Former Spruce Grove White Sox and St. Francis Academy 1B Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.) of the Old Dominion Monarchs, is Can

November 21, 2022

By Bob Elliott

Canadian Baseball Network

The trumpets were assembled.

The cheer squad was about to lead the 129-piece marching band into our palatial offices with the big news. Live coverage provided by CKWS would see our host introduce the Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian College Team First Team and the CBN Player of the Year.

Hold the band. Send them back to the end zone ... as officials attempted when coach Joe Kapp’s California Golden Bears used five laterals on a kickoff return to score the winning touchdown in the final seconds for a 25–20 win over the Stanford Cardinals.

Thinking that the game was over, the Stanford band rushed the field during the kick return, which was rather prolonge. There were six laterals and pitch outs, a couple of times the Bears player looked down — but was not. And finally Kevin Moen, after dodging Stanford tacklers, saxaphonists and clarinet players with the ball carried the ball into the end zone flattening a trompbone player.

Now that Hot Rod Black had the scoop -- 1B Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.) of the Old Dominion Monarchs is the Canadian Baseball Network’s 23rd annual Player of the Year -- it is time to operate as we have every other year.

Our Canadian Baseball Network First team

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In the hole ... Our Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian Honourable Mentions, along with how the voting broke down ... And finally our stats package.

Already posted ... Hot Rod Black with the Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Year scoop … Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian Second Team … and the Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian Third Team.

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Ontario Terriers LHP Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.)

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First Team

Left-hander - Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.) Michigan Wolverines.

O’Halloran went 5-4 with a 5.44 ERA in 19 games, making 18 starts striking out 104 in 97 innings. He scored wins against Louisville (four innings, eight strikeouts, two runs), Dayton (13 whiffs, eight innings, one run), Michigan State (5 2/3 innings, eight strikeouts), Iowa (seven scoreless, eight strikeouts) and in the B1G Tournament semifinal game against Iowa (four innings, one unearned run, two strikeouts). He also left a start against Cal State Fullerton tied 1-1 (7 1/3 innings, four strikeouts),

He sat second among Canadians in innings pitched and was tied for second in strikeouts with Lassen’s Connor Irvine. O’Halloran moved into 10th place on the Michigan single-season strikeout list with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings of work in a no decision against Oregon. O’Halloran pitched for the Ontario Terriers under coaches Joe Ianuzzi, Ian Bala and his father, Greg O’Halloran, the former major leaguer.

Ex-Great Lake Canadians RHP Matt Duffy (Burlington, Ont.)

Right-hander: Matt Duffy (Burlington, Ont.) Canisius Golden Griffins.

Duffy pitched seven scoreless in a complete-game effort against Niagara in the Metro Atlantic Conference championship opener, striking out seven and then he pitched 3 1/3 in relief in the championship game against Rider, whiffing four. He was 8-2 with a 3.81 ERA in 17 games -- making 16 starts, striking out 124 in 104 innings. He set school and conference records for strikeouts in a season. He beat Pittsburgh, Morehead State, Charleston Southern, Quinnipiac, Marist, Siena, Monmouth and Niagara.

He led all Canucks in strikeouts and innings pitched, as well as being tied for second in wins, one behind Seth Gurr (Coaldale, Alta.) and Jonathan Henry (Whitby, Ont.), who had nine each. Duffy was named MAAC Championship MVP (one run allowed in 10 1/3 innings, 11 strikeouts), earned All-Conference First Team (2022) and All-Academic Team. His father, Phil, signed with the Kansas City A’s and went 3-0 for the 1964 rookie-class Wytheville A’s. Duffy, who played for the Great Lake Canadians and coaches Chris Robinson and Adam Stern, gained Canadian Baseball Network Honourable Mention in 2021.

Okotoks Dawgs grad Matt Wilkinson (Ladner, BC)

Reliever: Matt Wilkinson (Ladner, BC) Central Arizona Vaqueros.

Wilkinson was 5-2 with two saves and an impressive 1.87 ERA as he struck out 85 in 53 innings. He had wins over New Mexico Junior College (four strikeouts in 2 2/3 scoreless), Pima (three whiffs in 1 1/3 innings), Arizona Western (two scoreless, two strikeouts) and Yavapai College (1 2/3 scoreless with four strikeouts). His three saves came against Western Nebraska (eight strikeouts in three innings) and Mesa (a scoreless inning with two Ks).

Wilkinson appeared in 19 games making three starts, including pitching six scoreless -- seven strikeouts -- as No. 6 seed Central Arizona beat No. 2 seed Wabash Valley 5-4 to go to 3-1 in the Alpine Bank NJCAA Division I JUCO World Series at Grand Junction, Col. Central Arizona lost the opener 5-4 loss to Crowder, then won a 16-4 win against San Jacinto, secured an 11-3 win over Crowder, then the Wabash win, next a 7-4 win against Walters State and then a 4-2 win in the championship against Cowley. Wilkinson pitched for Jeff Duda and the Okotoks Dawgs.

Toronto Mets grad Ryan Leitch (Whitby, Ont.)

Catcher: Ryan Leitch (Whitby, Ont.) Marshall Thundering Herd.

Leitch batted .307 with 17 doubles, a triple, 12 homers, 43 RBIs and a .931 OPS. His best performances included games against BYU (double, three RBIs), Indiana State (two doubles, RBI), St. Bonaventure (two hits, including a double, three RBIs), Northeastern (two hits), St. Bonaventure (homer, three RBIs), Oakland (two hits, including a double), Oakland (three knocks, including two doubles, four RBIs), Oakland (two hits, three RBIs) and Eastern Kentucky (two hits). He was also excelled against Merrimack (homer, three RBIs), Ohio State (two hits, counting a double), Florida International (three hits, including a solo homer), Rice (three hits with a double, RBI), Alabama-Birmingham (two hits with a double) and West Virginia (two hits, a homer, two RBIs). He also had strong games against Middle Tennessee (two hits, a double, homer, two RBIs), Ohio (three hits, two doubles, a homer, two RBIs), Louisiana Tech (two hits, double, two RBIs), Louisiana Tech (two hits, triple, homer, two RBIs), Western Kentucky (two hit, including a double), Texas-San Antonio (two hits), Old Dominion (two hits with a double), Florida Atlantic (two hits, solo homer), Florida Atlantic (two hits, double, RBI) and Florida Atlantic (two hits, RBI).

Leitch played with the Toronto Mets for coaches Rich Leitch, Paul Thorpe and Frank Maury, before learning the ‘We Are Marshall’ cheer.

