Peanut Williams and Nate Sevier named GBL players of the month
Published on July 20, 2006 under Golden Baseball League (GBL) News Release
(Pleasanton, CA. July 20, 2006) The Golden Baseball League have announced that 1B/DH Peanut Williams of the Fullerton Flyers and RHP Nate Sevier of the Reno Silver Sox as the winners of the Player and Pitcher of the Month Awards for June.
Already having won two Player of the Week awards, Williams won a close battle with Chico OF Mike Mallory as he led the GBL in batting average at .373, had an on-base percentage of .440 and was near the top in home runs, RBIs, hits, and runs scored. The 28 year-old, originally signed in the sixth round by the Seattle Mariners, has reached as high as Double-A while playing in the Seattle, Philadelphia, and Chicago White Sox farm systems. The big first baseman already has a fine start on the July award as well as he has hit eight homeruns in 10 days to open the month, not including a lead-off home run in the GBL All-Star game earlier this week.
Other position players who received consideration for Player of the Month: Yuma's Henry Calderon, Chico's Craig Kuzmic, Reno's Marcus Jensen, Chico's Mike Mallory, and Long Beach's Jeff Larue.
Nate Sevier dominated the Pitcher of the Month voting due to his near perfect performance. Appearing in 15 games, Sevier went 4-0 with 1 save while compiling an ERA of 0.64 with 27 strikeouts in 28 innings pitched. The 26 year old, right-handed pitcher, reached as high as Double-A in the San Diego Padres system where he compiled a 1.47 ERA in 11 games in 2004. Last season he was 3-0 with fives saves and amongst the league leaders in ERA as he appeared in 31 games with Daytona in the Florida State League before surprisingly being released. He was key to the Reno Silver Sox winning the first half title in the GBL this season as he and closer Schneider teamed for 5 wins and 10 saves as the Sox went 25-15 to take the first half pennant.
Other position players who received consideration for Pitcher of the Month: Reno's Scott Schneider, Long Beach's Justin Ramsey, Long Beach's Ryan Claypool, Chico's Nick Singleton, Reno's Ben Thurmond, and Long Beach's Andre Simpson.
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