Top PL Hitters Honored with Platinum Stick Award
It's a trophy on the mantle and certainly bragging rights around High School League locker rooms. The Pioneer League announced the winners of the Platinum Stick Award today, which goes to the top offensive performer at each position.

Here are the 2056 winners:

<Catcher:value_bold#0>
<Joe Washburn:player#8664> (<Quebec City HS Nordiques:team#165>)
.315/.396/.506, 89 AB, 4 HR, 122 wRC+, 0.5 WAR

<First Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Nick Hlavac:player#8983> (<New Orleans HS Locomotives:team#142>)
.358/.451/.733, 120 AB, 13 HR, 186 wRC+, 1.4 WAR

<Second Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Chris Herskovic:player#12296> (<Quebec City HS Nordiques:team#165>)
.463/.529/.739, 134 AB, 6 HR, 13 SB, 213 wRC+, 2.5 WAR

<Third Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Alex Uzzo:player#11252> (<Akron HS Cobras:team#141>)
.339/.434/.521, 121 AB, 4 HR, 142 wRC+, 1.1 WAR

<Shortstop:value_bold#0>
<Nate Moffatt:player#11231> (<Gordon HS Spartans:team#133>)
.363/.443/.540, 113 AB, 5 HR, 2 SB, 150 wRC+, 0.8 WAR

<Left Fielder:value_bold#0>
<David Lautenbach:player#6707> (<Modesto HS Navigators:team#136>)
.407/.500/.646, 113 AB, 5 HR, 188 wRC+, 1.6 WAR

<Center Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Drew Mittler:player#9261> (<Old Westbury HS Dukes:team#135>)
.406/.463/.624, 133 AB, 3 HR, 1 SB, 169 wRC+, 1.8 WAR

<Right Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Joe Bolger:player#8796> (<New Orleans HS Locomotives:team#142>)
.348/.435/.732, 112 AB, 10 HR, 180 wRC+, 1.4 WAR

<Designated Hitter:value_bold#0>
<Nick Ketchum:player#7229> (<Sacramento HS Rivercats:team#167>)
.371/.439/.552, 116 AB, 5 HR, 146 wRC+, 0.9 WAR

