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Rusty Banks Captures LLE Most Valuable Hitter Monday, October 20th , 2042 He may have less experience than most of his Liberty League peers, but that didn't slow Rusty Banks down at all in 2042. At the age of 21, the Gainesville first baseman has been named the winner of the East Most Valuable Hitter. He had a .392 batting average and a .491 on-base percentage this year. In 129 games he piled up 187 hits, 37 doubles, no triples, 31 home runs, 142 RBIs and 121 runs scored. "I'm blown away by the season I was able to put together," he said. "I'm looking forward to trying to do it all again next year." He received 16 first place votes out of a possible 20. Tommy Richardson of the Bradenton Bucs finished second in voting, while Ken Fox of the Gainesville Gators finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Rusty Banks - Gainesville Gators - 16 - 257 Tommy Richardson - Bradenton Bucs - 0 - 154 Ken Fox - Gainesville Gators - 0 - 149 Jayson Lowther - Bradenton Bucs - 4 - 114 Steve Chapman - Redington Beach Panic - 0 - 99 Bobby Jackson - Gainesville Gators - 0 - 95 Tony Brin - Punta Gorda Bulldogs - 0 - 88 Stefan Mulholland - Redington Beach Panic - 0 - 86 Orlando Romero - Bradenton Bucs - 0 - 69 Leonardo García - Gainesville Gators - 0 - 22 Raúl Pacheco - Bradenton Bucs - 0 - 15 Joe Robertson - Bradenton Bucs - 0 - 8 Yoshiki Saito - Miami Beach Expos - 0 - 7 Juan Ortíz - Miami Beach Expos - 0 - 4 Steve Andrews - Redington Beach Panic - 0 - 3 Cam Johnson - Kissimmee Rage - 0 - 3 Samuel Woolcock - Bradenton Bucs - 0 - 2 Zak Valentine - Kissimmee Rage - 0 - 1 Edmund White - Sarasota Wolves - 0 - 1 José Estrada - Kissimmee Rage - 0 - 1 Luis Guzmán - Sarasota Wolves - 0 - 1 Bob Wright - Bradenton Bucs - 0 - 1 |
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