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\n\t Northwoods League Announces 2016 Postseason All-Star Team<\/u><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMankato OF Shepski is MVP, Lakeshore’s Kasowski is Top Pitcher<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRochester, Minn. – The Northwoods League announced the 2016 Postseason All-Star Team and award winners on Sunday, August 14. Mankato outfielder Jake Shepski was named the league’s Most Valuable Player and Lakeshore’s Marshall Kasowski was named Pitcher of the Year as voted by the League’s coaches and members of the media. Augie Rodriguez from St. Cloud was named the Manager of the Year and John Halama from Wisconsin Rapids won the Coach of the Year Award.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMankato MoonDogs outfielder Jake Shepski (Notre Dame) won the MVP award by being among the league leaders for offense in the Northwoods League. Shepski, a sophomore, was also a mid-season All-Star as well as a selection for the Major League Dreams Showcase. Shepski is currently fourth in the league in batting average (.339), fifth in home runs (11), and sixth in RBI (54). Shepski is a native of Lockport, Illinois.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLakeshore Chinooks right-handed pitcher Marshall Kasowski (Houston) was named the Northwoods League Pitcher of the Year. Kasowski, a junior, appeared in 12 games and went 3-1 with the third lowest ERA in the league at 1.56. He also struck out a league high 87 batters in 63.1 innings. Kasowski hails from Conroe, Texas.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWisconsin Woodchuck’s outfielder Steele Walker (Oklahoma) was also selected for the team and is currently hitting .411 for the season.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tShepski, Kasowski and Walker are among the 31 players selected to the NWL’s Postseason All-Star team.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Kalamazoo Growlers and the La Crosse Loggers lead all teams with four selections each.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSt. Cloud’s fifth-year manager Augie Rodriguez is the 2016 Manager of the Year after leading the St. Cloud Rox to a post-season berth with a current record of 47-23.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tJohn Halama earned the award for 2016 Coach of the Year in the Northwoods League. The former Major League pitcher has guided the Wisconsin Rapids pitching staff now for two seasons. The Rafters currently have the best pitching staff in the league.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPete Knutson of the Eau Claire Express and Cooper Perkins of the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters were recognized by their peers as Co-Play-by-Play Announcers of the Year.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe 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 150 former 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 (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com<\/a> or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store and on Google Play.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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