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#2-Scott Van Lith (RCF)
-Synopsis
Scott was a member of the original Section 8 squad, fielded in the summer of 2004. He has batted leadoff in almost all of the games that he has been a part of. He serves as one of the main table setters and run scorers in the Section 8 lineup. Scotty also can almost always be found patrolling right-center field. Whether playing short and snaring would be singles or playing deep and tracking down potential extra base hits, Scott is a major component of the 8’s outfield defense. Scotty is also the self proclaimed “clubhouse cancer” of Section 8. He is constantly undermining the authority of his manager, even going so far as to call for his removal. To compound matters further it is virtually impossible to get Scott to partake in anything team oriented without him first obtaining clearance from his outspoken agent/wife Bernadette. While Scotty may be a headache for management, he is talented. In 2006, Scott took huge strides toward making all of management’s mental anguish worth it. A career .371 hitter coming in to the year, Scott emerged as one of Section 8’s most consistent hitters. He hit .500 in both summer and fall, while finishing 2nd in runs scored both seasons as well. This trend continued into 2007, as the Section 8 leadoff man set new personal records for batting average and slugging percentage.
-Career Highlights
-Led the team in runs scored in summer of 2004 with 21
- Ranks 2nd all-time in runs scored (127)
- Tied for 2nd all-time in games played (88)
-All-time team leader in walks (38)
-Batted a career high .558 in summer of 2007
-Set the record for most walks in a season in fall 2007 (9)
-Notched two pitching victories in summer 2004
-Got the win in Section 8’s first ever game -Career Stats
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Season |
G |
AB |
H |
AVG |
HR |
RBI |
R |
BB |
2B |
3B |
TB |
SF |
SLG |
OB |
OPS |
| Summer 2004 |
14 |
45 |
16 |
.356 |
0 |
5 |
21 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
1 |
.444 |
.420 |
.864 |
| Fall 2004 |
9 |
30 |
10 |
.333 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
.333 |
.429 |
.759 |
| Summer 2005 |
16 |
54 |
24 |
.444 |
0 |
4 |
23 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
.444 |
.516 |
.960 |
| Fall 2005 |
6 |
22 |
6 |
.273 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
.318 |
.304 |
.622 |
| Summer 2006 |
12 |
32 |
16 |
.500 |
0 |
8 |
18 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
.531 |
.610 |
1.141 |
| Fall 2006 |
9 |
34 |
17 |
.500 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
.618 |
.528 |
1.146 |
| Summer 2007 |
11 |
43 |
24 |
.558 |
0 |
13 |
19 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
.651 |
.568 |
1.219 |
| Fall 2007 |
11 |
38 |
19 |
.500 |
0 |
9 |
17 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
.579 |
.596 |
1.165 |
| Career |
88 |
298 |
132 |
.443 |
0 |
53 |
127 |
38 |
12 |
2 |
149 |
2 |
.500 |
.509 |
1.009 |
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| Pitching |
G |
GS |
IP |
R |
ER |
ERA |
H |
BB |
K |
HR |
W |
L |
SV |
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| Summer 2004 |
7 |
7 |
45.0 |
118 |
87 |
13.53 |
102 |
49 |
28 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
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| #3-Eric Herzberg (LCF)-Synopsis
Eric was one of the first people to sign on to the idea of putting this team together. He is also the man responsible for the proliferation of the motivation for this team, the movie Ski School, into so many of our lives. Herzberg is widely regarded as the best all-around player on the Section 8 squad. He is consistently among the leaders in every offensive category. E Money, as he is known to the ladies, is also the anchor of the Section 8 outfield defense. He is the 8’s answer to Torii Hunter and has proven it on several occasions with some spectacular and, in some instances, game saving plays in center field. Consistency is the key for Eric, he seems to be the only player on the team immune to a slump, and that’s a nice thing for a team to have. In 2006 Eric even added leadoff man to his expanding repertoire when Scotty was absent. What more can we say? The guy’s just the shit. Following the 2007 summer season, E-Money had to relocate and put his Section 8 career on hold for a bit. When he left he was Section 8’s all-time leader in games played, hits, runs scored, RBIs, homers, triples and doubles. That kind of production was clearly missed as Section 8 posted its first losing season since the inaugural campaign after Eric’s departure. -Career Highlights
-All-Time Section 8 leader in home runs (15), doubles (29), triples (22), and slugging (.931).
-Tied for 1st all-time in runs scored (129)
-Ranks 2nd all-time in batting average (.516), RBIs (122) and on base (.560)
-Ranks 3rd all-time in hits (149),
-Led the team in hits fall 2004, fall 2005, and fall 2006
-Led the team in batting average fall 2004
-Led the team in RBIs summer 2005 and fall 2006
-Led the team in runs scored fall 2004, summer 2005 and fall 2005
-Set the team record for RBIs in summer 2005 (33)
-Set the team record for runs scored in summer 2005 (28)
-Batted a career high, and team record, .677 in fall 2004
-Career Stats
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| Season |
G |
AB |
H |
AVG |
HR |
RBI |
R |
BB |
2B |
3B |
TB |
SF |
SLG |
OB |
OPS |
| Summer 2004 |
16 |
49 |
20 |
.408 |
4 |
17 |
20 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
46 |
0 |
.939 |
.491 |
1.430 |
| Fall 2004 |
9 |
31 |
21 |
.677 |
0 |
13 |
17 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
31 |
0 |
1.000 |
.714 |
1.714 |
| Summer 2005 |
15 |
56 |
33 |
.589 |
6 |
33 |
28 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
68 |
1 |
1.214 |
.617 |
1.831 |
| Fall 2005 |
8 |
27 |
14 |
.519 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
23 | |