Ex-St. Francis Academy and Spruce Grove White Sox 1B Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.).

First base: Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.) Old Dominion Monarchs.

Courtney slugged his way to his position, batting .376 with 27 home runs, 70 RBIs and a whopping 1.281 OPS in 58 games. He led Old Dominion in average, homers, hits, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. His 27 homers, 70 RBIs and 66 runs scored were all program records. He was third in the country in homers and fifth in slugging. He sits second in program history with 39 career home runs. And he didn’t hit his first homer of the spring until the 10th game of the season against Bryant. He was 5-for-7 with two homers and three RBIs in a 23-7 win at Middle Tennessee State, had four multi-home run games and tied a program record with a home run in five-straight games, with two of the five multi-homer games. He knocked the fences down against Marshall (two doubles, three RBIs) and MTSU (4-for-5, homer, three RBIs).

He led all Canadians in home runs, was fourth in hits behind Ricardo Sanchez, Max Grant and Ottawa’s Jonah Weisner. For Coutney, who played with the Spruce Grove White Sox, and the St. Francis Academy under Rob Boik, this is the fifth time he has made the Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian College Team. He gained Second Team honours in 2018 and 2019, as well as a Third Teamer both in 2020 and 2021.

Second base: Max Grant (Fredericton, N.B.) Canisius Golden Griffins.

In the spring of 2022, Grant batted .398 with 14 doubles, six triples, 10 homers and 53 RBIs in 54 games with a 1.135 OPS. He went 4-for-6 against Siena and had five RBIs in a game against Marist. Grant led the MAAC and ranked 14th nationally with his batting average. He recorded multiple hits in 27 games, highlighted by six four-hit performances with his conference-leading 90 hits the second most in a season by a Canisius player. Grant topped the MAAC and finished 10th nationally with six triples, recording his 100th career hit with a two-run home run against Niagara. Yet his best series was against Marist when he batted .625 (10-for-16) with four extra-base hits and 12 RBIs during the three-game series.

He was second in hits, one behind Ricardo Sanchez, tied for second in triples behind Jonah Weisner of Ottawa U and Caleb Feuerstake of McPherson on the Canuck list. Grant earned ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American honours. He was also a NCBWA Second Team All-American pick, gained All-MAAC First Team selection and was MAAC Player of the Year. He was also named to the MAAC All-Championship Team after hitting .440 (10-for-18) with six RBIs during four tournament games. A CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, he was named Canisius Male Athlete of the Year. Grant played for the Vauxhall Jets and coach Les McTavish.

Third base: Brandon Nicoll (Coombs, BC) Southern Arkansas Muleriders.

Nicoll was the best at the hot corner. He hit .333 with 26 doubles, two triples, 14 homers and 84 RBIs to go with a 1.023 OPS. His best games were against: Northwest Missouri (three hits, including a homer, two RBIs), Pittsburgh State (two hits, homer, three RBIs), Northwestern Oklahoma State (two doubles, three RBIs), Southwestern Oklahoma (two hits, two RBIs), Southwestern Oklahoma (two hits, two RBIs), Mississippi College (two doubles) and Arkansas Tech (two hits, three RBIs). He also excelled against Ouachita (three hits, with double, homer, five RBIs), Ouachita (double, triple, homer, four RBIs), Arkansas-Monticello (three hits, including a double, homer and three RBIs), East Central (two hits), East Central (two hits, including a double, three RBIs), Southeastern Oklahoma (two hits, including a homer, five RBIs), Arkansas Tech (two hits, including a double) and Henderson State (three hits, two homers, three RBIs). He also enjoyed standout performances against Henderson (three hits, two doubles, two RBIs), Henderson (two hits, double), Harding (three hits, double, RBI), Harding (three hits, double, RBI), Oklahoma Baptist (two hits, double, two RBIs), Southern Nazarene (two hits, solo homer), Texas A&M Texarkana (two doubles, two RBIs), Arkansas Monticello (two hits, two RBIs), Arkansas Tech (two hits, including a homer, two RBIs), Arkansas Tech (two hits, RBI), Washburn (double, homer, four RBIs), Henderson (double, triple, homer, three RBIs), Henderson (double, homer, five RBIs), Augustana (three hits, RBI) and Point Loma (two hits, double, RBI).

He was second in doubles and RBIs for all Canucks, behind Ricardo Sanchez in both. Nicoll played for the Langley Blaze and coach Jamie Bodaly.

Shortstop: Benji Sauve (Mascouche, Que.) Trinidad State Trojans.

Sauve was sizzling at shortstop hitting .408 with 18 doubles, two triples, eight homers and 53 RBIs. He was 12-for-12 stealing bases and had a 1.083 OPS. His most memorable games were facing Wayland Baptist JVs (two hits), Wayland Baptist (two hits, double, RBI), Wayland Baptist (two hits), Wayland Baptist (two hits, two RBIs), CSU Fort Collins (two hits), Fort Collins (three hits, including a double), Fort Collins (two hits, homer, three RBIs) and Otero (three hits). He also excelled against Adams State JVs (three hits, triple, two RBIs), Luna (two hits, double, RBI), Luna (three hits, double, two RBIs), Luna (double, homer, two RBIs), Northeastern (two hits with a double, RBI), Western Nebraska (three hits, double), Western Nebraska (two hits), Adams State (two hits, double, RBI), Southeast (two hits), Adams State (two hits), Adams (three hits, including a homer, five RBIs), Lamar (three hits, two homers, three RBIs), Lamar (two hits, double), Lamar (two hits, homer, five RBIs), Luna (three hits, double) and Luna (two hits, two RBIs). He also had success against Adams (four hits, two doubles, triple, four RBIs), Otero (two hits, RBI), Lamar (4-for-4 with a double, four RBIs), Western Nebraska (two hits), Otero (two hits, double, three RBIs), Southeast (two hits, RBI) and Southeast (two hits).

From the same city as former National League Cy Young award winner Éric Gagné, the former Los Angeles Dodgers closer, who belongs in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Sauve played for Royal de Repentigny in Ligue de junior élite du Québec and coach Mathieu Granger.

Outfielders: Tom Poole (Calgary, Alta.) Cloud County Thunderbirds, Logan Grant (Chestermere, Alta.) Bismark State Mystics and Ethan Hunt (Elginburg, Ont.) Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies.

Former Langley Blaze and Absolute Baseball Academy grad Tom Poole (Calgary, Alta.)

