NALB - July 2006

There are four months down and two months to go in the 2006 NALB regular season. For the Brooklyn Knights (77-31), July was a rough month. Brooklyn lost four out of their first five and eight out of their first thirteen games. They were 15-12 in July but still managed to keep a large 22-game lead over the Las Vegas Luck. The Cornfield Axemen (70-38) extended their lead over the Luisville Beasts to 14 games. League 2 leaders continued to stay atop their respective divisions. The Stade Maples (61-47) played better than they did in June. However, the Washington Allies stayed within three games of first place. The Phoenix Rattlers (66-42) continued to play excellent baseball. Despite finishing strong in July, the Vancouver Wild ended the month eight games behind the Rattlers.

July awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: Lou Larose (Cornfield Axemen)
Pitcher of the Month: Hap Bedford (Cornfield Axemen)
Rookie of the Month: Buddy Akins (Dunedin Otters)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Allen Mcmullin (Stade Maples)
Pitcher of the Month: Walter Sheehan (Vancouver Wild)
Rookie of the Month: Ben Nicosia (Washington Allies)