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Austin Compton Named Premier SL1 Player Monday, June 10th , 2013 At the age of 19, Austin Compton of the Central Arizona College Vaqueros could very well have his best years ahead of him. It's a startling thought when you consider the year he had in 2013 was good enough to win the shortstop the Conference 1 Most Valuable Player Award. "See the ball, hit the ball," he said. "That's my basic approach." The top hitter put up a .446 batting average this year, as well as a .563 on-base percentage. He played 48 games and racked up 86 hits, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 37 home runs, 91 RBIs and 72 runs scored. He received 16 first place votes out of a possible 24. Nick Pratt of the Indian Hills Community College Warriors finished second in voting with 8 first place votes, while Matt Lawson of the Central Arizona College Vaqueros finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Austin Compton - Central Arizona College Vaqueros - 16 - 296 Nick Pratt - Indian Hills Community College Warriors - 8 - 256 Matt Lawson - Central Arizona College Vaqueros - 0 - 192 Mark Woodard - Johnson County Community College Cavaliers - 0 - 156 Chris Rheaume - Chattahoochee Valley Community College Pirates - 0 - 113 Jeff Coleman - College of Southern Nevada Coyotes - 0 - 101 Sean Hightower - Crowder College Roughriders - 0 - 99 Alan Kramer - McLennan Community College Highlanders - 0 - 99 Estevan Diaz - Walters State Community College Senators - 0 - 71 Chris Davis - Cowley County Community College Tigers - 0 - 12 Jake Koopman - Johnson County Community College Cavaliers - 0 - 10 Pablo Prudente - Central Arizona College Vaqueros - 0 - 7 Jose Berrios - Walters State Community College Senators - 0 - 3 Bill Blanco - Indian Hills Community College Warriors - 0 - 1 |
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