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Eugene Church · 12-13-2018, 06:53 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, October 13, 2058

IPA GOLDEN BATS HONOR BENFORD AND BLACKFORD
Two heavy-hitting first sackers took the Islandian Pro Alliance Golden Bat Awards this year... both were first-time winners... Valmara's Timmy Benford was honored as the Ruthlandian Union Golden Bat and Oxford's Buddy Blackford was chosen as the Tycobbian Union Golden Bat.

Benford led the Vipers to the RU North title with a . 321 BA in 148 games with 194 hits, 40 roundtrippers, 140 RBIs and 101 runs scored... he topped the IPA and the RU in runs batted in... Benford is just 22 years old and in his fourth season.

Second in the Ruthlandian Golden Bat voting was the IPA-leading batter, Enos Benham, who hit a lofty .379 for Wynnamac... the Sundowners came in first in the RU East race... overall Benham rapped 207 hits in 145 games with 24 homers, 93 RBIs and 100 runs... this was his seventh season with the Macs... Benham is 27 and is also a first baseman.

Coming in third in the RU Golden Bat competition was Crystal Lake's outfielder Mel Brouwer... he helped pace the Skippers to the Ruthlandian South title with a .343 BA in 145 games... Brouwer collected 192 hits with 29 home runs, 94 ribbies, 114 runs and 18 stolen bases... he is a two-year vet with the Skippers and is 26 years old.

The Tycobbian Golden Bat winner, Buddy Blackford, had to overcome some very tough competition... Blackford had a monster season with 56 homers, 132 RBIs and 115 runs scored... he was first in the IPA in homers, second in RBIs and fifth in runs... Blackford is just 22 and just completed his second year with the Oxford Red Caps... in 151 games he batted .282 and sparked the Red Caps to a very close third-place finish in the Tycobbian North Division... they lost the pennant to the Arlon Champions by just three games.

Blackford's main challengers were 5-time Golden Bat winner Norishige Ito of the Midway Wolves and Bob Purkey of the South Fork Stallions... both outfielders had much higher batting averages than Blackford, but the voters apparently liked his high-powered production... second in the Tycobbian Golden Bat was Norishige Ito... in his 12th season the 31-year-old Ito played in 148 games and sparked the Wolves to the TU East title with a .334 BA, 194 hits, 41 homers, 112 RBIs and 120 runs.

South Fork outfielder Bob Purkey was in the third spot in the TU Golden Bat balloting... his Stallions finished fourth in the Tycobbian East pennant chase... at age 25, Purkey had his best year ever with a .332 BA in 146 games with 190 hits, 38 home runs, 103 RBIs and 111 runs scored... this was his fourth season with the Stallions.

12-13-2018, 06:53 PM	#6113
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,890	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Sunday, October 13, 2058 IPA GOLDEN BATS HONOR BENFORD AND BLACKFORD Two heavy-hitting first sackers took the Islandian Pro Alliance Golden Bat Awards this year... both were first-time winners... Valmara's Timmy Benford was honored as the Ruthlandian Union Golden Bat and Oxford's Buddy Blackford was chosen as the Tycobbian Union Golden Bat. Benford led the Vipers to the RU North title with a . 321 BA in 148 games with 194 hits, 40 roundtrippers, 140 RBIs and 101 runs scored... he topped the IPA and the RU in runs batted in... Benford is just 22 years old and in his fourth season. Second in the Ruthlandian Golden Bat voting was the IPA-leading batter, Enos Benham, who hit a lofty .379 for Wynnamac... the Sundowners came in first in the RU East race... overall Benham rapped 207 hits in 145 games with 24 homers, 93 RBIs and 100 runs... this was his seventh season with the Macs... Benham is 27 and is also a first baseman. Coming in third in the RU Golden Bat competition was Crystal Lake's outfielder Mel Brouwer... he helped pace the Skippers to the Ruthlandian South title with a .343 BA in 145 games... Brouwer collected 192 hits with 29 home runs, 94 ribbies, 114 runs and 18 stolen bases... he is a two-year vet with the Skippers and is 26 years old. The Tycobbian Golden Bat winner, Buddy Blackford, had to overcome some very tough competition... Blackford had a monster season with 56 homers, 132 RBIs and 115 runs scored... he was first in the IPA in homers, second in RBIs and fifth in runs... Blackford is just 22 and just completed his second year with the Oxford Red Caps... in 151 games he batted .282 and sparked the Red Caps to a very close third-place finish in the Tycobbian North Division... they lost the pennant to the Arlon Champions by just three games. Blackford's main challengers were 5-time Golden Bat winner Norishige Ito of the Midway Wolves and Bob Purkey of the South Fork Stallions... both outfielders had much higher batting averages than Blackford, but the voters apparently liked his high-powered production... second in the Tycobbian Golden Bat was Norishige Ito... in his 12th season the 31-year-old Ito played in 148 games and sparked the Wolves to the TU East title with a .334 BA, 194 hits, 41 homers, 112 RBIs and 120 runs. South Fork outfielder Bob Purkey was in the third spot in the TU Golden Bat balloting... his Stallions finished fourth in the Tycobbian East pennant chase... at age 25, Purkey had his best year ever with a .332 BA in 146 games with 190 hits, 38 home runs, 103 RBIs and 111 runs scored... this was his fourth season with the Stallions. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-14-2018 at 03:04 PM.