SJL:
Jamar Clay, the 24-year old closer for the Columbus Whalers, is the anti-Jamel McNeil. Not in terms of talent. Clay is a very fine closer- one of the best in the game currently. And McNeil, well, he's obviously the gold standard by which all WPK relievers are measured. But where McNeil is universally despised, even in his own clubhouse, Clay is revered, even at his young age. Jamar Clay is the player most parents want their kids to look up to as a role-model. He is everything good about the game. And after a tremendous month of July he is also the SJL Pitcher of the Month.
MGL:
Mike Hiatt is best known in the WPK as the only pitcher thus far to throw 2 No-Hitters in his career, with the second one even being one just 3 Perfect Games in WPK history. While he has had some fine seasons (he went 18-11 with a 2.88 ERA in 1974 while pitching for Charlotte), he has never been an All-Star and hasn't won any major awards in his career, though he does have one championship ring. But he has three times been named Pitcher of the Month and this past month was the third. In his first full season as a member of the Brooklyn Aces, he is on pace to have one of his finest seasons.