BAYVIEW'S KALLSTROM COLOSSAL AGAIN, CLAIMS TU GOLDEN BAT
"It's amazing what Kim Kallstrom has done in his first two seasons. He is just 20 years old and already dominating the IPA." Those were the words of his Bayview skipper Vance Codsworth. "Last year he batted .329 with 46 roundtrippers and 124 RBIs and won the TU Rookie of the Year. Can you believe he did even better this year?" Kallstrom may only be 20, but it will be hard to top the left fielder's 2084 campaign, as he has been named the winner of the Tycobbian Union Golden Bat Award. This is the first year he has been the winner of the prestigious prize. His winning campaign featured a .349 batting average and a .424 on-base percentage this year. In 148 games he piled up 203 hits, 29 doubles, no triples, 50 home runs, 127 RBIs and 132 runs scored. For the second year in a row the Bayview Vikings almost beat out the Rolling Hills Racers for the Tycobbian West Division flag. The Viks wound up in the runner-up spot again.
Two other talented youngsters, Davy Mannington (.359 BA/33 HR/125 RBI/128 R), first baseman of the South Fork Stallions, was a very close second in Golden Bat poll, while Calvin Mannon (.329 BA/44 HR/117 RBI/129 R), right fielder of the Hartsdale Hellcats, finished a very close third. Mannington nabbed the TU Golden Bat last season.
TOP TYCOBBIAN TWIRLER TITLE GIVEN TO HARTSDALE'S WOLFE IN TIGHT VOTE
The Golden Arm Award for 2084 has been announced and in a very close ballot, the Tycobbian Union winner is Wayne Wolfe of the Hartsdale Hellcats. With a record of 18-5, Wolfe was certainly a worthy winner. He made 31 starts and rang up 234 innings, 170 strikeouts and a 2.69 ERA. At age 29, Wolfe sparked his Hellcats to their third straight TU North pennant. In his career the right hander is 116-100 with a 3.29 ERA. Wolfe started off as a rookie with Middlefield in 2075. He has been with the Hellcats for the last 9 seasons. This is his first TU Golden Arm.
Wolfe's margin was razor thin over his two prime contenders. Dominic Bard (18-8/2.69 ERA/30 starts) of the Rolling Hills Racers finished second in voting, while Bobby Perry (17-5/2.79 ERA/31 starts) of the Mahaska Haymakers finished third.
GINZA NEWCOMER HOSHINO TOP TU ROOKIE
Ginza fans have a good reason to cheer today as first baseman Muzuki Hoshino brought home the Tycobbian Union Rookie of the Year Award for 2084. Just 24 years old he put together a .306 batting average on the strength of 146 hits and swatted 30 home runs. He also racked up 89 RBIs and scored 85 runs, signaling that this might be the beginning of a solid baseball career. Hoshino was a prime cog in the Ninjas' success this season. Ginza wound up a close third in the TU South pennant race, losing out by just 6 games. Only Turon and Cape Coral finished ahead of them.
Bum Loxton (.285 BA/24 HR/84 RBI/75 R), center fielder of the Red Bluff Red Sox, wound second in the best rookie poll, while Ryo Matayoshi (.323 BA/14 HR/67 RBI/77 R), second sacker of the White River Rascals, came in third.
