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Best Pitcher Trophy Won by Fightin Phils Blackburn Sunday, September 28th , 2025 The hottest hurler in the Eastern League this season was Dave Blackburn of the Reading Fightin Phils. He caught the attention of everybody in the league on his way to winning the 2025 EL Outstanding Pitcher Award. Blackburn starred with an impressive 14-12 record in 31 starts. The Fightin Phils ace gave up 226 base hits and struck out 180 in 232.1 innings with a 2.98 ERA. He received 6 first place votes out of a possible 12. Brad Mason of the New Britain Rock Cats finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Curt Watson of the Trenton Thunder finished third with 2 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Dave Blackburn - Reading Fightin Phils - 6 - 59 Brad Mason - New Britain Rock Cats - 3 - 55 Curt Watson - Trenton Thunder - 2 - 49 Steve Nelson - New Britain Rock Cats - 1 - 18 Dave Steward - Reading Fightin Phils - 0 - 8 Mitch Galloway - New Britain Rock Cats - 0 - 5 Milo Sykes - New Britain Rock Cats - 0 - 4 Ron Barr - New Britain Rock Cats - 0 - 2 Josh Davis - Reading Fightin Phils - 0 - 2 Dave García - Richmond Flying Squirrels - 0 - 1 Raúl Sánchez - New Hampshire Fisher Cats - 0 - 1 |
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