RL Announces Top Player Award
<Bobby Montes:player#5571> took High School League by storm this year, and he did it all at the age of 16.

For his spectacular campaign, the <Wasco HS War Lords:team#151> star has been named the 2056 Republic League Outstanding Hitter Award recipient.

"To be considered amongst the best in the league is overwhelming," said the third baseman.

On the season he compiled a .442 batting average to go with a .528 on-base percentage. The native of Bonao, Dominican Republic also added 16 doubles, no triples, 7 home runs, 38 RBIs and 26 runs scored. 

He received 22 first place votes out of a possible 40. <Nick Hancock:player#5948> of the <Mesa HS Warlords:team#173> finished second in voting with 7 first place votes, while <Eddie Hunt:player#5360> of the <Houston HS Hornets:team#155> finished third.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Bobby Montes:player#5571> - <Wasco HS War Lords:team#151> - 22 - 432
<Nick Hancock:player#5948> - <Mesa HS Warlords:team#173> - 7 - 351
<Eddie Hunt:player#5360> - <Houston HS Hornets:team#155> - 0 - 246
<Pat Delaney:player#10393> - <Mesa HS Warlords:team#173> - 11 - 212
<Andy Clay:player#5879> - <Markham HS Coyotes:team#144> - 0 - 211
<Maresuke Kosaka:player#10657> - <Markham HS Coyotes:team#144> - 0 - 165
<Bryan Kytölehto:player#6330> - <Ft. Worth HS Falcons:team#156> - 0 - 104
<Mike Dunfee:player#4946> - <Calgary HS Flames:team#174> - 0 - 88
<Jonathan Weber:player#5079> - <Loving HS Gray Sox:team#145> - 0 - 87
<Steve Wells:player#10591> - <Kansas City HS Buzzers:team#150> - 0 - 84
<Eric Redlinger:player#12627> - <Markham HS Coyotes:team#144> - 0 - 58
<Nate Lewis:player#5492> - <Kansas City HS Buzzers:team#150> - 0 - 49
<Phil Nahmias:player#5446> - <Houston HS Hornets:team#155> - 0 - 49
<Jared Bove:player#4102> - <Nashville HS Predators:team#169> - 0 - 47
<Danny Islas:player#12395> - <Garrettsville HS River Cats:team#152> - 0 - 42
<Dave Frazier:player#4012> - <Saskatoon HS Moose:team#148> - 0 - 33
<Brian Grassi:player#5064> - <Saskatoon HS Moose:team#148> - 0 - 25
<Jim Cross:player#5191> - <Mesa HS Warlords:team#173> - 0 - 19
<Bill Auld:player#3552> - <Wasco HS War Lords:team#151> - 0 - 14
<Luis Romero:player#10105> - <Wasco HS War Lords:team#151> - 0 - 13
<Ismael Centeno:player#9891> - <Dallas HS Hammerheads:team#163> - 0 - 10
<Vince O'Quin:player#4840> - <Sierra Vista Southeast HS Cedars:team#149> - 0 - 10
<Josh Colton:player#5212> - <Nashville HS Predators:team#169> - 0 - 4
<Danny Day:player#6169> - <Boston HS Mulleteers:team#162> - 0 - 3
<Chad Webb:player#5962> - <Mesa HS Warlords:team#173> - 0 - 3
<Santiago Gutierrez:player#2967> - <Long Beach HS Terriers:team#170> - 0 - 1
