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SAA's Best Hurler is Taylor: He's in the early phase of his career, but this past season George Taylor performed like a veteran on the hill for the Ottawa Fat Cats and walked away with the USSL Double A Outstanding Pitcher Award in the process.
The 22-year-old Fat Cats star fashioned a 10-8 won-loss record in 2054 with a 3.33 ERA. In 159.2 innings of work and 21 starts, Taylor struck out 109 while giving up 150 hits and 39 walks. He held opposing batters to a .245 average.
He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 10. Trevor Covenay of the Marquette Miners finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while B.J. McLean of the Northville Eclipse finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
George Taylor - Ottawa Fat Cats - 7 - 61
Trevor Covenay - Marquette Miners - 3 - 47
B.J. McLean - Northville Eclipse - 0 - 32
Ken Milligan - Olympia Ogres - 0 - 11
Fokke Kaspers - Northville Eclipse - 0 - 8
Xavier Manning - Chesapeake Cangrejos Fantasmas - 0 - 5
Héctor Peña - Gulf Coast Turbeaus - 0 - 4
Rex Manning - Bethesda Atoms - 0 - 2
The 22-year-old Fat Cats star fashioned a 10-8 won-loss record in 2054 with a 3.33 ERA. In 159.2 innings of work and 21 starts, Taylor struck out 109 while giving up 150 hits and 39 walks. He held opposing batters to a .245 average.
He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 10. Trevor Covenay of the Marquette Miners finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while B.J. McLean of the Northville Eclipse finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
George Taylor - Ottawa Fat Cats - 7 - 61
Trevor Covenay - Marquette Miners - 3 - 47
B.J. McLean - Northville Eclipse - 0 - 32
Ken Milligan - Olympia Ogres - 0 - 11
Fokke Kaspers - Northville Eclipse - 0 - 8
Xavier Manning - Chesapeake Cangrejos Fantasmas - 0 - 5
Héctor Peña - Gulf Coast Turbeaus - 0 - 4
Rex Manning - Bethesda Atoms - 0 - 2