Sportman, Burke, Kirby Headline NECBL Post-Season Awards
August 22, 2013 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) News Release
Commissioner Sean McGrath proudly announced the NECBL post-season awards today. Keene Swamp Bat OF JP Sportman claimed the Rick Ligi Most Valuable Player while Holyoke Blue Sox RHP Michael Burke convincingly won the Robin Roberts Pitcher of the Year.
The champion Swamp Bats also claimed the Defensive Player of the Year with SS Dylan Moore, and both the Rookie of the Year and Top Prospect in southpaw Nathan Kirby.
Seven NECBL franchises placed a player on the All-League First Team and all but two had an alum on the First or Second Team. The Newport Gulls, this year's NECBL runners-up, had three spots on the First Team while the Swamp Bats joined the New Bedford Bay Sox in placing two players each.
Of special note were Gull 3B Adrian English and Plymouth Pilgrim OF Andrew Santomauro. English had an on base percentage of .401 helping him claim the Christopher Ashmos 10th Player Award. Santomauro hit .312 and ranked second in the NECBL in hits (53) and steals (23), facilitating his winning the 2013 Most Improved Player.
The NECBL congratulates all of our deserving award winners, who are listed below:
Rick Ligi Most Valuable Player- OF JP Sportman, Keene/Central Connecticut
Robin Roberts Pitcher of the Year- RHP Michael Burke, Holyoke/Buffalo
Top Pro Prospect- LHP Nathan Kirby, Keene/Virginia
Christopher Ashmos 10th Player Award- 3B Adrian English, Newport/Barry
Sportsmanship Award- P/1BJoel Rosencrance, Mystic/St. Bonaventure
Batting Champion- 2B Joe Landi, North Adams/Rhode Island
Defensive Player of the Year- SS Dylan Moore, Keene/Cypress
Rookie of the Year- LHP Nathan Kirby, Keene/Virginia
Most Improved Player- OF Andrew Santomauro, Plymouth/Lafayette
Top Relief Pitcher- P Steven Rice, Sanford/Vanderbilt
Joel Cooney Manager of the Year- Kevin Winterrowd, Keene
Umpire of the Year- Jeff January
All-NECBL First Team
C- Chris Travers, New Bedford/Roger Williams
Led the NECBL with a .462 on base percentage
1B- Chris Shaw, New Bedford/Boston College
Hit .335 with 16 extra base hits. His 39 RBI were second best in the NECBL
2B- Joe Landi, North Adams/ Rhode Island
Won the NECBL's batting title with a .348 average; stole 22 bases
SS- Trace Tam Sing, Newport/Washington State
The 7/27 Player of the Week missed the NECBL's doubles record by one
3B- Brendan Hendriks, Holyoke/San Francisco
Set an NECBL record in games played while hitting .342
OF- Mike Gerber, Ocean State/Creighton
Ranked in the top five in all Triple Crown categories with a .340/7/30 split
OF- JP Sportman, Keene/Central Connecticut
Player of the Week for 7/6 hit .340 with 13 doubles and 31 RBI. All #s ranked in the League's top four
OF- Ben Roberts, Newport/Washington State
Set new NECBL doubles record with 18. Finished third with 35 RBI
RHP- Michael Burke, Holyoke/Buffalo
Won the League's ERA title (0.55) and walked just 9 in 65 innings
LHP- Nathan Kirby, Keene/Virginia
Fanned 60 in 43 innings while posting a 1.67 ERA
RHP- Brett Graves, Newport/Missouri
Went 4-0 with a 1.01 ERA for Eastern Division champs
RHP- John Miles, Vermont/Missouri
Set an new NECBL record with his .135 batting average against
Closer- Steven Rice, Sanford/Vanderbilt
Saved six games and struck out 52 in 28.2 innings.
All-NECBL Second Team
C- Tyler Boyd, Mystic/Seton Hall
6/15 Player of the Week co-claimed the League's HR title with seven
1B- Ryan McBroom, Laconia/West Virginia
Hit .325 and smacked five homers in just 32 games
2B- Zach Lucas, Keene/Louisville
Hit .374 after July 5th to help Swamp Bats win 2013 NECBL title
SS- Christian Muscarello, Ocean State/Trinity (TX)
Hit .378 in the month of June, helping to lead Ocean State to the playoffs
3B- Tyler Boyd, Mystic/Seton Hall
Multi-positional threat also slugged .473 and made just five errors all summer
OF- Chandler Brock, Vermont/ Alabama-Huntsville
8/3 Player of the Week hit .452 and scored 17 runs in last 19 regular season games
OF- Daniel Spingola, Danbury/Georgia Tech
One of just two players to hit .325, hit 13 extra base hits and steal 15 bases
OF- Evan Ocello, Ocean State/Holy Cross
A .331 hitter with 16 steals, he also clubbed 10 doubles and four homers
LHP- Scott Squier, North Adams/Hawaii
6/15 Pitcher of the Week led the NECBL in starts (10), strikeouts (70) and innings (69)
RHP- Jordan Hillyer, Holyoke/Kennesaw State
Went 5-3 with a 2.46 ERA. His 64 strikeouts were second most in the NECBL
RHP- Kurt Sowa, Mystic/Rider
The 7/6 Pitcher of the Week went 3-2 with a 3.05 ERA in seven starts
LHP- Matthew Clancy, Keene/St. John's
Went 5-0 with 41 strikeouts and a 1.95 ERA in 14 games
Closer- Kyle Wilcox, Newport/Bryant
Seven saves were second most in the League; posted a 0.48 ERA
New England Collegiate Baseball League Stories from August 22, 2013
- Landi, NECBL Batting Champion, Named to All-League First Team, Squier to Second Team - North Adams SteepleCats
- Sportman, Burke, Kirby Headline NECBL Post-Season Awards - NECBL
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