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Diaz Wins ESPC 2018 Most Valuable Player Award Wednesday, November 7th , 2018 At the age of 26, Jose Diaz of the New York Knights could very well have his best years ahead of him. It's a startling thought when you consider the year he had in 2018 was good enough to win the shortstop the Eastern Semi-Pro Circuit Most Valuable Player Award. "See the ball, hit the ball," he said. "That's my basic approach." The top hitter put up a .314 batting average this year, as well as a .370 on-base percentage. He played 152 games and racked up 176 hits, 22 doubles, 1 triple, 21 home runs, 70 RBIs and 68 runs scored. He received 9 first place votes out of a possible 20. Dwight Rumph of the Detroit Chargers finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while Lao-sheng Guang of the Allentown Fleetwings finished third with 2 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Jose Diaz - New York Knights - 9 - 215 Dwight Rumph - Detroit Chargers - 6 - 204 Lao-sheng Guang - Allentown Fleetwings - 2 - 170 Bob Shiplack - Albany Senators - 3 - 144 Jose Nava - D.C. Potomacs - 0 - 99 Jason Scott - Newark Eagles - 0 - 99 Gary Mosier - Hamilton Tigers - 0 - 67 Jon Barnett - Detroit Chargers - 0 - 61 Jim Boutin - Newark Eagles - 0 - 52 Arturo Jones - Hamilton Tigers - 0 - 40 Matt Upshaw - Hamilton Tigers - 0 - 14 Jaquan Northcross - Newark Eagles - 0 - 10 Zach Hoelzer - New York Knights - 0 - 2 Ross Proctor - Ottawa Capitals - 0 - 2 Matt Dear - Detroit Chargers - 0 - 1 |
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