Dorgan and Suchy Win Post Season Awards
Published on October 12, 2012 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Willmar Stingers News Release
(ROCHESTER, MN) The Northwoods League has announced the recipients of the 2012 "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, a Vancouver, British Columbia based sports statistical service company. The League has also announced the 2012 Rawlings "Big Stick" Award. This award is given to the player at each position who had the best batting average during the 2012 regular season.
The 2012 Rawlings Finest in the Field Award recipients and their field percentages are below.
Position Player NWL Team College Fielding Percentage
C J.D. Dorgan Willmar St. Thomas .992
1B Joshua Cyr Wisconsin Rapids North Alabama .989
2B Luis Munoz Madison Coffeyville .973
3B Brandon Hohl Wisconsin Rapids Illinois .930
SS Brett Kay Thunder Bay Illinois State .963
OF Ryan Shober Eau Claire Illinois at Chicago 1.000
OF Forrest Chadwick Lakeshore Southern Maine 1.000
OF Phil Imholte St. Cloud St. Cloud State .991
P Jake Powers Waterloo Missouri State 1.000
The expansion Lakeshore Chinooks had their first award winner as Chinooks outfielder Forrest Chadwick committed zero errors in 83 total chances. Corner infielders from Wisconsin Rapids were honored as first baseman Joshua Cyr committed 5 errors in 453 chances and third baseman Brandon Hohl had 128 assists from the hot corner. Thunder Bay shortstop Brett Kay continued his defensive prowess in the NWL by winning the award for the second year in a row. The Eau Claire Express starred in the outfield for the second season as outfielder Ryan Shober committed zero errors in 96 chances. Willmar Stingers catcher J.D. Dorgan made just two errors behind the plate while Waterloo pitcher Jake Powers didn't commit and error in 22 chances off the mound.
Rawlings has been rewarding the top defenders in the Northwoods League since 2002. The recipients receive a special Rawlings baseball glove mounted on an engraved trophy base. Alexandria Beetles second baseman Tanner Vavra and Duluth Huskies outfielder James Ramsey each earned a Rawlings "Big Stick" by leading the league in batting average.Rochester Honkers outfielder Justin Parr was second in the league in batting at .370 while Lakeshore Chinooks outfielder Eric Aguilera finished third with a .369 average. Shortstop Brett Kay of the Thunder Bay Border Cats was the only player to earn both the Rawlings "Big Stick" and Rawlings "Finest in the Field" Award in 2012. 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 eight award winners will receive an engraved bat from Rawlings.
The complete list of 2012 Rawlings "Big Stick" Award Winners is below.
Position Player NWL Team College Batting Average
C Paul Karmeris Duluth North Florida .344
1B Michael Suchy Willmar Florida Gulf Coast .349
2B Tanner Vavra Alexandria Valparaiso .381
3B Brendon Hayden Wisconsin Virginia Tech .343
SS Brett Kay Thunder Bay Illinois State .320
OF James Ramsey Duluth South Florida .381
OF Justin Parr Rochester Illinois .370
OF Eric Aguilera Lakeshore Illinois State .369
To be eligible a player would've needed to have enough plate appearances to qualify for a batting title. A player must have a minimum of 2.7 plate appearances per team game. Those players that saw time at more than one position qualify at the position they played most often.
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Northwoods League Stories from October 12, 2012
- Rox OF Imholte Wins Prestigious NWL Defensive Award - St. Cloud Rox
- Two Rafters Infielders Named Rawlings "Finest in the Field" - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Kay Wins Pair of NWL Awards - Thunder Bay Border Cats
- Dorgan and Suchy Win Post Season Awards - Willmar Stingers
- Mallards Second Baseman Munoz Named Rawlings Finest In The Field - Madison Mallards
- Four Bucks Ranked in Perfect Game's Top 75 Prospect List - Waterloo Bucks
- Hayden Among Big Stick Award Winners - Wausau Woodchucks
- NWL and Rawlings Announce 'Big Stick' Award Winners - Northwoods
- NWL and Rawlings Announce 'Finest in the Field' for 2012 - Northwoods
- Bucks Pitcher Powers Wins Finest in the Field Award - Waterloo Bucks
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