Monday, May 26, 1952
GATORS 6-GAME STRING BROKEN BY CUBS
The unexpected happened in the South Island Second League yesterday... the Delacroix Cubs surprised the top team, the Guedon Gators and put an end to their six-game winning string... the Cubs outhit the Gators in a runfest 11-8... no problem for Guedon, they still hold a two-game edge over second place St. Dominic... in other league action the Saints were victorious over the Bayou Bleu Blues 4-3 and the Chitamaca Moccasins rallied past the Meraux Tigers 8-7... there are 7 games remaining on the schedule.
If Delacroix could whip Guedon, there's hope for several other clubs, too... there may still be a pennant race in the SISL... Delacroix, Meraux and Chitamaca are 3 games behind the league-leading Gators.
Taking a gander at the South Island Second League leaderboards shows each category is still up for grabs... Connie Ryan of St. Domimic has the best batting average... he sports a .407 mark, followed by Clinton Theriot of Meraux and Mike Rogers of Guedon, both batting at a .396 pace... Bayou Bleu slugger Luc Desselle has hit 6 out of the park for the top spot with four players close on his heels... Rufus Chauvin of Delacroix has 5 boomers and Chitamaca's Matt Briscoe, Meraux's Buddy Brodnax and Delacroix's Chaucey Guilbeau all have 4 homers... Chauvin has a good lead in RBIs with 17... Desselle is number two with 13... and Theriot, Briscoe and Guedon's Winky Biggio have driven in 12 apiece... Ryan is tops with 22 hits with Theriot in second place with 21... Guedon's George Thomas leads the SIRL with 17 runs... and Adam Derouen of Chitamaca and Ryan are tied for the most stolen bases with 9.
The pitching leaders are Chris Charlet (6-2) with the most victories with 6... Paul Amiss of St. Dominic (5-2) is runner-up with 5... Gerry McClure (2-4) is tops with a 1.84 ERA, followed by Amiss with a 1.94 ERA and Charlet with a 2.95 ERA... Charlet leads in strikeouts with 56 in 88 innings... Amiss and Mario Michelli of Meraux are number two with 49 each... Amiss has tossed 65 innings and 62 innings... Charlet has hurled 2 shutouts.