Poole led all outfielders with a 1.379 OPS as he batted .366 with 12 doubles, five triples, 23 homers and 71 RBIs. He homered against Kansas Wesleyan JVs (solo homer), Marshalltown (homer, two RBIs), Highland (two homers, three RBIs), Johnson County (solo homer), Iowa Western (three-run homer), Pratt (solo homer), Dodge City (two-run homer), Butler (homer, four RBIs), Butler (solo homer) and Concordia-Nebraska JVs (three homers, seven RBIs). He also went deep against Garden City (homer, three RBIs), Hutchinson (two homers, three RBIs), Seward County (solo homer), Neosho County (two homers, six RBIs) Neosho (solo homer) and Barton (two-run homer).

Poole was second in homers among Canucks behind Old Dominion’s Matt Coutney and second in OPS behind Cumberland’s Nolan Machibroda. This spring’s home run total beat the former single-season school record of 20 – held by Rico Gholston in 1990 – which earned him Second Team Jayhawk Conference honours. He played for the Langley Blaze and coach Jamie Bodaly and before that worked with Phil Curtis and Neil Gidney at Absolute Baseball Academy.

Former Vauxhall Jet and Okotoks Dawg OF Logan Grant (Calgary, Alta.)

Grant was another outfielder who carried a 1.300-plus OPS mark (1.379). He had 15 doubles, four triples, 10 homers and 73 RBIs while batting .462. His best games were facing the Carthage JVs (4-for-4, homer, five RBIs), Fraser Valley (two hits, triple, RBI), Lake Region State (two hits, RBI), Edgewood JVs (4-for-4, double, triple, two homers, seven RBIs), Concordia Wisconsin (two hits), Anoka-Ramsey (three hits, including a triple, RBI) and Minnesota Post Grad (two hits, RBI). He also excelled against Miles (two hits, two RBIs), Dakota-Bottineau (two hits, with a double, RBI), Dawson (three hits, two doubles), North Dakota State of Science (two hits, RBI), North Dakota State (3-for-3, two RBIs), North Dakota State (5-for-5, two doubles, two homers, nine RBIs), North Dakota State (double, homer, two RBIs), Dakota-Bottineau (two hits, four RBIs), Williston State (two hits, including a double, two RBIs), Dakota County Tech (3-for-3, double, four RBIs), Williston (4-for-7, homer, five RBIs) and Kirkwood (three hits, two RBIs.)

Grant, who gained Mon-Dak Athletic Conference First Team honours, played for Vauxhall and coach Les McTavish and Jim Kotkas and Joel Blake, as well as the Okotoks Dawgs and coaches Bretton Gouthro and Aaron Ethier. He garnered Canadian Baseball Network Second Team honours in 2021.

For Oklahoma Panhandle, Hunt batted .441 with 12 doubles, three triples, 13 homers and 58 RBIs. He didn’t have a 1.300 OPS (only a minute 1.284 ... that’s Kingston humor). Seriously there were some big diamond names in Kingston over the years ... like Lavallee (Ron, Gary, Leo), Senior (Bob, Wayne, Doug, Ricky), Cherry (Del, Dick and Don), Gilmour (Don, Bobby, David, Dougie), etc. Now the Hunt name is a big one in the former capital of Canada: pop Jim Hunt has his team entered into the Premier League of Ontario and his son Ethan carved out a spot to earn First Team honours and then turn pro with the Independent Quebec Capitales.

Hunt was named to the 2022 All-Sooner Athletic Conference Second Team as he finished leading the Aggie team in nearly every offensive category and placing his name in the record books. He tied the program record for batting average, and set new marks for single-season hits, on-base, slugging, home runs, RBIs and runs. He also holds the record for consecutive games reaching base. In conference play, he ranked top five in hits (third), triples (fourth), home runs (fourth), RBIs (fifth) and batting average (fourth). He played for the Kingston Ponies and coach Ross Graham, as well as the Toronto Mets and Rich Leitch.

DH: David McCabe (Oshawa, Ont.) Charlotte 49ers.

McCabe missed time with an injury but he was still a force when in the lineup, batting .386 with 13 doubles, 16 home runs, 52 RBIs and a 1.297 OPS this past season. He homered against South Florida (two hits, three RBIs), Gardner-Webb (three hits, including two homers, four RBIs), Old Dominion (solo homer), UNC Asheville (homer, two RBIs), Marshall (homer, five RBIs), Marshall (four hits, three homers, six RBIs), Marshall (two hits, two RBIs), Rice (two hits, two RBIs), Florida Atlantic (four hits, homer, three RBIs), Florida Atlantic (three hits, two homers, five RBIs) and Louisiana Tech (three hits, two homers, four RBIs). McCabe had a .341 batting average in his three seasons wearing the Green and White, amassing 118 hits, 96 RBIs and 30 home runs in 96 games. McCabe hit three of those home runs in one game against Marshall this year, tying the program record for most home runs in a single game by one player.

McCabe gained NCBWA All-America Third Team honours, as well as a First Team All-Conference USA selection and Second Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region pick. He also became the first hitter in Charlotte history to be recognized as an NCBWA Hitter of the Week. After playing for Team Ontario Astros and coach Jason Booth, as well at the Ontario Blue Jays and Mike Steed, McCabe was a Canadian Baseball Network First Teamer in 2021.

The 2022 All-Canadian Second Team

Left-hander: Campbell Ellis (Georgetown, Ont.) Virginia Commonwealth Rams.

Ellis had a 5-4 record and a 3.27 ERA in 21 starts. He walked only 21 and struck out 62 in 74 1/3 innings. He gained wins against William & Mary (three scoreless, one whiff), George Washington (four scoreless, five strikeouts), Massachusetts (five innings, five strikeouts, one run), Fordham (four scoreless, four strikeouts) and No. 10th-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill Regional (four scoreless).

Ellis gained a berth on the Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament Team and won an Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week award. He led NCAA Division I Canadian pitchers in starts (21), after pitching for coach Scott VandeValk and the Ontario Terriers. Ellis earned a Canadian Baseball Network Honourable Mention in 2021.

Right-hander: Cedric De Grandpre (St. Simon, Que.) Chipola Indians.

On the season, De Grandpre went 8-4 in 18 games -- making 12 starts -- with a 2.80 ERA. He fanned 89 in 70 2/3 innings. He had wins against College of Central Florida (four innings, one run, four strikeouts), Miami-Dade (four innings, one earned run, seven whiffs), Walters State (five innings, three runs, five strikeouts), Columbia State (5 2/3 scoreless, six strikeouts), Grand Rapids (five scoreless, nine Ks), Gulf Coast State (seven innings, one earned run, six strikeouts), Pensacola State (6 1/3 innings, two runs, 11 strikeouts) and St. Johns River (6 1/3 scoreless, 11 whiffs).

