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| Breaking News |  | 2013 Best Batter Picked Tuesday, October 1st, 2013: There's something special about a guy who can stride up to the plate and put the ball anywhere -- in the stands, off the wall, into the gap, down the third base line. You name the place and Matt Middleton probably put it there on his way to winning the Midwest League MID MVP for 2013.
The Great Lakes right fielder belted out 200 hits in compiling a .365 batting average and racked up 24 doubles, 5 triples, 17 home runs, 89 RBIs and 97 runs scored. |  | Newell Grabs MID MID Pitcher of the Year Monday, September 30th, 2013: It was as good as money in the bank when Jim Newell took the hill for Bakersfield. He paid his club back with interest this season with a superb 18-3 mark, collecting the Midwest League MID Pitcher of the Year for 2013.
The Blaze star delighted the hometown fans with a fine 2.39 ERA and 211 strikeouts in 199.1 innings. Newell surrendered 183 hits and 43 walks and limited opposing batters to a .242 batting average. | | | | |
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