Martínez Gets Award for Relief Work
<Alfredo Martínez:player#8051> has won the 2058 East Reliever of the Year Award, which at age 35 is a "milestone achievement" for the <Virginia Colonels:team#182> reliever.

"I feel accomplished to win this when there are other younger, stronger, harder-throwing guys out there," he said.

The Levittown, Puerto Rico native's numbers speak for themselves, as he captured the award with 20 saves in 49 relief appearances, compiling 71.1 innings. He had 61 strikeouts and 18 walks, a record of 5-3 and an ERA of 1.26.

He received 12 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. <Luis Zepeda:player#9745> of the <Wisconsin Berserkers:team#184> finished second in voting, while <Augusto Ramos:player#730> of the <Massachusetts Possums:team#186> finished third.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Alfredo Martínez:player#8051> - <Virginia Colonels:team#182> - 12 - 60
<Luis Zepeda:player#9745> - <Wisconsin Berserkers:team#184> - 0 - 23
<Augusto Ramos:player#730> - <Massachusetts Possums:team#186> - 0 - 20
<Edmund Vickers:player#7578> - <Massachusetts Possums:team#186> - 0 - 5
