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Theunissen Wins Rawlings “Big Stick” Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Madison, WI) The Northwoods League is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Rawlings “Big Stick” Award. \u00a0This award is given to the player at each position who had the best batting average during the 2011 regular season.<\/p>\n

Madison Mallards first baseman Nate Theunissen earned a Rawlings “Big Stick” Award by hitting .325 this season. \u00a0Theunissen, from Central Michigan University also tied a team record with nine home runs for the Mallards.\"natetheunissenhit\"<\/p>\n

La Crosse Loggers catcher Andrew Knapp earned a Rawlings “Big Stick” by becoming the first Northwoods League player to hit .400 since Luis Rivera of the Waterloo Bucks in 1995. \u00a0Thunder Bay Border Cats second baseman Cullen Mahoney was second in the league in batting at .347 while Waterloo Bucks third baseman Cameron Perkins finished third with a .344 average. \u00a0Slugging outfielder Shaun Cooper of the Mankato MoonDogs, the 2011 NWL MVP, was the only player to earn both the Rawlings “Big Stick” and Rawlings “Finest in the Field” Award in 2011.<\/p>\n

Rawlings has been rewarding the top hitters in the Northwoods League since 2007 in addition to honoring the best fielders since 2002. \u00a0To honor their achievement the eight winners will receive an engraved bat from Rawlings. \u00a0The complete list of 2011 Rawlings “Big Stick” Award Winners is below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Position <\/strong><\/td>\nPlayer <\/strong><\/td>\nNWL Team <\/strong><\/td>\nCollege <\/strong><\/td>\nBatting Average <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C<\/strong><\/td>\nAndrew Knapp<\/td>\nLa Crosse<\/td>\nCalifornia<\/td>\n.400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1B<\/strong><\/td>\nNate Theunissen<\/td>\nMadison<\/td>\nCentral Michigan<\/td>\n.325<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2B<\/strong><\/td>\nCullen Mahoney<\/td>\nThunder Bay<\/td>\nLoyola Marymount<\/td>\n.347<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3B<\/strong><\/td>\nCameron Perkins<\/td>\nWaterloo<\/td>\nPurdue<\/td>\n.344<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SS<\/strong><\/td>\nTy Forney<\/td>\nEau Claire<\/td>\nNew Mexico State<\/td>\n.338<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OF<\/strong><\/td>\nPat Stover<\/td>\nWillmar<\/td>\nSanta Clara<\/td>\n.337<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OF<\/strong><\/td>\nDanny Susdorf<\/td>\nWisconsin<\/td>\nUC San Diego<\/td>\n.335<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OF<\/strong><\/td>\nShaun Cooper<\/td>\nMankato<\/td>\nUtah<\/td>\n.335<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

To be eligible a player would’ve needed to have enough plate appearances to qualify for a batting title. \u00a0A player must have a minimum of 2.7 plate appearances per team game. \u00a0Those players that saw time at more than one position qualify at the position they played most often.<\/p>\n

The Madison Mallards are members of the 16-team Northwoods League. \u00a0The 2011 season has come to end in record-breaking fashion. \u00a0The Mallards drew a new team and summer collegiate baseball record 213, 467 fans this season, breaking their old record of over 207,000 set in 2007. \u00a07-Game Packs for 2012 are now on sale! \u00a0For more information call 608-246-4277 or email info@mallardsbaseball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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