Elmira Pioneers Release
Elmira, NY - Rising senior Christian Santisteban (Miami, FL / Gulliver Prep) has been named as the 2015 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) Player of the Year after turning in an outstanding season for the Elmira Pioneers.
Santisteban led Elmira to its first West Division title, finishing second in the circuit with a .377 average while also ranking third in home runs (6) and second in RBI (38).
Outside of the Triple Crown categories, Santisteban led the PGCBL in hits (58), OBP (.532), slugging (.591), OPS (1.123) and walks (43) while ranking third in runs (41) and sixth in doubles (11).
On the Sabermetric side of things, Santisteban “created” 46.655 runs, which were 10 more than the next closest player.
Santisteban was key in getting the Pioneers an early lead in the West Division, which they ended up winning by six games over the Victor RailRiders. Going into July, he was hitting .457 with a 1.291 OPS after starting the year on an 18-game hitting streak before finishing up with hits in 42 of Elmira's first 47 games.
This past year at Manhattan, Santisteban hit .301 with a team-leading 14 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 28 RBI.
PGCBL Player of the Year
2015- Christian Santisteban, Elmira
2014- Josh Gardiner, Amsterdam2013- John Nogowski, Amsterdam2012- Ross Kivett, Glens Falls
2011- Erick Gaylord, Watertown
The PGCBL is affiliated with Perfect Game, the largest independent scouting service in the country. Last year, more than 1,400 professional players had either worn the uniform of a PGCBL team or participated in a Perfect Game event.
