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New York-Penn League Best Pitcher Named Saturday, October 8th , 2039 Ironbirds ace Ben Rhodes is the latest New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Year trophy winner. The Aberdeen star shined on the diamond time and again this year and finished with an outstanding 9-1 record. In 12 starts he tossed 95.2 innings, posted 78 strikeouts and sported a 1.51 ERA. Opposing batters hit .174 when Rhodes was pitching. He received 36 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Doug Richardson of the Aberdeen Ironbirds finished second in voting, while Stan Betancourt of the West Virginia Black Bears finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Ben Rhodes - Aberdeen Ironbirds - 36 - 252 Doug Richardson - Aberdeen Ironbirds - 0 - 142 Stan Betancourt - West Virginia Black Bears - 0 - 93 Salar Ghazi - Staten Island Pizza Rats - 0 - 74 Corey Pope - Staten Island Pizza Rats - 0 - 25 Nick Terry - Oil City Oilers - 0 - 21 Chuck Swisher - Oil City Oilers - 0 - 3 Deegan Molaison - Auburn Doubledays - 0 - 2 |
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