Engelhardt, Kluijskens MVP; Boyd, Meadows Best Pitcher 2010
Nederlands
NIEUWEGEIN (Neth.) -
On Saturday, January 22, at the Head Office in Nieuwegein, the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association honored the best players of the 2010 season in baseball and softball.
Bryan Engelhardt (Corendon Kinheim) and Kim Kluijskens (Sparks Haarlem) were named Most Valuable Player in respectively the Dutch big league baseball and softball.
Engelhardt also got trophies for hitting the Most Homeruns and stealing the Most Bases.
Bryan Engelhardt batted .373, which was Kinheim's second best, as teammate Dirk van 't Klooster hit .400 to win the trophy for Batting Champion.
At Kinheim, Engelhardt led with 37 runs scored, 57 basehits, 11 doubles, six homeruns, 36 RBI's and 16 stolen bases.
His hits and RBI's were the most in the league.
Also nominated for the MVP-trophy were Sidney de Jong (L&D Amsterdam Pirates) and Raily Legito (DOOR Neptunus).
Kim Kluijskens led Sparks Haarlem with a .422 batting average, 38 hits and 33 RBI's. She also scored 23 runs.
Her batting average was second best in the league behind Britt Vonk (Tex Town Tigers), who hit .446.
Kim's RBI's were the most in the league.
She also led in On Base Percentage.
Also nominated for the MVP-trophy were Kate Gentile (Iber Lengua Terrasvogels) and Nadine Marinus (Tex Town Tigers).
Leon Boyd (DOOR Neptunus) and Lindsey Meadows (Tex Town Tigers) are the Best Pitchers of the 2010 season.
Leon Boyd led the big league with an 0.39 ERA and was second best with 83 StrikeOuts and victories (9).
Also nominated were David Bergman (Corendon Kinheim) and Rob Cordemans (L&D Amsterdam Pirates).
Lindsey Meadows won her third Best Pitcher Award in the last four years.
She led the league with her 0.36 ERA, Innings Pitched (129.1) and StrikeOuts (150) and finished the season with a 13-3 record.
Also nominated for Best Pitcher were Dagmar Bloeming (Sparks Haarlem) and Andee Lindgen (Twins).
Tony Moyo was the MVP and Best Pitcher in the Men Softball League, but this awards were not handed out today.
As the Men Softball League had no topsport-status during the 2010 season, no Official Scorers were assigned to their games.
The awards in the Men Softball League were handed out after completion of the season in September.
(January 22)
The best players of 2010
Back row: Bryan Engelhardt (MVP, Most Homeruns, Most Stolen Bases, BB), Nick Urbanus
(Ron Fraser Award, BB), Brian Farley (Coach of the Year, BB), Piet Pannen (Nol Houtkamp Award, SB),
Juni Francisca (Coach of the Year, SB), Dirk van 't Klooster (Best Hitter, BB), Steven Wharwood
(Rogear Bernadina Award, BB) and Niels Harteveld (Roel de Mon Award, BB).
Center row: Eva Voortman (Riet Vermaat Trophy, SB), Kim Kluijskens (MVP, SB) and
Chantal Versluis (Most Stolen Bases, SB). Front row: Daley Paalvast (Rob Cordemans Award, BB),
Bram Grooten (Dirk van 't Klooster Award, BB), Martin de Jonker (Bep van Beijmerwerdt Trophy for
Mariëlle Vleugels, SB) and Gé van Berkel (Leen Volkerijk Award, BB). (© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
Overview Star Awards Baseball 2010 |
Award | Winner | Club |
Most Valuable Player | Bryan Engelhardt | Corendon Kinheim |
Best Pitcher | Leon Boyd | DOOR Neptunus |
Batting Champion | Dirk van 't Klooster | Corendon Kinheim |
Most Homeruns | Bryan Engelhardt | Corendon Kinheim |
Most Stolen Bases | Bryan Engelhardt | Corendon Kinheim |
MVP Holland Series | Dushan Ruzic | DOOR Neptunus |
Guus van der Heijden Memorial Trophy (Best International Under 23) | Mariekson Gregorius | Cincinnati Reds |
Ron Fraser Award (Most Promising Youth Player) | Nick Urbanus | L&D Amsterdam Pirates |
Roel de Mon Award (Best Youth Pitcher) | Niels Harteveld | DOOR Tridents |
Coach of the Year | Brian Farley | Dutch National Junior Team |
In Memoriam Leen Volkerijk Award (player development) | Gé van Berkel | The Herons |
Rob Cordemans Award (Elite MVP Pitcher BB Academies Cadets) | Daley Paalvast | Scimitars |
Dirk van 't Klooster Award (Elite MVP Fielder BB Academies Cadets) | Bram Grooten | Bixie Baseball |
Rick van den Hurk Award (Elite MVP Pitcher BB Academies Juniors) | Evan Simons | Unicorns |
Rogear Bernadina Award (Elite MVP Fielder BB Academies Junioren) | Steven Wharwood | Unicorns |
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Overview Star Awards Softball Women 2010 |
Award | Winner | Club |
Most Valuable Player | Kim Kluijskens | Sparks Haarlem |
Best Pitcher | Lindsey Meadows | Tex Town Tigers |
Batting Champion | Britt Vonk | Tex Town Tigers |
Most Homeruns | Noémi Boekel Karin Tuk Chantal Versluis | Sparks Haarlem Tex Town Tigers Sparks Haarlem |
Most Stolen Bases | Chantal Versluis | Sparks Haarlem |
MVP Holland Series | Kim Kluijskens | Sparks Haarlem |
Egbert van der Sluis Memorial Award (Best International Under 23) | Britt Vonk | Tex Town Tigers |
Bep van Beijmerwerdt Trophy (Most Promising Youth Player) | Mariëlle Vleugels | Iber Lengua Terrasvogels |
Riet Vermaat Trophy (Best Youth Pitcher) | Eva Voortman | Centrals |
Coach of the Year | Juni Francisca | Sparks Haarlem |
Nol Houtkamp Award (player development) | Piet Pannen | |
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Overview Best Players Men Softball 2010 |
Award | Winner | Club |
Most Valuable Player | Tony Moyo | Storks |
Best Pitcher | Tony Moyo | Storks |
Batting Champion | Mike den Braven | Storks |
Most Homeruns | Signald Paz | Spikes |
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