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| 2009 IBL MVP, Rookie of the Year and All-Star Teams |
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2009 IBL MVPJamie Pogue receives award from IBL Commissioner Jim Rooney |
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Rawlings IBL Player of the Year Award/John Bell Memorial Trophy – Jamie Pogue, Guelph Royals
Pogue had a remarkable season, helping the Royals finish in third place with a 24-12 record. He hit .400 with an on-base percentage of .534, with 10 home runs and 41 RBI. That placed him fourth in league batting average, with a league leading 31 walks.
He also finished in the top five in the league in hits, doubles, homers, RBI and runs scored while leading Guelph ’s high powered offence at the plate, and running the defence as catcher. If that wasn’t enough, he also was an outstanding relief pitcher when called upon by the club! In seven games he pitched seven innings, picking up three saves and posting a tidy ERA of 1.29, along with 14 strikeouts and just one walk.
Pogue was just two votes shy of being a unanimous selection. He amassed 38 of a possible 40 votes, including seven of the eight possible first place votes. Teams could not vote for their own players usijng a system of five points for first choice and three for second.
Ryan Spataro of the Barrie Baycats was second in the voting with 12 points, while Mat Taube of the Kitchener Panthers was third with 11 votes. Pogue’s teammate, Frank Hare, won the award last season.
IBL Rookie of the Year/BRIAN KERR MEMORIAL TROPHY – Marcus Knecht, Oshawa Dodgers
Knecht, 19, put up impressive numbers in his rookie season and was one of the Dodgers most consistent players all season. The outfielder batted an impressive .349 with a club leading six home runs and 20 RBI, second on the team as well.
Knecht led all rookies with his six homers and was at or near the top of just about every category for rookie players, despite appearing in just 21 games this season. Last year’s winner was Randy Schwartz of the Barrie Baycats.
With four first place ballots, Knecht wound up with 26 votes in the balloting, eight more votes than runner-up Branson Joseph of the Mississauga Twins.
ALL-STAR TEAMS:
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SECOND TEAM |
1B – Mat Taube, Kitchener
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1B – Dan Gibbons, Toronto |
| 2B – Matt Mann, Guelph |
2B –Jon Saporsantos, Hamilton |
| 3B – Jordan Castaldo, Oshawa |
3B – Rob Gillis, Toronto.; Kyle Piwowarczyk, London (tie) |
| SS – Kyle Degrace, Toronto |
SS – Dave Latour, Barrie |
| OF – Ryan Spataro, Barrie |
OF – Josh McCurdy, Brantford |
| OF – Sean Reilly, Guelph |
OF – Kern Watts, Toronto |
| OF – Jeremy Ware, Guelph |
OF – Raul Borjas, Toronto |
| C – Jamie Pogue, Guelph |
C – Jordan Lundberg, Barrie |
| RHP – Stefan Strecker, Brantford |
RHP – Marek Deska, Toronto |
| LHP – Paul Spoljaric, Barrie |
LHP – Craig Bate, London |
| DH – Hyung Cho, Brantford |
DH – Jeremy Walker, Toronto |
| MGR - Tim Harkness, Toronto |
MGR - Angus Roy, Barrie |
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