May's Best Batter Announced
It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 22 <Abel Hughes:player#5993> has a lot of baseball ahead of him.

But for now the young <Colorado Springs Avalanche:team#14> star can enjoy the numbers he put up in May, which have garnered him the nod as the West Batter of the Month.

His breakout month featured a .353 average with 6 home runs, 15 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

So far this season Hughes is batting .328 with 8 home runs, 20 RBIs and 26 runs scored. He has 39 hits in 119 at-bats, 21 walks and a .426 OBP. <Hughes:player#5993> has played in 37 games.