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THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Saturday, October 15, 2039
RUTHLANDIAN UNION ANNOUNCES 2039 AWARDS
The Ruthlandian Union presented all the major awards for 2039... Nicky Farrugia of St. John was honored with the Golden Bat trophy, Augie Marquis of Fort Benton took the Golden Arm, Wynnamac's Nioka Inkamara received the Rookie of the Year and the RU Most Valuable Player acclaim also went to Farrugia... the Golden Glove winners were also announced.
RU Golden Bat: Nicky Farrugia (.366 BA/36 HR/104 RBI/113 runs)... first time winner... led St. John to second place in the RU South... beat out Ancona's Tommy Richardson (.360 BA/30 HR/132 RBI/87 runs) and Sugar Valley's Bobby Gamble (.310/36 HR/117 RBI/124 runs/44 SB)
RU Golden Arm: Augie Marquis (24-12/2.28)... first time winner... paced Defenders to third place in RU West... lifetime record is 271-199 with a 3.04 ERA... edged out J. J. Gillespie of Cold Creek (23-9/2.64) and Dave Whitaker of Kilkenny (21-15/2.03).
RU Rookie of the Year: Nioka Inkamara (.270 BA/28/92/83)... helped Wynnamac to fourth-place finish in RU East... closest competitors were RF Bert Richter of Far Mountain (.277 BA/23 HR/85 RBI/84 runs/19 SB) and 2B Matt Womack of Middlefield (.261 BA/23 HR/73 RBI/90 runs/17 SB).
RU MVP: Nicky Farrugia of St. John (.366 BA/36 HR/104 RBI/113 runs)... won IPA and RU batting crown with .366 average... also won the MVP award in 2036... lifetime .320 hitter in six seasons... second and third in the voting were RF Bobby Gamble of Sugar Valley (.310 BA/36 HR/117 RBI/124 runs/44 SB) and pitcher Augie Marquis of Fort Benton (24-12/2.28).
RU Golden Glove Award:
P: Ernie Hodges (Wynnamac) (20-14/3.46) (1.000 FA)
C: Ted Jarzinski (Belle Plaine) (.238/18/50/70) (.993 FA/2 PB/49.3% RTO) (two-time winner)
1B: Jojo DeLucca (Claxton) (.300/29/97/100) (.995 FA) (three-time winner)
2B: Charlie Farmer (Volusia) (.289/18/64/104) (.985 FA)
3B: Johnny Church (Marston) (.252/1/36/52) (.972 FA)
SS: Stevie Wynn (Claxton) (.298/10/47/96) (.966 FA)
LF: Kerry Keller (Volusia) (.261/23/80/68) (.992 FA)
CF: Scotty Lagrange (Eastshore) (.302/25/91/100) (1.000 FA) (five-time winner)
RF: Nioka Inkamara (Wynnamac) (.270/28/92/83) (.990 FA)
Last edited by Eugene Church; 10-27-2013 at 04:17 PM.
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