Rhymes Named Player of the Year
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), in conjunction with the NJCAA, has selected its 2010 Players of the Year for all three divisions of play.
College of Southern Nevada catcher Bryce Harper has been selected as the 2010 ABCA NJCAA Division I Baseball Player of the Year. Raph Rhymes from LSU - Eunice was tabbed the ABCA NJCAA Division II Baseball Player of the Year and Gloucester County College (N.J.) outfielder Alexi Colon was named the ABCA NJCAA Division III Baseball Player of the Year.
Rhymes, a redshirt freshman from Monroe, La., was instrumental in LSU - Eunice's run to the 2010 DII World Series title. Rhymes was the top RBI producer in the DII ranks, driving in 94 runs on the year to go with a .491 batting average (7th in NJCAA DII). His 105 total hits for the season also led all batters nationally and his 28 doubles were also tied for the top spot. Rhymes also smacked 12 home runs on the season and posted a slugging percentage of .827. His stellar play helped lead the Bengals to their third national title since 2006. At the DII World Series, Rhymes was 10-for-24 in the batters box with three doubles and four RBIs.
See the following link for the full story on the National Players of the Year:
http://www.njcaa.org/newsArticle.cfm?category=National&archive=false®ionId=1&articleId=11792
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