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On Tuesday\u00a0the Northwoods League released the recipients of the Rawlings ‘Big Stick’ Award Winners. \u00a0This award is given to the player at each position who had the best batting average during the 2017 regular season.\u00a0Madison\u2019s Zac Taylor (Illinois) was one of three outfielders to win the award.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taylor led the Mallards with a .350 average, good for fourth overall in the Northwoods League. The outfielder smacked 13 doubles, seven home runs, and 33 RBI. Taylor was a late addition to the Mallards coming off an injury, which made his performance and numbers that much more impressive. Upon his arrival in mid-June, Manager Donnie Scott was able to pencil Taylor in every day and he was a staple in the middle of the order throughout the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rawlings 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 2017 Rawlings \u201cBig Stick\u201d Award Winners is below.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Position<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPlayer<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nNWL Team<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCollege<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBatting Average<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nHunter Feduccia<\/span><\/td>\nRockford<\/span><\/td>\nLSU<\/span><\/td>\n.348<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1B<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nRyan Stekl<\/span><\/td>\nWisconsin Rapids<\/span><\/td>\nCanisius<\/span><\/td>\n.364<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2B<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMatthew Mika<\/span><\/td>\nLakeshore<\/span><\/td>\nCentral Florida<\/span><\/td>\n.335<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3B<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nDavid Villar<\/span><\/td>\nLa Crosse<\/span><\/td>\nSouth Florida<\/span><\/td>\n.312<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nConnor Hollis<\/span><\/td>\nKalamazoo<\/span><\/td>\nHouston<\/span><\/td>\n.375<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
INF<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBryson Stott<\/span><\/td>\nWisconsin Rapids<\/span><\/td>\nUNLV<\/span><\/td>\n.352<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OF<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nZac Taylor<\/span><\/td>\nMadison<\/span><\/td>\nIllinois<\/span><\/td>\n.350<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OF<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nDaniel Amaral<\/span><\/td>\nMankato<\/span><\/td>\nUCLA<\/span><\/td>\n.347<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OF<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nRyan Anderson<\/span><\/td>\nBismarck<\/span><\/td>\nUC Davis<\/span><\/td>\n.340<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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