Eclipse League
The Grays make an early surge and you just feel if they can continue to press their advantage they may indeed shake off the Athletics, who look their only true challenger at the moment. The other three races remain tight.
Monthly Award Winners
- FC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Mike Easler (Black Barons) 354 / 4 HR / 28 RBI.
- FC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Jose Rijo (Red Sox) 5-1 / 3.22 / 50 K / 50.1 IP.
- FC ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Monte Irvin (Bacharach Giants) 326 / 2 HR / 18 RBI.
- WC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Eric Chavez (American Giants) 354 / 7 HR / 23 RBI.
- WC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Juan Marichal (Buckeyes) 6-1 / 2.35 / 41 K / 61.1 IP.
- WC ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Alex Fernandez (Motown Stars) 4-2 / 2.43 / 44 K / 55.2 IP.
Points of Interest
- A big trade late in the month, with the LibStars trading Davey Lopes and Thurman Jennings to the Black Barons for Johnny Markham and Luis Robert.
Transit League
Still super close across the board, with the long-downtrodden House of David finally putting together a decent campaign in the FRC National and currently tied for the lead with the Bears.
Monthly Award Winners
- CAC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Edwin Encarnacion (White Sox) 348 / 10 HR / 23 RBI.
- CAC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Luis Tiant (Marcos) 5-1 / 2.54 / 46 K / 49.2 IP.
- FRC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Charlie Neal (Grays) 400 / 10 HR / 36 RBI.
- FRC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Pedro Feliciano (Wolves) 1-0 / 0.93 / 8 SV / 9 K / 9.2 IP.