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Glendale's Blackstone Takes Best Pitcher Prize Tuesday, February 14th , 2051 The Glendale Desert Dogs have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Sam Blackstone, this year's Arizona Winter League AWL Best Pitcher selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance. Blackstone compiled a 2-1 record in 5 starts, tallied 35 strikeouts in 35.1 innings and recorded a 1.27 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .184 batting average against him. He received 3 first place votes out of a possible 7. Beau Wills of the Glendale Desert Dogs finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Ryan Patrick of the Scottsdale Scorpions finished third with 1 first place vote. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Sam Blackstone - Glendale Desert Dogs - 3 - 37 Beau Wills - Glendale Desert Dogs - 3 - 33 Ryan Patrick - Scottsdale Scorpions - 1 - 20 Heath Hoffman - Grand Canyon Antelopes - 0 - 19 Stéphane García - Salt River Rafters - 0 - 7 Chet McPhee - Grand Canyon Antelopes - 0 - 3 |
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