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Division 4 MVP and Pitcher of the Year
Aaron Cottrell, SP, Indianapolis Clowns
Cottrell becomes the fourth pitcher (not including two-way seasons) to win the Pitcher of the Year and MVP in the same year with a stellar 2037. The Clowns ace went 18-7 with a 2.00 ERA, striking out 245 while walking only 5% of batters faced and allowing only 7 homers all season. his 7.8 WAR was tops among all D4 players. Cottrell’s Pitcher of the Year was unanimous, while his MVP was more closely contested, though he still took home half of the first place votes with the others spread among four players. Oh, and he won a Gold Glove for his defense to boot. A complete pitcher.

Division 4 Reliever of the Year
Makoto Morimoto, RP, St. Louis Browns
Morimoto, who signed with Cleveland after the season ended, led D4 with 42 saves while striking out 80 batters in 75 innings. His 2.42 FIP and 59 FIP- were the best in the Division among relievers, as was his 2.7 WAR.

Division 4 Rookie of the Year
Greg Smith, SP, Indianapolis Clowns
As if the Clowns needed more great pitching, here comes Greg Smith: the 23 year old started the season in Indianapolis’s pen, earning 11 saves over the season’s first two months before being tapped for the rotation. He was outstanding there too, winning 11 with a 2.57 ERA and league best 1.09 WHIP, earning 3.8 WAR on the season.

Offensive Leaders
Batting Title: Ernesto Gonzales, LF, Charlotte Hornets - .350
On-Base Title: Ernesto Gonzales, LF, Charlotte Hornets - .397
Slugging Title: Ron Golden, 3B, San Antonio Missions - .570
OPS Title: Ron Golden, 3B, San Antonio Missions - .928
Home Run Title: Ron Golden, 3B, San Antonio Missions - 34
Stolen Base Title: Danny Aviles, 1B, Las Vegas 51’s - 43
wOBA Title: Ron Golden, 3B, San Antonio Missions, .392
WAR Title: Ernesto Gonzales, LF, Charlotte Hornets - 6.1

Pitching Leaders
ERA Title: Aaron Cottrell, SP, Indianapolis Clowns - 2.00
Wins Title: Aaron Cottrell, SP, Indianapolis Clowns - 18
Saves Title: Makoto Morimoto, RP, St. Louis Browns - 42
Strikeouts Title: John Sayre, SP, Phoenix Firebirds - 278
FIP Title: Aaron Cottrell, SP, Indianapolis Clowns - 2.52
Shutdowns Title: Makoto Morimoto, RP, St. Louis Browns - 36

Accomplishments
Albuquerque’s Ricky Peck threw only the second perfect game in D4 history, and the sixth in NABF history, in a 14 K gem against the Washington Senators on July 13.

Francisco Rosado threw the NABF’s only Championship Series no-hitter when he struck out 11 Clowns and allowed no hits in Game 4 of the 2037 Series, a series the Firebirds ultimately lost.

Only one D4 player hit for the cycle: Cincinnati’s Joe Hays went 4-5 with a single, double, triple and homer on July 7 vs. San Antonio.