ROCHESTER, Mich. – The USPBL powered by UWM announced the All-USPBL team and candidates for player awards. The player awards will be released before Friday night’s playoff game between the third-seeded Eastside Diamond Hoppers and fourth-seeded Westside Woolly Mammoths in a pregame recognition at Jimmy John’s Field.
The 2022 All-USPBL Team was voted on by the league coaches and baseball operations personnel. Utica’s Noah Childress won the batting title with a .339 average, and Unicorn Ari Sechopoulos was the home run champion with 13 dingers this season.
2022 ALL-USPBL TEAM
Ari Sechopoulos, Unicorns, 1B
Jon Hodo, Unicorns, 2B
Alex Pup, Hoppers, SS
Houston Parker, Mammoths, 3B
Drue Galassi, Unicorns, OF
Malek Bolin, Unicorns, OF
Marcos Castillo, Beavers, OF
Noah Marcoux, Hoppers, OF
Matt Parkinson, Unicorns, C
Noah Childress, Unicorns, DH
Dakota McFadden, Beavers, UTL
Elijah Brown, Mammoths, UTL
Derrick Edington, Hoppers, SP
Collin Ledbetter, Mammoths, SP
Trevor Jackson, Beavers, SP
Keon Taylor, Unicorns, P
Perry Bewley, Unicorns, P
James Krick, Beavers, P
Luis Atiles, Unicorns, Reserve
Kevin Lambert, Unicorns, Reserve
Felix Aberouette, Beavers, Reserve
Blake Porter, Hoppers, Reserve
Nick Kreutzer, Hoppers, Reserve
Nick Shaw, Beavers, Reserve
Adam Riggleman, Unicorns, Reserve
Zach Blankenship, Beavers, Reserve
Harry Orth, Hoppers, Reserve
Luke Drummond, Hoppers, Reserve
Christian Dearman, Mammoths, Reserve
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER CANDIDATES
Ari Sechopoulos, 1B, Unicorns
2022 home run champion
First in slugging percentage, .645
First in RBIs (41)
Drue Galassi, OF, Unicorns
First in runs scored with 47
No. 2 in home runs (10)
Top five in nine of 15 offensive categories
Dakota McFadden, UTL, Beavers
Ranks No. 3 with 8 doubles
Leads with league with a .700 slugging percentage
Stands third in doubles (8)
Marcos Castillo, OF, Beavers
Second in team batting average, .319
Boasts a .985 fielding percentage
Leads the Beavers in on base percentage (.391)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES
Derrick Edington, RHP, Hoppers
Tied for most league wins with 6
Ranks third with a 3.23 ERA
His 72 strikeouts ranks third in the USPBL
Trevor Jackson, RHP, Beavers
Has a league best .183 opposing batting average
No. 1 in hits allowed with only 34
Has struck out 66 batters in 52.0 innings pitched
Collin Ledbetter, RHP, Mammoths
Leads the USPBL by holding opponents to a .169 batting average
Boasts a 2.31 ERA, second in the league
Ranks fifth with 65 strikeouts this season
Keon Taylor, RHP, Unicorns
Is No.1 in the league with a 2.01 ERA
Sits tied for first in wins (6)
Leads the league with 30 appearances
RELIEVER OF THE YEAR
Perry Bewley, RHP, Unicorns
Struck out 41 batters
Made 23 appearances
Finished 16 games in the USPBL
Nick Shaw, RHP, Beavers
No. 2 in the league with five saves
Has made 20 appearances
Pitched the final innings of 16 games
James Krick, RHP, Beavers
Finished 17 games this season
Currently holds a 2.73 ERA
Has 31 strikeouts in relief
Keon Taylor, RHP, Unicorns
Holds opposing batters to a .216 average
No. 2 in batters struck out looking (18)
29 of his 30 appearances have been in relief
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES
Alex Pup, SS, Hoppers
Second in team batting average with .278
Stands first in team in runs scored (29)
Tied for first in total hits (42)
Blake Porter, CF, Hoppers
Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage
Is tied for third with 42 hits this season
Ranks No. 2 in stolen bases (11)
Elijah Brown, INF, Mammoths
Set the single season stolen base record (26)
Ranks first in team batting average (.275)
Sits in top three of all Mammoth offensive categories
Sam Loda, C, Mammoths
Boasts a 1.000 fielding percentage
Has a .313 batting average
Currently has 78 putouts
Drue Galassi, CF, Unicorns
Made SportsCenters’ Top 10 plays with a home run stealing catch in center field
Has a .980 fielding percentage
Currently hitting .409 with runners in scoring position
PAUL NOCE DEVELOPMENTAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dakota McFadden, UTL, Beavers
Improved to a .364 ERA after switching to the Beavers roster
Played in seven different positions (C, 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, RF, DH)
Leads the Beavers with eight home runs
Elijah Brown, INF, Mammoths
Currently has a .981 fielding percentage
Has successfully stolen every base he’s attempted to steal
No. 1 in team slugging percentage (.450)
Collin Ledbetter, RHP, Mammoths
Started off as a reliever and was converted to starting pitcher
No. 2 in opposing batting average (.192)
Team best in wins (5) and no. 2 in saves (2)
Adam Riggleman, RHP, Unicorns
Started 13 games and pitched 62.0 innings
Team best with 58 strikeouts
Hold opposing batters to a .234 batting average
Yadi Rivera, 3B, Hoppers
No. 3 in the league with eight doubles
Currently sits no. 2 in hits for the Hoppers (30)
Batting .250 with runners in scoring position
JIM ESSIAN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD CANDIDATES
Nick Kreutzer, 1B, Hoppers
Won the sportsmanship award in 2021
Ranks second on team with 6 home runs
Finished second in the 2022 Home Run Derby
Jon Hodo, 2B, Unicorns
Is no. 3 in the league with 10 stolen bases
Has a .444 average when runners are on third
League best 97 assists
Dakota McFadden, UTL, Beavers
Won the 2022 Home Run Derby
Has hit six home runs since joining the Beavers roster
Had a total of eight doubles
James Krick, RHP, Beavers
League best six saves
Has made 24 total appearances
Boasts a 2.73 ERA
Andrew Verbrugge, RHP, Hoppers
Leads the league in innings pitched (78.0) and games started (15)
No. 2 in batters struck out with 80
Has a .250 win-loss percentage
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