Top Speed's Jordan Kurokawa named Pitcher of the Year
In a league dominated by hitting, Jordan Kurokawa of Top Speed Baseball separated himself from the pack to win the Golden State Collegiate Baseball League's Pitcher of the Year award. The 6-3 right hander from Honolulu, Hawaii led the league in wins with 7, didn't lose a game and his 2.64 ranked 2nd in the GSCBL.
Kurokawa, a Junior at University of Hawaii-Hilo, punched out 47 hitters in 47.2 innings and was dominant down the stretch for a Top Speed team that won the league championship. The hard throwing righty went 5-0 over his last six starts and allowed just 6 runs and 21 hits over his last 38 innings on the mound.
Kurokawa is the first out-of-stater to win the award and joins Ross Slaney (South Bay Storm - 2014) and Kyle Slinger (San Francisco Seagulls - 2013) as the only players to take home the GSCBL Pitcher of the Year Award voted on by the seven league franchises.
2015 PITCHER OF THE YEAR RESULTS
1. Jordan Kurokawa (Top Speed) - 26 points
2. Steve Borkowski (Top Speed) - 20 points
3. Jared Koenig (San Francisco) - 18 points
4. Matthew Chavarria (Top Speed) - 10 points
5. Brad Galiasatus (Sacramento) - 7 points
t6. Josh Cohen (South Bay) - 6 points
t6. Isaac Friesen (Alameda) 6 points
8. David Moody (San Francisco) - 5 points
9. Brett Minnick (Nevada) - 3 points
10. Phil Sauer (Atwater) - 2 points
t11. Eric Gleese (Top Speed) - 1 point
t11. Trevor Griffin (Atwater) - 1 point
