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Eugene Church · 10-24-2013, 07:17 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Friday, October 7, 2039

WALESKA-ARLON VIE FOR PRO CUP, WESTERNERS FAVORED
Waleska has been to the IPA Pro Cup Finals twice before and won both of them. Arlon is a rookie and has never been this far before. The Westerners won just a couple of seasons ago in 2037 and has most of the team back this year. That's one reason the baseball gurus have picked them to win this year. Waleska has the experience. For the year the Westerners were 91-63 and are a slight favorite to win the Pro Cup this year.

Thus far in the playoffs Waleska and Arlon are 8-5. The Westerners are 6-1 at Westerner Field and 2-4 away, while the Champions are 4-3 at home at Derby Downs and 4-2 on the road.

In spite of losing losing ace Terry Richards (18-8/2.64) in the opening game of the playoffs, Waleska still has three quality starters in Craig Nash (18-12/2.91), Jeff Woodruff (22-14/2.94) and Tony Haskell (14-11/3.35). Nash was the 2037 Pro Cup MVP. Manager Roy Hobbs doesn't have any superstuds at the plate, but he has a well-rounded club that features a solid core of reliable hitters, led by RF Niles Gregory (.285/25/103/84), 1B Shayn Lambert (.313/15/60/72), 2B Joey Harris (.282/10/76/80) and C Rodney Hanson (.299/9/67/56). Waleska was one of the best-hitting teams in the Ruthlandian Union with a .272 BA (3rd) and 711 runs (13th). The mound corps was really good with a 2.99 ERA (2nd). Defensively the Westerners are only average with a .972 fielding average.

Arlon was no slouch with a 95-59 record and they had to defeat last year's champ North Hills to get here. Pitching is skipper Rocco Belasario's strong point. Heading up the rotation is Ronny Farnsworth (21-8/2.64), Pat Stuyvesant (20-9/3.66), Emil Nowak (21-8/4.03) and Lanny Gray (16-15/3.38). Gray topped the IPA in strikeouts with 291 in 314 innings. Farnsworth missed most of the playoffs this year, but did come back strong with a huge win late in the North Hills series. The Champions put up a 3.31 team ERA and ranked sixth in the Tycobbian Union. Belasario has two big bats in RF Mark Cameron (.324/52/129/111) and C Nick Shafer (.304/26/93/73), but not a lot in the line-up after them. Cameron had a monster year and was second in homers, second in RBIs and third in runs in the IPA. Arlon does have more firepower than Waleska with 143 homers (25th). The Westerners only went deep 100 times this season (31st). The Champs are outstanding with the gloves with a .980 FA.

WALESKA TEAM INFORMATION

10-24-2013, 07:17 PM	#3779
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,956	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Friday, October 7, 2039 WALESKA-ARLON VIE FOR PRO CUP, WESTERNERS FAVORED Waleska has been to the IPA Pro Cup Finals twice before and won both of them. Arlon is a rookie and has never been this far before. The Westerners won just a couple of seasons ago in 2037 and has most of the team back this year. That's one reason the baseball gurus have picked them to win this year. Waleska has the experience. For the year the Westerners were 91-63 and are a slight favorite to win the Pro Cup this year. Thus far in the playoffs Waleska and Arlon are 8-5. The Westerners are 6-1 at Westerner Field and 2-4 away, while the Champions are 4-3 at home at Derby Downs and 4-2 on the road. In spite of losing losing ace Terry Richards (18-8/2.64) in the opening game of the playoffs, Waleska still has three quality starters in Craig Nash (18-12/2.91), Jeff Woodruff (22-14/2.94) and Tony Haskell (14-11/3.35). Nash was the 2037 Pro Cup MVP. Manager Roy Hobbs doesn't have any superstuds at the plate, but he has a well-rounded club that features a solid core of reliable hitters, led by RF Niles Gregory (.285/25/103/84), 1B Shayn Lambert (.313/15/60/72), 2B Joey Harris (.282/10/76/80) and C Rodney Hanson (.299/9/67/56). Waleska was one of the best-hitting teams in the Ruthlandian Union with a .272 BA (3rd) and 711 runs (13th). The mound corps was really good with a 2.99 ERA (2nd). Defensively the Westerners are only average with a .972 fielding average. Arlon was no slouch with a 95-59 record and they had to defeat last year's champ North Hills to get here. Pitching is skipper Rocco Belasario's strong point. Heading up the rotation is Ronny Farnsworth (21-8/2.64), Pat Stuyvesant (20-9/3.66), Emil Nowak (21-8/4.03) and Lanny Gray (16-15/3.38). Gray topped the IPA in strikeouts with 291 in 314 innings. Farnsworth missed most of the playoffs this year, but did come back strong with a huge win late in the North Hills series. The Champions put up a 3.31 team ERA and ranked sixth in the Tycobbian Union. Belasario has two big bats in RF Mark Cameron (.324/52/129/111) and C Nick Shafer (.304/26/93/73), but not a lot in the line-up after them. Cameron had a monster year and was second in homers, second in RBIs and third in runs in the IPA. Arlon does have more firepower than Waleska with 143 homers (25th). The Westerners only went deep 100 times this season (31st). The Champs are outstanding with the gloves with a .980 FA. WALESKA TEAM INFORMATION Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-26-2013 at 06:13 PM.