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Published On: September 17th, 2018

2018 Top Defenders Rewarded for Best Fielding Percentages

Rochester, Minn. – The Northwoods League has announced the recipients of the 2018 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 2018 Rawlings ‘Finest in the Field’ Award recipients and their fielding percentages are below.

 

Position Player NWL Team College Fielding Percentage
C Chris Gilbody Duluth Huskies Georgetown College .997
1B Matt Warkentin Bismarck Larks Xavier .992
2B Ripken Reyes Bismarck Larks San Diego .970
3B Will Wagner Kenosha Kingfish Liberty University .958
SS Nick Sogard Duluth Huskies Loyola Marymount .983
OF Kenton Crews Mankato MoonDogs Evansville 1.000
OF Ben McConnell Thunder Bay Border Cats Fort Scott CC .993
OF Spencer Myers Eau Claire Express Notre Dame 1.000
OF Jalen Thomas Battle Creek Bombers Madonna University 1.000
P Zak Devermann Rochester Honkers Illinois 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.

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The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. The 25-year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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, over 200 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (MIL). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.