He was tied for second in wins among Canadian JUCO (Division 1) pitchers, one behind Seth Gurr (Coaldale, Alta.) and Jonathan Henry (Whitby, Ont.), who had nine wins each on the top Canuck list. De Grandpre, who pitched for the ABC and coach Maxime Hockhoussen, as well as the Guerriers de Granby and coach Denis Lamontagne, earned a berth on the 2021 Canadian Baseball Network First Team.

Relievers (tie): Peyton Consigli (Fonthill, Ont.) Canisius Golden Griffins and Fynn Chester (Victoria, BC) Cal-State Fullerton Titans.

Consigli was asked to shut the door for the Griffs and seven times he did. Appearing in 22 games -- one start -- going 4-2 with a 3.15 ERA, walking 14 and striking out 53 in 40 innings. He had saves against Charleston Southern (three scoreless innings, three strikeouts), Quinnipiac (two scoreless, three whiffs), Marist (two scoreless, four strikeouts), Siena (two scoreless, allowing one walk, fanning four), Rider (2/3 scoreless), Monmouth (scoreless 1/3) and Rider (two innings, two runs). Consigli registered wins facing Pitt (3 1/3 innings, one run, two strikeouts), Iona (two scoreless, one hit, five strikeouts), St. Bonaventure (one scoreless, two strikeouts) and Niagara (1/3 of an inning scoreless).

He led all NCAA Div. 1 Canucks in saves. He earned Collegiate Baseball All-American and NCBWA Second Team All-American freshman honours. He was also named the Canisius Male Rookie of the Year, MAAC top Rookie, Relief Pitcher of the Year and to the All-Rookie Team. Consigli pitched for Mike Steed and Joey Ellison, of the Ontario Blue Jays,

Chester was a workhorse for Fullerton, appearing in 23 games -- making six starts -- and pitching 62 2/3 innings. He was 3-1 with a 2.30 ERA, walking 12 and striking out 32. He had victories over San Jose State (1 1/3 innings, one run, one strikeout), Long Beach State (nine scoreless on 76 pitches, three hits, three strikeouts) and UC-Irvine (eight innings, one run, eight whiffs).

He gained Big West Pitcher of the Week after his performance against Long Beach and earned a Big West Honorable Mention. He pitched for the Victoria Mariners and coach Mike Chewpoy, earning Canadian Baseball Network Honourable Mention honours in 2020.

Catcher: Connor Caskenette (Duncan, BC) Cochise Apache.

Caskenette finished with a .364 batting average with 23 doubles, a triple, six homers, 58 RBIs and a .967 OPS. His best outings were against Colorado Northwestern (two hits, three RBIs), Lamar (solo homer), New Mexico Jr. College (two hits, triple, RBI), Southern Idaho (two hits, RBI), Southern Idaho (3-for-4, with a double, RBI), Southern Idaho (two doubles, two RBIs), Utah State Eastern (3-for-3, double, homer, three RBIs) and Yavapai (two hits, solo homer). He also enjoyed strong performances against Southern Nevada (3-for-4, RBI), Southern Nevada (two hits, two RBIs), South Mountain (4-for-5, with three doubles, three RBIs), Glendale (two hits), GateWay (two hits, including a double, RBI), Eastern Arizona (two hits, double, RBI), Fraser Valley (4-for-6, including a double, homer, three RBIs) and Chandler-Gilbert (4-for-7, two doubles, two RBIs). He was also outstanding in contests against Mesa (4-for-5, two homers, four RBIs), Eastern Arizona (two hits, two RBIs), Eastern Arizona (two hits, double, RBI), Central Arizona (two hits, two RBIs), Yavapai College (three hits, double, homer, two RBIs), Pima (three hits, two RBIs), South Mountain (two hits including a double, RBI), Arizona Western (three hits, double, homer, five RBIs), Arizona Western (two hits with a double, four RBIs), Arizona Western (two doubles, RBI), Central Arizona (two hits, RBI) and Central Arizona (three hits).

He was third in doubles among Canadian JUCO players behind Barton’s Ricardo Sanchez and Southern Arkansas’ Brandon Nichol. After playing for the Mid-Island Pirates and coach Doug Rogers, Caskenette was a Canadian Baseball Network Honourable Mention in 2021.

First base: Nolan Machibroda (Saskatoon, Sask.) Cumberland Phoenix.

After starting the season 2-for-9, Machibroda had some dandy outings against Brescia (3-for-4 with two doubles, a homer, five RBIs), Tennessee Wesleyan (two hits, including a double), Shawnee State (three hits, including two homers, seven RBIs), Cumberland (two hits, solo homer), Bryan (two hits, double), Campbellsville (two hits, home run, RBI) and Campbellsville (two hits, homer, three RBIs). Machibroda was also outstanding against Faulkner (3-for-3, double, four RBIs), Johnson (two hits, including a homer, three RBIs), Freed-Hardeman (two hits, double), Freed-Hardeman (two hits), Bethel (two hits, RBI), Bethel (three hits. two doubles, three RBIs), Lindsey Wilson (two hits, double, two RBIs), Lindsey Wilson (3-for-3, two doubles, homer, two RBIs) and Indiana Southeast (two hits, three RBIs). He also enjoyed strong performances against Tennessee Southern (3-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs), Tennessee Southern (two hits, home run, four RBIs), Tennessee Southern (two hits, homer, three RBIs), Thomas More (three hits, home run, seven RBIs), Thomas More (two hits, homer, four RBIs), Thomas More (two hits, a homer and two RBIs) and Georgetown (three hits, two homers, four RBIs).

Machibroda, who earned Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian Third Team honours in 2020, played for the Saskatoon Diamondbacks and coach Matt Kosteniuk, as well as being with Team Saskatchewan, Canada Cup winners in 2016 with coaches Greg Brons, Neil Hogg and Kosteniuk.

Second base: Ricardo Sanchez (Okotoks, Alta.) Barton Cougars.

Sanchez not only set program single-season records with 35 doubles and 90 RBIs, but he also led the conference and region in those categories. Facing Cloud County in an 11-6 win, he had three doubles, including his single-season record breaking 30th double of the year surpassing Brady Michel’s 29 in 2018. He ranked second on the team in batting average at .442 (11th best in the nation) and with his .551 on-base percentage (eighth best). He drew a team-high 49 walks and had five triples finishing second on the club with 91 hits, including nine homers. He also swiped 27 bases in 31 tries.

