Vettleson, Ames are 2012 BCS/RPI champions

Outfielder Drew Vettleson's all-around efforts with the Bowling Green Hot Rods landed him the 2012 BCS/RPI championship.

Vettleson hit .275 with 15 home runs, 69 RBIs and 80 runs scored this season. He also led the organization with 20 outfield assists.

The 21-year-old had a dominating tally in the Biscuit Crumbs Standings/Rays Player Indicator scale.

Vettleson scored 82 points, a 23-point advantage over second place Jake Floethe, a Bowling Green pitcher. Todd Glaesmann, who split time between the Hot Rods and high-Class A Charlotte, was third with 56 points.

Floethe had the most first-place days (nine), though Vettleson was in the rankings for the most days overall (26).

In the Little BCS for short-season teams, Hudson Valley's Jeff Ames had 18 points to beat teammate Sean Bierman and Princeton's Blake Snell by a one-point nose. Hudson Valley pitchers Taylor Guerrieri and Brandon Henderson were another point back.

Ames was 6-1 with a 1.96 ERA in 14 games.

There were 142 days where Biscuit Crumbs had a "Ranking the Rays" full-season feature and 68 for the short-season teams. There were 118 players who drew full-season votes and 73 from the short-season side.

BCS/RPI ...
TOTAL POINTS
82: Drew Vettleson
59: Jake Floethe
56: Todd Glaesmann
47: Chris Archer, Ryan Carpenter
44: Henry Wrigley
42: Matt Buschmann, Jake Hager, Parker Markel, Ty Morrison

FIRST-PLACE DAYS
9: Jake Floethe
7: Ryan Carpenter
5: Parker Markel
4: Chris Archer, Matt Buschmann, Alex Colome, Felipe Rivero, Cody Rogers, Albert Suarez
3: Todd Glaesmann, Braulio Lara, Ty Morrison, C.J. Riefenhauser, Enny Romero, Drew Vettleson

DAYS IN RANKINGS
26: Drew Vettleson
20: Todd Glaesmann
17: Ryan Brett
15: Jake Hager, Ty Morrison, Stephen Vogt
14: Jake Floethe, Kyeong Kang, Henry Wrigley
13: Matt Buschmann, Jeff Malm

Little BCS ...
TOTAL POINTS
18: Jeff Ames
17: Sean Bierman, Blake Snell
16: Taylor Guerrieri, Brandon Henderson
14: Oscar Hernandez, Brandon Martin
13: Jesse Hahn
11: Kevin Brandt, Tommy Coyle, Luke Maile, Justin O'Conner, Eduar Quinonez

FIRST-PLACE DAYS
5: Sean Bierman
4. Brandon Henderson, Blake Snell
3: Oscar Armenta, Kevin Brandt, Jesse Hahn, Oscar Hernandez, Brandon Martin, Andrew Toles

DAYS IN RANKINGS
9: Jeff Ames
8: Taylor Guerrieri, Blake Snell, Tommy Coyle
6: Sean Bierman, Jesse Hahn, Brandon Henderson, Oscar Hernandez, Luke Maile, Brandon Martin, Justin O'Conner