Delaware Conference
Batter of the Month: Peter Peters (New Castle Colonials)
Peter is quietly having a solid season, and his July shows that maybe he is warming up for a big finish! Peter hit .370 in July with 11 HR's, 17 RBI, 29 Runs. He also walked 19 times and had an OBPCT of .477.
Pitcher of the Month: Marcos Estrada (Wilmington Iron Pigs)
Marcos had a great month in July. In 6 starts Marcos went 4-0. Over 44.1 innings he struck out 37 and compiled a 1.83 ERA.
Rookie of the Month: Mark Weaver (Dover Generals)
Mark one of the top young catchers in the game, had a wonderful July. He posted a .342 batting average, with 25 hits, 4 HR's and drove in 16.
MarVa Conference
Batter of the Month: Anthony Cunningham (Ocean City Tourists)
Anthony, a MVP Candidate, is having a great season. And July was one of the reasons he is in the middle of the MVP talks. For the month he hit .372, with 6 HR's and 20 RBI's.
Pitcher of the Month: Claudio Luna (Baltimore Barons)
Claudio had a solid month closing games for the Barons. He picked up 8 saves and posted a 3-1 record over 13 games. In 15.2 innings, he had 14 K's and 4 walks.
Rookie of the Month: Tony Soto (Norfolk Cavaliers)
Tony is holding on tight to the Rookie of the Month, winning for the 3rd time in a row. As the season goes on Tony keeps on hitting better and better. For July, Tony hit .295 with 8 doubles and 5 HR's. He also scored 15 times and drove in 19 runs.
**Conference Standings**
There are battles in all the Divisions right now, but the Western Division in the MarVa Conference. Which is probably the most shocking of them all. The Cavaliers hold a 12 game lead with 2 months to go... The Southern Division will be a two team race to the end with the Generals holding the advantage... But the Northern and the Eastern Divisions are anybodies, with 3 teams in striking distance, and the 4th team still not out of it! Going to be an interesting last 2 months.
League Leaders
Delaware Division:
AVG: Pete MacCammon (Wilmington Iron Pigs) .365
HR: Billy Moore (Milford Clippers) 45
RBI: Billy Moore (Milford Clippers) 114
SB: Andres Salinas (Dover Generals) 32
W: Cho-Yeong An (Dover Generals) 14
ERA: Marcos Estrada (Wilmington Iron Pigs) 2.02*
K: Marcos Estrada (Wilmington Iron Pigs) 146
SV: Jim Hodges (New Castle Colonials) 26
Marva Division:
AVG: Anthony Cunningham (Ocean City Tourists) .355
HR: Alberto Trujillo (Annapolis Admirals) 37
RBI: Alberto Trujillo (Annapolis Admirals) 94
SB: Ron Alder (Norfolk Cavaliers) 32*
W: Robert Walker (Baltimore Barons) 13
ERA: Miguel Contreras (Ocean City Tourists) 2.52*
K: Barney Butler (Washington Senators)/Miguel Contreras 141*
SV: Bill Fox (Ocean City Tourists) 27
Norfolk Cavaliers July in Review
Pitching continued to carry us, as the injuries keep mounting up. Our "ML ready" crop is thin, and we aren't sure we will be able to take too many more. August should see the return off Jose Rodriquez, our top power hitter, Joe Payne, our leadoff man, and Geoffrey Bayles, one of our all-stars. We just need to hang on and maintain our double-digit lead and we should be good.
The offense has hit a dry spell again, but I am hoping August will fire them up. Even if we have 2 starters hitting under .200! Just don't have the bench to fill in.