Ending the month with two straight double dinger games has sealed the deal for Titos Georgiadou who put up a month that should have put him in the running for Batter of the Month... Rookie of the Month was beyond the doubt.
Georgiadou has been in the minors these last two seasons lighting them up. Last season he went .307/.433/.517 and cleaned up in the awards. Winning himself a Minor League Ring, Finals MVP, Great Glove, Platinum Stick, and unanimous League MVP. For his efforts, he's getting his shot at the big time this season.
Obviously offering a lot of value with his bat but Tito is also a safe pair of hands in the corner outfield and is no slouch on the base-paths either.
Shumate, Pitcher of the Year last season, wins his first ever pitcher of the month award with a completely dominant month.The real question we want to ask is: how on earth did he lose any games with numbers like these? (Answer: one run losses)
Shumate had two complete game shutouts in April that featured him issuing no walks and just 3 and 2 hits in each game. Another remarkable stat is the solitary home run he's given up during the entire month. Shumate looks keen to go back-to-back with the Pitcher of the Year trophies.
J.R. Shouse has kicked off his season on fire and jumped out to all sorts of leads in the stats: Home Runs, RBIs, OPS. You name it, Shouse is into it.
His most memorable game so far came in a loss against the Spice District Roosters. A grand slam and double got him a 5-RBI haul but it wouldn't be enough as they fall 9-7 to the Roosters. Two home runs against the Northlands Polar Bears was also not enough for the Ducks as they'll get hammered 9-4.
Unfortunately, even a great individual performance can't do much if the rest of the day won't come to the party. The Ducks currently sit at 14-18 for the season.