Thompson Nabs PL Outstanding Hitter Award
<Joe Thompson:player#12022> of the <Modesto HS Navigators:team#136> proved that you can step out of the shadows and onto the stage if you've got the talent and the drive to hone your skills. Hard work, long hours and a tireless resolve paid off for him today in the form of the Pioneer League Outstanding Hitter Award.

<Thompson:player#12022> hit for a .486 average while collecting 54 hits, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 21 RBIs and scoring 37 times.

He received 26 first place votes out of a possible 40. <Jorge Fernandez:player#888> of the <New Orleans HS Locomotives:team#142> finished second in voting, while <Jose Casas:player#7898> of the <Modesto HS Navigators:team#136> finished third with 3 first place votes.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Joe Thompson:player#12022> - <Modesto HS Navigators:team#136> - 26 - 453
<Jorge Fernandez:player#888> - <New Orleans HS Locomotives:team#142> - 0 - 241
<Jose Casas:player#7898> - <Modesto HS Navigators:team#136> - 3 - 222
<Will Onofre:player#1997> - <Old Westbury HS Dukes:team#135> - 0 - 199
<Israel Zarate:player#12341> - <Modesto HS Navigators:team#136> - 5 - 176
<Cesar Mercado:player#8157> - <Markesan HS Gaels:team#139> - 0 - 168
<Nathan Guernsey:player#12007> - <Anaheim HS Loons:team#134> - 6 - 166
<Bert Kunz:player#12319> - <Tucson HS Pioneers:team#137> - 0 - 116
<Dave Meyer:player#6581> - <Phoenix HS Fire Ants:team#160> - 0 - 113
<Charles Blankinship:player#12613> - <Anaheim HS Loons:team#134> - 0 - 109
<Colt Fulton:player#8423> - <Lackland AFB HS Bombers:team#140> - 0 - 94
<Johnny Hood:player#7947> - <Modesto HS Navigators:team#136> - 0 - 67
<Ron Dujardin:player#12360> - <San Jose HS Sharks:team#166> - 0 - 46
<Beau Winkler:player#8276> - <Old Westbury HS Dukes:team#135> - 0 - 40
<Will Walley:player#12375> - <San Francisco HS Sea Lions:team#171> - 0 - 37
<Jacques Papin:player#12328> - <Riverside HS Golden Hawks:team#138> - 0 - 36
<Jim Middleton:player#6729> - <Modesto HS Navigators:team#136> - 0 - 15
<Jeremy Bishop:player#7259> - <San Jose HS Sharks:team#166> - 0 - 13
<Taylor Brandon:player#12026> - <Austin HS Anteaters:team#157> - 0 - 12
<Chris Hoffa:player#8433> - <Lackland AFB HS Bombers:team#140> - 0 - 11
<John Courtney:player#12611> - <Anaheim HS Loons:team#134> - 0 - 9
<Logan Herman:player#12011> - <Anaheim HS Loons:team#134> - 0 - 7
<Christian Fernandez:player#952> - <Manhattan HS Monarchs:team#158> - 0 - 5
<Masanori Hayashi:player#8195> - <Gordon HS Spartans:team#133> - 0 - 4
<Joe Richardson:player#8140> - <New Orleans HS Locomotives:team#142> - 0 - 1
