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EAC Most Valuable Player Award Goes To Mills Monday, September 26th , 2016 At the age of 25, Matt Mills of the Providence Grays could very well have his best years ahead of him. It's a startling thought when you consider the year he had in 2016 was good enough to win the first baseman the Eastern Amateur Circuit Most Valuable Player Award. "See the ball, hit the ball," he said. "That's my basic approach." The top hitter put up a .322 batting average this year, as well as a .433 on-base percentage. He played 141 games and racked up 164 hits, 38 doubles, 3 triples, 20 home runs, 88 RBIs and 96 runs scored. He received 13 first place votes out of a possible 20. Natraj Kankipati of the Manchester Monarchs finished second in voting with 7 first place votes, while Ryan Zuchowski of the Oil City Oilers finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Matt Mills - Providence Grays - 13 - 245 Natraj Kankipati - Manchester Monarchs - 7 - 215 Ryan Zuchowski - Oil City Oilers - 0 - 154 Benito Morales - St. Petersburg Pelicans - 0 - 122 Frank Ferguson - Oil City Oilers - 0 - 119 Victor Martinez - Fort Wayne Farmers - 0 - 94 Fernando Medina - St. Petersburg Pelicans - 0 - 77 Clemenz Waldheim - Boston Battalion - 0 - 70 A.J. Wright - Manhattan Liberty - 0 - 31 George Gomatos - Providence Grays - 0 - 18 Akifumi Ohashi - Oil City Oilers - 0 - 15 Steve Harris - Oil City Oilers - 0 - 7 Motoki Kamiya - Manchester Monarchs - 0 - 6 Kale Pakelike - Manhattan Liberty - 0 - 4 Roger Esquivel - Fort Wayne Farmers - 0 - 1 Mike Jackson - Providence Grays - 0 - 1 Lee Williams - Fort Wayne Farmers - 0 - 1 |
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