Matt Barlow of Summerside was named the junior male athlete of the year, Kevin McKenna of Central Bedeque was recognized as the official of the year and Marc Gunning of Summerside was announced as the junior official of the year.
Barlow, who played with the Summerside midget AA and Canada Games teams, impressed all coaches with his sure hands at shortstop and strong work ethic. He led Team P.E.I. at the Canada Games with a .368 batting average, batted .529 for Summerside in the P.E.I. Midget Baseball League and was an overage pick-up by Kensington/Cornwall for the Canadian bantam championship, where he hit .632, led the tournament in numerous offensive categories and was the all-star shortstop.
Officials
A Level 3-qualified umpire, McKenna takes on numerous administrative tasks with the umpires association, and was on the field over 100 times in 2013.
The up-and-coming Gunning was another umpire who was on the field every night, gaining as much experience as he could working with older officials.
Male athlete
Dillon Doucette of the Charlottetown Islanders was named the male athlete of the year, following a season in which he also represented P.E.I. at the junior nationals in Dartmouth. An all-star second baseman at the nationals, he was the top batter, with a .611 average, and won the Home Run Derby.
Doucette was also picked up by Chatham to play at the Canadian Senior Championships.
Junior female
MacKenzie Pinet was announced as the junior female athlete of the year.
Pinet started the year by going to Cuba with the Canadian junior team, where she played second base.
She played for the Stratford bantam AA team during the summer. She then joined the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial team, and helped them to the bronze medal game at nationals, where she pitched and was named most valuable player (MVP).
Pinet is an excellent all-round player who can play many positions.
Masters athlete
Josh Coffin of the Kings County Baseball League-champion Peakes Bombers was named masters athlete of the year for players in the 35-and over-category.
Coffin won six playoff games, including the championship decider, and hit .500 in the final series, including a five-RBI performance in Game 3. He is also an excellent fielder with great range and a strong arm.
Collegiate award
Brody MacDonald was selected as the collegiate player of the year.
MacDonald, who spent 2013 with the Prairie Baseball Academy, was part of an excellent rotation that set a record number of wins and won the conference championship. He also was a reliever for the Lethbridge Bulls, and has been recruited to play for the Mount Olive Trojans, a high-level Division 2 school in North Carolina.
Coach, team of year
David McQuaid of the Cornwall midget AA team was introduced as coach of the year, and his team won the team-of-the-year honour.
The Cougars went 11-3-2 (won-lost-tied) to finish first in the regular season, won their second consecutive provincial title and then went on to go to 4-1 in taking the Atlantic championship in Miramichi, N.B.
McQuaid was also a coach on the P.E.I. midget all-star team that competed very well at the nationals in Quebec.
Top administrator
David MacIsaac, one of the hardest-working volunteers in the sport, was recognized with the administrator-of-the-year award for his service.
MacIsaac provides countless hours on the field coaching as well as dealing with the administrative duties within the Charlottetown association.
He has been admired and respected for many years, and has been a role model for hundreds of young ball players.
National award
Baseball P.E.I. president Don LeClair acclaimed all those who had worked tirelessly for the sport, which resulted in the association being recognized at the recent Baseball Canada meetings by winning the province-of-the-year award.
www.baseballpei.ca
Awards
A complete list of awards handed out by Baseball P.E.I.:
Baseball Canada volunteer of the year – Walter MacEwen.
Baseball Canada grassroots coach of the year – Joe Carroll.
Mitch MacLean Peewee AAA Memorial Trophy – Summerside Chevys.
Tanner Craswell Bantam AAA Memorial Trophy – Kensington/Cornwall Crusaders.
Special recognition for Canadian junior team player – JP Stevenson.
Special recognition for throwing perfect game – Ethan Craig.
ADL/Sport P.E.I.
Certificates of Achievement
Male athlete of the year – Dillon Doucette.
Junior male athlete of the year – Matt Barlow.
Junior female athlete of the year – MacKenzie Pinet.
Official of the year – Kevin McKenna.
Junior official of the year – Marc Gunning.
Masters athlete of year (35-over) – Josh Coffin.
Collegiate Award – Brody MacDonald.
Coach of the year – Dave McQuaid.
Team of the year – Cornwall midget AA.
Administrator of the year – Dave MacIsaac.
