NALB - June 2009

In League 1, the Brooklyn Knights and Nashville Firecats maintained their division leads. League 2 was a different story, however. The Key West Corals surged to first place thanks to an NALB-best 20-4 record in June, knocking the Stade Maples out of the top spot. The world champion Vancouver Wild went into a free fall in June. They went 6-18 and slid to third place as the Phoenix Rattlers overtook the division lead.

The Dunedin Otters had the first pick of the 2009 NALB Rookie Draft and selected 18-year old left fielder Osvaldo Montoya from Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Several trades took place in June. The trade involving the largest number of players was an 11 player deal between the Brooklyn Knights and the Dunedin Otters. The Knights sent SP Henley Roberts and CF Guadalupe Echvana to the Otters in exchange for CF Carl Gwinn, SP Manny Roldán, SP Félix Valdel, SP Natsu Kaneko, SP Juan Ramos, MR Steven Donoghue, MR Pacífico Delrio, CL Derrick de Vlaming, and CF Yoshiaga Kimiyama.

June 2009 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: Oscar Barrientes (St. Rock Mudcats)
Pitcher of the Month: Charles Revels (Las Vegas Luck)
Rookie of the Month: Francisco Rodil (Nashville Firecats)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Travis Araoz (Stade Maples)
Pitcher of the Month: Gan Tung (Key West Corals)
Rookie of the Month: Cristiano Isidra (Washington Allies)