Monday, March 10, 2008

Beach Bums in the Record Books

Some interesting notes I got while browsing the league records through Tim Perry's Un-official Frontier League History page, which can be found here.

Traverse City Beach Bums' Veteran second basemen, Steve Young, enters the 2008 season tied for 10th all-time in career HBP with 33.   The record is held by John Tavares with 54 career HBP.  Young had 22 HBP in 2006, the 6th highest single-season total in league history, and 11 HBP in an injury shortened 2007.

Beach Bums' Veteran outfielder Jake Whitesides only spent one season in the Frontier League back in 2002 with the Mid-Missouri Mavericks, but his 11 triples he hit that season is still tied for second most in a single-season and he enters 2008 ranked 16th in career triples.  With a similar year to what he had in Mid-Missouri in 2002, Whitesides would move into 2nd all-time behind current Washington Wild Thing, Chris Sidick, who has 28, and will continue to add to that this year as well.

Retired Beach Bums' first basemen Brad Vericker had 70 walks in 2007, which was the 6th highest single-season total in Frontier League history.

Retired Beach Bums' starting pitcher Tony Casoli finished his baseball career with his name all over the Frontier League all-time records including 4th in innings pitched (446.1), 19th in strikeouts (295), 4th in complete games (12), and 5th in wins (27).  The 13 wins he accumulated en route to winning Pitcher of the Year in 2006 is tied for 3rd most in a single-season in Frontier League history.


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