Final Standings
Playoffs
First Round
Game 1: NCR 2 at 188 4
Player of the Game: SP Matt Flamethrower, 188, 8 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 7 K
Game 2: NCR 0 at 188 14
Player of the Game: SP Glenn Brady, 188, 9 IP, CG, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Prospects League Championship
Game 1: 188 1 at Bonnie Springs 4
Player of the Game: SP Matt Wiley, Bonnie Springs, 8.1 IP, H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 K
Game 2: 188 1 at Bonnie Springs 4
Player of the Game: SP Casey Barraclough, Bonnie Springs, 8 IP, 2 H, ER, 10 K
Game 3: 188 5 at Bonnie Springs 0
Player of the Game: SP Glenn Brady, 188, 7.1 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, BB, 9 K
Game 4: 188 7 at Bonnie Springs 8, 11 innings
Player of the Game: LF Nelson Johnson, Bonnie Springs, 3 for 5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB
Statistical Leaders
Batting Leaders
Pitching Leaders
Season Awards
Hitter Award
Bill Cross of the Nelson RobCo Robots had a fine season this year and today he accepted the Hitter of the Year for 2287.
The 37-year-old right fielder put up a .341 average and a .430 on-base percentage, piling up 109 hits, 15 doubles, no triples, 36 home runs, 88 RBIs and 74 runs scored.
Other votes: 2. Nelson Johnson, Bonnie Springs; 3. George Harris, NCR
Pitcher Award
The Sloan clubhouse staff referred to him as "the kid" this season. Next year Pat Huber will have to have a new nickname. He earned it after winning the 2287 Prospects League Pitcher of the Year.
Huber made 16 starts this year, winning 9 and losing 3. He threw 108.2 innings, fanned 137, allowed 103 hits and 31 walks, while holding opposing teams to a .241 average as he logged an impressive 2.82 ERA.
Other votes: 2. Matt Flamethrower, 188; 3. Matt Wiley, Bonnie Springs
Best Rookie
Last spring Jarred Oldviper was happy to just make the Traders roster. He was overjoyed to see the name "Oldviper" on the lineup card, too. Now the 16-year-old 188 first baseman has capped off his debut season by winning the coveted Prospects League Top Rookie.
Oldviper won the award by hitting .308 and collecting 103 hits, 15 home runs, 68 RBIs and 14 walks, along with 52 runs scored and a .339 on-base percentage.
Other votes: 2. Martin Valdes, Sloan; 3. Richard McCarthy, Aerotech
Postseason Award
Though his team could not take the championship over Bonnie Springs, the Traders' Glenn Brady took home the 2287 Postseason Award.
Brady finished the postseason with a 2-0 record with a 0.00 ERA in 16 1/3 innings pitched. He allowed nine hits and three walks, and he struck out 18 innings in helping 188 to two of its three postseason wins.
Other votes: 2. Matt Wiley, Bonnie Springs; 3. Nelson Johnson, Bonnie Springs
Defense Awards
Who are the Defense Award winners? They are the guys that steal outs. They make spectacular plays, but they also consistently make the routine plays. This year in the Prospects League these defensive stalwarts made a name for themselves with their gloves:
Pitcher: Ken Mathis (Nipton Phoenix)
Catcher: Matt Massey (Boulder City Atomic Wranglers)
First Baseman: David Schoolskipper (Cottonwood Cove Lakelurks)
Second Baseman: Francisco Garza (Nipton Phoenix)
Third Baseman: Chris Andrews (Cottonwood Cove Lakelurks)
Shortstop: Héctor Ortíz (Bitter Springs Refugees)
Left Fielder: Gunner Knife (Nipton Phoenix)
Center Fielder: Bob Conant (Aerotech Tops)
Right Fielder: Dennis Edwards (Tops Mutants)