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Jim Henkemeyer Captures Prestigious Trophy Friday, October 20th , 2023 The future looks extremely bright for Jim Henkemeyer. At the age of 20, many players are still trying to find their way in ABA Class-A League. Henkemeyer has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the Southern A Most Valuable Player Award. "I didn't expect to hit .299 this year, that's for sure," the left fielder said. The Dollywood Partons star also put up a .393 on-base percentage this year, with 138 hits, 28 doubles, 10 triples, 31 home runs, 98 RBIs and 104 runs scored. He received 21 first place votes out of a possible 24. Ken Gavin of the Bangor Lumberjacks finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Tony Thomas of the Mexico City Aztecs finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Jim Henkemeyer - Dollywood Partons - 21 - 321 Ken Gavin - Bangor Lumberjacks - 3 - 225 Tony Thomas - Mexico City Aztecs - 0 - 175 Jim Dauphin - Dollywood Partons - 0 - 166 Fabian Hartnett - Bangor Lumberjacks - 0 - 133 Cesar Ornelas - Bangor Lumberjacks - 0 - 121 Brad Largent - Long Beach Keys - 0 - 77 Trey Lacey - Lake Elsinore Storm - 0 - 69 Chris McCarty - Dollywood Partons - 0 - 58 Gene Flood - Bangor Lumberjacks - 0 - 56 Corey David - Mexico City Aztecs - 0 - 7 Pete Beauford - White Deer Tropics - 0 - 3 Paul DeVaul - Dollywood Partons - 0 - 3 Cesar Mena - Bangor Lumberjacks - 0 - 2 |
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