The
Volusia Vigilantes (79-75) hung tough in the RU West pennant chase until July, just 2 games out of the top spot, but then Fort Benton went on a tear (40-15) and left everybody in their wake... the V's
dropped 11 games off the pace by August... they ended up in 5th place in the standings, 7 games behind the champion Defenders... tt wouldn't take much for the Volusia Vigilantes to take charge of the
Ruthlandian West... they already are the second-highest scoring team in the IPA (825 R), topped only by the Rolling Hills Racers in the Tycobbian Union (842 R)... just a twirler or two would do it...
right now Shelly Grice is the only decent starter on the club, along with closer Tommy Kilner... they sorely need help... the offense is fine with 3 players with over 100 RBIs each... yep, that is right...
this doesn't happen a lot in the IPA... the V's also have 3 players that have scored nearly a 100 runs apiece... Volusia is in good hands when it comes to scoring runs with All-Star Matt Hazelton,
All-Star Raul Bernardo, Audie James, Miguel Carillo, Dante De Jesus, Andres Sotomayor and Shig Morton... with that kind of firepower Volusia finished 5th in the standings, 7 GB... poor pitching
and poor defense takes its toll... an influx of good pitchers just might win the Vigilantes their first Pro Cup Trophy since the first season of the IPA back in 2001... they swept the Ginza Ninjas in
4 games in the first-ever Pro Cup Series... overall Volusia has done fairly well in the IPA playoffs with 15 appearances... 3 times in the last decade the V's nabbed the RU West flag... they made the postseason in '70, '71 and '73... twice the Vigilantes lost in the Pro Cup Finals (2061, 2062).
