The
Seattle Emeralds are the very first Venus Baseball League World
Champions. With a convincing 4-1 game series win over the American
League Chicago Banshees, they have the honor of winning the inaugural
VBL Word Series.
How's this for karma? The manager of
the winning Emeralds was none other than Geena Davis, she of "A
League of Their Own" fame and one of the inspirations for the Venus
Baseball League.
"This is much more than I hoped for,"
said Davis. "The ladies were just fantastic to work with and all their
effort and hard work really paid off," she said as she accepted the
World Series Championship trophy from her League co-star and VBL
Commissioner Tom Hank. "This is just a dream come true."
LF
Jill Scott (9-20, .450, 6 rbi, 1 hr, 2 doubles) and
SP Amanda Bynes (2 games,
1-1, 16.2 ip, 0.56 era) were named Co-MVP's of the series.
It was a day to remember for Texas'
Alexandra Tydings, who won
the American League Most Valuable Player today. It put the finishing
touches on what has been a tremendous season for the slugger. Tydings
hit for a .306 average this season. She had 82 extra base hits along
with 318 total bases, resulting in a .579 slugging percentage. She was
5th in the American League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI!
Miami Beach's leftfielder
Jo O'Meara will never
forget this day as well. A great season convinced the voters that she is
the worthy National League Most Valuable Player winner. While compiling
an on base percentage of .420, Jo hit .335 and slugged .620. She
collected 103 runs batted in this year. She was 2nd in the National
League in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 4th in RBI!
Keys and Paradis Win
Didrikson Award
All the hard work finally paid off for
Chicago's Tweet Keys. The
right-hander was named the Babe Didrikson Award winner in the American
League today. Her ERA of 1.76 helped her to a 19-7 record this year. She
struck out 316 and walked 61 in 271.1 innings. Tweet pitched 4 shutouts
and 6 complete games. She was 1st in the American League in ERA and 1st
in wins!
Vanessa Paradis was named the National League Babe Didrikson Award
winner today. Los Angeles' right-hander put up fabulous numbers this
year which earned her the highest award a pitcher can receive. This
season Paradis compiled an ERA of 2.37, going 16-7 in 35 starts. She
fanned 267 while giving up 232 hits in 281.1 innings. Vanessa pitched 2
shutouts and 9 complete games. She was 1st in the National League in ERA
and 6th in wins!
Swisten and Claudel Win
Rookie of the Year Awards
Getting
an award is a nice way to start a career. Colorado's
Amanda Swisten smiled as she
was named the American League Rookie of the Year winner. In 33 starts
this year, Amanda struck out 141 batters in 205 innings of work. Her ERA
was 2.55, and her record 12-7. Amanda pitched one shutout and one
complete game.
Seattle's pitcher
Aurelie Claudel has worked
hard to reach the big leagues. Her work paid off today as the National
League named her the Rookie of the Year winner! In 34 starts this year,
Aurelie struck out 166 batters in 256.1 innings of work. Her ERA was
2.88, and her record 18-7. Aurelie pitched 2 shutouts and 10 complete
games. She was 4th in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins!
The
Seattle Emeralds are the very first Venus Baseball League World
Champions. With a convincing 4-1 game series win over the American
League Chicago Banshees, they have the honor of winning the inaugural
VBL Word Series.
Getting
an award is a nice way to start a career. Colorado's