Quebec leaders: Bedard, De Grandpré, Deneault-Gauthier, Plaz, Vallée
Quebec-born leaders in runs scored (top row, left to right) Alexandre Bédard, Pier-Olivier Boucher and Mathieu Vallée ... and the RBI leaders: Victor Plaz, Félix-Antoine Chénier-Rondeau and Alfonso Villalobos.
By Jacques Lanciault
Quebec’s Mr. Baseball
The U.S. college spring season kicked off on Jan. 22.
Thirteen weeks of the season are now in the books. It’s crazy how time flies.
With the exception of one college which cancelled its season, all the teams of the 55 players from Quebec who compete in the U.S. college ranks (two players were added during the last week, Benjamin Bierd and Philippe Jacques Bellemare), have started their campaigns and 49 of those players have taken part in their team’s games.
Below is our weekly ranking of the leaders in various statistical categories among Quebec players at U.S. universities and colleges.
Obviously, these statistics are skewed by the number of games played by each player. But, with this in mind, let’s still take a look at the leaders after 13 weeks.
Pitching
Most wins
Mathieu Deneault-Gauthier (9-2), West Texas A&M University
Cédric De Grandpré (3-1), Chipola College
Nathan Landry (3-2), Mineral Area College
Samuel Jalbert (2-0), St Joseph’s College of Maine
Christopher Pouliot (2-0), University of Pittsburgh
Antoine Jean (2-1), University of Alabama
William Sierra (2-1), Washington State University
Most saves
Cédric De Grandpré (4), Chipola College
Nathan Landry (1), Mineral Area College
William Sierra (1), Washington State University
Most innings pitched
Mathieu Deneault-Gauthier (67 2/3), West Texas A&M University
Cédric De Grandpré (37 2/3), Chipola College
Nathan Landry (34 2/3), Mineral Area College
Best earned run average
(Starters: 26.0 innings minimum, relievers: 13.0 innings)
Cédric De Grandpré (1.82), Chipola College
Mathieu Deneault-Gauthier (2.79), West Texas A&M University
Antoine Jean (3.76), University of Alabama
Most strikeouts
Mathieu Deneault-Gauthier (84), West Texas A&M University
Nathan Landry (56), Mineral Area College
Cédric De Grandpré (48), Chipola College
Offensive statistics
Most at-bats
Alfonso Villalobos (127), Chipola College
Alexandre Bédard (120), Southwestern Oklahoma University
Anthony Quirion (117), Lamar University
Most hits
Alexandre Bédard (47), Southwestern Oklahoma University
Mathieu Vallée (45), Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Victor Plaz (37), Clarendon College
Best batting average
(39 minimum at-bats)
Mathieu Vallée (.495), Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Félix-Antoine Chénier-Rondeau (.400), Cowley College
Alexandre Bédard (.392), Southwestern Oklahoma University
Most doubles
Mathieu Vallée (12), Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Anthony Quirion (9), Lamar University
Jacob Carroll (8), Pratt Community College
Édouard Savoie (8), Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Most triples
Alexandre Bédard (5), Southwestern Oklahoma University
Félix-Antoine Chénier-Rondeau (3), Cowley College
Rémi Patry (3), Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Pier-Olivier Boucher (2), Indian Hills Community College
Samuel Fortier (2), Indian Hills Community College
Victor Plaz (2), Clarendon College
Most home runs
Jacob Carroll (6), Pratt Community College
Félix-Antoine Chénier-Rondeau (6), Cowley College
Victor Plaz (6), Clarendon College
Anthony Quirion (6), Lamar University
Pier-Olivier Boucher (5), Indian Hills Community College
Alfonso Villalobos (5), Chipola College
Most RBIs
Victor Plaz (39), Clarendon College
Félix-Antoine Chénier-Rondeau (33), Cowley College
Alfonso Villalobos (31), Chipola College
Most runs scored
Alexandre Bédard (38), Southwestern Oklahoma University
Pier-Olivier Boucher (36), Indian Hills Community College
Mathieu Vallée (35), Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Most walks
Pier-Olivier Boucher (24), Indian Hills Community College
Mathieu Vallée (24), Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Samuel Fortier (18), Indian Hills Community College
Victor Plaz (17), Clarendon College
Tommy Reyes-Cruz (17), University Faulkner
Most stolen bases
Mathieu Vallée (29), Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Alexandre Bédard (22), Southwestern Oklahoma University
Pier-Olivier Boucher (15), Indian Hills Community College