Player Profile
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Scott Deslaurier #39
- OF (RC, LC)
- Scott is one of Team inDRStructible’s co-founders, playing alongside Jim Chakulski on the old Market Street Maulers in 1995 before the two decided to jump ship and form a new, second squad within DRS in the spring of 1996.
Having played in other leagues, Scott was accustomed to being assigned a spot in the infield, either third base or first base. But following the formation of the new team, he immediately assumed a role as one of DRS’ primary outfielders. Though Scott had a long ingrained side-arm throwing style developed during all his years playing the infield, his speed and range made him an ideal candidate to move out into the wide open spaces of the outfield. The outfield was the position most lacking in the club’s early years. (Scott unintentionally worsened the problem during an early 1996 game when he broke his collarbone attempting to make a diving catch, sending him to the shelf for a couple weeks.)
A dead-pull hitter (he typically fouls one or two pitches past the thirdbaseman every at bat), Scott has surprising power, though he prefers to hit line drives or slap ground balls that he is easily able to beat out for infield hits.
One of the things Scott is most known for is his passion for following statistics, his as well as his teammates. Bill James has nothing on this sabermetrician. He is believed to have the uncanny Wade Boggs-like ability to recalculate his batting average in his head after each at bat.
His long service to the team has allowed him to reign as the franchise’s all-time leader in games played (288), base hits (561), and runs scored (476). Scott was the team’s batting champ in 2003, hitting at a .690 clip. Other career highlights include his belting the first grand slam in team history, coming in a DRS win over the Bisons in the 1998 Cove Cup tourney, and a team record-tying effort in a 1997 game against E Coli Happens that saw him stroke six base hits in a single game.
