2015 Top Defenders Rewarded for Best Fielding Percentages
Rochester, Minn. – The Northwoods League has announced the recipients of the 2015 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 2015 Rawlings ‘Finest in the Field’ Award recipients and their fielding percentages are below.
|
Position |
Player |
NWL Team |
College |
Fielding Percentage |
|
C |
Liam Bedford |
St. Cloud Rox |
Doane College |
.995 |
|
1B |
Ryan Cleveland |
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters |
Georgia Southern |
.990 |
|
2B |
Ty Blankmeyer |
Green Bay Bullfrogs |
St. John’s University |
.973 |
|
3B |
William Paschal |
Rochester Honkers |
Georgia Gwinnett |
.933 |
|
SS |
Matt Batten |
Thunder Bay Border Cats |
Quinnipiac University |
.978 |
|
OF |
Jake Romano |
Lakeshore Chinooks |
Miami of Ohio |
1.000 |
|
OF |
Cameron Frost |
Madison Mallards |
Washington State |
1.000 |
|
OF |
Cole Krzmarzick |
Rochester Honkers |
Nevada |
1.000 |
|
P |
Toby Anderson |
Duluth Huskies |
Minnesota |
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.
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, more than 140 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 (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (KC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com