NALB - May 2009

The Brooklyn Knights and the Stade Maples surged in May, going 23-6 and 22-7, respectively. Both teams overtook first place with their spectacular play. In May, the Maples’ Travis Araoz was on fire. He earned his league’s batter of the month award with a .398 batting average, 16 home runs, 45 RBIs, and 38 runs scored. Stade received some very sad news in May, however. Star pitcher Wally Pemberton informed the club that he was forced to retire, based on his doctor’s recommendation. The damage to his ulnar collateral ligament suffered last September was irreparable and he would not recover to pitch again. Over his fine nine season career, he went 118-68 with a 3.59 ERA and 1469 strikeouts.

May 2009 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: John Friddle (St. Rock Mudcats)
Pitcher of the Month: Terrence Steinman (Nashville Firecats)
Rookie of the Month: Carl Gwinn (Dunedin Otters)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Travis Araoz (Stade Maples)
Pitcher of the Month: Ronaldo Mijangos (Key West Corals)
Rookie of the Month: Paul Cain (Key West Corals)