Santa Clara year end awards

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Published on Friday, August 5, 2016

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The Santa Clara Baseball League (SCBL) has announced its 2016 individual award winners. The worthy recipients are determined each year by the league officials. For the 2016 regular season, the award winners include:

Rookie of the year

Brody Moffatt of the Austin A’s has been singled out as the top first year player of the SCBL. Moffatt had a .478 batting average and an on-base percentage of .520. 

The versatile 16-year-old played second base and outfield for Austin, as well as making two appearances during the regular season as a pitcher. Another accomplishment of note this season included an inside the park home run versus the Dauphin Brewers.

Top pitcher

The consistent performance on the mound by John Hutton of the Minnedosa Mavericks has earned him the nod for the SCBL’s pitcher of the year. Hutton accumulated a 3-0 record with a 2.50 earned run average (ERA) over 28 innings. He allowed only 17 hits and 19 runs during the regular season for the Mavericks, whose strong pitching rotation helped lead them to their 11th straight league pennant.

Most valuable player

For the second straight season, Zac Yandeau of the Plumas Pirates has claimed the Santa Clara Baseball League’s most valuable player award.  As a pitcher, Yandeau had a 2-2 record and four saves for Plumas. He also showed off his ability at the plate, with a .511 batting average. To go with those numbers, he also hit three home runs, secured 12 stolen bases, nine doubles and 20 runs over 13 games.