He led all Canucks in hits, doubles, RBIs, was third in stolen bases behind Niagara County’s Chris Tani and Ottawa’s Jonah Weisner. He earned NJCAA All-America Honorable Mention honors, plus All-KJCCC West and All-Region VI First Team honors, as well as Region VI Gold Glove. Sanchez, a former Okotoks Dawg, earned a pair of conference player of the week awards and national player of the week. With the Okotoks Dawgs he played for coaches Tyler Hollick, Val Heldobler and Jeff Duda.

Third base: Liam Bushey (Mission, BC) Mineral Area Cardinals.

Bushey didn’t play six of the first eight games, but he earned a spot in the everyday lineup playing in 46 games. He hit .427 with 12 doubles, three triples, five homers, 32 RBIs and a 1.137 OPS. He ranked inside the top 30 nationally with his final batting average, and produced a team-high 67 hits. His best outings were against: Copiah-Lincoln (two singles), Bevill State (three hits, two RBIs), Rich Mountain (two hits, RBI), Crowder (two hits, two RBIs), Crowder (two hits, including a double), Jefferson (MO) (three hits, two RBIs), Jefferson (three hits), St. Charles (two hits, homer), St. Charles (two hits, double, RBI) and Crowley’s Ridge (two hits, solo homer). He also had outstanding performances against State Fair (three hits, two RBIs), St. Louis CC (two doubles, RBI), St. Louis (two hits, double, two RBIs), St. Louis (three hits, triple, homer), Metropolitan (two hits), Metro (double, homer, four RBIs), Three Rivers (two hits), Three Rivers (two hits), Three Rivers (three hits, home run), State Fair (double, homer, three RBIs), East Central (three hits, double, three RBIs), Metropolitan (two hits, double), Jefferson (two hits) and St. Charles (two hits, double).

Bushey, who was selected to the Region 16 First Team, played for the Abbotsford Cardinals and coaches Taylor Bratton and Corey Eckstein.

Shortstop: Matteo Porcellato (Pitt Meadows, BC) Marian Sabres.

Porcellato batted .380 in 50 games with 17 doubles, two triples, eight homers, 45 RBIs and a 1.123 OPS. He made 49 starts, playing both shortstop and centre field. He had 23 multi-game hits, and led Marian with 70 hits, scoring a team best 56 runs. Porcellato had a single-game best four hits twice, against Goshen and Spring Arbor. As well, he had six games with three RBIs each, with the final one coming against Spring Arbor in the Crossroads League tournament, as he went 4-for-5 with a double and a homer. Against St. Francis, he drew five walks, including four intentional walks, setting a single game best. He walked eight times in total in the series against St. Francis. He had two games with a pair of doubles. After the season, he joined the Welland Jackfish of the Intercounty Baseball League.

Porcellato dominated for the Knights in his final collegiate season, earning All-Crossroads League First Team honors. He previously played for the North Shore Twins and coaches Brooks McNiven, Parker Kynoch, Mike Mitzel and Steven Roller.

Outfielders: Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta.) Reinhardt Eagles, Cesar Valero (Calgary, Alta.) Sacramento State Hornets and Alejandro Cazorla (Okotoks, Alta.) Bossier Parish Cavaliers.

Zdunich finished with a .379 batting average, while recording 14 doubles, three triples, 17 homers, 67 RBIs and a 1.256 OPS. He homered against Pikeville (four RBIs), Southeastern (solo), Spring Arbor (solo), Point (solo), Columbia International (solo), William Carey (three-run shot), Toccoa Falls (two homers, five RBIs) and Middle Georgia State (solo). He also went deep against Union (two RBIs), Middle Georgia State (three RBIs), Tennessee Wesleyan (two RBIs), Tennessee Wesleyan (solo), Bryan (two homers, five RBIs), Milligan (solo homer), Bryan (four RBIs) and Ottawa (solo).

He played for the Okotoks Dawgs and coaches Tyler Hollick, Val Heldobler and Jeff Duda. He earned Canadian Baseball Network Honourable Mentions in 2019 and 2020.

Valero batted .297 with seven doubles, 13 homers and 38 RBIs, slugging .606, while posting a .355 on-base mark. In 20 Western Athletic Conference games, he hit .329 with 25 hits, six home runs and 19 RBIs. Valero started 38 of his 39 appearances before missing the final 21 games due to an injury. Despite the short season, he led his team in slugging, runs scored, home runs, and RBIs. His 13 home runs ranked in a tie for seventh in the WAC. He finished with 13 multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs five times. He was 5-for-5 against Houston Baptist becoming the first Hornet to collect five hits in a game since Will Soto against New Mexico State in 2011. Valero also owned a team-best consecutive-game hit streak of 13. Against Utah Valley, he was 3-for-4, drove in six runs with a pair of home runs at New Mexico State, a day after homering twice against the Aggies in game two of the series.

Valero won Sacramento State’s Male Individual Performance of the Year -- beating out athletes from golf, basketball and baseball -- after going 5-for-5 with three home runs, a triple, and a school-record 10 RBIs against Houston Baptist breaking Josh Payne’s record of nine set in 1997 against Rhode Island. He homered in each of his first three at bats (in the first three innings) tying a school record, last accomplished by Tim Wheeler in 2009. He was a double short of the cycle, as his five hits were one shy of the school record. He hit a two-run homer in the first, a three-run shot in the second, and a three-run bomb in the third. He played for the Okotoks Dawgs for coaches Tyler Hollick, Val Heldobler, Jeff Duda and Allen Cox.

Cazorla batted .392 in 52 games for Bossier Parish with 12 doubles, four triples, six homers, 45 RBIs and a 1.032 OPS. He had two hit games (or better) against DFW Postgrad (three hits, including a double, RBI), DFW Postgrad (double, two RBIs), DFW (solo homer), Baton Rouge (three hits, two RBIs), Tyler (double, homer, two RBIs), Panola (homer, four RBIs), Kellogg (double), Angelina (three hits, two doubles, solo homer) and Panola, Paris (double, RBI). He also had multi-hit games against Navarro (two RBIs), Northeast Texas (three hits, RBI), Centenary College (three hits), Tyler (4-for-4, with a double, three RBIs), Tyler, Panola, Angelina, Rich Mountain (three hits, triple, three RBIs), Paris (double, RBI), Centenary (three hits, two RBIs), Northeast Texas (two hits, triple), Northeast Texas (double, homer, RBI), Tyler (homer, five RBIs), Panola, Panola (double, RBI), Angelina (RBI), Angelina, Navarro and Northeast Texas (three hits, triple).

