PL Outstanding Hitter Award Goes To Cruz
<Julio Cruz:player#10330> took High School League by storm this year, and he did it all at the age of 15.

For his spectacular campaign, the <Old Westbury HS Dukes:team#135> star has been named the 2058 Pioneer 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 .405 batting average to go with a .455 on-base percentage. The native of Des Moines, Iowa also added 15 doubles, 3 triples, 6 home runs, 32 RBIs and 27 runs scored. 

He received 24 first place votes out of a possible 40. <George Luby:player#9288> of the <Akron HS Cobras:team#141> finished second in voting with 13 first place votes, while <Kevin Boone:player#9774> of the <Queens HS Bruins:team#164> finished third with 1 first place vote.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Julio Cruz:player#10330> - <Old Westbury HS Dukes:team#135> - 24 - 374
<George Luby:player#9288> - <Akron HS Cobras:team#141> - 13 - 223
<Kevin Boone:player#9774> - <Queens HS Bruins:team#164> - 1 - 218
<Bret Murphy:player#11077> - <New Orleans HS Locomotives:team#142> - 0 - 206
<Steve Lazenby:player#10971> - <Anaheim HS Loons:team#134> - 0 - 163
<Joey Campbell:player#10365> - <Old Westbury HS Dukes:team#135> - 0 - 130
<Roberto Chavez:player#10735> - <San Francisco HS Sea Lions:team#171> - 0 - 125
<John Anderson:player#9120> - <Markesan HS Gaels:team#139> - 0 - 117
<Zach Cowart:player#9294> - <Old Westbury HS Dukes:team#135> - 0 - 100
<Josh Johns:player#8156> - <Lackland AFB HS Bombers:team#140> - 0 - 83
<Chris Thayer:player#7629> - <Anaheim HS Loons:team#134> - 0 - 83
<Jim Salay:player#8862> - <Sacramento HS Rivercats:team#167> - 0 - 76
<Jon Gomez:player#7586> - <Modesto HS Navigators:team#136> - 0 - 65
<Joon-ho Kim:player#7087> - <Phoenix HS Fire Ants:team#160> - 0 - 56
<Kerwin Bragg:player#9178> - <Old Westbury HS Dukes:team#135> - 2 - 47
<Daniel Durand:player#9408> - <Lackland AFB HS Bombers:team#140> - 0 - 44
<Jonathan McDonald:player#9912> - <Manhattan HS Monarchs:team#158> - 0 - 44
<Frank Hicks:player#10364> - <Old Westbury HS Dukes:team#135> - 0 - 41
<Eric Rayner:player#7089> - <Phoenix HS Fire Ants:team#160> - 0 - 35
<Steve Franklin:player#9085> - <Lackland AFB HS Bombers:team#140> - 0 - 32
<Mario Cabello:player#10746> - <San Francisco HS Sea Lions:team#171> - 0 - 16
<Kadar Abdul-Rahman:player#10824> - <Sacramento HS Rivercats:team#167> - 0 - 15
<Eric Pollard:player#7102> - <Phoenix HS Fire Ants:team#160> - 0 - 14
<Dylan Williams:player#8236> - <Lackland AFB HS Bombers:team#140> - 0 - 13
<Bobby Brennan:player#8715> - <Queens HS Bruins:team#164> - 0 - 10
<James Krum:player#10314> - <Old Westbury HS Dukes:team#135> - 0 - 10
<David Esqueda:player#8991> - <New Orleans HS Locomotives:team#142> - 0 - 9
<Frank Aaron:player#10638> - <Detroit HS Red Wings:team#172> - 0 - 7
<Stephen Butler:player#6287> - <San Francisco HS Sea Lions:team#171> - 0 - 2
<Joe McGrath:player#10077> - <New Orleans HS Locomotives:team#142> - 0 - 2
