Hurtado Chosen UBLW's Best Pitcher
The West announced today that <José Hurtado:player#10463> has been chosen the Pitcher of the Year Award winner for 2053. The <Louisiana:team#179> starter had everything working for him this past season as he soared to a 14-6 record.

In his exceptional season Hurtado chalked up a 3.58 ERA in 146 innings with 116 strikeouts and 52 walks. Enemy teams hit .246 against him in his 26 starts.

He received 9 first place votes out of a possible 12. <Orlando Robles:player#8676> of the <Nevada Piranhas:team#178> finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while <Eddie Moon:player#9639> of the <Wyoming Goats:team#175> finished third with 1 first place vote.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<José Hurtado:player#10463> - <Louisiana Admirals:team#179> - 9 - 75
<Orlando Robles:player#8676> - <Nevada Piranhas:team#178> - 2 - 47
<Eddie Moon:player#9639> - <Wyoming Goats:team#175> - 1 - 37
<Cristián Anariba:player#8255> - <Wyoming Goats:team#175> - 0 - 22
<Dan Chapman:player#9540> - <Louisiana Admirals:team#179> - 0 - 12
<Freddy Bernal:player#9319> - <Louisiana Admirals:team#179> - 0 - 5
<Jeff Johnson:player#7671> - <Louisiana Admirals:team#179> - 0 - 5
<Steve Lynch:player#8170> - <Kansas Monarchs:team#180> - 0 - 1
