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Old 06-25-2019, 10:14 AM   #51
Litty
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2053

Jay Manley, Breanna Dudley and Ronda Olague all joined the Hall of Fame.
Bar Harbor took Brienne Taylor from Tombstone High School in Tombstone, Arizona with the first overall pick. The shortstop had hit .509 in a state championship winning senior year. Last year’s 1st overall, Christine Jolly, did not pitch for Rapid City during the 2052 season.

Bristol won the East with an 87-63 record. This marked the first time they had made the playoffs since 2042 and their first winning season since 2044. They were the only team from the East to make it through to the playoffs, despite Asheville only finishing three games back of them. This was because Saskatoon and Wichita had 90+ win seasons in the Central, with Saskatoon winning the division after a tie-break match with Wichita. Jasper, who finished on 87 wins, also made the playoffs. In the West, Seattle won the division with 91 wins. However, only four games separated them and 4th place Anchorage. Lakewood, Provo and Anchorage rounded out the playoffs.

Bristol announced their return to the postseason by sweeping Seattle. Lakewood also swept Provo while Wichita and Saskatoon won in three. However in turn, Lakewood swept Bristol while Saskatoon did the same to Wichita. Lakewood’s strong form continue as they won the first three games of the Abigail Lawlor Trophy Series before dropping game four to Wichita. However, they bounced back and took game five to win the title.

New York’s Dede Carruthers took the batting title with .403. Elena Cortez didn’t appear in the top seven as a hamstring injury side-lined the living legend for six weeks and while she finished the season on .422, she only appeared in 80 games and was therefore ineligible for the batting title. Meanwhile Jasper’s Kelly Lasky lead in both home runs (52) and RBIs (172). On the mound, Bea Sherman of Hamilton had the best ERA at 2.61 while Jo Gearhart was once again the winningest pitcher with 18 wins. She shared that title with Vi Gonzalez of Provo. Asheville’s Victoria Hernandez was the strikeout queen with 210.

Charlotte’s June Martinez was named Rookie of the Year, hitting .302 and 44 home runs. Charlie Jones won her second Madeeha Baqri Award, with a 17-8 record and a 2.96 ERA. With Elena Cortez injured, Sian Mathis with a .378 average and 50 home runs did enough to secure the Cortez-DeWilliams Award.

Buffalo (Wichita’s affiliate) won the first edition of the Prem while Chula Vista (Charlotte’s affiliate) won the first season of rookieball.
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