Western Canadian Baseball League Announces 2019 Award Winners
October 28th, 2019
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Media Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
The Western Canadian Baseball League held its annual general meetings on October 26th – 27th and have released the award winners for the 2019 season, which can be found listed at the end of the media release.
Other key news coming out of the weekend include:
2020 WCBL All-Star Game
The WCBL All-Star Game will be back for the 2020 season and is expected to be held in Edmonton, Alberta at Remax Field during the weekend of July 18th – 19th.
Schedule Approval
The WCBL Board of Governors have approved a 56-game schedule for the 2020 season, which is slated to begin the last week of May and conclude on August 6th, with the Postseason to follow.
New Division Alignment
The WCBL will move forward with 10 teams for the 2020 season, with a two-division alignment due to the fact that the Melville Millionaires and Yorkton Cardinals have each been granted a one-year leave of absence from the WCBL so they can work to improve their baseball operations and financial structures. The Medicine Hat Mavericks will be moving from the Western Division to the Eastern Division as a corresponding move.
WCBL Award Winners
MVP
Kaleb Warden (Lethbridge Bulls)
369/.459/.626, 12 HR, 15 2B, 66 RBI
Rookie of the Year
Tristan Peters (Okotoks Dawgs)
.396/.444/.661, 12 HR, 18 2B, 3 3B, 44 RBI
Canadian Rookie of the Year
Tristan Peters (Okotoks Dawgs)
.396/.444/.661, 12 HR, 18 2B, 3 3B, 44 RBI
Coach of the Year
Joe Carnahan (Swift Current 57’s)
38-18 Record, 2nd in Eastern Division, Playoff Appearance
Batting Champion
Tristan Peters (Okotoks Dawgs)
.396/.444/.661, 12 HR, 18 2B, 3 3B, 44 RBI
Pitcher ERA
Michael Batten (Regina Red Sox)
8 Wins, 1.53 ERA, 81 Strikeouts
Playoff MVP
Tristan Peters (Okotoks Dawgs)
Playoff Stats: .313 Avg, 2 2B, 4 RBI
West Division Executive of the Year
Pat Cassidy (Edmonton Prospects)
East Division Executive of the Year
Darryl Pisio (Moose Jaw Miller Express)
WCBL Umpire of the Year
Elemer Jerkovits (Regina)
First Team All-Stars
Starting Pitchers – Michael Batten (REG), Zach Patterson (SC), Hunter Boyd (EDM)
Relief Pitchers – Heibert Romero (REG), Graeme Cherry (SC)
Closer – Jackson Cofer (REG)
1B – Griffin Keller (REG)
2B – Ivan Nunez (REG)
3B – Jack Barrie (WEY)
SS – Adam DelaCruz (REG)
Utility – Breyden Eckhout (SC)
DH – Griffin Keller (REG)
OF- Dominic Sere (WEY), Tristian Peters (OKO), Travis Hunt (EDM)
Second Team All-Stars
Starting Pitchers – Nolan Ruff (OKO), Christian Vick (WEY), Austin Alarid (REG)
Relief Pitchers – Shandon Herrera (WEY), Graeme Cherry (SC), Brandon Desjardins (OKO)
Closer – Garrett Alexander (SC)
1B – Kaleb Warden (LETH)
2B – Liam Rihela (OKO)
3B – Samuel DelaCruz (REG)
SS – Kiel Krumwiede (SC)
Utility – Riley Jepson (LETH)
DH – Ryan Magdic (SC)
OF – Wesley Moss (REG), Davis Todosichuk (OKO), Ryan Eastburn (REG)
For more information, visit www.westerncanadianbaseballleague.ca or call 403-320-3025.
Media Contact:
Jourdan Jones | WCBL Media | jourdan@underthelights.ca | (403) 320-2025
