| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007: Big Day for Dubois! Swats 5 Hits!
Jason Dubois really sizzled at the plate today. In a game played at Ballpark of Clarendon Hills, the Clarendon Hills left fielder blistered the Durham Elite for 5 hits in 5 at-bats to pace his club to a 15-8 victory.
"Dubois was too tough to get out today," the Elite skipper said in his postgame interview. "No matter what we threw him, he hit it. And he hit some good pitches, too."
J. Dubois hit an RBI double in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, walked in a run in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.
Thus far this season Dubois has hit .233 with 10 home runs, 40 RBIs and scored 54 times. |
 | Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007: Islanders Take Title
"When you wear Islanders on your shirt," the Clarendon Hills skipper told the press, "you're good at something."
Indeed they are -- good enough to win the 2007 MLB Single A Championship Series.
Today at Ballpark of Clarendon Hills the new champions capped off a great season with a 15-8 victory over the Durham Elite to win the series 3-2. It was their 1st title. |
| Saturday, July 28th, 2007: Hit Parade! Butler Pops 5 Hits!
Clarendon Hills third baseman Brent Butler really lit up the Lowell Commandos with a 5-hit barrage today at Ballpark of Clarendon Hills -- a performance that sparked the Islanders to a 10-9 triumph.
He shrugged off the performance after the game and said, "Sometimes the ball finds outfielders, today the ball found some holes."
B. Butler flied out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off J. Unknown in the 5th, singled in the 7th, doubled in the 9th and tripled in the 10th.
So far this year Butler has 12 home runs and a .285 batting average. |
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | LF Luis Matos | torn back muscle | 2-3 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 78-42, .650 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 34-26, .567 PCT | | Record on the road | 44-16, .733 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 8-2, .800 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 13-11, .542 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 23-14, .622 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 55-28, .663 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 15-9, .625 PCT | | Record in May | 21-8, .724 PCT | | Record in June | 15-11, .577 PCT | | Record in July | 18-10, .643 PCT | | Record in August | 9-4, .692 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .275 - 3rd in SL1 | | On-Base Percentage | .364 - 1st in SL1 | | Slugging Percentage | .434 - 1st in SL1 | | On-Base + Slugging | .797 - 1st in SL1 | | Runs Scored | 804 - 1st in SL1 | | Hits | 1170 - 3rd in SL1 | | Extra-Base Hits | 367 - 1st in SL1 | | Home Runs | 146 - 1st in SL1 | | Bases-On-Balls | 580 - 1st in SL1 | | Strikeouts | 509 - 1st in SL1 | | Stolen Bases | 60 - tied for 10th in SL1 |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.34 - 5th in SL1 | | Starters' ERA | 3.26 - 10th in SL1 | | Bullpen ERA | 3.70 - 7th in SL1 | | Runs allowed | 552 - 10th in SL1 | | Hits allowed | 1031 - 2nd in SL1 | | Opponents AVG | .245 - 2nd in SL1 | | BABIP | .265 - 1st in SL1 | | Home Runs allowed | 60 - 4th in SL1 | | Bases-On-Balls | 357 - 6th in SL1 | | Strikeouts | 473 - 18th in SL1 |
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