The COBA Major Baseball League has released their nominees for their 2019 Major Awards for the season. The winners will be annouced at the league award banquet which will take place on Thursday, November 7th. Here are the nominees for all the awards:
League Most Valuable Player
Tim Sogan - Burlington Brants
Matt Reagan - Oakville A's
Jason Schneider - Milton Red Sox
Brandon Underhill - Niagara Metros
Daniel Murphy - Etobicoke Rangers
Jason Woodford - Erindale Cardinals
Joe Ferreira- Brampton Royals
Mike Cardinale - Mississauga SW Twins
League Top Pitcher
Cam Ryerson - Burlington Brants
Curtis Braun - Oakville A's
Jason Schneider - Milton Red Sox
Justin Ayles - NIagara Metros
Kyle Angelow - Etobicoke Rangers
Kevin Lucas - Erindale Cardinals
Joe Ferreira - Brampton
Tomas Rincon - Mississauga Sw Twins
League Rookie of the Year
Max Von Gemmingen - Burlington Brants
Ryan Freemantle - Oakville A's
Tyler MacKillop - Milton Red Sox
Nathan Laird - Niahara Metros
Liam Sutherland - Etobicoke Rangers
Evan Harrison - Erindale Cardinals
Kosta Kafes - Brampton Royals
Stephen Nahrabeki - Mississauga SW Twins
League Sportsman of the Year
Cole Lewis - Burlington Brants
Curtis Braun - Oakville A's
Ian Zettle - Milton Red Sox
Joanthan Paul - Niagara Metros
Michael Ferracuti - Etobicoke Rangers
Pip Murray-Smith - Erindale Cardinals
Brian Stormer - Brampton Royals
Adam Banski - Mississauga SW Twins
League Comeback/Most Improved Player
Evan Krychowski - Burlington Brants
Thomas Biskup - Oakville A's
Steve Lauzon - Milton Red Sox
Andrew Cartaginese - Niagara Metros
Mike Asta - Etobicoke Rangers
Kevin Lucas - Erindale Cardinals
Brad McLaughlin - Brampton Royals
League Playoff MVP
Troy Lacoste - Oakville A's
Joe Ferreira - Brampton Royals
Three other individual awards will be given out as well that evening: League Top Hitter, League Home Run Champion and League Executive of the Year. Our divisional all-star teams will also be announced that evening too.
We are very proud to annouce that all of our award winners will be leaving with a prize from one of our amazing sponsors. A huge thank you to Zero K Bats, Sam Bat Corporation, Zinger Bats, TLR Promotions and Home Run Sports for their very generous donations made towards our awards night.
Dinner will start around 6:30pm with the awards following after the meal. Congratulations to all of the players who had their name put forth for these prestigious awards. See you all on November 7th when we annouce all the winners.