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Top NYP Hurler Honors Go to Walls: He's in the early phase of his career, but this past season Mark Walls performed like a veteran on the hill for the Brooklyn Cyclones and walked away with the New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Year Award in the process.
The 21-year-old Cyclones star fashioned a 5-2 won-loss record in 2023 with a 0.94 ERA. In 48 innings of work and 8 starts, Walls struck out 34 while giving up 26 hits and 10 walks. He held opposing batters to a .152 average.
He received 8 first place votes out of a possible 14. Jeff Benjamin of the Aberdeen Ironbirds finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while Bartolo Díaz of the Hudson Valley Renegades finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Mark Walls - Brooklyn Cyclones - 8 - 57
Jeff Benjamin - Aberdeen Ironbirds - 6 - 51
Bartolo Díaz - Hudson Valley Renegades - 0 - 32
Paul Zwick - Williamsport Crosscutters - 0 - 28
A.J. Labas - Aberdeen Ironbirds - 0 - 18
Paul d'Ar - Aberdeen Ironbirds - 0 - 17
Dominic Keller - Williamsport Crosscutters - 0 - 15
Ted Harding - Staten Island Yankees - 0 - 14
Bernard Delaporte - Aberdeen Ironbirds - 0 - 6
The 21-year-old Cyclones star fashioned a 5-2 won-loss record in 2023 with a 0.94 ERA. In 48 innings of work and 8 starts, Walls struck out 34 while giving up 26 hits and 10 walks. He held opposing batters to a .152 average.
He received 8 first place votes out of a possible 14. Jeff Benjamin of the Aberdeen Ironbirds finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while Bartolo Díaz of the Hudson Valley Renegades finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Mark Walls - Brooklyn Cyclones - 8 - 57
Jeff Benjamin - Aberdeen Ironbirds - 6 - 51
Bartolo Díaz - Hudson Valley Renegades - 0 - 32
Paul Zwick - Williamsport Crosscutters - 0 - 28
A.J. Labas - Aberdeen Ironbirds - 0 - 18
Paul d'Ar - Aberdeen Ironbirds - 0 - 17
Dominic Keller - Williamsport Crosscutters - 0 - 15
Ted Harding - Staten Island Yankees - 0 - 14
Bernard Delaporte - Aberdeen Ironbirds - 0 - 6