Best Pitcher Honor Goes to Ong of Kansas City HS
17-year-old <Zi-jun Ong:player#5927> of the <Kansas City HS Buzzers:team#150> put together a good year in 2023 for such a young player. <Ong:player#5927> was named today as the winner of the Republic League Outstanding Pitcher Award.

Ong crafted an impressive 7-2 record and a 3.69 ERA. In 61 innings he allowed 54 hits, struck out 80, and walked 36.<Joe Miller:player#5433> of the <Buffalo HS Bisons:team#147> finished second in voting, while <Jean-Marc Landry:player#6079> of the <Kirbyville HS Drillers:team#143> finished third.