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Eugene Church · 07-08-2013, 11:35 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Tuesday, September 22, 2037

PENN 2037 RU BAT CHAMP
This year's Ruthlandian Union batting crown went to Chet Penn of the Colfax Blasters with a .378 batting average. The 26-year-old left fielder sparked his club to a second-place finish in the RU West with highest batting average in the IPA. Penn also led the RU with 41 doubles and was number two with 215 hits. In 143 games he hit 26 home runs, batted in 109 runs and scored 99 times. In his three IPA seasons Penn sports a .339 career average. This was the first time he won the honor.

Second in the batting race was Eastshore second sacker Johnny Petrak with a .364 average. The 31-year-old Petrak enjoyed a great season with 207 hits, 35 doubles, 5 triples, 24 homers, 100 RBIs and 107 runs, while playing in 140 games. Lifetime Petrak is batting .315 in his four years with the Elegants.

24-year-old superstar Bobby Gamble of the Sugar Valley Rattlers came in third with a .352 mark in 143 games with 38 homers. Gamble topped the IPA in runs with 128 and was second in the RU with 136 RBIs and 52 stolen bases. The Rattlers came in second in the RU East in spite of winning 97 games, beaten only by Cold Creek, which chalked up 101 victories and the best record in the IPA. Gamble has hit .319 in five seasons with Sugar Valley.

KINGSFORD COPS TU BAT TITLE
For the first time in his career Turon's fine 23-year-old shortstop C. C. Kingsford copped the Tycobbian Union batting crown with a .362 BA. Kingsford is the son of IPA Hall-of-Famer Clyde Kingsford, who was a career .319 batter. Playing in 143 contests he totaled 26 roundtrippers, drove in 109 runs and scored 99. Kingsford has put up a splendid .330 BA in his four seasons in Turon. Kingsford played a big part in the Typhoons' pennant run. They finished a very close second to TU South Division champ San Alejo, losing out by just one game.

Hartsdale first baseman Hayden Richardson was the runnerup to Kingsford for the batting championship. Richardson, age 28, compiled a .353 average with 22 HRs, 69 RBIs and 77 runs in 131 games for the Hellcats. Richardson has been with the club for three years and has batted .303 in his career.

Leonard Crawford, first baseman for the Fairfax Frogs, was third in the league with a .340 BA. He played in 122 games and finished with 32 doubles, no triples and 5 home runs for the second-place Frogs in the TU North. Crawford batted in 41 runs and tallied 69. In his third season with Fairfax, he is carrying a .315 lifetime batting average.

07-08-2013, 11:35 PM	#3592
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,080	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Tuesday, September 22, 2037 PENN 2037 RU BAT CHAMP This year's Ruthlandian Union batting crown went to Chet Penn of the Colfax Blasters with a .378 batting average. The 26-year-old left fielder sparked his club to a second-place finish in the RU West with highest batting average in the IPA. Penn also led the RU with 41 doubles and was number two with 215 hits. In 143 games he hit 26 home runs, batted in 109 runs and scored 99 times. In his three IPA seasons Penn sports a .339 career average. This was the first time he won the honor. Second in the batting race was Eastshore second sacker Johnny Petrak with a .364 average. The 31-year-old Petrak enjoyed a great season with 207 hits, 35 doubles, 5 triples, 24 homers, 100 RBIs and 107 runs, while playing in 140 games. Lifetime Petrak is batting .315 in his four years with the Elegants. 24-year-old superstar Bobby Gamble of the Sugar Valley Rattlers came in third with a .352 mark in 143 games with 38 homers. Gamble topped the IPA in runs with 128 and was second in the RU with 136 RBIs and 52 stolen bases. The Rattlers came in second in the RU East in spite of winning 97 games, beaten only by Cold Creek, which chalked up 101 victories and the best record in the IPA. Gamble has hit .319 in five seasons with Sugar Valley. KINGSFORD COPS TU BAT TITLE For the first time in his career Turon's fine 23-year-old shortstop C. C. Kingsford copped the Tycobbian Union batting crown with a .362 BA. Kingsford is the son of IPA Hall-of-Famer Clyde Kingsford, who was a career .319 batter. Playing in 143 contests he totaled 26 roundtrippers, drove in 109 runs and scored 99. Kingsford has put up a splendid .330 BA in his four seasons in Turon. Kingsford played a big part in the Typhoons' pennant run. They finished a very close second to TU South Division champ San Alejo, losing out by just one game. Hartsdale first baseman Hayden Richardson was the runnerup to Kingsford for the batting championship. Richardson, age 28, compiled a .353 average with 22 HRs, 69 RBIs and 77 runs in 131 games for the Hellcats. Richardson has been with the club for three years and has batted .303 in his career. Leonard Crawford, first baseman for the Fairfax Frogs, was third in the league with a .340 BA. He played in 122 games and finished with 32 doubles, no triples and 5 home runs for the second-place Frogs in the TU North. Crawford batted in 41 runs and tallied 69. In his third season with Fairfax, he is carrying a .315 lifetime batting average.