-Synopsis

Sean was a relatively late addition to the original Section 8 lineup in the summer of 2004.  But once he was in he showed that he was in for the long haul.  At first team management was unsure of how to best utilize Sean.  His quickness combined with his left-handedness made him a potential leadoff hitter candidate, but that was a role that he was never fully comfortable with.  An extremely streaky hitter, when he’s going good Gerber adds a great deal of production to the back end of the Section 8 lineup.  One of the most humorous moments of the past two years came when Sean hit his first out of the park homerun this past summer.  When most of us hit a homer we take off as if it’s not going out and once it’s gone we slow up and trot the rest of the way, not Sean.  Sean hit the ball then posed at the plate and watched it go out before sauntering around the bases.  He seriously looked like Ken Griffey Jr.  But what is not known about that event is that Sean didn’t do that in an effort to show up the other team.  It was actually due to the fact that he was unable to run the bases that day because wasn’t wearing any underwear that day (as he has been known to do) and wanted to prevent any chafing.  In the field it also took a little while to figure out where Sean was best suited.  However the first time he dug one of Chayce’s errant throws out of the dirt at first base he was hired.  Summer of 2006 was Sean’s break out season.  He led the team with a .585 batting average, and was flirting with the .700 for several weeks.  Sean’s 2006 efforts raised his career batting average 63 points and vaulted him ahead several spots in a number of offensive categories.  The 2007 brought more of the same as Sean’s offensive output continued to increase.  He set a new personal high in batting average in the fall, after taking over the 3 spot in the order.

-Ranks 5^th all-time in games played (84)

-Ranks 5^th all-time in batting average (.450)

-Ranks 5^th all-time in hits (121)

-Ranks 4^th all-time in runs scored (92)

-Ranks 5^th all-time in doubles (15)

-Led the team in batting (.585) in summer 2006

 -Career Stats

Season	G	AB	H	AVG	HR	RBI	R	BB	2B	3B	TB	SF	SLG	OB	OPS
Summer 2004	14	40	12	.300	1	5	12	1	1	0	16	0	.400	.317	.717
Fall 2004	7	18	5	.278	0	3	7	8	0	1	7	0	.389	.619	1.008
Summer 2005	12	40	13	.325	1	8	14	6	4	1	22	0	.550	.413	.963
Fall 2005	7	24	12	.500	0	8	6	0	2	0	14	0	.583	.500	1.083
Summer 2006	14	41	24	.585	0	13	12	2	4	1	30	2	.732	.622	1.354
Fall 2006	10	36	15	.417	0	7	10	0	0	2	19	1	.528	.432	.960
Summer 2007	12	41	23	.561	1	11	17	1	2	0	28	1	.683	.581	1.264
Fall 2007	8	29	17	.586	0	14	14	1	2	1	21	2	.724	.625	1.349
Career	84	269	121	.450	3	69	61	19	15	6	157	6	.583	.464	1.047

 #13-Phil Belongia (3B)

-Synopsis

Philly B was one of the first people to get interested in playing on Section 8.  The conversation with manager Chayce Sutton went something like this: Chayce: “Hey, Phil I’m thinking about getting a softball team together, wanna play?”  Phil:  “Hell yeah!  Can I play 3^rd?”  Chayce: “Of course.”  Phil:  “Hell yeah!”  Widely regarded as the best infielder on the team, Phil has also proven himself to be one the most reliable players on the 8 squad.  The team’s all-time leader in games played, Phil has only misse 11 games in his career.  He has also proven himself to be one of the toughest players on the team, playing through a variety of injuries.  In April of 2005 Philly came down with a serious case of “Lisa Loeb Ankle” (a rare ankle disorder that occurs when one seriously rolls their ankle while stealing a poster of Lisa Loeb from Shank Hall) only two weeks before the opening of the 2005 campaign.  Despite this injury and the resulting pain that followed Phil for the entire season, he never missed an inning at third base.  Philly is also known to be clutch at the plate.  He is generally found at, or near, the bottom of the batting order but that is not because he’s a bad hitter.  He hits there because the manager has faith in Phil to do the things that need to be done in that position.  Whether that’s knocking in a two out run, extending a rally, or getting on base in front of the top of the order Philly B can get it done.  The 2006 season was no different, and Phil proved to be as reliable as ever.  In 2007, only a hot line drive in practice one day before a game caused Phil to miss a game. Whether he is batting 5^th or 13^th, playing 3^rd base, filling in for an injury, polishing off a plate of Macho Nachos, jumping into a game in the last inning in his dress pants after arriving late, loaning an extra glove to his friend because he’s an idiot and lost his own, or just having his best offensive season to date, Philly B is invaluable to the 8. 

-Career Highlights

-Ranks 1^st all-time in games played (93)

-Ranks 8^th all-time in hits (107)

-Tied for 2^nd all-time in doubles (26)

-Ranks 6^th all-time in triples (9)

-Ranks 7^th all-time in runs scored (73)

-Played every inning of every game in summer 2004, summer and fall 2005, and summer 2006

-Batted a career high .500 in summer 2007