From IBL Media Relations NOTE: I had made my picks prior to the opening round in this post in case you wanted to compare. https://obgbaseball.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/ibl-all-stars-if-i-picked-them/
Tanner Nivins led the Intercounty Baseball League’s most prolific offence during the regular season, and now he’s the league’s Most Valuable Player.
The Kitchener Panthers centre-fielder edged Toronto’s Justin Marra for the award in a year-end vote released Thursday.
Nivins finished with 23 points, while Marra had 21. Hamilton’s Dre Celestijn, the IBL batting champion, finished third with eight points.
Rookie of the Year voting was also announced, and Barrie’s Conner Morro was the unanimous choice with 35 points. Burlington’s Christian Hauck and London’s RJ Fuhr tied for second with nine points apiece.
Each team has one ballot submitted by their general manager or field manager. Kitchener’s Sean Reilly won in 2015.
Nivins led the IBL with 17 home runs and scored 50 times atop a Panthers lineup that produced a league best 349 runs. His .432 average, .494 OBP, 1.288 OPS, and 40 RBI were all top seven in the league.
Marra hit .328 in 2016 with 16 home runs, 43 RBI, .442 OBP, and 1.176 OPS, while Celestijn batted .450 with four home runs, 26 RBI, .516 OBP and 1.222 OPS.
John Bell Memorial Trophy (MVP)
1. Tanner Nivins (Kitchener) 23 points
2. Justin Marra (Toronto) 21 points
3. Dre Celestijn (Hamilton) 8 points
Brian Kerr Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year)
1. Conner Morro (Barrie) 35 points
2. Christian Hauck (Burlington) 9 points
3. RJ Fuhr (London) 9 points
The IBL also announced its All-Star rosters.
First All-Star Team
C-Justin Marra (Toronto) 30 pts
1B-Justin Interisano (Kitchener) 26 pts
2B-Benjamin Bostick (Brantford) 29 pts
3B-Kevin Atkinson (Barrie) 30 pts
SS-Mike Glinka (Kitchener) 22 pts
OF-Tanner Nivins (Kitchener) 35 pts
OF-Dre Celestijn (Hamilton) 31 pts
OF-Jon Waltenbury (Toronto) 28 pts
DH-Sean Reilly (Kitchener) 33 pts
RHP-Nathan Forer (Brantford) 30 pts
LHP-Ian Rendon (Kitchener) 30 pts
Manager-Roop Chanderdat (London) 15 pts
Second All-Star Team
C-Frank Camilo Morejon (Kitchener) 9 pts
1B-Jordan Castaldo (Barrie) 24 pts
2B-Conner Morro (Barrie) 22 pts
3B-David Whiteside (Kitchener) 9 pts
SS-Ryan White (Toronto) 18 pts
OF-Ryan Spataro (Barrie) 27 pts
OF-Justin Gideon (Burlington) 22 pts
OF-Byron Reichstein (London) 22 pts
DH-Dan Jagdeo (Brantford) 20 pts
RHP-Emilis Guerrero (Barrie) 17 pts
LHP-Tanner Guindon (Brantford) 22 pts
Manager-Angus Roy (Barrie) 14 pts
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