Art Burke Picked NC's Best Player
<Art Burke:player#11187> took College League by storm this year, and he did it all at the age of 19.

For his spectacular campaign, the <Wilkes-Barre Township College Villians:team#122> star has been named the 2058 National Conference Outstanding Hitter Award recipient.

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

On the season he compiled a .326 batting average to go with a .396 on-base percentage. The native of Salisbury, Missouri also added 18 doubles, 1 triple, 22 home runs, 50 RBIs and 51 runs scored. 

He received 15 first place votes out of a possible 20. <Kevin Breazile:player#10654> of the <Stockton College Shock:team#123> finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while <Nick Phillips:player#11618> of the <Santa Ana College Steelhawks:team#128> finished third with 1 first place vote.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Art Burke:player#11187> - <Wilkes-Barre Township College Villians:team#122> - 15 - 251
<Kevin Breazile:player#10654> - <Stockton College Shock:team#123> - 2 - 171
<Nick Phillips:player#11618> - <Santa Ana College Steelhawks:team#128> - 1 - 153
<Luis Marquez:player#10693> - <Santa Ana College Steelhawks:team#128> - 0 - 137
<Jesse Gaskill:player#12085> - <Wilkes-Barre Township College Villians:team#122> - 0 - 73
<Jonathan Tiernan:player#5278> - <Arlington College Hurricanes:team#125> - 2 - 63
<Miguel Jimenez:player#10335> - <Laval College Rockies:team#126> - 0 - 62
<Ted Van Cleave:player#10747> - <Oklahoma City College Wardogs:team#124> - 0 - 55
<Fernando Ortiz:player#10715> - <Oklahoma City College Wardogs:team#124> - 0 - 51
<Matt Eggert:player#12595> - <Ft. Wayne College Steamrollers:team#121> - 0 - 45
<Jamie King:player#12369> - <Santa Ana College Steelhawks:team#128> - 0 - 31
<Harry Geaslin:player#10664> - <Santa Ana College Steelhawks:team#128> - 0 - 30
<Liam Hoff:player#12460> - <Santa Ana College Steelhawks:team#128> - 0 - 17
<Matt Theiler:player#11185> - <Wilkes-Barre Township College Villians:team#122> - 0 - 10
<Andy Jacoby:player#7927> - <Oklahoma City College Wardogs:team#124> - 0 - 8
<Paul Scioscia:player#11195> - <Wilkes-Barre Township College Villians:team#122> - 0 - 8
<Jarrod Hunt:player#669> - <Oklahoma City College Wardogs:team#124> - 0 - 7
<Rob McBurnie:player#12628> - <Ft. Wayne College Steamrollers:team#121> - 0 - 3
<John Squires:player#12342> - <Arlington College Hurricanes:team#125> - 0 - 2
<Adrian Batista:player#11165> - <Wilkes-Barre Township College Villians:team#122> - 0 - 1
<Chris Fisher:player#12659> - <Santa Ana College Steelhawks:team#128> - 0 - 1
<Ricky Spear:player#12609> - <Stockton College Shock:team#123> - 0 - 1
