Only three games left! And only two spots remain for the playoffs. The last regular season weekend at Maehara ought to be exciting, so come out to the ballpark, and bring the kiddos. Games start at 9am and last through the evening. But before we get too excited about playoff MABL baseball, let’s award another outstanding player as the Spring 2022 March POTM.
The March Player of the Month candidates listed below were selected based on their performances during the four or five games that teams played in March, with no more than one candidate per team. Voting is open to players, fans, and family, and is limited to 1 vote per individual. This month’s award is brought to you by Brant Quick The Music Man (@bquickmaui). One of the island’s top entertainers, The Music Man plays guitar and sings, DJs, and hosts karaoke at numerous Maui establishments and at private events. He will be providing his services Sunday, April 10 at Maehara Stadium for the full day of MABL action.
Shameless plug, if you own, operate, or influence a business that wants some airtime, let us know! MABL radio man Chip Swinger (The Swinger Series, @chipswinger) will be broadcasting all season long and is known to shepherd local businesses into the Fortune 500. Yours could be next!
The Brewers’ CF and reigning MVP Mike Abercrombie led the league in hits (10) last month. In five games, he hit 0.500/0.565/0.500 with four runs scored and four RBIs. Mike is hitting 0.409 over the season, looking for his 2nd straight season to hit over 0.400.
Rookie Ryan Groth of the Rays put some charges into the ball this month. He hit 0.455, leading the league in slugging percentage at 0.909 and yielding a 1.534 OPS (2nd). He was also one of four players with a homer among his 10 total bases (T-3rd), a triple, and seven runs scored (T-3rd).
Royals’ smooth-swinging lefty Chazz Ishikawa topped the league in average (0.600), on-base percentage (0.750), and OPS (1.650) this month. He scored seven times (T-3rd), drove in eight (2nd), and swiped a bag along the way, all in only 10 ABs (fewest on this list).
The Dirtbags made it difficult to choose a contender this month, but Keoni Luft is more than deserving. In five games, he led the league in total bases (12) and hit 0.500/0.500/0.857, yielding the 3rd-best OPS of the month. Hitting his first career HR helped! He added three runs, six RBIs (T-3rd), and 3 SBs to cap off a great offensive month for the Dirtbags.
Check out the stats page for complete hitting and pitching stats for every player in the league, and cast your vote below for the MABL Player of the Month for March 2022. The poll will remain open through 11:59pm on April 13.
Vote for the MABL Player of the Month
- Chazz Ishikawa (53%, 102 Votes)
- Ryan Groth (26%, 50 Votes)
- Mike Abercrombie (11%, 21 Votes)
- Keoni Luft (10%, 20 Votes)
Total Voters: 193
Chazz Ishikawa is a hard worker, a great teacher, and an awesome storyteller. I would vote for him.
No only did he have a great month, Mike has a 395 career batting average!