Northwoods League Announces Rawlings Finest in the Field Awards

2022 Top Defenders Rewarded for Best Fielding Percentages

Rochester, Minn. – The Northwoods League has announced the recipients of the 2022 Rawlings ‘Finest in the Field’ Award. The annual award recognizes the top fielders at each position. The winners are selected based on final fielding statistics compiled by the Northwoods League. The 2022 Rawlings ‘Finest in the Field’ Award recipients and their fielding percentages are below.

Position	Player	NWL Team	College	Fielding Percentage
C	Spencer Sarringar	Bismarck Larks	Northern State	.989
1B	Joey Grabanski	Battle Creek Battle Jacks	Concordia University, Nebraska	.975
2B	Aidan Sweatt	La Crosse Loggers	North Florida	.973
3B	Trevor Austin	St. Cloud Rox	Mercer	.957
SS	Noah Dehne	Minnesota Mud Puppies	North Dakota State	.959
OF	John Nett	St. Cloud Rox	St. Cloud State	1.000
OF	Jan Rollon	Madison Mallards	Southern University and A&M College	1.000
OF	Ryan Dykstra	Kalamazoo Growlers	Oakland University	.989
P	Aidan Longwell	Lakeshore Chinooks	Kent State	1.000

Rawlings has been rewarding the top defenders in the Northwoods League since 2002. The recipients receive a special Rawlings engraved trophy. Rawlings is the official equipment provider for the Northwoods League.

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The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 29th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, over 310 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.

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