1998 Pioneer League Leaders

1998 Pioneer League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1998 Pioneer League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Jay Gibbons	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	.397	115	290
Jorge Piedra	Great Falls Dodgers	.383	108	282
Jeff Pickler	Ogden Raptors	.364	102	280
Jack Cust	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	.345	77	223
Josh Loggins	Idaho Falls Braves	.341	102	299
Alex Pelaez	Idaho Falls Braves	.340	89	262
Elpidio Guzman	Butte Copper Kings	.331	99	299
Alex Garcia	Idaho Falls Braves	.320	57	178
Jorge Nuñez	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	.319	101	317
Jason Dunaway	Idaho Falls Braves	.316	86	272
Randy Stegall	Billings Mustangs	.316	85	269
Bien Encarnacion	Butte Copper Kings	.313	91	291
Frank Candela	Ogden Raptors	.311	80	257
Alejandro Martinez	Ogden Raptors	.311	69	222
Dan Singletary	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	.310	66	213
Justin Ross	Butte Copper Kings	.309	68	220
Shawn Hazen	Idaho Falls Braves	.307	62	202
Ryan Fleming	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	.306	78	255
Belvani Martinez	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	.305	78	256
Tyrone Wayne	Helena Brewers	.303	63	208

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Jay Gibbons	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	115	29	1	19
Jorge Piedra	Great Falls Dodgers	108	22	7	2
Josh Loggins	Idaho Falls Braves	102	20	5	8
Jeff Pickler	Ogden Raptors	102	22	0	4
Jorge Nuñez	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	101	9	11	6
Elpidio Guzman	Butte Copper Kings	99	16	5	9
Bien Encarnacion	Butte Copper Kings	91	10	2	5
Alex Pelaez	Idaho Falls Braves	89	17	1	8
Jason Dunaway	Idaho Falls Braves	86	16	3	2
Randy Stegall	Billings Mustangs	85	19	1	5

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Jay Gibbons	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	19
Jim Matan	Billings Mustangs	18
Derry Hammond	Helena Brewers	13
Samone Peters	Billings Mustangs	13
Clint Vaughn	Billings Mustangs	12
Jack Cust	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	11
Chris Rowan	Ogden Raptors	11
Robby Hammock	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	10
Jimmy Gonzalez	Great Falls Dodgers	9
Elpidio Guzman	Butte Copper Kings	9
Joe Dusan	Idaho Falls Braves	8
Orlando Hudson	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	8
Josh Loggins	Idaho Falls Braves	8
Jeremy Owens	Idaho Falls Braves	8
Alex Pelaez	Idaho Falls Braves	8
Dan Singletary	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	8
Blane Layton	Billings Mustangs	7
Orlany Araujo	Great Falls Dodgers	6
Leobardo Arauz	Idaho Falls Braves	6
Sean Campbell	Idaho Falls Braves	6

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Jay Gibbons	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	29
Samone Peters	Billings Mustangs	22
Jeff Pickler	Ogden Raptors	22
Jorge Piedra	Great Falls Dodgers	22
Jack Cust	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	20
Ryan Fleming	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	20
Blane Layton	Billings Mustangs	20
Josh Loggins	Idaho Falls Braves	20
Randy Stegall	Billings Mustangs	19
Orlany Araujo	Great Falls Dodgers	18
Orlando Hudson	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	18
Clint Vaughn	Billings Mustangs	18
Ken Corley	Butte Copper Kings	17
Jimmy Gonzalez	Great Falls Dodgers	17
Alex Pelaez	Idaho Falls Braves	17
Jason Dunaway	Idaho Falls Braves	16
Alex Garcia	Idaho Falls Braves	16
Elpidio Guzman	Butte Copper Kings	16
Lee Jaramillo	Helena Brewers	16
Jeremy Owens	Idaho Falls Braves	16

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Jorge Nuñez	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	11
Jorge Piedra	Great Falls Dodgers	7
Dan Singletary	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	6
Elpidio Guzman	Butte Copper Kings	5
Josh Loggins	Idaho Falls Braves	5
Chris Peckham	Butte Copper Kings	5
Jerry Proctor	Great Falls Dodgers	5
Chris Rowan	Ogden Raptors	5
Alex Cintrón	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	4
Blane Layton	Billings Mustangs	4
Jeremy Owens	Idaho Falls Braves	4
Justin Ross	Butte Copper Kings	4
Jose Santos	Butte Copper Kings	4
Mike Collins	Great Falls Dodgers	3
Angel Diaz	Butte Copper Kings	3
Lance Downing	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	3
Jason Dunaway	Idaho Falls Braves	3
Shawn Hazen	Idaho Falls Braves	3
Belvani Martinez	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	3
C. J. Thomas	Great Falls Dodgers	3

