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Published On: September 20th, 2016

2016 Top Defenders Rewarded for Best Fielding Percentages

Rochester, Minn. – The Northwoods League has announced the recipients of the 2016 Rawlings ‘Finest in the Field’ Award. The annual award recognizes the top fielders at each position. The winners are selected based on final fielding statistics compiled by league statistician Pointstreak. The 2016 Rawlings ‘Finest in the Field’ Award recipients and their fielding percentages are below.

Position

Player

NWL Team

College

Fielding Percentage

C

Adam McGinnis

Waterloo Bucks

Western Illinois

1.000

1B

Ben Fisher

Wisconsin Rapids Rafters

Eastern Kentucky

.994

2B

Jake Lumley

Wisconsin Rapids Rafters

Canisius

.987

3B

Patrick Cromwell

Wisconsin Rapids Rafters

Clemson

.949

SS

Mason McCoy

La Crosse Loggers

Iowa

.969

OF

Logan Mattix

Wisconsin Rapids Rafters

Georgia College

1.000

OF

Joe Duncan

Lakeshore Chinooks

Eastern Illinois

1.000

OF

Dean Miller

Battle Creek Bombers

Riverside City College

1.000

P

Kenny Ogg

Eau Claire Express

Ohio

1.000


Rawlings has been rewarding the top defenders in the Northwoods League since 2002. The recipients receive a special Rawlings engraved trophy. Rawlings is the official equipment provider for the Northwoods League. To qualify for an award a player needs to appear in at least two-thirds of the scheduled games at a specific position, with the exception of catcher which is half. For pitchers, the player that had the highest total defensive chances without committing an error earns the number one spot.

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