Matt Barlow of Summerside was named the junior male athlete of the year, Kevin McKenna of Central Bedeque was recognized as the official of the year and Marc Gunning of Summerside was announced as the junior official of the year.
Barlow, who played with the Summerside midget AA and Canada Games teams, impressed all coaches with his sure hands at shortstop and strong work ethic. He led Team P.E.I. at the Canada Games with a .368 batting average, batted .529 for Summerside in the P.E.I. Midget Baseball League and was an overage pick-up by Kensington/Cornwall for the Canadian bantam championship, where he hit .632, led the tournament in numerous offensive categories and was the all-star shortstop.
Officials
A Level 3-qualified umpire, McKenna takes on numerous administrative tasks with the umpires association, and was on the field over 100 times in 2013.
The up-and-coming Gunning was another umpire who was on the field every night, gaining as much experience as he could working with older officials.
Male athlete
Dillon Doucette of the Charlottetown Islanders was named the male athlete of the year, following a season in which he also represented P.E.I. at the junior nationals in Dartmouth. An all-star second baseman at the nationals, he was the top batter, with a .611 average, and won the Home Run Derby.
Doucette was also picked up by Chatham to play at the Canadian Senior Championships.
Junior female
MacKenzie Pinet was announced as the junior female athlete of the year.
Pinet started the year by going to Cuba with the Canadian junior team, where she played second base.
She played for the Stratford bantam AA team during the summer. She then joined the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial team, and helped them to the bronze medal game at nationals, where she pitched and was named most valuable player (MVP).
Pinet is an excellent all-round player who can play many positions.
Masters athlete
Josh Coffin of the Kings County Baseball League-champion Peakes Bombers was named masters athlete of the year for players in the 35-and over-category.
Coffin won six playoff games, including the championship decider, and hit .500 in the final series, including a five-RBI performance in Game 3. He is also an excellent fielder with great range and a strong arm.
Collegiate award
Brody MacDonald was selected as the collegiate player of the year.
MacDonald, who spent 2013 with the Prairie Baseball Academy, was part of an excellent rotation that set a record number of wins and won the conference championship. He also was a reliever for the Lethbridge Bulls, and has been recruited to play for the Mount Olive Trojans, a high-level Division 2 school in North Carolina.
Coach, team of year
David McQuaid of the Cornwall midget AA team was introduced as coach of the year, and his team won the team-of-the-year honour.
The Cougars went 11-3-2 (won-lost-tied) to finish first in the regular season, won their second consecutive provincial title and then went on to go to 4-1 in taking the Atlantic championship in Miramichi, N.B.
McQuaid was also a coach on the P.E.I. midget all-star team that competed very well at the nationals in Quebec.
Top administrator
David MacIsaac, one of the hardest-working volunteers in the sport, was recognized with the administrator-of-the-year award for his service.
MacIsaac provides countless hours on the field coaching as well as dealing with the administrative duties within the Charlottetown association.
He has been admired and respected for many years, and has been a role model for hundreds of young ball players.
National award
Baseball P.E.I. president Don LeClair acclaimed all those who had worked tirelessly for the sport, which resulted in the association being recognized at the recent Baseball Canada meetings by winning the province-of-the-year award.
www.baseballpei.ca
Awards
A complete list of awards handed out by Baseball P.E.I.:
Baseball Canada volunteer of the year – Walter MacEwen.
Baseball Canada grassroots coach of the year – Joe Carroll.
Mitch MacLean Peewee AAA Memorial Trophy – Summerside Chevys.
Tanner Craswell Bantam AAA Memorial Trophy – Kensington/Cornwall Crusaders.
Special recognition for Canadian junior team player – JP Stevenson.
Special recognition for throwing perfect game – Ethan Craig.
ADL/Sport P.E.I.
Certificates of Achievement
Male athlete of the year – Dillon Doucette.
Junior male athlete of the year – Matt Barlow.
Junior female athlete of the year – MacKenzie Pinet.
Official of the year – Kevin McKenna.
Junior official of the year – Marc Gunning.
Masters athlete of year (35-over) – Josh Coffin.
Collegiate Award – Brody MacDonald.
Coach of the year – Dave McQuaid.
Team of the year – Cornwall midget AA.
Administrator of the year – Dave MacIsaac.
