1. Mr. May: Jilenko Saranillo, 1B, Quezon City United. “Nine Fingers” took home the Bonifacio League Batter of the Month for the second consecutive month. He put up award-winning numbers including a .370 batting average and a .540 OBP. In 27 games, he piled up 34 hits, 10 homeruns, 29 RBIs and 26 runs of his own.
2. Cy May: Reomel Laput, SP, Quezon City United. He started the season with a 4-1 slate. Who cares? Laput bounced back higher. The 31-year-old had an incredible May, with five wins in five starts and a 2.47 ERA.
3. Philippine Cup (in May) winner: Ilagan Harpies. We can't say enough about this club, which set a season-high 7-game winning streak and a couple of 4-game winning spurt, to go 20-10 overall in the month. They're also currently winning without their starting second baseman Bryan Nolasco who’s out for 8 months. They might cool down a bit with the recent injury.
4. May's Child: Ninfa Inares, SS, Legazpi Armada. The 6-foot-2 wunderkind is helping to make the Armada infield one to fear. Inares hit .280 with 3 homeruns, 11 RBIs. That's good enough for our Rookie of the Month vote.
5. Who the heck? Laroya Romubio, 2B, Davao Winds. At 41 years of age, Romubio is enjoying a breakout month. He hit .356 in May with three homers, 13 RBIs to continue to cement himself as an everyday second baseman, despite his age.
6. May management: Artemio Ojeda, Quezon City United. After losing the first game of the month against the Lapu-Lapu Red Dragons, the United followed the month with a 7-game winning streak and stringing in a couple of 3-straight victories along the month as well. They are really bold to run away with the Bonifacio League crown, thanks to Ojeda.
7. The injury bug: Jaypee Soria, SP, Lapu-Lapu Red Dragons. Yes, the Harpies miss Nolasco but Soria was the Red Dragons best starter in April as he won three games in the opening month and he’ll be out for 13 months. Lapu-Lapu could have easily challenged Davao Winds for the wildcard race in Bonifacio League.
8. May's magic moment: Legazpi in Ilagan, May 17. Beating the Harpies certainly is a big deal so far for Legazpi, but doing it by leaning on starter Romel Vega’s stellar 8 innings, 2-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts. Without Vega, the game could have spelled differently as Legazpi Armada down Ilagan Harpies, 4 to 1.
9. On the record: "What a waste of sole." – Winds outfielder Pablo Dakila. Dakila finished May with 5 HR and 20 RBIs and a stolen base, but he fired off the quote of the month when he saw catcher Bayani Natera’s brand-new, personalized shoe.
