Core Playoff Player Of The Year / Candidates / 2018
The candidates listed below have been nominated for Playoff Player Of The Year and are listed alphabetically (first name).  Their nominations are a result of formula based on the following categories: R%, RBI%, Avg, Slg, BB%. Total ABs are taken into consideration as well.  A player is required to have a minimum of 27 ABs (including BBs) to qualify. The winner will be announced in the Softball America - Year In Review magazine.
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	G	AB	R	R%	H	1B	1B%	2B	2B%	3B	3B%	HR	HR%	RBI	RBI%	Avg	Slg	BB	BB%	Pts
Anthony Crawford	8	28	16	57	19	9	32	4	14	4	14	2	7	13	46	679	1321	1	3
Chase Luxton	11	30	20	67	18	7	23	7	23	1	3	3	10	17	57	600	1200	6	17
Jarred Gardner	9	35	23	66	25	11	31	2	6	1	3	11	31	39	111	714	1771	1	3
John Erb	18	65	34	52	42	20	31	7	11	7	11	8	12	34	52	646	1338	4	6
Jon Poore	19	68	36	53	44	22	32	9	13	2	3	11	16	49	72	647	1324	2	3
Keith Keppley	11	36	24	67	23	14	39	6	17	2	6	1	3	16	44	639	1000	6	14
Mike Bitterlich	9	30	23	77	20	9	30	3	10	0	0	8	27	29	97	667	1567	5	14
Ryan Goodman	9	32	18	56	20	8	25	3	9	3	9	6	19	38	119	625	1469	0	0
Shane Hanna	8	31	19	61	22	15	48	0	0	2	6	5	16	24	77	710	1323	1	3
Zach Martin	11	38	18	47	27	16	42	7	18	3	8	1	3	23	61	711	1132	3	7
The player rankings listed below are a result of formula based on the following categories: R%, RBI%, Avg, Slg, BB%.  Total ABs are taken into consideration as well.  Point totals are listed.
	G	AB	R	R%	H	1B	1B%	2B	2B%	3B	3B%	HR	HR%	RBI	RBI%	Avg	Slg	BB	BB%	Pts
Justin Miller	7	26	14	54	18	9	35	7	27	1	4	1	4	10	38	692	1154	2	7	598
John Connors	7	27	14	52	18	14	52	1	4	1	4	2	7	15	56	667	1000	3	10	589
Bill Shipe	10	29	13	45	16	6	21	4	14	0	0	6	21	16	55	552	1310	6	17	580
Chris Hackney	19	64	47	73	40	26	41	11	17	2	3	1	2	18	28	625	906	7	10	576
Axel Alicea	12	38	13	34	21	8	21	3	8	0	0	10	26	31	82	553	1421	1	3	568
Jeff Hess	7	25	15	60	15	11	44	0	0	2	8	2	8	12	48	600	1000	3	11	567
Gene Walczak	11	36	20	56	20	12	33	3	8	0	0	5	14	26	72	556	1056	3	8	565
Mike Zahradnick	8	29	12	41	17	10	34	2	7	0	0	5	17	23	79	586	1172	0	0	555
Bryan Bart	8	27	11	41	16	9	33	1	4	1	4	5	19	14	52	593	1259	0	0	539
Adam Roman	10	33	13	39	22	16	48	3	9	0	0	3	9	13	39	667	1030	1	3	539
Kevin Shinkunas	12	41	19	46	21	14	34	2	5	0	0	5	12	24	59	512	927	3	7	500
Alex Elmore	23	76	26	34	46	37	49	3	4	5	7	1	1	32	42	605	816	5	6	497
Jason Pane	20	61	27	44	32	21	34	7	11	1	2	3	5	27	44	525	820	6	9	484
Jay Muir	14	44	22	50	23	15	34	4	9	2	5	2	5	11	25	523	841	4	8	472
James McLaughlin	8	27	11	41	16	11	41	5	19	0	0	0	0	10	37	593	778	0	0	468
Chris Hesdon	11	34	11	32	22	20	59	2	6	0	0	0	0	9	26	647	706	1	3	467
Bryan Peterman	22	67	26	39	39	29	43	9	13	1	1	0	0	17	25	582	746	4	6	466
Rob Lyons	7	28	14	50	17	13	46	4	14	0	0	0	0	4	14	607	750	0	0	464
Adam Lightkep	15	49	22	45	25	21	43	1	2	1	2	2	4	18	37	510	694	6	11	459
Mike Koszowski	11	38	14	37	19	11	29	8	21	0	0	0	0	24	63	500	711	3	7	458
Ryan Russell	8	27	17	63	12	9	33	3	11	0	0	0	0	6	22	444	556	4	13	430
Gary Thompson	15	50	18	36	29	26	52	3	6	0	0	0	0	9	18	580	640	1	2	428
Jay Cybok	15	40	17	43	19	13	33	5	13	0	0	1	3	9	23	475	675	6	13	427
Mike Downey	10	35	15	43	16	9	26	3	9	1	3	3	9	14	40	457	857	0	0	425
Tom Montvydas	10	30	7	23	14	9	30	1	3	1	3	3	10	11	37	467	867	1	3	401
Craig Richards	12	43	10	23	21	11	26	9	21	1	2	0	0	8	19	488	744	0	0	372
Scott Johnson	10	33	12	36	16	15	45	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	12	485	515	2	6	372
Jason Kamienski	8	30	6	20	15	13	43	2	7	0	0	0	0	8	27	500	567	1	3	365
John Kiefer	14	26	7	27	12	11	42	1	4	0	0	0	0	8	31	462	500	2	7	364
Tom Mason	12	34	12	35	15	14	41	1	3	0	0	0	0	9	26	441	471	1	3	352
Wayne Horger, Jr.	16	46	8	17	21	15	33	5	11	1	2	0	0	7	15	457	609	2	4	340
John Zeits	11	39	10	26	16	14	36	2	5	0	0	0	0	6	15	410	462	3	7	322
Jim Craig	8	26	9	35	8	6	23	2	8	0	0	0	0	6	23	308	385	2	7	287
Wayne Wiley	13	31	6	19	9	9	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	29	290	290	4	11	260