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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Contact: Matt Bomberg, President, Great Lakes Division [email protected]

Northwoods League and Rawlings Announce ‘Finest in the Field’ Awards 2019 Top Defenders Rewarded for Best Fielding Percentages

Rochester, Minn. - The has announced the recipients of the 2019 Rawlings ‘Finest in the Field’ Award. The annual award recognizes the top fielders at each position. The winners are selected based on final fielding statistics compiled by league statistician Pointstreak. The 2019 Rawlings ‘Finest in the Field’ Award recipients and their fielding percentages are below.

Position Player NWL Team College Fielding Percentage C Jake Dunham Rapids Rafters Northern Illinois .997 1B Sam Kohnle Winona State .997 2B Jack Chernow Columbia .969 3B Jacob Buchberger Davenport .965 SS Nick Novak Mankato MoonDogs Angelo State .983 OF Brandon Seltzer Palm Beach Atlantic 1.000 OF Peter Matt Pennsylvania 1.000 OF Richie Schiekofer Wisconsin Rapids Rafters Rutgers 1.000 P Garret Rukes Alabama 1.000

Rawlings has been rewarding the top defenders in the Northwoods League since 2002. The recipients receive a special Rawlings engraved trophy. Rawlings is the official equipment provider for the Northwoods League. To qualify for an award a player needs to appear in at least two-thirds of the scheduled games at a specific position, with the exception of catcher, which is half. For pitchers, the player that had the highest total defensive chances without committing an error earns the number one spot.

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The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college players. Having completed its’ 26th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 230 Northwoods League players have advanced to , including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions (CHC) and (SFG), World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS) and MLB All-Stars Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and (MIA). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.

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