The Austrian Baseball League (ABL) recently announced the winners of this year’s Gold Gloves along with the top hitting and pitching awards.
Brett CUMISKEY of the Stock City Cubs hit .500 to win the 2007 ABL batting title. Superfund Wanderers Hiro SAKANASHI (.494) and Vienna Metrostars shortstop Lutz RAUCH (.481) finished a close second and third.
The Metrostar’s Tim PATRICK won Best Pitcher honors with a sparkling 1.17 ERA. Lance BEUS (1.61) of the Dornbirn Indians and Werner HARASSER (1.67) of the Union Kufstein Vikings also had fine seasons on the pitching mound.
The Gold Glove winners includes:
C – Andre GRUBER, Mosquito A’s
1B – Dave BURNS, Mosquito A’s
2B – Stefan ROTZER, Stock City Cubs
SS – Lutz RAUCH, Vienna Metrostars
3B – Hubert WEISER, Vienna Metrostars
LF – Patrick STEINKELLNER, Dornbirn Indians
CF – Frank GRUBER, Kufstein Vikings
RF – Hiro SAKANASHI, SF Wanderers
P – Walter STRASSER, Mosquito A’s