilantes (64-90) and manager Alfonso Feliz had the worst record in the team history... The V's were 74-80 in 2007, but didn't come close to that this season... Duane Jenkins turned in a good year with a 15-11 mark and an excellent 2.51 ERA... and 12-year veteran CF Joe DeLucca sparked the team at the plate with a .304 BA, 13 HR, 56 RBI and 82 runs... lifetime DeLucca sports a .324 BA and 315 home runs.

Same thing befell the basement-dwelling Fort Benton Defenders (54-100), who suffered the poorest record in history and came in last for the fourth straight year, 31 games behind pennant-winning Middlefield... manager Robbie Brooks has no hitting and no pitching... Nick Walker (13-15 3.28) is his best starter... and LF Stan Saunders (.290 BA/8 HR/54 RBI/76 R) is the best bat.

06-16-2011, 12:19 AM	#2582
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,875	*The Islandian Times* Wednesday, September 18, 2024 2024 Ruthlandian West Final Recap The free-swinging Middlefield Roosters copped another Ruthlandian West pennant, their second in succession and fourth overall... Bailey Norcross and his Roosters breezed to a 7-game victory over runner-up Sligo, 9 ahead of Rocky Rapids and 11 in front of fourth-place Forest City. Middlefield took the lead in June and never relinquished it. Middlefield (85-69) blasted its way to the title with 221 homers (1st), tops in the IPA... High Mesa of the TU East was second with 191... Sugar Valley was the RU runner-up with 162...the Roosters are the best team in a weak division... only two clubs had winning records... Norcross had 8 players with 10 or more homers, led by superstar 1B Allan Stewart, who hit 53 and was first in the RU... Stewart hit .302 and batted in 113 runs and scored 108 times... he got plenty of help from LF Floyd McClellan with a .318 BA, 32 home runs, 99 RBIs and 90 runs scored... CF Tom Daniels only batted .236, but produced 29 roundtrippers, scored 108 runs and drove in 59 with 47 stolen bases... and 3B Stu Butterworth had a solid season, too, with 18 homers and 86 RBI, while batting .280... heading up the pitching staff were Frank Dean (17-12 2.81) and Danny Denver (17-12 3.73)... closer Waylon Hillman (4-7) posted 26 saves with a 2.80 ERA. The second-place Sligo Rovers (78-76) were paced by two fine veteran starters, Les Patterson (19-12 2.75) and Sam Tate (20-16 3.00)... skipper Eddie Keys needed another starter and more offense to contend with Middlefield... at the plate RF Biff Blauer (.306 BA/9 HR/77 RBI/78 R), C Sherman Albert (.290 BA/16 HR/81 R) and CF Chris Michel (.295 BA/9 HR/53 RBI/95 R) provided most of the offense... 42-year-old Jasper LaForge went over the 300-win milestone this season, though he was only 7-12 in his 24th season... career-wise LaForge is (302-228) with a 3.50 ERA. The best thing going for Ryan Noland and the third-place Rocky Rapids Snappers (76-78) was its mound staff... Don Chaney (16-16 2.43) and Wilcy Lord (17-11 3.54) were two capable starters... 19-year-old Walter Noland made a nice rookie impression with a fine 2.96 ERA and a 6-7 record in 15 starts... he's the son of team owner and manager Ryan Noland, who has three other sons on the squad: Tiger in CF, Tommy at SS and Cyrus, a back-up in LF... 9-year vet Tiger is the best of the lot with a .281 mark, 12 homers, 70 RBIs and 88 runs... in his rookie year Tommy hit .288 with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs... in his second season Cyrus hit .211 in 78 games with 8 homers... long-time leader 2B Paul Shelton topped the team with 22 homers and 96 RBis, while batting .262... 1B Angelo Nardone (.296 BA/21 HR/79 RBI) and LF Ron Barton (.300 BA/6 HR/62 RBI/82 R) chipped in, too. The Forest City Lumberjacks (74-80) wound up in the fourth spot in the standings and trailed by 11 games... manager Rob Jackson got some decent pitching from Norm Dawson (16-15 2.71), Stephen Phillips (19-16 3.21) and Doug Haynes (13-11 3.92)... vet closer Andy Velasco had 28 saves with a 2.35 ERA, but was a poor 4-9 record-wise... Jackson's best bats were his son, Jackie at 2B with a .313 BA, 12 homers, 69 RBI and 87 runs, followed by CF Luc St. Germain (.300 BA/9 HR/58 RBI/105 R) and LF Ryan Ray (.288 BA/21 HR/73 RBI) The Stoner Stars (70-84) finished in fifth place, 15 games off the pace... Benny Stern's best performers were Billy Chapel (18-15 3.58), who is 210-178 after 12 years in the league with a solid 3.33 ERA... young 25-year-old closer Joel Shepard (4-3) with a 1.26 ERA and 17 saves... and CF Al Rispone (.296 BA/11 HR/60 RBI/75 R). Sixth-place Colfax (68-86) was 17 games behind division-leading Middlefield... Clem Rogers is short on talent... his best are starter Cliff James with a strong 2.95 ERA, but was only 16-18 due to poor run support... C Joe Alexander (.248 BA) is the club leader with 21 roundtrippers... 1B Doug Kirkwood (.280 BA/17 HR) is tops with 89 RBIs... and 3B Erich Uhl (.264 BA/15 HR) has the most runs with 82. The seventh-place Volusia Vigilantes (64-90) and manager Alfonso Feliz had the worst record in the team history... The V's were 74-80 in 2007, but didn't come close to that this season... Duane Jenkins turned in a good year with a 15-11 mark and an excellent 2.51 ERA... and 12-year veteran CF Joe DeLucca sparked the team at the plate with a .304 BA, 13 HR, 56 RBI and 82 runs... lifetime DeLucca sports a .324 BA and 315 home runs. Same thing befell the basement-dwelling Fort Benton Defenders (54-100), who suffered the poorest record in history and came in last for the fourth straight year, 31 games behind pennant-winning Middlefield... manager Robbie Brooks has no hitting and no pitching... Nick Walker (13-15 3.28) is his best starter... and LF Stan Saunders (.290 BA/8 HR/54 RBI/76 R) is the best bat. Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-16-2011 at 06:26 PM.