Pittsfield's Keefe Named Manager of the Year
September 5, 2011 - Canadian American League (Can-Am) News Release
DURHAM, NC - The Can-Am League announced today that Pittsfield Colonials manager Jamie Keefe has been selected as the Manager of the Year, as voted by the eight field managers and media.
The award comes on the heels of a regular season in which Keefe guided Pittsfield to a 53-39 overall record and claimed the third seed in the Can-Am League playoffs, which begin Wednesday. The Colonials recorded a 24-9 record from July 31 through the end of the regular season.
Pittsfield ended the season with a league record 158 steals, breaking the mark that they had set last season as eight different players stole 10 or more bases in a Pittsfield uniform this season. Five different everyday players hit over .300 on the year, helping to contribute to a team batting average of .290. On the pitching side, Pittsfield finished the year third in the Can-Am League in ERA and set a league standard with 17 complete games on the season.
A native of Rochester, NH, Keefe played nine years of professional baseball after being drafted out of high school in the third round by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played three seasons in their farm system before joining the San Diego Padres organization in 1995. He finished his career in the Independent ranks playing for Albany-Colonie, Massachusetts and Big Bend in 1998 and the Chillicothe Paints of the Frontier League in 1999 and 2000.
Keefe, 38, is in his first year as Pittsfield manager. He spent the 2010 season as a Colonials coach. Prior to joining Pittsfield, Keefe spent parts of nine seasons managing in the Frontier League.
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