Top Sluggers Win ULE Platinum Stick Award Honors
The Platinum Stick Award goes to the player at each position around the diamond who shows the best offensive skills. This group of players gave East pitchers trouble all year and have been honored for 2058:

<Catcher:value_bold#0>
<Eddie Allison:player#5187> (<Vancouver Canadians:team#35>)
.321/.370/.584, 274 AB, 14 HR, 134 wRC+, 2.5 WAR

<First Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Héctor Chávez:player#7858> (<Montgomery Kings:team#33>)
.326/.426/.507, 527 AB, 17 HR, 66 SB, 110 R, 135 wRC+, 4.7 WAR

<Second Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Lyndon Puckett:player#2014> (<Ocean City Crabpots:team#25>)
.274/.396/.501, 343 AB, 13 HR, 38 SB, 125 wRC+, 2.9 WAR

<Third Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Bobby Reyes:player#9335> (<Cincinnati Pride:team#37>)
.296/.379/.433, 547 AB, 13 HR, 32 SB, 108 wRC+, 3.4 WAR

<Shortstop:value_bold#0>
<Justin Harkrider:player#10429> (<Cooperstown Greats:team#36>)
.278/.336/.456, 533 AB, 17 HR, 48 SB, 94 wRC+, 3.8 WAR

<Left Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Jonathan Weber:player#5079> (<Greensboro Green Sox:team#40>)
.335/.406/.591, 496 AB, 21 HR, 12 SB, 151 wRC+, 3.3 WAR

<Center Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Lothar Schilder:player#11915> (<Cooperstown Greats:team#36>)
.316/.376/.444, 342 AB, 5 HR, 20 SB, 107 wRC+, 2.0 WAR

<Right Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Juan Olivas:player#11551> (<Greensboro Green Sox:team#40>)
.250/.412/.557, 424 AB, 33 HR, 3 SB, 142 wRC+, 2.9 WAR

<Designated Hitter:value_bold#0>
<Manny Gómez:player#10886> (<Menlo Park Marauders:team#104>)
.332/.448/.586, 280 AB, 17 HR, 157 wRC+, 2.9 WAR

