Ruggerio Tops National Conference Pitchers
National Conference hitters didn't have much of a chance in the 2056 season when the <Arlington College:team#125> manager wrote "<Matt Ruggerio:player#9539>" on the lineup card. Outing after outing, he held teams in check and usually got a win.

He excelled with a 4-2 mark and 2.42 ERA in 13 starts, tossed 67 innings, fanned 97 and held opposing teams to a .234 average.

For his superb season <Ruggerio:player#9539> was today named the NC Outstanding Pitcher Award winner.

He received 11 first place votes out of a possible 20. <Jonathan Frederick:player#9767> of the <Arlington College Hurricanes:team#125> finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while <Jerry Burg:player#11454> of the <Gatineau College Golden Spikes:team#130> finished third.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Matt Ruggerio:player#9539> - <Arlington College Hurricanes:team#125> - 11 - 113
<Jonathan Frederick:player#9767> - <Arlington College Hurricanes:team#125> - 6 - 92
<Jerry Burg:player#11454> - <Gatineau College Golden Spikes:team#130> - 0 - 45
<Charlie Bader:player#10483> - <Laval College Rockies:team#126> - 3 - 42
<Andrew Ferr:player#11581> - <Laval College Rockies:team#126> - 0 - 41
<Logan Wilson:player#12325> - <Arlington College Hurricanes:team#125> - 0 - 3
<Jorge De Los Santos:player#6191> - <Angola on the Lake College Skywarriors:team#127> - 0 - 2
<Chris Fisher:player#12659> - <Santa Ana College Steelhawks:team#128> - 0 - 2
