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Benz Grabs IBL-A Reliever of the Year Award Saturday, October 14th , 2147 The manager of the Venice Legionnaires said he always had confidence handing the ball to Roland Benz out of the bullpen. The 31-year-old was a dominant performer all year for Venice and his efforts have been rewarded with the Intercontinental Baseball League Reliever of the Year Award for 2147. The bullpen ace had an impressive 1.13 ERA this season, with 36 saves in 58 relief appearances. He fanned 82 batters in 63.2 innings and sported a record of 9 wins and 4 losses. He received 19 first place votes out of a possible 20. Orlando Saucedo of the Bielefeld Foxes finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Dhuninatha Shukla of the Venice Legionnaires finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Roland Benz - Venice Legionnaires - 19 - 98 Orlando Saucedo - Bielefeld Foxes - 1 - 55 Dhuninatha Shukla - Venice Legionnaires - 0 - 17 Vicente Chévez - Multan Vultures - 0 - 7 Jorge Rivera - Guangzhou Emperors - 0 - 2 Wienczyslaw Bartnik - Kristiansand Lions - 0 - 1 |
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