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July's Spotlight Falls on Rookie Star
Monday, August 1st, 1988
A veritable toddler to the Colonial League, Nolan Bird just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for July.
Over the past month the 24-year-old catcher for Newport hit .303 with 30 hits, 5 home runs and 26 runs batted in. He also logged 10 walks and compiled a .364 on-base percentage.
This year Bird is batting .275 with 103 hits, 16 home runs, 61 RBIs, 33 walks, .332 OBP and has scored 48 runs.
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