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1982 Premier Player Picked By GULF Thursday, September 16th, 1982 The manager of the Tampa Twisters said he thinks John Hotchkiss is only going to get better as he gets older. He may only be 23, but it will be hard to top the third baseman's 1982 campaign, as he has been named the winner of the Gulf Coast League Most Valuable Player Award. His winning campaign featured a .308 batting average and a .423 on-base percentage this year. In 58 games he piled up 66 hits, 17 doubles, 1 triple, 12 home runs, 34 RBIs and 51 runs scored. He received 8 first place votes out of a possible 10. Van Snider of the Galveston Sand Crabs finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Ron Darling of the Dunedin Rangers finished third with 1 first place vote. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points John Hotchkiss - Tampa Twisters - 8 - 130 Van Snider - Galveston Sand Crabs - 1 - 93 Ron Darling - Dunedin Rangers - 1 - 67 Mike L Hart - Dunedin Rangers - 0 - 63 Jose Tolentino - Tampa Twisters - 0 - 47 Jim Olander - Tampa Twisters - 0 - 33 Billy Ripken - Port Arthur Pirates - 0 - 29 Eric Hardgrave - St. Pete Cardinals - 0 - 24 Bill Mooneyham - Galveston Sand Crabs - 0 - 23 Dave Jensen - Fort Myers Miracles - 0 - 20 Juan Nieves - Sarasota Eagles - 0 - 20 David Valerio - Fort Myers Miracles - 0 - 11 Jose Estrada - Sarasota Eagles - 0 - 10 Mark Bauer - Sarasota Eagles - 0 - 4 La Schelle Tarver - Dunedin Rangers - 0 - 4 Roy Wolfe - Clearwater Threshers - 0 - 4 Victor Jimenez - St. Pete Cardinals - 0 - 3 Jordan Berge - Tampa Twisters - 0 - 2 Galtero Gioacchini - Fort Myers Miracles - 0 - 2 Robbie Wine - Port Lavaca Indians - 0 - 1 |
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