Baseball America Announces 2009 All-Indy Team
Published on October 7, 2009 under American Association (AA) News Release
DURHAM, NC - Wichita Wingnuts LF Greg Porter has been named the 2009 Independent Baseball Player of the Year by Baseball America.
Porter earned the American Association's Most Valuable Player award, leading the league with a .372 batting average, tying for the league lead with 21 home runs, and finishing second with 86 RBIs. Porter also paced the league in hits (140), on-base percentage (.453), slugging percentage (.617), and extra-base hits (48).
A former two-sport star at Texas A&M University, Porter won the league's Batter of the Week award four times, and was also named the American Association Batter of the Month for June.
Along with Porter, Grand Prairie AirHogs INF Cesar Nicolas and Pensacola Pelicans RHP Kyle Middleton were named to the 2009 All-Independent First Team. Nicolas batted .335 with 14 home runs, 103 RBI, 120 hits and a slugging percentage of .536. Middleton accumulated a record of 5-2 with an earned run average of 1.75.
Baseball America's 2009 All-Independent First Team
C - Pierre-Luc LaForest, Quebec (Can-Am League)
1B - AJ Valentine, Yuma (Golden League)
2B - Melvin Falu, Brockton (Can-Am League)
SS - Nelson Castro, Calgary (Golden League)
3B - Cesar Nicolas, Grand Prairie (American Association)
OF - Nic Jackson, Fargo-Moorhead (Northern League)
OF - Jason James, Rockford (Frontier League)
OF - Greg Porter, Wichita (American Association)
DH - Joey Metropoulos, Southern Illinois (Frontier League)
SP - Wayne Lundgren, Brockton (Can-Am League)
SP - Jim Magrane, Somerset (Atlantic League)
SP - Kyle Middleton, Pensacola (American Association)
SP - AJ Wideman, New Jersey (Can-Am League)
RP - Brett Prinz, Somerset (Atlantic League)
Baseball America's 2009 All-Independent Second Team
C - Alan Rick, Fargo-Moorhead (Northern League)
1B - Ernie Banks, Washington (Frontier League)
2B - Wilver Perez, Calgary (Golden League)
SS - Travis Garcia, Southern Maryland (Atlantic League)
3B - Bryan Frichter, San Angelo (United League)
OF - Jerod Edmondson, New Jersey/New Hampshire (Can-Am League)
OF - Charlton Jimerson, Newark (Atlantic League)
OF - Sergio Pedroza, Calgary (Golden League)
DH - Ray Navarete, Long Island (Atlantic League)
SP - Paul Fagan, Lake Erie (Frontier League)
SP - Brian Henschel, San Angelo (United League)
SP - Dan Reichert, Bridgeport (Atlantic League)
SP - Ace Walker, Winnipeg (Northern League)
RP - Bill Simas, Long Island (Atlantic League)
American Association Stories from October 7, 2009
- Saints Named American Association Organization of the Year - St. Paul Saints
- Baseball America Announces 2009 All-Indy Team - AA
- Pel's Middleton Named to All-Independent League Team - Pensacola Pelicans
- Porter Honored by Baseball America - Wichita Wingnuts
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