Duane Howard Nabs Prestigious Pitcher of the Year Award
<Duane Howard:player#7859> of the <Kansas Monarchs:team#180> fired on all cylinders in 2056 and dominated West batters. For his superb season he has been selected the Pitcher of the Year Award winner.

During the year <Howard:player#7859> compiled a 11-9 record, a 2.72 ERA and 136 strikeouts while working 168.2 innings.

He received 12 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. <Luis Guerrero:player#2331> of the <Kansas Monarchs:team#180> finished second in voting, while <Curt Cháves:player#2350> of the <Louisiana Admirals:team#179> finished third.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Duane Howard:player#7859> - <Kansas Monarchs:team#180> - 12 - 84
<Luis Guerrero:player#2331> - <Kansas Monarchs:team#180> - 0 - 48
<Curt Cháves:player#2350> - <Louisiana Admirals:team#179> - 0 - 32
<Charlie Hardy:player#11514> - <Louisiana Admirals:team#179> - 0 - 23
<Cisco Soto:player#7805> - <Utah Rhinos:team#177> - 0 - 5
<Orlando Robles:player#8676> - <Nevada Piranhas:team#178> - 0 - 4
<Don Cahill:player#1044> - <Missouri Mules:team#176> - 0 - 3
<Pete Harrison:player#8289> - <Louisiana Admirals:team#179> - 0 - 3
<Dave Little:player#118> - <Kansas Monarchs:team#180> - 0 - 2
