All-star team announced; Lee lands Riordan Award
The all-star team and award winners:
1B – Chase Burch, Traverse City Beach Bums (also 2010 selection at DH)
2B – Ryan Still, Traverse City Beach Bums
3B – Jose Vargas, Traverse City Beach Bums
SS – Junior Arrojo, Florence Freedom
OF – Javier Herrera, Southern Illinois Miners
OF – Chad Mozingo, Schaumburg Boomers
OF – Jeff Flagg, Traverse City Beach Bums
C – Landon Hernandez, Gateway Grizzlies (also 2011 selection)
DH – Chad Cregar, Windy City ThunderBolts
SP – Mike Recchia, Windy City ThunderBolts
RP – Jonathan Kountis, Lake Erie Crushers
Morgan Burkhart Award (MVP) – Jose Vargas, Traverse City Beach Bums
Brian Tollberg Award (Pitcher of the Year) –Mike Recchia, Windy City ThunderBolts
Jason Simontacchi Award (Rookie of the Year) – Zac Treece, Gateway Grizzlies
Roger Hanners Award (Manager of the Year) – Gregg Langbehn, Traverse City Beach Bums
Fran Riordan Award (Citizenship) – Gary Lee, Washington Wild Things
Coach of the Year – Ralph Santana, Southern Illinois Miners
Trainer of the Year – Satoshi Kajiyama, Normal CornBelters
Groundskeeper of the Year – Guy Massaro, Joliet Slammers
Newspaper of the Year – SouthtownStar (Tinley Park, IL)
Writer of the Year – Randy Reinhardt, The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL)
Broadcaster of the Year – Andy “Bull” Barch, Lake Erie Crushers
Labels: Gary Lee