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No Easy Feat: Pitcher Wins NC Most Valuable Player Award Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 For fans of the Hartford Yard Goats, there was certainly no doubting the value of Michael Kopech this season. Now the 22-year-old pitcher has an award to show just how valuable he was, as he's been named the 2018 National Conference Most Valuable Player Award winner. His remarkable campaign saw him put up a 15-2 record. In 32 starts he piled up 181.2 innings, had 192 strikeouts with 64 walks and a 1.93 ERA. Kopech held opposing hitters to a .172 batting average and compiled a 5.3 WAR. He received 16 first place votes out of a possible 30. Cody Asche of the Biloxi Shuckers finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while Rene Rivera of the Biloxi Shuckers finished third with 7 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Michael Kopech - Hartford Yard Goats - 16 - 301 Cody Asche - Biloxi Shuckers - 6 - 254 Rene Rivera - Biloxi Shuckers - 7 - 239 Jorge Mateo - Hartford Yard Goats - 0 - 166 A.J. Puk - Hartford Yard Goats - 0 - 165 Kyle Tucker - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp - 1 - 162 Luis Sardinas - Binghamton Rumble Ponies - 0 - 119 Josh Sborz - Binghamton Rumble Ponies - 0 - 104 MacKenzie Gore - Altoona Curve - 0 - 51 Luiz Gohara - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp - 0 - 46 Edward Olivares - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 43 Taylor Trammell - Hartford Yard Goats - 0 - 25 Dorssys Paulino - Harrisburg Senators - 0 - 24 Roniel Raudes - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 20 Yusniel Diaz - Binghamton Rumble Ponies - 0 - 12 Ryan Eades - Binghamton Rumble Ponies - 0 - 10 David Thompson - Pensacola Blue Wahoos - 0 - 9 Francisco Rios - Harrisburg Senators - 0 - 6 Eric Hanhold - Binghamton Rumble Ponies - 0 - 5 Tommy Edman - San Antonio Missions - 0 - 4 Cody Ponce - San Antonio Missions - 0 - 3 Oscar Mercado - Binghamton Rumble Ponies - 0 - 1 Andrew Calica - Pensacola Blue Wahoos - 0 - 1 |
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