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THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Sunday, June 1, 2059
TOP IPA STARS IN MAY
The Islandian Pro Alliance has now completed two month of play... the standout performers in May in the Ruthlandian Union were Snooky Bartels of Wynnamac, Tris Windham of Marston and Rodrigo Valdez of San Dimas... over in the Tycobbian Union the best players were Buddy Blackford of Oxford, Judson Bacall of Turon and Lloyd Bearden of Rolling Hills.
Wynnamac left fielder Snooky Bartels was honored with the RU Batter of the Month Award... the fifth-year player had an astounding month with a .423 batting average, 5 home runs, 17 ribbies and 18 runs scored... the young star helped the Macs post a sensational 20-8 mark for the month... they are currently in second place in the RU East... Bartels is having a terrific season and is on top of the IPA batting list with a stellar .432 BA.
Right-hander Tris Windham of the Marston Nine collected the RU Pitcher of the Month honor with a sterling 6-0 record and a 1.42 ERA, striking out 34 in 51 innings... in 10 starts this season the 31-year-old Windham is a superb 9-1 with a fine 2.58 ERA... in May Marston took over the top spot in the RU East with a torrid 22-6 mark.
The outstanding RU Rookie of the Month was a repeat performer... San Dimas second baseman Rodrigo Valdez also won the award in April... in May he hit .341 with 7 roundtrippers, 19 RBI and 13 runs scored... for the year in 40 games Valdez is batting .327 with 13 homers and 36 RBIs... in spite of his fine play, the Rancheros are still running last in the RU South.
Oxford superstar first sacker Buddy Blackford put up a remarkable month in May with a .380 BA, 13 HR, 21 RBI and 33 runs and easily captured the Tycobbian Union Batter of the Month trophy... the Red Caps are on top of the TU North... they went 18-10 last month... for the season Blackford is sporting a.346 BA with 15 homers and 37 RBIs... he was the TU Batter of the Year and TU Most Valuable Player last year when he slugged 56 homers and drove in 132 runs.
The top twirler in the Tycobbian Union last month was 38-year-old Judson Bacall of the Turon Typhoons... what a month he had chalking up a 6 wins and no losses with a 1.45 ERA in 7 starts... for the year Bacall is 7-0 with a great 2.03 ERA... the Turon right-hander led his club to 16-12 record in May... the Typhoons are currently in third place in the TU South, just 3 games out of first.
It was an excellent month for Rolling Hills third baseman Lloyd Bearden... the newcomer was voted the TU Rookie of the Month with a .347 BA, 1 home run, 9 RBIs and 14 runs scored... the Reds racked a good month with an 18-10 record in May and took over the top spot in the Tycobbian West... in 42 games Bearden is batting at a solid .346 clip.
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