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Duenas Named SL1 Pitcher of the Year Award Winner: Willie Duenas of the South Bend HS Warlords was in command and couldn%27t do much wrong when he was on the mound this season. His outstanding 3-1 won-lost mark and 1.84 ERA were big factors in his winning the 1970 Conference 1 Pitcher of the Year Award.%0A%0AIn 53.2 innings of work and 11 starts%2C Duenas struck out 39 while giving up 41 hits and 21 walks. He held opposing batters to a .206 average.%0A%0ASteve Currie of the Davenport HS Destroyers finished second in voting%2C while Mike Castillo of the Peoria HS Players finished third.%0A