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2009 Top Player Selected In APPY Tuesday, October 6th , 2009 He may have less experience than most of his Appalachian League peers, but that didn't slow Michael Choice down at all in 2009. At the age of 20, the Princeton center fielder has been named the winner of the Appalachian League Most Valuable Player Award. He had a .339 batting average and a .410 on-base percentage this year. In 67 games he piled up 84 hits, 14 doubles, 3 triples, 16 home runs, 65 RBIs and 52 runs scored. "I'm blown away by the season I was able to put together," he said. "I'm looking forward to trying to do it all again next year." He received 6 first place votes out of a possible 10. Nick Franklin of the Princeton Devil Rays finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Alex Morales of the Princeton Devil Rays finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Michael Choice - Princeton Devil Rays - 6 - 117 Nick Franklin - Princeton Devil Rays - 1 - 82 Alex Morales - Princeton Devil Rays - 0 - 68 Glen Moles - Danville Braves - 1 - 59 Rey Acosta - Princeton Devil Rays - 2 - 57 Yordy Cabrera - Princeton Devil Rays - 0 - 57 Jose Rosario - Pulaski Blue Jays - 0 - 28 Henry Ramos - Bristol White Sox - 0 - 22 Danny de Anda - Princeton Devil Rays - 0 - 21 Ruben Acosta - Danville Braves - 0 - 20 Nick Castellanos - Princeton Devil Rays - 0 - 19 Brent Bearden - Johnson City Cardinals - 0 - 15 Rafaello Soria - Danville Braves - 0 - 14 Michael Walker - Bluefield Orioles - 0 - 8 Jose Andrade - Elizabethton Twins - 0 - 2 Eric Fry - Pulaski Blue Jays - 0 - 1 |
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