Former Honker, Matt Fiedler is named Player of the Year & former Buck, Cody Sedlock is Pitcher of the Year
Rochester, Minn. – The Northwoods League is proud to announce that 21 current and former players have been named to All-Big Ten teams following the 2016 season. One-half of the top two All-Big Ten Teams are alumni of the Northwoods League. Out of 39 total selections last season 25 of them were NWL players. Those 25 contributed heavily to the five Big 10 teams that made the NCAA tournament after never previously having more than three teams from the Big 10 in the tournament.
Former Rochester Honker, Matt Fiedler from Minnesota, was named the Big Ten Player of the Year. Fiedler spent the 2015 season with the Honkers. In 2015, Fiedler hit .354 with eight home runs and 37 RBI. Former Waterloo Buck, Cody Sedlock from Illinois, was named the Pitcher of the Year. Sedlock pitched for the Bucks during the 2014 season and was 5-3 with a 3.27 ERA.
Below is a list of the NWL players, their All-Big Ten team, college and NWL team.
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ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM C – AUSTIN ATHMANN, Minnesota, St. Cloud Rox 1B – Scott Schreiber, Nebraska, Rochester Honkers 2B – Connor Schaefbauer, Minnesota, Waterloo/Rochester 3B – Nick Sergakis, Ohio State, Kenosha Kingfish OF – Joel Booker, Iowa, Waterloo Bucks DH – MATT FIEDLER, Minnesota, Rochester Honkers SP – CODY SEDLOCK, Illinois, Waterloo Bucks RP – Dakota Mekkes, Michigan State, Battle Creek Bombers |
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ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM 1B – Jordan Zimmerman, Michigan State, La Crosse Loggers 3B – Micah Coffey, Minnesota, Kenosha Kingfish OF – Dan Motl, Minnesota, Willmar Stingers OF – Ryan Boldt, Nebraska, Rochester Honkers SP – Cam Vieaux, Michigan State, Lakeshore Chinooks SP – Dalton Sawyer, Minnesota, St. Cloud Rox
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ALL-BIG TEN FRESHMAN TEAM S – Riley Smith, Minnesota, Lakeshore Chinooks OF – Marty Bechina, Michigan State, Kenosha Kingfish SP – Cole Bellair, Illinois, Rockford Rivets |
Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
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The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. The 22 year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, 150 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com
