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BNN Stats: Rookie Batting Leaders
Monday, September 29th , 2025
Which rookie is leading the Appalachian League in triples?

Rubén Chávez, DAN, 6
Jordan Couturier, PUL, 6
José Franco, PRI, 6
Jesús Rodríguez, PUL, 6
Pat Anderson, GRE, 4
R.J. Lester Chosen APP's Best Player
Thursday, September 25th , 2025
When it came to hitting the baseball, R.J. Lester had few peers in the Appalachian League this year. The gifted first baseman for Elizabethton tagged opposing pitchers for a .396 average and was voted the Most Valuable Player Award for 2025. Included in his season stats were 101 hits, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 18 home runs, 55 runs scored and 62 RBIs.

He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 10. Steve Hunt of the Kingsport Mets finished second in voting, while Dan Wallace of the Princeton Rays finished third with 3 first place votes.

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
R.J. Lester - Elizabethton Twins - 7 - 124
Steve Hunt - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 73
Dan Wallace - Princeton Rays - 3 - 68
Ben Kendrick - Burlington Royals - 0 - 52
Mitch McLaughlin - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 46
Rubén Chávez - Danville Firebirds - 0 - 31
Ben Young - Princeton Rays - 0 - 31
Jake Campbell - Bluefield Blue Jays - 0 - 26
Dave Steele - Danville Firebirds - 0 - 26
Chris Peterson - Elizabethton Twins - 0 - 23
Mike Graves - Princeton Rays - 0 - 19
Chris Hughes - Bluefield Blue Jays - 0 - 13
Theron Ryan - Danville Firebirds - 0 - 10
José Franco - Princeton Rays - 0 - 9
Pete Williams - Princeton Rays - 0 - 8
Max Holt - Princeton Rays - 0 - 7
Stan Lester - Pulaski Yankees - 0 - 5
Edwin Huff - Danville Firebirds - 0 - 4
Jeremy Miller - Elizabethton Twins - 0 - 4
Don Spencer - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 4
Manny Ramírez - Elizabethton Twins - 0 - 3
Chris Tyler - Burlington Royals - 0 - 3
Luis Tovar - Bluefield Blue Jays - 0 - 1
#1 Pitcher Picked for 2025
Wednesday, September 24th , 2025
A sparkling 6-4 mark for the year just about says it all -- that's what Dan Wallace of the Princeton Rays put up this season. That's why the Appalachian League rated him the #1 hurler in the league and named him the 2025 Outstanding Pitcher Award winner.

He held opposing clubs to a .219 batting average and compiled a 2.07 ERA. Wallace stood out with 149 strikeouts while giving up 86 hits and 30 walks in 104.1 innings.

He received 10 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Jake Campbell of the Bluefield Blue Jays finished second in voting, while Stan Lester of the Pulaski Yankees finished third.

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Dan Wallace - Princeton Rays - 10 - 70
Jake Campbell - Bluefield Blue Jays - 0 - 32
Stan Lester - Pulaski Yankees - 0 - 21
Mike Graves - Princeton Rays - 0 - 19
Chris Peterson - Elizabethton Twins - 0 - 16
Chris Hughes - Bluefield Blue Jays - 0 - 6
Jeremy Miller - Elizabethton Twins - 0 - 4
Theron Ryan - Danville Firebirds - 0 - 2
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Steve Hunt - SAV
.415
2 R.J. Lester CER .396
3 Rubén Chávez DAN .368
4 Rhett Fuller BRI .364
5 2 tied with   .342
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
R.J. Lester - CER
18
2 Dave Steele DAN 17
3 Pete McDonald PUL 13
4 Lonnie Johnston KIN 12
4 2 more tied with   12
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
R.J. Lester - CER
62
2 Steve Hunt SAV 54
2 Dave Steele DAN 54
4 Ben Young PRI 49
5 Mickael Gentil ELI 46
LEAGUE LEADERS W
5 tied with
7
1 Bob Davis BLU 7
1 Max Holt PRI 7
1 Chris Hughes BLU 7
1 2 more tied with   7
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Chris Peterson - CER
1.47
2 Theron Ryan DAN 1.83
3 Chris Tyler IDA 1.93
4 Dan Wallace PRI 2.07
5 Jake Campbell BLU 2.10
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Bob Davis - BLU
150
2 Dan Wallace PRI 149
3 Stan Lester PUL 129
4 Max Holt PRI 128
5 Mike Graves PRI 120
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STANDINGS
East W L PCT GB
Princeton Rays 43 25 .632 -
Burlington Royals 41 27 .603 2.0
Bluefield Blue Jays 39 29 .574 4.0
Danville Firebirds 34 34 .500 9.0
Pulaski Yankees 32 36 .471 11.0
West W L PCT GB
Kingsport Mets 44 24 .647 -
Elizabethton Twins 34 34 .500 10.0
Johnson City Cardinals 30 38 .441 14.0
Greeneville Astros 26 42 .382 18.0
Bristol Pirates 17 51 .250 27.0
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