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\n\tRawlings ‘Big Stick’ Award Winners Announced<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSteele Walker from the Woodchucks tops the list with .406 average<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRochester, Minn. – The Northwoods League is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Rawlings “Big Stick” Award. This award is given to the player at each position who had the best batting average during the 2016 regular season. \n<\/p>\n

\n\tWisconsin outfielder Steele Walker leads this impressive list of award winners. Walker earned a Rawlings “Big Stick” by leading the league with an outstanding .406 batting average.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRawlings has been rewarding the top hitters in the Northwoods League since 2007 in addition to honoring the best fielders since 2002. To honor their achievement, the nine award winners will receive an engraved bat from Rawlings. The complete list of 2016 Rawlings “Big Stick” Award Winners is below.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosition<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPlayer<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tNWL Team<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tCollege<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tBatting Average<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tC<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tNick Hutchins\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tKalamazoo\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSouthern Illinois\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t.325\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t1B<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tGreg Lambert\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tWillmar\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSouthern Illinois\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t.330\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t2B<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tCullen Large\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tLa Crosse\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tWilliam & Mary\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t.328\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t3B<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tDavid Metzgar\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tMankato\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tCSU Bakersfield\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t.356\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSS<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tMason McCoy\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tLa Crosse\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tIowa\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t.320\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tOF<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSteele Walker\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tWisconsin\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tOklahoma\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t.406\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tOF<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tDanny Pardo\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tWillmar\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tMontevallo\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t.360\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tOF<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tJake Shepski\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tMankato\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tNotre Dame\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t.333\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tOF<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tAnthony Brocato\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThunder Bay\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSt. John’s\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t.333\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tTo be eligible a player would have needed to have enough plate appearances to qualify for a batting title. A player must have a minimum of 2.7 plate appearances per team game.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t###\n<\/p>\n

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