Josh Dye Captures Prestigious Trophy
The future looks extremely bright for <Josh Dye:player#12499>. At the age of 17, many players are still trying to find their way in High School League.

<Dye:player#12499> has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the Republic League Outstanding Hitter Award.

"I didn't expect to hit .438 this year, that's for sure," the designated hitter said.

The <Houston HS Hornets:team#155> star also put up a .503 on-base percentage this year, with 53 hits, 13 doubles, 1 triple, 17 home runs, 42 RBIs and 33 runs scored. 

He received 39 first place votes out of a possible 40. <Dave Frazier:player#4012> of the <Saskatoon HS Moose:team#148> finished second in voting, while <David Melo:player#2728> of the <Long Beach HS Terriers:team#170> finished third.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Josh Dye:player#12499> - <Houston HS Hornets:team#155> - 39 - 551
<Dave Frazier:player#4012> - <Saskatoon HS Moose:team#148> - 0 - 286
<David Melo:player#2728> - <Long Beach HS Terriers:team#170> - 0 - 281
<Jose Chaidez:player#12465> - <Loving HS Gray Sox:team#145> - 0 - 205
<Jordan Taylor:player#12487> - <Wasco HS War Lords:team#151> - 0 - 156
<Ryan Mendoza:player#12478> - <Sierra Vista Southeast HS Cedars:team#149> - 0 - 150
<Ademar Carrego:player#12457> - <Mesa HS Warlords:team#173> - 0 - 125
<Rich Rocha:player#6760> - <Markham HS Coyotes:team#144> - 0 - 125
<Tim Waggoner:player#4937> - <Saskatoon HS Moose:team#148> - 0 - 108
<Justin Casey:player#12459> - <Loving HS Gray Sox:team#145> - 1 - 79
<Brian Grassi:player#5064> - <Saskatoon HS Moose:team#148> - 0 - 61
<Dennis Ackerstrom:player#12658> - <Loving HS Gray Sox:team#145> - 0 - 56
<Logan Schneider:player#5785> - <Saskatoon HS Moose:team#148> - 0 - 46
<Nick Baker:player#3517> - <Wasco HS War Lords:team#151> - 0 - 28
<D.J. Landero:player#5739> - <Saskatoon HS Moose:team#148> - 0 - 25
<Ren-qing Ti:player#8750> - <Ft. Worth HS Falcons:team#156> - 0 - 21
<Jose Jimenez:player#12678> - <Long Beach HS Terriers:team#170> - 0 - 17
<Jose Martinez:player#4376> - <Mesa HS Warlords:team#173> - 0 - 16
<Brent Gatz:player#5282> - <Ft. Worth HS Falcons:team#156> - 0 - 5
<Bill Madeira:player#5736> - <Saskatoon HS Moose:team#148> - 0 - 5
<Andy Clay:player#5879> - <Markham HS Coyotes:team#144> - 0 - 4
<Rob McBurnie:player#12628> - <Markham HS Coyotes:team#144> - 0 - 4
<Pedro Garza:player#5241> - <Milwaukee HS Saints:team#161> - 0 - 3
<Mike Dunfee:player#4946> - <Calgary HS Flames:team#174> - 0 - 1
<Ralph Johns:player#3529> - <Wasco HS War Lords:team#151> - 0 - 1
<Jake Schaefers:player#5027> - <Calgary HS Flames:team#174> - 0 - 1
