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WBL Triple A Names #1 Player Thursday, October 18th , 2001 At the age of 26, Jack Hannifin of the Las Vegas Aces could very well have his best years ahead of him. It's a startling thought when you consider the year he had in 2001 was good enough to win the first baseman the WBL Triple A Most Valuable Player Award. "See the ball, hit the ball," he said. "That's my basic approach." The top hitter put up a .274 batting average this year, as well as a .339 on-base percentage. He played 116 games and racked up 122 hits, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 63 home runs, 126 RBIs and 104 runs scored. He received 16 first place votes out of a possible 20. Jim Gentile of the Queens Kings finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while Jung Ho Kang of the Norfolk Tides finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Jack Hannifin - Las Vegas Aces - 16 - 260 Jim Gentile - Queens Kings - 4 - 199 Jung Ho Kang - Norfolk Tides - 0 - 154 Wes Covington - Toronto Maple Leafs - 0 - 125 Bill D Wilson - Milwaukee Brewers - 0 - 113 Ken Boyer - St. Louis Blues - 0 - 75 Ron Fairly - Atlanta X Giants - 0 - 51 Darrin Fletcher - Newark Eagles - 0 - 49 Jerry Mumphrey - Columbus Blue Birds - 0 - 49 Tony Conigliaro - Columbus Blue Birds - 0 - 40 Mike Jorgensen - Las Vegas Aces - 0 - 37 Josh Reddick - San Jose Bees - 0 - 14 Emil Gross - Montréal Expos - 0 - 4 Roger Maris - Newark Eagles - 0 - 4 Walt Bond - Seattle Rainiers - 0 - 3 Nate Colbert - Atlanta X Giants - 0 - 1 Kenny Lofton - Buffalo Bison - 0 - 1 Carlos Morán - Orlando Rays - 0 - 1 |
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