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Eugene Church · 07-29-2012, 04:35 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, October 21, 2032

Colton And Nikas Cop IPA MVP Awards
The awards given to the players that did the most for their teams were presented today by the Islandian Pro Alliance. The Ruthlandian Union Most Valuable Player was Claxton second baseman Gary Colton and the Tycobbian Union Most Valuable Player was Fairfax starting pitcher Kenny Nikas. They received the most votes in a poll conducted by The Islandian Times.

The Claxton Diamonds were long overdue. They last won the RU South in 2019. Gary Colton helped to end 13 years of postseason frustration with a marvelous year. The first-time RU MVP put an end to two straight seasons of seventh-place finishes with a .331 BA, 41 doubles, 6 triples and 25 homers. In 143 games Colton drove in 106 runs and scored 96. Lifetime in six years he carries a .297 average with 107 roundtrippers. This was a breakout season for Colton at age 25.

This year's RU Golden Arm winner Jeremy Sellers was second to Colton in the voting. Sellers sparked Elnora to 105 wins and the RU East division title. He topped the IPA with a 26-9 record. The third-highest votegetter was LaGrange's fine pitcher Walt Thurber, who compiled a 22-9 mark with a 2.23 ERA. Thurber's Sports won the RU North for the first time in 24 seasons and set a franchise record with 92 wins.

The outstanding player in the Tycobbian Union was 10-year veteran Kenny Nikas of the Fairfax Frogs, who also set a franchise mark with 95 triumphs. At age 29 Nikas led the TU with a 25-9 record, while chalking up a great 2.23 ERA, enabling him to gather in the league's MVP honor. Until this season Nikas had been an excellent bullpen specialist with 154 saves with three teams. He signed a very lucrative contract with Fairfax this year and very successfully converted to a starting role. Nikas is 64-44 overall in his IPA career with a 2.17 ERA. This was the first time he was chosen league MVP.

Nikas had to beat out this season's Golden Bat victor Cotton Cornwall of the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers. Cornwall won the league batting crown with a .360 average in 145 games and also lead all comers with 126 runs batted in. Both figures were the best in the IPA this season. Cornwall was second in the Tycobbian league with 44 homers. The Bucs wound up fourth in the TU West, won by Rolling Hills.

Colchester's Jim Lewellan excelled again this year with a league-leading 45 home runs and came in number three in the poll. The Elites' center fielder also totaled 101 RBIs and scored 111 times, while stealing 27 bases and participating in 149 games. After nine seasons in the IPA the 28-year-old Lewellan has hit 296 homers, driven in 805 runs and batted .277. This year Lewellan batted .274 for the fourth-place Elites.

07-29-2012, 04:35 PM	#3243
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,080	*THE ISLANDIAN TIMES* Thursday, October 21, 2032 Colton And Nikas Cop IPA MVP Awards The awards given to the players that did the most for their teams were presented today by the Islandian Pro Alliance. The Ruthlandian Union Most Valuable Player was Claxton second baseman Gary Colton and the Tycobbian Union Most Valuable Player was Fairfax starting pitcher Kenny Nikas. They received the most votes in a poll conducted by The Islandian Times. The Claxton Diamonds were long overdue. They last won the RU South in 2019. Gary Colton helped to end 13 years of postseason frustration with a marvelous year. The first-time RU MVP put an end to two straight seasons of seventh-place finishes with a .331 BA, 41 doubles, 6 triples and 25 homers. In 143 games Colton drove in 106 runs and scored 96. Lifetime in six years he carries a .297 average with 107 roundtrippers. This was a breakout season for Colton at age 25. This year's RU Golden Arm winner Jeremy Sellers was second to Colton in the voting. Sellers sparked Elnora to 105 wins and the RU East division title. He topped the IPA with a 26-9 record. The third-highest votegetter was LaGrange's fine pitcher Walt Thurber, who compiled a 22-9 mark with a 2.23 ERA. Thurber's Sports won the RU North for the first time in 24 seasons and set a franchise record with 92 wins. The outstanding player in the Tycobbian Union was 10-year veteran Kenny Nikas of the Fairfax Frogs, who also set a franchise mark with 95 triumphs. At age 29 Nikas led the TU with a 25-9 record, while chalking up a great 2.23 ERA, enabling him to gather in the league's MVP honor. Until this season Nikas had been an excellent bullpen specialist with 154 saves with three teams. He signed a very lucrative contract with Fairfax this year and very successfully converted to a starting role. Nikas is 64-44 overall in his IPA career with a 2.17 ERA. This was the first time he was chosen league MVP. Nikas had to beat out this season's Golden Bat victor Cotton Cornwall of the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers. Cornwall won the league batting crown with a .360 average in 145 games and also lead all comers with 126 runs batted in. Both figures were the best in the IPA this season. Cornwall was second in the Tycobbian league with 44 homers. The Bucs wound up fourth in the TU West, won by Rolling Hills. Colchester's Jim Lewellan excelled again this year with a league-leading 45 home runs and came in number three in the poll. The Elites' center fielder also totaled 101 RBIs and scored 111 times, while stealing 27 bases and participating in 149 games. After nine seasons in the IPA the 28-year-old Lewellan has hit 296 homers, driven in 805 runs and batted .277. This year Lewellan batted .274 for the fourth-place Elites.