Tuesday, November 7, 2062
PRO CUP MVP GOES TO RACERS' STONICH IN TIGHT VOTE
Teddy Stonich of the IPA Pro Cup champion Rolling Hills Racers, saved his best for the last two games... and he came away with the 2062 IPA Pro Cup Most Valuable Player Award... to get the honor Stonich had to outpoll several of his teammates and a star on the losing team... a total of 5 players received votes in the Pro Cup MVP balloting... Stonich closed out the title series in a flurry with 6 hits, 5 RBIs and 2 homers in the games six and seven, both "must-wins" for the Racers.
In a poll of sports media outlets throughout the Islands conducted by
The Islandian Times, Teddy Stonich got the best of teammate Jean-Luc Roubique and Volusia's Carlos Vaz... Stonich received 35 votes, Roubique 30 and Vaz 20... 5 players received support in the poll... finishing fourth was Rolling Hills catcher Lee Fountain with 15 votes... and fifth in the balloting was Rolling Hills starter Vance Dillaway... he totaled 14 votes.
Pro Cup MVP, Rolling Hills third baseman Stonich, hit .355 in the 7 games in the Pro Cup Series with three homers, 7 runs batted in and 9 runs scored... second in the voting was the Racers first baseman Jean-Luc Roubique... he batted .321 with one homer, 9 RBIs and 4 runs... the number three votegetter was Volusia center fielder Carlos Vaz... he had a standout series, too... Vaz sported a .389 BA with 2 roundtrippers, six RBIs and 7 runs... fourth in the vote was Rolling Hills catcher Lee Fountain... he excelled with a .385 BA, 1 home run, 7 ribbies and 4 scores... and in the fifth spot in the Pro Cup MVP poll was pitcher Vance Dillaway, who won some crucial contests for Racers... Dillaway was 2-1 with a 4.63 ERA in 23 IP and 3 starts.