Plantana's De Jesús Top CL Batter in May
Wednesday, June 1st, 2118
Plantana's
Cristián De Jesús wowed sportswriters in May with an award-winning performance. For his standout play he was voted the Continental League Batter of the Month.
He rang up a .378 batting average with 11 home runs, 27 RBIs and 24 runs scored. He also had 5 walks and a .398 on-base percentage.
This season
De Jesús is hitting at a .341 pace with 16 home runs, 46 RBIs and has scored 38 times.
Edwards Captures RL Batter of Month Award
Wednesday, June 1st, 2118
A hot-hitting
Bill Edwards punished RL pitchers in May, hitting .343 in 28 games while racking up 10 home runs, 30 RBIs and 19 runs scored.
With those numbers it came as no surprise that
Waikiki's 28-year-old left fielder earned Republic League Batter of the Month honors.
So far this season
Edwards has hit .297 with 11 home runs, 36 RBIs and and scored 26 times.