NALB - August 2006

With August completed, there is only one month left in the 2006 NALB regular season. All division leaders kept their hold on first place. The Brooklyn Knights (95-41) slugged it out with the Cornfield Axemen for much of August. The two teams faced each other 14 times. The Knights managed to win 9 out of the 14 games. The Cornfield Axemen (86-50) padded their lead over the Luisville Beasts, bumping the lead to 15 games. The Stade Maples (81-55) got hot again and went 20-8 in August. For the Washington Allies, playoff hopes faded in August. They were within three games of Stade on August 1 but plummeted to 13 games back by the end of the month. The Phoenix Rattlers (79-57) cooled off considerably. However, Phoenix easily stayed in first thanks to some poor play by the Vancouver Wild. The Wild did not make up any ground in August and actually fell to 10 games behind the Rattlers.

August awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: Gid Richter (Louisville Beasts)
Pitcher of the Month: George Rodriguez (Las Vegas Luck)
Rookie of the Month: Roy Mosqueda (Nashville Firecats)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Gary Cooper (Richmond Slam)
Pitcher of the Month: Max Brown (Stade Maples)
Rookie of the Month: Michael Duhon (Quebeck Sky Chiefs)