Eclipse League
The Buckeyes will enter May riding an unbroken 10-game win streak and, other than a slow start by Hilldale, all else is as per expectations.
Monthly Award Winners
- FC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Warren Cromartie (Black Yankees) 389 / 5 HR / 11 RBI.
- FC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Jose Fernandez (West) 4-0 / 1.72 / 29 K / 36.2 IP.
- FC ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Leon Wagner (Royal Giants) 300 / 10 HR / 18 RBI.
- WC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Al Smith (Buckeyes) 352 / 5 HR / 22 RBI.
- WC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Edgar Chatman (Liberty Stars) 4-0 / 2.12 / 6 SV / 15 K / 17 IP.
- WC ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Tom Richardson (Buckeyes) 1-1 / 2.12 / 9 SV / 14 K / 17 IP.
Points of Interest
- Ahhh the best-laid plans… the BYs lose Hurley McNair for a month in the season’s first week.
- Art Pennington signs a 1/1400 deal with the Dodgers.
- A very short season for ABCs hurler Pop Andrews, who’ll miss almost a full calenday year with a UCL tear.
- ShoTime finally makes his long-awaited return but it seems only as a 1B and not pitching.
Transit League
Nothing really out of the ordinary yet here, either, although we do get a rare double with two cycles achieved on the same day—by Jason Bourgeois for the Tigers against the Wolves and Milwaukee’s Percy Wilson against Washington. Jacksonville’s Jose Moreno also clips Dayton for one near the end of the month.
Monthly Award Winners
- CAC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Devon White (Red Caps) 413 / 2 HR / 17 RBI.
- CAC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Charlie Beamon (Marcos) 4-0 / 2.55 / 29 K / 35.1 IP.
- FRC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Armando Rios (Tigers) 338 / 6 HR / 20 RBI.
- FRC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Jose Acosta (Black Sox) 3-1 / 2.45 / 23 K / 33 IP.