van Straaten Named ULW Batter of the Month 
It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 21 <Klaus van Straaten:player#9900> has a lot of baseball ahead of him.

But for now the young <Paducah Tigers:team#38> star can enjoy the numbers he put up in May, which have garnered him the nod as the West Batter of the Month.

His breakout month featured a .388 average with 11 home runs, 34 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

Currently <van Straaten:player#9900> is batting .355 with 16 home runs and 51 RBIs.