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Hisaaki Murakami Named ABC's Best Player Saturday, October 20th , 2007 At the age of 25, Hisaaki Murakami of the Dallas Bulls could very well have his best years ahead of him. It's a startling thought when you consider the year he had in 2007 was good enough to win the third baseman the Amateur Baseball Circuit Most Valuable Player Award. "See the ball, hit the ball," he said. "That's my basic approach." The top hitter put up a .331 batting average this year, as well as a .389 on-base percentage. He played 88 games and racked up 120 hits, 33 doubles, no triples, 24 home runs, 65 RBIs and 53 runs scored. He received 15 first place votes out of a possible 16. Billy Walton of the Arlington Stars finished second in voting, while Jesus Pino of the Brooklyn Atlantics finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Hisaaki Murakami - Dallas Bulls - 15 - 219 Billy Walton - Arlington Stars - 0 - 130 Jesus Pino - Brooklyn Atlantics - 0 - 116 Jamal Smith - New Orleans Buccaneers - 0 - 114 Ryan Ream - Long Beach Titans - 1 - 109 Joey Mujica - Boston Battalion - 0 - 95 Steve Sullivan - Yuma Gnomes - 0 - 35 David Serna - Manhattan Liberty - 0 - 33 Francisco Chavarria - New Orleans Buccaneers - 0 - 24 John Dorsainvil - Boston Battalion - 0 - 21 Max Berry - Tulsa Twisters - 0 - 16 Matt Martinez - Providence Grays - 0 - 10 Brian Palmer - Yuma Gnomes - 0 - 9 Pete White - Dallas Bulls - 0 - 6 Rich Vanderwal - Arlington Stars - 0 - 5 Wyatt McDormand - Franklin Knights - 0 - 1 Garret Wise - Manchester Monarchs - 0 - 1 |
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