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Jon Bertelson Nabs Best Player Trophy Friday, May 22nd , 1953 When it came to hitting the baseball, Jon Bertelson had few peers in the International Conference this year. The gifted first baseman for Cumana University tagged opposing pitchers for a .387 average and was voted the Most Valuable Player Award for 1953. Included in his season stats were 70 hits, 21 doubles, 4 triples, 13 home runs, 42 runs scored and 41 RBIs. He received 13 first place votes out of a possible 32. David Hope of the University-on-Sea Spitfires finished second in voting with 12 first place votes, while Nariaki Horio of the Lake Biwa A&M Victory finished third with 5 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Jon Bertelson - Cumana University Fighting Lions - 13 - 333 David Hope - University-on-Sea Spitfires - 12 - 317 Nariaki Horio - Lake Biwa A&M Victory - 5 - 262 Dylan Chevalier - Brest University Rocketmen - 1 - 235 Finn Haarhuis - Colón University Nuggets - 1 - 207 Alex Lazaro - Colón University Nuggets - 0 - 198 Mario van Dinteren - Colón University Nuggets - 0 - 100 Bob Ramos - Punta Cana University Triplets - 0 - 81 Virgil Ellen - Orange Prince A&M Velocity - 0 - 75 Travis Sawyer - Southern Melbourne University Dingos - 0 - 73 Ivan Garcia - Pohang Institute of Technology Black Aces - 0 - 5 Gabe Campos - Southern Melbourne University Dingos - 0 - 1 Mike Mott - Monteserico University Majestics - 0 - 1 |
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