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THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Tuesday, August 2, 2059
IPA TOP STARS IN JULY
The Islandian Pro Alliance announced the top stars of the month... the July winners were Jedd Blodgett and Teddy Stonich as the Batters of the Month, Bob Speed and Claude Elliot were honored as the Pitchers of the Month and Norbert Ruston and Johnny Pendergrass were chosen the Rookies of the Month.
The Ruthlandian Union Batter of the Month was Blodgett, left fielder for the Radford Bulls... he smashed 11 homers, drove in 25 runs and scored 21 runs, while batting .280 in July... overall Blodgett carries a .269 BA with 23 roundtrippers and 66 RBIs.
The Ruthlandian Pitcher of the Month went to Bob Speed of the Far Mountain Redhawks... the 22-year-old right-hander was unbeaten in 6 starts with a 6-0 record... he fanned 27 batters in 54 innings, walked only 6 and held teams to a .173 BA... overall this year Speed in 14-4 with a strong 2.47 ERA.
The Ruthlandian Rookie of the Year Norbert Ruston won it for the second straight month... the Eastshore third baseman batted .351 in July with 9 doubles and 4 triples... Ruston scored 20 runs and batted in 12... this season he is hitting .306 with 39 RBIs and 60 runs scored.
The Tycobbian Union Batter of the Month trophy went to Teddy Stonich, the hard-hitting first baseman for the Rolling Hills Reds... he is also a repeat winner... Stonich also cop the award last month... in July he had a fabulous month with a .403 BA, 13 home runs, 33 ribbies and 26 runs... Stonich tops the Tycobbian Union with a .371 BA and 98 RBIs... he is third in the IPA with 35 roundtrippers.
The Tycobbian Pitcher of the Month in July was Claude Elliot of the Fairfax Frogs... he posted an impressive 6-0 mark and a 1.90 ERA for the month... Elliot improved his season record to 11-2 with a 2.47 ERA.
The Tycobbian Rookie of the Month is really something... Johnny Pendergrass had taken the award three times this year... this month he batted .301 with 4 homers, 16 runs and 16 RBIs... for the year Pendergrass sports a .326 BA with 16 homers, 45 RBIs, 55 runs and has stolen 10 bases.
Ruthlandian Union Players of the Month
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