NALB - July 2011

The month of July was good to the League 1 leaders. The Knights and Firecats widened their division leads over the Mudcats and Firecats, respectively. It was a different story in League 2, however. The Corals overtook the Maples for the division lead while the Slam edged the Crusaders for a slim one game lead.

There is sometimes furious activity as the trade deadline of July 31 approaches. This year, a big trade between the Brooklyn Knights and Cornfield Axemen occurred on the final day of July. Cornfield sent infielder Flavio Marquez and minor league starter Gary Chisholm to Brooklyn. In exchange, the Knights sent center fielder Jeromy Bezanson and six minor league players to Cornfield. The minor leaguers dealt to Cornfield were the following: C Danny Dygert, RF Dustin Madson, P Steven Donoghue, 1B Rian Proud, P Bob MacGowan, and P Jaime Escobar.

July 2011 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: Hooks Goetz (Brooklyn Knights)
Pitcher of the Month: Rico Haros (Brooklyn Knights)
Rookie of the Month: Roberto Jerrano (Las Vegas Luck)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Charles Attaway (Washington Allies)
Pitcher of the Month: Porfiro Quiñones (Washington Allies)
Rookie of the Month: Victorio Zavaca (Washington Allies)