Players of the Month: Delaware Division
Hitter: Glen Hall (Newark Millers)
Hall hit .381 in May collecting 37 hits. He also smashed 12 HR's, knocked in 25 and scored 29 times.
Pitcher: Narcissus Catranides (Wilmington Iron Pigs)
Catranides won 4 times in 6 starts in May. He compiled a 2.63 ERA while striking out 18 over 41 innings.
Rookie: Peter Peters (New Castle Colonials)
Peter has now won 2 consecutive Rookie of the Month awards, at 20 years of age we should see some big things from him. For the month Peter hit .354 with 5 HR's, 15 RBI and 13 Runs scored.
Players of the Month: MarVa Division
Hitter: Abraham Thomas (Richmond Cardinals)
Abraham stood out this month with a .311 batting average, 33 hits and 10 home runs. He scored 26 times and knocked in 19.
Pitcher: Luis Gonzalez (Ellicott City Express)
Luis won all 5 of his starts for the Express in May, with a 2.78 ERA with 24 K's in 35.2 innings.
Rookie: Mauro Candelaria (Norfolk Cavaliers)
Mauro found a grove in May, winning the first monthly award for the Cav's. For the month he hit .298 with 31 hits, 4 HR's and 17 RBI.
After 2 months the divisions are still pretty tight, as the top two teams are starting to pull away from the rest. A lot of baseball left to be played, bu it looks the better teams are starting to pull away.
League Leaders
* means new leader for this month.
Delaware Division:
AVG: Fred Bishop (Wilmington Iron Pigs) .367
HR: Glen Hall (Newark Millers) 19
RBI: Angel Romero (Georgetown Sixteens) 49*
SB: Francisco Durango (Georgetown Sixteens) 24
W: Anthony Dundee (Milford Clippers)/Bruce McCann (Newark Millers) 8*
ERA: Anthony Dundee (Milford Clippers) 1.90*
K: Keith White (Milton Brewers) 96
SV: Wilson Acosta (Milton Brewers) 17*
Marva Division:
AVG: Agusto Guzman (Ocean City Tourists) .364*
HR: Abraham Thomas (Richmond Cardinals) 19*
RBI: Alberto Trujillo (Annapolis Admirals) 48*
SB: Jesus Ortiz (Annapolis Admirals) 21*
W: Don Sweetapple (Norfolk Cavaliers) 9
ERA: Bill Downey (Washington Senators) 2.60*
K: Don Sweetapple (Norfolk Cavaliers) 76
SV: Jack Casey (Ellicott City Express) 18*
The Cavaliers continue to struggle scoring runs, as they are ranked 6 (of 8) in Runs Scored with 256. On a high note they are 2nd in HR's with 65. Pitching wise we just aren't getting enough out of our starters, they aren't pitching up to their skill, sans Sweetapple. Our runs against is 6th (290) and Starters ERA ranks 6th (4.90) as well... The Defensive Effiecney rating has been solid #1 or #2 all season, currently we are at #2 with a .702. This seems to be dropping lately. Might be time to rework the offense/defensive depth charts.