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2018 – League Leaders and Season Awards
EL Batting Leaders
Hits
225 Luis Sanchez (ATL)
211 Brady Avery (BOS)
206 Johnny Pineda (MIA)
Batting Avg.
.347 Luis Sanchez (ATL)
.344 Brady Avery (BOS)
.342 Gabriel Mendez (IND)
Homeruns
39 Juan Santos (PHI)
37 Gabriel Mendez (IND)
36 Carlos Martinez (BOS)
RBI’s
131 Gabriel Mendez (IND)
105 Carlos Martinez (BOS)
103 Luis Sanchez (ATL)
Stolen Bases
38 Johnny Pineda (MIA)
37 Warren Dyer (TB)
37 Jose Muniz (IND)
EL Pitching Leaders
Wins
19 Vince Little (ATL)
18 Robinson Castro (WAS)
17 Billy Moss (CHI)
ERA
2.18 Carlos Correa (MIA)
2.32 Ed Hudson (BOS)
2.62 Vince Little (ATL)
Strikeouts
274 Carlos Correa (MIA)
229 Eric Parker (IND)
221 Vince Little (ATL)
Saves
43 Gerald Bridges (WAS)
43 Ernie Gregory (PHI)
42 Jonathan Fliehman (NO)
WL Batting Leaders
Hits
216 Netuno Ermida (SF)
208 Jonathan Russell (MIN)
204 Marcus Witt (DEN)
Batting Avg.
.350 Netuno Ermida (SF)
.338 Jonathan Russell (MIN)
.327 Dixon Bodean (KC)
Homeruns
33 Claude Cummins (MIN)
33 Gary Wilson (LV)
30 Maximo Nunez (PHO)
RBI’s
111 Alberto Ortiz (MIN)
104 Claude Cummins (MIN)
98 Ben Douglas (DEN)
Stolen Bases
56 Jonathan Russell (MIN)
42 Marshall Ayersome (MEM)
34 Kyung-Chor Park (OKC)
WL Pitching Leaders
Wins
20 Isreal Beasely (LV)
19 Anthony Barrett (MIN)
19 Max Castle (LA)
ERA
2.16 Max Castle (LA)
2.23 Anthony Barrett (MIN)
2.30 Jose Vasquez (OKC)
Strikeouts
258 Anthony Barrett (MIN)
227 Alfredo Flores (OKC)
220 David Rocha (SF)
Saves
49 Stephen Davis (LV)
42 Edgar Arrojo (KC)
39 Alfonso Vargas (SF)
Season Awards
Batting Champion – In the Eastern League Atlanta’s Luis Sanchez (.347) held off Boston’s Brady Avery (.344) and the Racers Gabriel Mendez (.342) to take the title. In the west Sanfrancisco star Netuno Ermida (.350) took the honour.
Homerun Champion – In the east Philadelphia slugger Juan Santos, finally won a home run title belting 39 homers. While in the west there was a tie for the title between Minneapolis outfielder Claude Cummins and Las Vegas right fielder Gary Wilson who both hit 33.
Outstanding Hitter – Indianapolis new boy Gabriel Mendez (.342, 37 HR, 131 RBI) took the title in the east. Over in the west Minneapolis 3B Alberto Ortiz (.313, 29 HR, 111 RBI) took the award ahead of Sanfrancisco’s Netuno Ermida (.350, 22 HR, 92 RBI + 33 SB)
Outstanding Pitcher – In the east, Atlanta pitcher Vince Little (19-11, 2.62 ERA, 7 complete games and 3 shutouts) held off Boston’s Ed Hudson (15-8, 2.32 ERA) to win his third Outstanding Pitcher award. In the west Minneapolis ace Anthony Barrett (19-5, 2.23 ERA, 258K) won his second consecutive award.
Rookie of the Year – Juan Fuentes (.293, 25 HR, 67 RBI) of Chicago took the eastern league award in a landslide while LA’s Alberto Lopez (.220, 21 HR, 67 RBI) won the award in the west.
Manager of the Year – Atlanta’s Jeff Taylor repeated as the eastern league winner for taking his Flames to the World Series title. In the west Oklahoma City manager Martin Martinez took the award for the Outlaws dominant regular season.
Glove Wizard Awards EL – P Marvin Ashley (NO) – C Raul Flores (MIA) – 1B Carlos Vazquez (MIA) – 2B Ronald MacKinney (CLE) – 3B Julio Matos (NO) – SS Javier Rodriguez (CLE) – LF Alan Miller (PHI) – CF Glenn Hallam (ATL) – RF Andres Cruz (NO)
Glove Wizard Awards WL – P Tim Carter (MEM) – C Alberto Ruiz (SEA) – 1B Simon Pyle (DAL) – 2B Marcus Witt (KC) – 3B Ramon Cortez (OKC) – SS Bernardo Reyes (SF) – LF Eric King (LA) – CF Marshall Ayersome (MEM) – RF Jeremy Williams (LV)
Interesting Fact - Phoenix Eagles starters Mike Marrero (7-20, 5.11 ERA) and Juan Sanchez (6-20, 4.97 ERA) became the first teammates to each lose 20 games in a season while San Jose pitcher Maxwell Hanson (5-23, 5.13 ERA) set a new NABL record for losses in a single season.
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