Atlantic Collegiate Baseball Association 2022 Award Winners

The Atlantic Collegiate Baseball Association announced their award winners for the 2022 regular season back on October 15th.

The 2022 ABCA Awards included the following:

  • Top Hitter
  • Top Pitcher
  • Top Defensive Player
  • Rookie of the Year
  • All Star Catcher
  • All Star First Baseman
  • All Star Second Baseman
  • All Star Third Baseman
  • All Star Shortstop
  • All Star Outfielders (3)
  • All Star Designated Hitter

This post will highlight each of the award winners, highlight some key statistics that helped them win their award, and show their overall league ranking for players that qualified with at least 50 Plate Appearances or 16 Innings pitched.

Here goes…

Top Hitter: Doug Hassell, Acadia Axemen

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Batting Average.4421st
On Base Percentage.5104th
Slugging Percentage.7441st
On Base Plus Slugging1.2541st
Run Production Per Appearance.4518th
Quality At Bat Percentage.5692nd
Contact Percentage.9582nd
Batting Average w Runners in Scoring Position.5882nd

Top Pitcher: Ethan Smith, Holland Hurricanes

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Earned Run Average (per 7 innings)1.691st
Walks and Hits Per Inning Pitched1.202nd
Fielding Independent Pitching2.131st
Overall Strike Percentage.6812nd
First Pitch Strike Percentage.6962nd
Strikeouts to Walks Ratio3.574th
Strikeouts Per 7 Innings6.567th
Swing and Miss Percentage.1561st

Top Defensive Player: Duncan Picketts, Holland Hurricanes

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Total Chances811st
Assists817th (tie)
Putouts711st
Fielding Percentage.97513th
Innings Caught73 1/31st
Runners Caught Stealing42nd (tie)
Caught Stealing % (min 32 innings Caught)28.6%1st
Catcher Runners Picked Off31st

Rookie of the Year: Camilo Riesgo, Saint Mary’s Huskies

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Batting Average.35410th (tie)
On Base Percentage.4926th
Slugging Percentage.5215th
On Base Plus Slugging1.0135th
Run Production Per Appearance.42611th
Quality At Bat Percentage.40119th
Contact Percentage.81314th
Batting Average w Runners in Scoring Position.4746th

All Star Catcher: Duncan Picketts, Holland Hurricanes

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Batting Average.31016th
On Base Percentage.42315th
Slugging Percentage.5713rd
On Base Plus Slugging.9956th
Run Production Per Appearance.5193rd
Quality At Bat Percentage.40420th
Contact Percentage.81015th (tie)
Batting Average w Runners in Scoring Position.30417th

All Star First Baseman: Ben Rittenberg, Dalhousie Tigers

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Batting Average.33313th
On Base Percentage.47210th
Slugging Percentage.4767th
On Base Plus Slugging.9488th (tie)
Run Production Per Appearance.41512th
Quality At Bat Percentage.47214th
Contact Percentage.9293rd
Batting Average w Runners in Scoring Position.30410th (tie)

All Star Second Baseman: Ryan Fitzgerald, Dalhousie Tigers

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Batting Average.4213rd
On Base Percentage.5471st
Slugging Percentage.4748th
On Base Plus Slugging1.0214th
Run Production Per Appearance.5282nd
Quality At Bat Percentage.5099th (tie)
Contact Percentage.9214th
Batting Average w Runners in Scoring Position.5714th

All Star Third Baseman: Nick Rushton, UNB Reds

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Batting Average.4074th
On Base Percentage.46711th
Slugging Percentage.4816th
On Base Plus Slugging.9488th (tie)
Run Production Per Appearance.4836th
Quality At Bat Percentage.43316th
Contact Percentage.8708th
Batting Average w Runners in Scoring Position.36812th

All Star Shortstop: Connor Hill, UNB Reds

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Batting Average.3737th
On Base Percentage.5005th
Slugging Percentage.4719th
On Base Plus Slugging.9717th
Run Production Per Appearance.4845th
Quality At Bat Percentage.5166th
Contact Percentage.80417th
Batting Average w Runners in Scoring Position.4765th

All Star Outfielder: Dylan Corsini, Dalhousie Tigers

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Batting Average.29217th (tie)
On Base Percentage.40717th
Slugging Percentage.43812th (tie)
On Base Plus Slugging.84415th
Run Production Per Appearance.5421st
Quality At Bat Percentage.47513th
Contact Percentage.85410th
Batting Average w Runners in Scoring Position.40010th (tie)

All Star Outfielder: Doug Hassell, Acadia Axemen

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Batting Average.4421st
On Base Percentage.5104th
Slugging Percentage.7441st
On Base Plus Slugging1.2541st
Run Production Per Appearance.4518th
Quality At Bat Percentage.5692nd
Contact Percentage.9582nd
Batting Average w Runners in Scoring Position.5882nd

All Star Outfielder: Ethan Smith, Holland Hurricanes

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Batting Average.4222nd
On Base Percentage.5362nd
Slugging Percentage.5334th
On Base Plus Slugging1.0693rd
Run Production Per Appearance.4647th
Quality At Bat Percentage.42917th
Contact Percentage.9115th
Batting Average w Runners in Scoring Position.5833rd

All Star Designated Hitter: Matthew Peacock, Holland Hurricanes

StatisticResultLeague Rank
Batting Average.3865th
On Base Percentage.4917th
Slugging Percentage.6362nd
On Base Plus Slugging1.1272nd
Run Production Per Appearance.4349th
Quality At Bat Percentage.5099th (tie)
Contact Percentage.70323rd
Batting Average w Runners in Scoring Position.4448th
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