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Best A Reliever Named Tuesday, September 18th , 2001 He may only be 20, but Mélido Pérez of the Roanake Black Cardinals has already established himself as one of the elite relievers in the WBL A Ball. The reliever was today named the A Reliever of the Year Award winner for 2001. He won the award with a strong year that saw him put up 28 saves in 51 relief appearances and 31 strikeouts in 50.1 innings. He had a record of 5-3 to go with his 1.43 ERA. He received 17 first place votes out of a possible 20. Lee Stange of the Durham Bulls finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Victor González of the Albany Diamond Dogs finished third with 1 first place vote. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Mélido Pérez - Roanake Black Cardinals - 17 - 92 Lee Stange - Durham Bulls - 2 - 60 Victor González - Albany Diamond Dogs - 1 - 14 Jon Gray - Corpus Christi Hooks - 0 - 14 |
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