Boulders' Maloney Earns Player Of The Year Honors

September 5, 2015 - Canadian American League (Can-Am) News Release

Rockland Boulders OF/C Joe Maloney
(New York Boulders)

Durham, N.C. - Rockland Boulders OF/C Joe Maloney was named the Can-Am League's 2015 Player of the Year on Saturday, in a vote of league managers and media members.

Through Friday's games, Maloney has set the league record with 88 runs scored (previously held by Worcester's Scott Grimes, with 87 in 2008), and is currently second in the league with a .334 average, 118 hits, 78 RBI and 31 doubles, first with 194 total bases and 47 extra-base hits, and tied for fourth with 13 home runs. He was named the Can-Am's Player of the Week three times (for the weeks ending May 24, May 31 and July 12), and the Player of the Month for June.

2015 marks the second season with the Boulders for the 25-year-old. Last year, Maloney tied for the team lead with 17 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average, 66 RBI and 56 runs scored. Prior to Rockland, Maloney spent three seasons in the Texas Rangers' organization after being selected in the 10th round out of Limestone (S.C.) College in 2011.

Maloney is the first Rockland player to win the league's Player of the Year award.

Can-Am League Players of the Year

2015 - Joe Maloney, Rockland

2014 - Balbino Fuenmayor, Quebec

2013 - Jonathan Malo, Quebec

2012 - Nick Giarraputo, New Jersey

2011 - Chris Colabello, Worcester

2010 - Melvin Falu, Brockton

2009 - Pete Laforest, Quebec

2008 - Scott Grimes, Worcester

2007 - Olmo Rosario, Nashua

2006 - Vic Davilla, North Shore

2005 - Eddie Lantigua, Quebec

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