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Allen Selected TJUCO's Best Player Tuesday, May 10th , 1955 He may have less experience than most of his TOBA Junior College peers, but that didn't slow Eric Allen down at all in 1955. At the age of 19, the Paris Agricultural College first baseman has been named the winner of the TOBA Junior College Most Valuable Player Award. He had a .364 batting average and a .505 on-base percentage this year. In 43 games he piled up 56 hits, 11 doubles, no triples, 12 home runs, 37 RBIs and 33 runs scored. "I'm blown away by the season I was able to put together," he said. "I'm looking forward to trying to do it all again next year." He received 8 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Casey Arnold of the Washington Technical College Giants finished second in voting, while Carlos Sanchez of the Fresno Community College Big Stick finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Eric Allen - Paris Agricultural College Drillers - 8 - 112 Casey Arnold - Washington Technical College Giants - 0 - 72 Carlos Sanchez - Fresno Community College Big Stick - 0 - 62 Bill Miller - Buffalo Junior College Warhawks - 0 - 52 Jonathan Gautier - Ghent Community College Mud Cats - 0 - 51 Billy Giles - Berlin Technical College Jayhawks - 0 - 37 Jon Gregory - Fresno Community College Big Stick - 0 - 33 Louwe Simon - Ghent Community College Mud Cats - 0 - 17 Willi Deets - Berlin Technical College Jayhawks - 0 - 16 Roelof van Rooij - Ghent Community College Mud Cats - 0 - 15 Sean Sulima - Boston School of Applied Sciences & Technologies Canucks - 0 - 3 Davin Vough - Boston School of Applied Sciences & Technologies Canucks - 0 - 2 |
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