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#1 Pitcher Picked for 2058 Saturday, October 5th , 2058 A sparkling 8-4 mark for the year just about says it all -- that's what Yoshitaka Shinohara of the Olympia Ogres put up this season. That's why the USPL Double A rated him the #1 hurler in the league and named him the 2058 Outstanding Pitcher Award winner. He held opposing clubs to a .214 batting average and compiled a 2.15 ERA. Shinohara stood out with 108 strikeouts while giving up 97 hits and 34 walks in 125.2 innings. He received 9 first place votes out of a possible 10. Gilberto Espinoza of the Nuevo Mexico Mariachis finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Joe Thomas of the Minnesota Loons finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Yoshitaka Shinohara - Olympia Ogres - 9 - 67 Gilberto Espinoza - Nuevo Mexico Mariachis - 1 - 36 Joe Thomas - Minnesota Loons - 0 - 23 Wan-hua Ping - Minnesota Loons - 0 - 19 Steve Kidd - Olympia Ogres - 0 - 18 David Jordan - Ithaca Fighting Imps - 0 - 5 Sidney Jones - Minnesota Loons - 0 - 1 Bill Robinson - Minnesota Loons - 0 - 1 |
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