Cazorla completed the all-Okotoks outfield on the Second Team. He worked out inside Duvernay Fieldhouse and played at Seaman Stadium for Dawgs coaches Tyler Hollick, Val Heldobler and Jeff Duda.

DH: Tim Holyk (Nanaimo, BC) Miles Pioneers.

Holyk was a .400-plus hitter batting .437 with 12 doubles, five triples, 14 homers, 76 RBIs and a 1.397 OPS in 51 games. He had two-hit outings against Northeastern CC (homer, two RBIs), Northeastern (including a double, a homer and two RBIs), Northeastern (three hits, two homers, six RBIs), Western Nebraska (four hits, three homers, six RBIs), Central Lakes (RBI), Central Lakes (five RBIs) and Northland (homer, three RBIs). He also had multi-hit contests against Central Lakes (three hits, two doubles, three RBIs), Minnesota North-Rainy River (triple, two RBIs), Bismarck State (solo homer), North Dakota SCS (three hits, double, three RBIs), North Dakota SCS (three hits, double, homer, three RBIs), Williston State, Williston (double, triple, two RBIs), Dawson (double, RBI), Dawson (double, four RBIs), Dakota (two doubles, two RBIs), Bismark State (three hits, three RBIs), Williston (solo homer), Williston (four hits, homer, four RBIs) and Williston (three hits).

He was third among Canadians in RBIs behind Barton’s Ricardo Sanchez and Brandon Nichol of Southern Arkansas. Holyk played for the Parksville Royals and coach Frank Kaluzniak.

And now the Canadian Baseball Network Third Team

Left-hander: Antoine Jean (Montreal, Que.) Alabama.

Jean was ‘Bama’s Saturday starter for the first five weeks of the season before moving to the bullpen. Despite missing more than a month, he finished with a 5-1 record, a 3.48 ERA and one save in 11 appearances, including six starts. He fanned 20 in 33 2/3 innings. His first career save was the result of three innings in relief against Mississippi State, allowing one unearned run on three hits.

Jean, who played for Academy Baseball Canada and coaches Max Hockhoussen and Robbie Fatal, was a Candian Baseball Network Second Team All-Canadian in 2020 and an Honourable Mention in 2021. He gained a spot on the SEC Spring Academic Honour Roll this spring ... for the second spring in a row.

Right-hander: Connor Irvine (Victoria, BC) Lassen Hustlin’ Cougs.

Irvine went 7-3 with a 2.45 ERA in 15 starts. He struck out 104 in 88 1/3 innings. He registered wins over Hartnell (five innings, one run, seven strikeouts), Yuba (6 2/3 scoreless, six whiffs), Redwoods (six scoreless, three hits, 14 Ks), Redwoods (nine innings scoreless, five hits with 14 whiffs), Siskiyous (six innings, three runs, four strikeouts), Shasta (six scoreless, nine strikeouts) and Fresno City (seven innings, one run, five strikeouts).

He was tied for second with Connor O’Halloran in strikeouts and third in innings pitched among Canadians, behind Matt Duffy and O’Halloran. He was named the Golden Valley Conference Player of the Year. He pitched for the Victoria Eagles and coach Charlie Strandlund before heading south. He was a Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian Second Team selection in 2020.

Reliever: Nathan Landry (Victoriaville, Que.) Missouri Tigers.

Landry was 4-2 with one save and a 3.67 ERA in 15 games for Missouri -- making four starts. He struck out 54 and walked seven in 41 2/3 innings. He held opponents to a .200 batting average. His wins came against Southern when he struck out 10 in 4 1/3 innings to lead Mizzou to a record-tying 20 strikeouts. At Georgia, he pitched six innings and allowed two runs, while fanning seven. He then picked up a victory against South Carolina when he worked a scoreless ninth and then another when he hurled three scoreless innings, striking out four, against Kansas. He also had a save against Nicholls State (three scoreless, one whiff).

Landry, a 15th round selection of the Boston Red Sox in the 2022 MLB draft, pitched for the LaFleche Dragons and coach Alexandre Béland, as well as Aigles de Trois-Rivières for coach Rémi Doucet.

Catcher: Gavin Logan (Oyen, Alta.) Oregon State Beavers.

He batted .281 with 12 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 36 RBIs. His best outings included a 5-for-7 day, setting a career-high for hits and RBIs (five), while doubling twice versus UCLA. In the Pac-12 Tournament opener, he doubled home two and hit a solo home run against Washington. He also doubled home two in the eighth and finished 1-for-4 with a walk against Oregon and drove in three after going 2-for-5 with a run against Long Beach State. He then set a career-best with four RBIs and was 2-for-7 with a triple facing Arizona State and doubled and homered in the sixth inning in the second game of the series at Washington State. In the opener at Washington State, he doubled, homered and had four hits and three RBIs and then finished 2-for-4 and knocked in a run against Xavier. He also tripled to finish with two hits and three runs in the opening game of a series against New Mexico.

He had the second-best OPS of 1.379 -- tied with Cloud County’s Tom Poole -- and behind Cumberland’s Nolan Marchibroda. Logan was an All-Pac-12 First Team rep and made the All-Pac-12 Tournament Team. He played with the Okotoks Dawgs for coach Tyler Hollick, Val Heldobler and Jeff Duda.

First base: Nash Crowell (Yarmouth, N.S.) Bismarck State Mystics.

Crowell swung the heavy lumber for Bismark hitting .458 with 13 doubles, four triples, seven homers, 74 RBIs and an OPS of 1.247. Crowell had games to remember against Dakota State (two hits), Carthage JVs (double, triple), Rainy River (two hits, three RBIs), Fraser Valley (double, homer, four RBIs), Rainy River (two hits, including a triple, RBI), Anoka-Ramsey (3-for-3, triple, RBI) and Minnesota Post Grad (two doubles, three RBIs). He also starred against Miles (two doubles, RBI), Miles (two hits, RBI), Dawson (two hits, including a double, four RBIs), Dawson (two hits), North Dakota State-Science (two doubles, three RBIs), North Dakota State-Science (three hits, with a double, three RBIs), Dakota Bottineau (two hits, two RBIs) and Williston State (two hits, RBI). He also had strong performances against Williston (three hits, including a double, four RBIs), Dakota County Technical (two hits, including a double, two RBIs), Miles (two hits, double, RBI), Dakota Bottineau (three hits, double, homer, four RBIs), Miles (two hits, homer, three RBIs), and Williston (three homers, six RBIs).

