2070 Ruthalandian Union Rookie of the Year
JUMBOS MCCANN SELECTED BEST NEWCOMER IN THE RU
Spots for rookies were sparse this year in the Islandian Pro Alliance... very few newcomers made impacts this season... the 2077 Ruthalandian Union Rookie of the Year Award went to Ancona's 23-year-old third baseman Jacky McCann... close on his heels in the voting were two freshmen hurlers... Roger Bolin of the Sugar Valley Rattlers and Vance Culpeppr of the Eastshore Cotton Kings.
McCann had a pretty good rookie season with a .273 BA, 141 hits, 23 doubles, 5 triples, 14 homers, 76 RBI, 70 runs scored and 18 stolen bases... however, it was a gloomy year for the Ancora Jumbos... they came in dead last in the Ruthlandian North Division with a pathetic 59-95 record, 34 games behind pennant-winning Kilkenny.
At 31 Bolin compiled a 13-12 mark for the 4th place Sugar Valley Rattlers in the RU East... the Rattlers finished 77-77 and ended up 9 games back of first place Elnora.
Third place in the RU top rookie race went to Eastshore hurler Vance Culpepper... also a late bloomer at 30 years of age, he came to the Cotton Kings in a trade this year with the Hartsdale Hellcats of the Tycobbian Union... overall in his first season Culpepper was 9-9 with an impressive 2.81 ERA... Eastshore did not fare well, posting a 72-82 record in the Ruthlandian East... they came in 14 games behind the first place Elnora Clippers.
