10/26/2009
Senior Austin Knight, who is a member of the Patriot Baseball Team, competed in the 2009 Northwoods League during the 2009 summer offseason for the LaCrosse Loggers, based out of LaCrosse, Wisconsin. At the conclusion of the season, Knight was recognized as one of the top defensive players in the Northwoods League when he was named as a 2009 Rawlings Finest in the Field Award recipient.
This award recognizes the top fielder at each position and is based on final fielding statistics compiled by league statistician Sports-Ticker, a Cheshire, Connecticut based sports statistical service company. Knight was able to keep a .974 fielding average throughout the 2009 season as the Loggers finished the 2009 Northwoods League as South Division Champions.
Each recipient received a special Rawlings baseball glove mounted on an engraved trophy base. To be eligible for the award, a player must have appeared in at least two-thirds (46) of the scheduled games at a given position.
Catcher Hunter Nolen, Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers,
Univ. of Northern Colorado, .997
First Base Nick O’Shea, Green Bay Bullfrogs,
University of Minnesota, .988
Second Base Robert Abel, La Crosse Loggers,
University of San Francisco, .978
Shortstop Austin Knight, La Crosse Loggers,
Dallas Baptist University, .974
Third Base Jayson Langfels, Alexandria Beetles,
Eastern Kentucky University, .961
Outfielder Boomer Collins, La Crosse Loggers,
University of Nebraska, 1.000
Outfielder Chad Wright, Wisconsin Woodchucks,
University of Kentucky, .993
Outfielder Will Piwnica-Worms, Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers,
Duke University, .991
Pitcher Craig Gullickson, Green Bay Bullfrogs,
Clemson University, 1.000
Pitcher Matt Jansen, Madison Mallards,
Purdue University, 1.000
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