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Reliever of the Year Award Goes to Wheeler Monday, October 20th , 2008 Manchester Monarchs reliever George Wheeler said he loves to come into the game when the outcome is in jeopardy. He certainly did a good job of impacting his team's outcomes this season, as he has been named the winner of the 2008 Reliever of the Year Award for the Amateur Baseball Circuit. "There's no better feeling than running in from the bullpen with the game on the line and your heart pumping," Wheeler said. On the season, the Brooklyn, New York native had 6 saves in 29 relief appearances, 98 strikeouts in 78.2 innings and a record of 8 wins and 2 losses to go with his 2.06 ERA. He received 12 first place votes out of a possible 18. Irving Gerritsen of the Dallas Bulls finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while Josh Sajjabi of the Franklin Knights finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points George Wheeler - Manchester Monarchs - 12 - 76 Irving Gerritsen - Dallas Bulls - 6 - 44 Josh Sajjabi - Franklin Knights - 0 - 22 Judah Price - Oil City Oilers - 0 - 20 |
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