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Eugene Church · 05-22-2010, 09:59 PM

The Islandian Times

Sunday, October 16, 2011

RU Names Collins MVP
Fred Collins is really racking up trophies this season. The sensational Sligo left fielder just added the Ruthlandian Union Most Valuable Player Award to his trophy case right along side his Golden Bat trophy. It's has been quite a year for the 32-year-old Collins. He led the Rovers to their best season ever with a second place finish to the powerful Colfax Blasters in the RU West.

Collins is a jack-of-all-trades with a league-leading .347 batting average and was second in RBIs with 120. He also hit 29 homers, scored 103 times and stole 25 bases, while playing a decent left field with good range. Collins walked 105 times and compiled a lofty .461 on-base percentage.

Colfax's standout right-hander Ilya Szabo was the runner-up in the poll. Szabo easily led the RU with a microscopic 1.95 ERA and a 19-11 record and is this year's Golden Arm winner. Last season he led the league with a phenomenal 1.79 ERA and 27-4 mark. The 32-year-old Szabo was the MVP last year.

Another hard-hitting left fielder wound up third in the voting. Scott Camden of the Rocky Rapids Snappers belted 36 home runs, drove in 115 runs and scored 112 times, while hitting at .317 clip. The 34-year-old Camden played a good left field, too.

Frogs Wesner Nabs Second TU Top Player Award

Fairfax's fabulous left fielder Dane Wesner came within a dozen points of his second straight Triple Crown Award. Nonetheless, he still garnered the Tycobbian Most Valuable Player Award for the second season in a row in a hotly-contested race. The 26-year-old Wesner hit .342 to Jet Kazmarek's league-leading .354 and ended up with the fourth-best batting average, but the gifted performer topped the TU with 47 roundtrippers and 127 runs batted in and led the Frogs to the TU North title. This year he also hauled in his second straight TU Golden Bat Award.

Wesner just barely outpolled Turon's terrific Nicky Engstrom, who chalked up a great 23-7 mark and a super 1.93 ERA and led the Typhoons to a fourth consecutive TU South pennant. The 22-year-old Engstrom was last season's Rookie of the Year.

Ozarka's gifted third baseman Todd Chadwick was another tough competitor for the MVP trophy. Chadwick sparked the Naturals to their second successive West Division crown with a monumental year. The 29-year-old Chadwick cracked 36 doubles, 10 triples and 29 homers in an extraordinary performance. He hit .323, stole 39 bases, had 126 RBIs (2nd) and scored 116 runs (2nd) in an outstanding offensive display. Defensively, Chadwick is a good as it gets. He compiled a standout .984 fielding percentage.

05-22-2010, 09:59 PM	#1716
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,877	The Islandian Times Sunday, October 16, 2011 RU Names Collins MVP Fred Collins is really racking up trophies this season. The sensational Sligo left fielder just added the Ruthlandian Union Most Valuable Player Award to his trophy case right along side his Golden Bat trophy. It's has been quite a year for the 32-year-old Collins. He led the Rovers to their best season ever with a second place finish to the powerful Colfax Blasters in the RU West. Collins is a jack-of-all-trades with a league-leading .347 batting average and was second in RBIs with 120. He also hit 29 homers, scored 103 times and stole 25 bases, while playing a decent left field with good range. Collins walked 105 times and compiled a lofty .461 on-base percentage. Colfax's standout right-hander Ilya Szabo was the runner-up in the poll. Szabo easily led the RU with a microscopic 1.95 ERA and a 19-11 record and is this year's Golden Arm winner. Last season he led the league with a phenomenal 1.79 ERA and 27-4 mark. The 32-year-old Szabo was the MVP last year. Another hard-hitting left fielder wound up third in the voting. Scott Camden of the Rocky Rapids Snappers belted 36 home runs, drove in 115 runs and scored 112 times, while hitting at .317 clip. The 34-year-old Camden played a good left field, too. Frogs Wesner Nabs Second TU Top Player Award Fairfax's fabulous left fielder Dane Wesner came within a dozen points of his second straight Triple Crown Award. Nonetheless, he still garnered the Tycobbian Most Valuable Player Award for the second season in a row in a hotly-contested race. The 26-year-old Wesner hit .342 to Jet Kazmarek's league-leading .354 and ended up with the fourth-best batting average, but the gifted performer topped the TU with 47 roundtrippers and 127 runs batted in and led the Frogs to the TU North title. This year he also hauled in his second straight TU Golden Bat Award. Wesner just barely outpolled Turon's terrific Nicky Engstrom, who chalked up a great 23-7 mark and a super 1.93 ERA and led the Typhoons to a fourth consecutive TU South pennant. The 22-year-old Engstrom was last season's Rookie of the Year. Ozarka's gifted third baseman Todd Chadwick was another tough competitor for the MVP trophy. Chadwick sparked the Naturals to their second successive West Division crown with a monumental year. The 29-year-old Chadwick cracked 36 doubles, 10 triples and 29 homers in an extraordinary performance. He hit .323, stole 39 bases, had 126 RBIs (2nd) and scored 116 runs (2nd) in an outstanding offensive display. Defensively, Chadwick is a good as it gets. He compiled a standout .984 fielding percentage. Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-24-2010 at 11:49 AM.