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Best Hurler Award Presented by TEX: The Arkansas Travelers have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making.
It's Alex Holtmann, this year's Texas League Pitcher of the Year Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance. Holtmann compiled a 11-3 record in 24 starts, tallied 169 strikeouts in 154 innings and recorded a 2.05 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .198 batting average against him. He received 8 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Luis Patino of the Arkansas Travelers finished second in voting, while Kenny Funkhouser of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Alex Holtmann - Arkansas Travelers - 8 - 56 Luis Patino - Arkansas Travelers - 0 - 32 Kenny Funkhouser - Northwest Arkansas Naturals - 0 - 20 Richard Gallardo - Midland RockHounds - 0 - 14 Raúl Lisboa - Frisco RoughRiders - 0 - 13 Alex Hultzen - Arkansas Travelers - 0 - 1 |