By: Brandon Apter, contributor 
On Friday afternoon, the Phillies announced their organizational awards for the month for April. Second baseman Josh Tobias was named Hitter of the Month, Ben Lively earned Pitcher of the Month and second baseman Scott Kingery was tabbed as the Defender of the Month.
Tobias, 23, was selected in 10th round of the 2015 draft by the Phillies. After hitting .321 in 61 games with Short Season Williamsport, Tobias began 2016 in Lakewood and hasn't skipped a beat. Hit .348 average is good for 6th in the South Atlantic League, his on-base percentage (.459) and RBI's (20) rank 3rd and his OPS (.987) places 4th. Tobias has hit eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and scored 12 runs. He's also shown good plate discipline, walking 14 times to just 12 strikeouts in 89 at-bats. In the month of April, he slashed .347/.462/.560 with two homers and 19 RBI's.
Lively, 24, has already earned Eastern League Pitcher of the Week honors this season while also being named to Baseball America's All-Prospect Team for April. During the month of April, he went 3-0 with a 1.55 ERA. Acquired by the Phillies in December 2014 for Marlon Byrd, Lively's delivery adjustment and offseason progress made with his secondary pitches has him off to a hot start in 2016. Through six starts this season, he's 4-0 with a 2.12 ERA. His 32 strikeouts rank 2nd in the Double-A Eastern League and he's walked just nine batters all year, holding opposing hitters to a .185 average against.
Kingery, 22, was the Phillies second round pick in the 2015 draft out of Arizona. He's only hitting .269, but its his defense that's been strong this season. Kingery is the only second baseman in the Florida State League with at least 102 total chances defensively to have not committed an error. He's converted all 94 of his chances, 39 putouts and 55 assists, good for a 1.000 fielding percentage in 180 innings at second base. MLB Pipeline ranks Kingery as the 11th best prospect in the Phillies organization.