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Jay Gibbons	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	98
Jim Matan	Billings Mustangs	65
Josh Loggins	Idaho Falls Braves	64
Jimmy Gonzalez	Great Falls Dodgers	61
Elpidio Guzman	Butte Copper Kings	61
Clint Vaughn	Billings Mustangs	61
Jack Cust	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	56
Robby Hammock	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	56
Jorge Nuñez	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	52
Jeremy Owens	Idaho Falls Braves	52
Alex Pelaez	Idaho Falls Braves	51
Joe Dusan	Idaho Falls Braves	50
Jeff Pickler	Ogden Raptors	49
Ken Corley	Butte Copper Kings	47
Jason Dunaway	Idaho Falls Braves	47
Samone Peters	Billings Mustangs	46
Orlany Araujo	Great Falls Dodgers	45
Derry Hammond	Helena Brewers	45
Mac Mackiewitz	Ogden Raptors	45
Chris Rowan	Ogden Raptors	45

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Scott Cassidy	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	8	1
Nial Hughes	Great Falls Dodgers	8	1
Ryan Bauer	Idaho Falls Braves	7	2
Eric Cooper	Billings Mustangs	7	2
Pat Lynch	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	7	3
Bobby Madritsch	Billings Mustangs	7	3
Jim Miller	Ogden Raptors	7	5
Joe Orloski	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	7	1
Antonio Caceres	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	6	4
Mark Curtis	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	6	6
Cedric Hebert	Great Falls Dodgers	6	1
Casey McEvoy	Billings Mustangs	6	4
Mark Dobson	Idaho Falls Braves	5	2
Jody Fuller	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	5	1
Paul Giambalvo	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	5	1
Josh Hall	Billings Mustangs	5	4
James Johnson	Ogden Raptors	5	6
Justin Kees	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	5	3
Mike McCutcheon	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	5	3
Simon Sanchez	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	5	3

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Pat Lynch	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	2.32	7	3
Scott Cassidy	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	2.44	8	1
Bobby Madritsch	Billings Mustangs	2.81	7	3
Beau Parker	Great Falls Dodgers	3.08	4	2
Jeremy Callier	Butte Copper Kings	3.56	3	9
Nial Hughes	Great Falls Dodgers	4.08	8	1
Simon Sanchez	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	4.12	5	3
Jose Bido	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	4.14	4	6
Ryan Bauer	Idaho Falls Braves	4.55	7	2
Brian Berryman	Idaho Falls Braves	4.63	4	3
Jim Miller	Ogden Raptors	4.63	7	5
Jake Eye	Ogden Raptors	4.66	3	4
Doug Kohl	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	4.70	2	1
Wilson Castillo	Great Falls Dodgers	4.78	3	4
James Johnson	Ogden Raptors	4.89	5	6
Casey McEvoy	Billings Mustangs	4.89	6	4
Josh Hall	Billings Mustangs	5.00	5	4
Mike McCutcheon	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	5.47	5	3
Mark Curtis	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	5.98	6	6
Ben Howard	Idaho Falls Braves	6.07	4	5

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Jose Bido	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	1
Ricardo Burgos	Great Falls Dodgers	1
Matt Childers	Helena Brewers	1
Brian Lawrence	Idaho Falls Braves	1
Pat Lynch	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	1
Jim Miller	Ogden Raptors	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Bobby Madritsch	Billings Mustangs	87
Scott Cassidy	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	82
Ben Howard	Idaho Falls Braves	79
Jeremy Callier	Butte Copper Kings	78
James Johnson	Ogden Raptors	77
Pat Lynch	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	77
Jim Miller	Ogden Raptors	75
Beau Parker	Great Falls Dodgers	72
Travis Jones	Idaho Falls Braves	67
Jake Eye	Ogden Raptors	64
Casey McEvoy	Billings Mustangs	64
Jake Brooks	Butte Copper Kings	63
Mark Dobson	Idaho Falls Braves	63
Melido Dotel	Great Falls Dodgers	63
Adrian Osuna	Butte Copper Kings	63
Ryan Bauer	Idaho Falls Braves	62
Chris Barton	Helena Brewers	59
Dave Therneau	Billings Mustangs	59
Orlando Woodards	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	58
Orlando Verdugo	Idaho Falls Braves	55

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Bob File	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	16
Dan Mathews	Ogden Raptors	16
Ed Hurtado	Butte Copper Kings	6
Clay Condrey	Idaho Falls Braves	5
Eric Cooper	Billings Mustangs	5
Orlando Verdugo	Idaho Falls Braves	5
Jake Brooks	Butte Copper Kings	4
Antonio Diaz	Idaho Falls Braves	4
Jon Harraid	Ogden Raptors	4
Fontella Jones	Helena Brewers	4
B. J. Ryan	Billings Mustangs	4
Trad Sokol	Helena Brewers	4
Scott Abeyta	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	3
Tim Birdsong	Billings Mustangs	3
Casey DeHart	Billings Mustangs	3
J. K. Taylor	Great Falls Dodgers	3
Steve Verigood	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	3
Orlando Woodards	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	3
Mark Dobson	Idaho Falls Braves	2
Scott Geitz	Ogden Raptors	2

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