Top PL Hitters Honored with Platinum Stick Award
Pitchers around the Patriot League had difficulty pitching to this group of hitters all season long, and for their strong seasons, they have been honored with the Platinum Stick Award for 2053.

The winners are:


<Catcher:value_bold#0>
<Flash Rodríguez:player#7210> (<North Carolina Aviators:team#8>)
.353/.393/.562, 536 AB, 27 HR, 2 SB, 118 RBI, 6.4 WAR

<First Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Luis Antonio Pérez:player#5163> (<New Jersey Athletics:team#80>)
.275/.331/.497, 622 AB, 37 HR, 3 SB, 114 wRC+, -0.3 WAR

<Second Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Raúl Hernández:player#7875> (<Georgia Titans:team#94>)
.305/.360/.505, 636 AB, 28 HR, 5 SB, 104 R, 111 RBI, 1.3 WAR

<Third Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Jim Simpson:player#818> (<North Carolina Aviators:team#8>)
.307/.356/.542, 522 AB, 32 HR, 138 wRC+, 5.1 WAR

<Shortstop:value_bold#0>
<Sam Bowling:player#7602> (<Georgia Titans:team#94>)
.306/.345/.437, 588 AB, 12 HR, 74 SB, 110 wRC+, 5.6 WAR

<Left Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Choppy Orozco:player#5168> (<North Carolina Aviators:team#8>)
.303/.355/.562, 628 AB, 43 HR, 18 SB, 109 R, 130 RBI, 4.8 WAR

<Center Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Qi-chao Situ:player#10014> (<New York Twin Towers:team#78>)
.338/.385/.594, 668 AB, 42 HR, 5 SB, 105 R, 132 RBI, 6.4 WAR

<Right Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Charlie Gaines:player#6475> (<North Carolina Aviators:team#8>)
.350/.408/.492, 614 AB, 16 HR, 56 SB, 119 R, 140 wRC+, 5.4 WAR

<Designated Hitter:value_bold#0>
<Ademar Bouvery:player#9571> (<Kentucky Lions:team#7>)
.239/.302/.466, 431 AB, 27 HR, 1 SB, 95 wRC+, 0.3 WAR

