2006 Season Ends, Mirkwood Repeats as Champs!
Marauders defeat Rohan in 5 games
MIRKWOOD - The Mirkwood Marauders have become the league's first repeat champions by defeating the Rohan RoughRiders in the Return of the King Series. Mirkwood swept the middle 3 games of the series after returning home from Rohan with a 1-1 split. In Game 3, despite giving up 6 walks in 7 innings, Geadriel Gamialf did not allow a run. Meanwhile, homers by Ballscarer and Foetooth in the 4th and by Smeand and Faromli in the 6th gave Mirkwood all the cushion they'd need. Genus Chiselsnapper hit his 6th HR of the postseason in the 9th to give the RoughRiders some hope, but Disin Axesmith came in and got the last 2 outs for his 5th playoff save. Game 4 saw Mirkwood pitcher Denaumir Deneadur strike out 20 Rohan batters!! This is the new single game record for the league. Finally, in game 5, Mirkwood's Dryadpoker outpitched Legeron Iseomer for the 3-1 victory, giving the Marauders their 2nd SGCBL title.
Gandalf Pitcher Award winners announced
MIDDLE EARTH - Awards may not be the most important thing for Boreathor Boraulf, but Rivendell's left-hander smiled as he was named the Shire Conference Gandalf Pitcher Award winner. This season Boraulf compiled an ERA of 2.21, going 22-9 in 35 starts. He fanned 255 while giving up 232 hits in 281 innings. Boreathor has pitched 6 shutouts and 14 complete games. He's 1st in the Shire Conference in ERA and 2nd in wins! Boraulf wins the award for the 2nd time in his 11-year career. Numenor's right-hander Prilak Hammershaker was untouchable all year long. His work paid off today as the Mordor Conference named him the Gandalf Pitcher Award winner! This season Hammershaker compiled an ERA of 2.56, going 25-5 in 38 starts. He fanned 217 while giving up 189 hits in 270.2 innings. He has 4 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 4th in the Mordor Conference in ERA and 1st in wins!
Imrilron (OF) and Elfprodder (MM) win Sam Gamgee Batter
MIDDLE EARTH - The Sam Gamgee Batter in the Shire Conference was handed to Old Forest's leftfielder Isilborn Imrilron! While compiling an on base percentage of .408, Isilborn hit .338 and slugged .644. He has collected 131 runs batted in this year. He's 1st in the Shire Conference in batting, 1st in homeruns and 4th in RBI! Imrilron wins the award for the 2nd time in his 8-year career. Misty Mountain's rightfielder Hudash Elfprodder will never forget this day as well. A great season convinced the voters that he is the worthy Mordor Conference Sam Gamgee Batter winner. Elfprodder has hit 40 homeruns this year while batting .302. He adds 28 doubles, along with 92 runs scored. He's 1st in the Mordor Conference in RBIs and 3rd in homeruns!
Old Forest's *Hubbard, Misty Mtn's Elfprodder earn Frodo Rookie Award
MIDDLE EARTH - Getting an award is a nice way to start a career. Old Forest's Elrond *Hubbard smiled as he was named the Shire Conference Frodo Rookie Award winner. *Hubbard has hit 45 taters this year while batting .260. He adds 37 doubles, along with 116 runs scored. He's 3rd in the Shire Conference in RBIs and 2nd in homeruns! Hudash Elfprodder will never forget his first full season. The Mordor Conference was convinced that Misty Mountain's rightfielder, 22 years old, should be the Frodo Rookie Award winner of 2006. Hudash has gone 181 for 600 (.302) this season, hitting 40 homeruns and driving in 140 runs. He has scored 92 runs on his own. He's 1st in the Mordor Conference in RBIs and 3rd in homeruns!
Gwaihir Relievers Announced
MIDDLE EARTH - The Gwaihir Reliever Awards for the best relief pitchers of 2006 were announced by the league. In the Shire Conference, Faraborn Elrum of Old Forest wins it for the first time in his career. "Cougar" notched 42 saves for the Merry Fellows and won 10 more games, going 10-6 with a 1.59 ERA. Rohan's Hilin Goldarm wins his 2nd Gwaihir Award as the Mordor Conference's best closer. Goldarm had 40 saves and finished with a 10-4 record and a 2.33 ERA.