Crowell, who was named to Mon-Dak First-Team All-Conference and gained All-American Honourable Mention status, played for the Tri-County Rangers and coach Greg Trueman, before heading west to play for the Okotoks Dawgs coaches Bretton Gouthro and Kurtis Taylor.

Second base: Garrett Takamatsu (Burlington, Ont.) Central Oklahoma Bronchos.

Takamatsu batted .328 with 12 doubles, a triple, 18 homers, 64 RBIs and a 1.126 OPS. Takamatsu played a few different positions around the Broncho infield this season. He spent the most time at second base but also played several games at first and third. He was second on the team with a .328 batting average producing 63 hits in 50 games played – all starts – and led with 64 RBIs. His team-high 18 home runs ranks sixth on Central’s all-time single-season list.

He was third in homers among Canadians, trailing Old Dominion’s Matt Coutney and Cloud County’s Tom Poole. Takamatsu was a Second Team selection by the D2CCA, helping the Bronchos to the MIAA Championship first round. After playing for the coach Mike Steed and the Ontario Blue Jays, Takamatsu earned Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian Third Team honours in 2019 and an Honourable Mention in 2021.

Third base: Daniel Lichty (Denfield, Ont.) Huntington Foresters.

Lichty hit .337 in 50 games with 18 doubles, four triples, seven homers and 46 RBIs. He also had a .991 OPS, while stealing 20 bases. He had a team-leading 67 hits. At the Crossroad conference tourney, he singled in a run and stole a base in a win over Bethel. He was then hitless and drove in a run to help his team beat Saint Francis 15-8. He followed that up with a single, a home run and three RBIs in an 11-8 loss to Taylor. He then homered and knocked in a pair, beating Mount Nazerene 6-4. In the final, he was 1-for-4, knocking in a run in a 12-9 loss to Taylor. In the conference tourney, he batted .250 (5-for-20) with eight RBIs out of the leadoff spot. Defensively, Lichty was named to the Gold Glove Team for the second consecutive year. He committed 10 errors at the hot corner for a fielding percentage of .927, with 86 assists.

In his five seasons at Huntington, he batted .354 with 46 doubles, 11 triples, 19 homers, 147 RBIs, while going 70-for-82 stealing bases, with a .991 OPS. Lichty, named the All-Conference third baseman this season, played for the London Badgers and coach Mike Lumley. He earned a Canadian Baseball Network Honourable Mention in 2020.

Shortstop: Declan Buckle (Dieppe, N.B.) Minot State Beavers.

Buckle batted .365 with 11 doubles, a triple, eight homers and 40 RBIs in 45 games with a 1.003 OPS. He had strong games against MSU Denver (two hits), Denver (double, homer, four RBIs), Regis (two hits, including a double, RBI), Regis (three hits, double, RBI), Lindenwood (two hits), Winona State (two hits) and Wayne State (two doubles, homers, two RBIs). He also excelled against Upper Iowa (three hits, two homers, three RBIs), Augustana (three hits, double, homer, three RBIs), Augustana (two hits, RBI), Concordia-St. Paul (homer, three RBIs) and Concordia-St. Paul (two hits, three RBIs). He was also outstanding against Wolves (three hits), Mary (two hits), Mary (double, homer, four RBIs), Minnesota-Duluth (two hits, RBI), Bemidji State (two hits, double, two RBIs), St. Cloud (two hits), Winona State (two hits, double, two RBIs) and Mary (two hits).

Buckle was First Team All-NSIC and was the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Central All-Region Second Team. Born in Corner Brook, Nfld., he played for the Moncton Metro Mudcats and coach Patrick Tardif. He was all tournament at 2016 Tournament 12 at the Rogers Centre.

Outfield: Caleb Feuerstake (Waterdown, Ont.) McPherson Bulldogs, Chris Tani (Oakville, Ont.) Niagara County Thunderbirds and Pier-Olivier Boucher (Saint-Joseph-de-Bauce, Que.) Southern Illinois Salukis.

Feuerstake hit .398 with 10 doubles, six triples, seven homers, and 47 RBIs. He had a 1.084 OPS and swiped 24 bases. His two-hit games included: Benedictine (double), Benedictine, Doane (three hits), Doane (three hits, including a triple), Doane (RBI), Peru State (double, RBI), Peru State, Peru State (triple, homer, four RBIs), Tabor, Kansas Wesleyan, Kansas Wesleyan (homer, four RBIs) and Saint Mary (triple, two RBIs). He also had multi-hit games against Ottawa (three hits), Oklahoma Wesleyan (four hits, homer, four RBIs), Tabor (double, three RBIs), York (RBI), Sterling (two homers, four RBIs), Southwestern, Southwestern (three hits, two RBIs), Southwestern (three hits, RBI), Friends (homer, two RBIs), Friends (double), Tabor (three hits, triple), Middle Georgia State (four hits, two doubles, two RBIs) and St. Thomas (triple, RBI).

He was tied for second with Max Grant of Canisius and Ottawa’s Jonah Weisner in triples by Canucks. Feuerstake played for the Fieldhouse Pirates under coaches Travis Kayler and Perry Scott. He earned a 2019 Canadian Baseball Network Honourable Mention.

Former Fieldhouse Pirates OF Chris Tani (Oakville, Ont.)

Tani batted .372 with nine doubles, three triples, three homers and 51 RBIs. He stole 43 bases to lead all Canucks and had a 1.029 OPS in 55 games. His two-hit games came against: Glen Oaks (double, RBI, stolen base), Minnesota North-Itasca (double, two RBIs), Westchester (homer, four RBIs), Herkimer (four RBIs), Westmoreland (double, three RBIs), Monroe (stolen base), Erie (three RBIs) and Tompkins Cortland (three stolen bases). He also had multi-hit games versus SUNY Broome (double, homer, two stolen bases), Monroe (double, RBI), Onondaga (three hits, two steals), Onondaga (double, homer, stolen base), Jamestown (two RBIs, stolen bases), Jamestown (three steals), Herkimer (two steals), Dallas-Eastfield (three hits) and St. Cloud Tech (two steals).

He led all Canucks in stolen bases. Tani who played for the Fieldhouse Pirates under coaches Travis Kayler and Perry Scott, earned Canadian Baseball Network Honourable Mention honours in 2021.

Former Alouettes de Charlesbourg OF Pier-Olivier Boucher (Saint-Joseph-de-Bauce, Que.).

