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Javier Sandoval Nabs Prestigious Pitcher of the Year Award: This season's California League Pitcher of the Year Award trophy went to Javier Sandoval, the ace of the Visalia pitching staff.
He dominated all season, finishing with 10 wins and 7 losses and a 3.53 ERA. In 28 starts he worked a total of 160.2 innings, striking out 208, while walking 32. Other clubs managed to hit only .258 against him.
He received 6 first place votes out of a possible 10. Graham Mertz of the Visalia Rawhide finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while Joel Machado of the Visalia Rawhide finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Javier Sandoval - Visalia Rawhide - 6 - 56
Graham Mertz - Visalia Rawhide - 4 - 51
Joel Machado - Visalia Rawhide - 0 - 33
Zack Hess - High Desert Mavericks - 0 - 20
César Beltrán - Lancaster JetHawks - 0 - 3
Jason Bilous - High Desert Mavericks - 0 - 3
Tom Clark - Modesto Nuts - 0 - 2
Joey Morley - Visalia Rawhide - 0 - 2
He dominated all season, finishing with 10 wins and 7 losses and a 3.53 ERA. In 28 starts he worked a total of 160.2 innings, striking out 208, while walking 32. Other clubs managed to hit only .258 against him.
He received 6 first place votes out of a possible 10. Graham Mertz of the Visalia Rawhide finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while Joel Machado of the Visalia Rawhide finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Javier Sandoval - Visalia Rawhide - 6 - 56
Graham Mertz - Visalia Rawhide - 4 - 51
Joel Machado - Visalia Rawhide - 0 - 33
Zack Hess - High Desert Mavericks - 0 - 20
César Beltrán - Lancaster JetHawks - 0 - 3
Jason Bilous - High Desert Mavericks - 0 - 3
Tom Clark - Modesto Nuts - 0 - 2
Joey Morley - Visalia Rawhide - 0 - 2