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Elendil · 10-02-2007, 08:55 PM

2015 Awards

It was a pay-raising season for Mat-Su's right fielder. Regardless of where Kisei Suto signs next year [hint from photo: it's Juneau - the rich get richer], this 2015 Alaskan League Hitter of the Year Award winner will be considered a marquee pickup.

He excelled with 151 hits, 28 doubles, 1 triple, 28 home runs, and 85 RBI while compiling his .383 batting average. He also came within 1 point of breaking Bob Horton's league record for single-season VORP.

Ron Yuke of the Whitehorse Yukoners already has three Reliever of the Year Awards under his belt, and now he's added a Pitcher of the Year Award in his first full season as a starter.

Here are his award-winning stats: 7-4 record, 2.44 ERA (1st in league), 23 GS, 147.1 IP, 111 HA, 30 BB, 162 K, .205 OBA.

This season his lightning swing and solid bat helped the sensational newcomer, Norm Corson of the Juneau Senators, capture the Rookie of the Year Award in the Alaskan League.

The talented catcher sparked his team by hitting .307 with 14 home runs, 58 RBI, and 69 runs scored.

Anchorage (AGP) closer Floyd Arrington, soon to become a free agent, has taken home the Alaskan League Reliever of the Year Award for the second straight year.

Arrington pitched 44 innings, giving up 3 home runs and 12 walks and striking out 52, posting a 3.27 ERA with 13 saves.

Outfielder Jimmy Williams of the Anchorage Bucs was chosen as the Alaskan League's 2015 Comeback Player of the Year. Before going down with a fractured cheekbone late in the season, Williams had taken the league lead in home runs, and he ended up tied for the league lead at 30 at year's end. He was third in the league in hitting VORP and hit .293/.372/.612.

Now 37, Williams played in a platoon situation in 2013 and 2014 and did not get a chance to excel at the plate. By all accounts 2015 was his best season since 2008.

Manager of the Year
Bob Adamson has taken his share of flak in his managerial career. He presided over six straight last-place finishes by the Fairbanks Goldpanners, from 2009 to 2014. He'd never managed a team with a winning record and had faced a prolonged fan campaign for his firing.

But this year Adamson proved all the naysayers wrong by helping to engineer the best year-to-year team turnaround in history, taking the Panners to 2nd place in the Denali Division of the Alaskan League just one year after the team had set the all-time record for losses in a season. For that accomplishment he has been selected the 2015 Alaskan League Manager of the Year.

10-02-2007, 08:55 PM	#158
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,318	2015 Awards 2015 Awards It was a pay-raising season for Mat-Su's right fielder. Regardless of where Kisei Suto signs next year [hint from photo: it's Juneau - the rich get richer], this 2015 Alaskan League Hitter of the Year Award winner will be considered a marquee pickup. He excelled with 151 hits, 28 doubles, 1 triple, 28 home runs, and 85 RBI while compiling his .383 batting average. He also came within 1 point of breaking Bob Horton's league record for single-season VORP. Ron Yuke of the Whitehorse Yukoners already has three Reliever of the Year Awards under his belt, and now he's added a Pitcher of the Year Award in his first full season as a starter. Here are his award-winning stats: 7-4 record, 2.44 ERA (1st in league), 23 GS, 147.1 IP, 111 HA, 30 BB, 162 K, .205 OBA. This season his lightning swing and solid bat helped the sensational newcomer, Norm Corson of the Juneau Senators, capture the Rookie of the Year Award in the Alaskan League. The talented catcher sparked his team by hitting .307 with 14 home runs, 58 RBI, and 69 runs scored. Anchorage (AGP) closer Floyd Arrington, soon to become a free agent, has taken home the Alaskan League Reliever of the Year Award for the second straight year. Arrington pitched 44 innings, giving up 3 home runs and 12 walks and striking out 52, posting a 3.27 ERA with 13 saves. Outfielder Jimmy Williams of the Anchorage Bucs was chosen as the Alaskan League's 2015 Comeback Player of the Year. Before going down with a fractured cheekbone late in the season, Williams had taken the league lead in home runs, and he ended up tied for the league lead at 30 at year's end. He was third in the league in hitting VORP and hit .293/.372/.612. Now 37, Williams played in a platoon situation in 2013 and 2014 and did not get a chance to excel at the plate. By all accounts 2015 was his best season since 2008. Manager of the Year Bob Adamson has taken his share of flak in his managerial career. He presided over six straight last-place finishes by the Fairbanks Goldpanners, from 2009 to 2014. He'd never managed a team with a winning record and had faced a prolonged fan campaign for his firing. But this year Adamson proved all the naysayers wrong by helping to engineer the best year-to-year team turnaround in history, taking the Panners to 2nd place in the Denali Division of the Alaskan League just one year after the team had set the all-time record for losses in a season. For that accomplishment he has been selected the 2015 Alaskan League Manager of the Year.