Boucher batted .325 with 11 doubles, eight homers and 33 RBIs. In 52 games, he had a .959 OPS and was 10-for-11 stealing bases. Starting 46 games, mostly in left field, he had the team’s third-best batting average. Boucher hit .435 in the season’s final six games and .478 in the first six games of the season. Boucher had a season-high four hits against Central Arkansas and he had season-high four RBIs twice (facing Louisiana-Monroe and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville). He also had a season-high four runs scored against Central Arkansas. During the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament, he was 10-for-23 (.435) with six RBIs and two home runs. Both tourney home runs came versus Missouri State.

Boucher gained a spot on the Missouri Valley All-Tournament Team. He was a Canadian Baseball Network Honourable Mention in 2021. He played for the Alouettes de Charlesbourg and coach Josué Peley.

Ethan Murdoch (Swift Current, Sask). McCook Indians.

Murdoch hit .315 with eight doubles, 16 homers, 44 RBIs and a 1.129 OPS. His two-hit games or better came against Dodge City (two doubles), Northeastern CC (two solo homers), Northeastern (RBI), Trinidad State (homer, three RBIs), Trinidad State (RBI), Southeast (homer, two RBIs), Lamar (homer, two RBIs), Lamar, Garden City (double), Otero (three hits, two homers, four RBIs) and Western Nebraska (homer, two RBIs).

He played for the Swift Current ‘57s under his coach and father Derek Murdoch, as well Team Sask and coach Greg Brons.

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Most first-place votes on our First Team: Matt Coutney, Old Dominion, 41, Brandon Nicoll, Southern Arkansas, 39, David McCabe, Charlotte, 37, Tom Poole, Cloud County, 32, Logan Grant, Bismarck State, 27, Matt Duffy, Canisius, 23, Ryan Leitch, Marshall, 23, Matt Wilkinson, Central Arizona, 22, Connor O’Halloran, Michigan, 21.

First team by province: Ontario 5, Alberta 3, British Columbia 2, New Brunswick, Quebec.

First team by graduating teams: Langley Blaze 3, Okotoks Dawgs 2, Toronto Mets 2, Vauxhall Jets 2, Absolute Baseball Academy, Great Lake Canadians, Ontario Blue Jays, Ontario Terriers, Royal de Repentigny, Spruce Grove White Sox, Team Ontario Astros.

First Second and Third teams by province: Ontario 11, British Columbia 10, Alberta 8, Quebec 6, New Brunswick 2, Saskatchewan 2, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia.

First, Second and Third teams by graduating teams: Okotoks Dawgs 8, Langey Blaze 3, Ontario Blue Jays 3, Academy Baseball Canada 2, FieldHouse Pirates 2, Ontario Terriers 2, Toronto Mets 2, Vauxhall Academy Jets 2, Abbotsford Cardinals, Absolute Baseball Academy, Alouettes de Charlesbourg, Great Lake Canadians, Kingston Ponies, LaFleche Dragons, London Badgers, Mid-Island Pirates, Moncton Metro Mudcats, North Shore Twins, Parksville Royals, Royal de Repentigny, Saskatoon Diamondbacks, Spruce Grove White Sox, Swift Current ‘57s, Team Ontario Astros, Victoria Eagles, Victoria Mariners.

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1B Matt Coutney (Edmonton, Alta.) had 78.8% of the votes, the closest race since 2015, when Connor Panas (Toronto Ont.) of Canisius Golden Griffins received 33 first-place ballots three more first than C Chris Robinson (Uxbridge, Ont.) of Morehead State. Coutney had two more first-place votes than 3B Brandon Nicoll (Coombs, BC) of the Southern Arkansas Muleriders.

Previous winners of Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Year (most first-place votes for the All-Canadian team):

2022 _ 1B Matt Coutney (Edmonton, Alta.) of the Old Dominion Monarchs, who had 41 of 52 first-place votes (78.8).

2021 _ INF Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) of the Wright State Raiders, 56 of 56 first-place votes (100%).

2020 _ INF David Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) of the Connors State Cowboys, 54 of 62 first-place votes (87.1%).

2019 _ LHP Ryan Johnson (Winnipeg, Man.) of Lubbock Christian Chaps, 54 of 59 first-place votes (91.5%).

2018 _ DH Edouard Julien (Quebec City, Que.) of the Auburn Tigers, 43 of 52 ballots (82.7%).

2017 _ OF Christopher Acosta-Tapia (Laval, Que.) of Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles, 41 of 51 (80.3%) voters.

2016 _ LHP Guillaume Blanchette (St-Constant, Que.) of Lubbock Christian Chaparrals, 51 of 51 (100%) first-place votes.

2015 _ 3B Connor Panas (Toronto, Ont.) of the Canisius Golden Griffins, 33 of 45 ballots (73.3%).

2014 _ 2B-OF Craig-St. Louis (Gatineau, Que.) of the Seminole State Trojans, 50-for-59 (84.7%).

2013 _ LHP Ryan Kellogg (Whitby, Ont.) of the Arizona State Sun Devils, 50-for-65 (76.9%).

2012 _ 2B Maxx Tissenbaum (Toronto, Ont.) of the Stony Brook Seawolves, 40-for-58 (69%).

2011 _ OF Chase Larsson (Vancouver, BC), of the Cameron Aggies, 39 of 41 votes (95.1%).

2010 _ OF Marcus Knecht (North York, Ont.) of the Connors State Cowboys, 49 of 51 (96.1%).

2009 _ 3B Jesse Sawyer (Calgary, Alta.) of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, 33 for 49 (67.3%).

2008 _ DH Mike Gosse (Pitt Meadows, BC) of the Oklahoma Sooners, 35 of 42 (83.3%).

2007 _ 1B Kevin Atkinson (Surrey, BC) of the New Mexico Jr. College Thunderbirds, 55 for 62 (88.7%).

2006 _ OF Jon Baksh (Mississauga, Ont.) of the Florida Tech Panthers, 40 of 63 (63.5%).

2005 _ 1B Karl Amonite (Woodslee, Ont.) of the Auburn Tigers, 55 for 62 (88.7%).

2004 _ OF Charlie MacFarlane (Lantzville, BC) of the Cumberland Bulldogs, 36 for 45 (80%).

2003 _ C Aaron McRae (Delta, BC) of the LSU-Shreveport Pilots, 37 for 49 (75.5%).

2002 (tie) _ OF Ryan Kenning (North Vancouver, BC) of the New Mexico State Aggies and RP-SS Jesse Crain (Toronto, Ont.) of the Houston Cougars, nine first-place votes of 18 ballots (50%) in 2002.

2001 _ LHP Jeff Francis (North Delta, BC) of the British Columbia Thunderbirds, six of seven (85.7%).

2000 _ OF Ben Emond (Farnham, Que.) of the Texas Longhorns our inaugural year.