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The Islandian Times
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
RU Batting Title Belongs to Voss
For Lloyd Voss of the Elnora All-Stars, 2014 was a very good year. Voss nabbed the Ruthlandian Union batting championship with a .362 average. On the season, the 32-year-old right fielder registered 191 hits, 87 runs, 22 doubles, 5 triples, 16 home runs and 97 RBIs. It was the second bat title for the 9-year veteran. Voss also won in 2009 with a .368 mark. Lifetime He is a .341 hitter.
21-year-old Waleska center fielder Roy Hobbs was second with a .357 average, 38 home runs, 131 RBIs and 124 runs. Hobbs' sophomore year was ever better than the first. Mike Jaffe, a fine young left fielder for the Stoner Stars, finished number three. He batted .353 with 38 roundtrippers, 104 RBIs and scored 108 times.
AG's Pearson Crowned TU Bat King
This season Arroyo Grande shortstop Andy Pearson won the Tycobbian Union batting crown by just a few decimal points over Crash Davis of Ginza. His .344 average led everyone in 2014. Pearson's season stats included 187 hits, 30 home runs, 101 runs scored and 104 RBIs. Last year as a rookie he batted .322 for the Suns.
Strictly speaking, Pearson batted .34438 for the year. Crash Davis of the Ginza Ninjas came in a very, very close second with a .344 batting average - actually .34375 - with 34 homers and 92 RBIs. High Mesa Cowboy first baseman Jack Elliott had another spectacular season with a .342 average and finished third in the batting race. Elliott led the TU with 52 home runs and 141 RBIs, while scoring 129 runs. He just barely missed out on the Triple Crown.
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