Award Recaps

2023 Award Winners

Grassroots Team of the Year: 15U AA Charleswood Dodgers
High Performance Team of the Year: Minor: 13U AAA Pembina Hills
High Performance Team of the Year: Major: 22U Elmwood Giants
Grassroots Coach of the Year: Jack Bell (St James)
High Performance Coach of the Year: Ed Kulyk (Elmwood)
13U Player of the Year: Will Mateychuk (Carillon)
14U Girls Player of the Year: Dayle Bettens (St Vital)
15U Player of the Year: Logan Patterson (Winnipeg South)
16U Girls Player of the Year: Liberty Aime (Clandeboye)
18U Player of the Year: Karsten Peters (South Central)
22U (Junior) Player of the Year: Easton Grieve (St James/Elmwood)
Senior Men's Player of the Year: Mitch Olson (Deloraine/Oak River)
Senior Women's Player of the Year: Zoe Hicks (Boissevain)
Challenger Player of the Year: Jenny Kowalson (North Winnipeg)
Volunteer of the Year: Louie Kulyk (Elmwood)
Derrick Dubell Grassroots Umpire of the Year: Nicholas Dolhy (East St. Paul)
Ron Shewchuk High Performance Umpire of the Year: Josh Braaksma (Russell)
Larry Nicholls Umpire Award of Merit: Pierre Bedard (Winnipeg)
Honour Society: Morgan de Peña (Winnipeg South), Al Suggitt (Posthumous) (Springfield/Red River Valley), Teri-Lynn Harms (Winnipeg South), and Curt Brandt (Blumenort)
Region of the Year - Oildome

2022 Award Winners

Grassroots Team of the Year: 18U AA Gladstone
High Performance Team of the Year: Minor 15U AAA Carillon Sultans
High Performance Team of the Year: Major 21U Elmwood Giants
Grassroots Coach of the Year: John Magarrell (Winnipeg South)
High Performance Coach of the Year: Clinton Brandt (Carillon)
13U Player of the Year: Riley Bullion (Winnipeg South)
15U Player of the Year: Nate Lodewyks (Winnipeg South)
18U Player of the Year: Tyson Vassart (Winnipeg South)
Junior Player of the Year: Connor Cory (Altona)
Senior Player of the Year: Ty Enns (Cartwright)
Challenger Player of the Year: Jaden Whitney (North Winnipeg)
Female Player of the Year: Leah Peitsch (Charleswood/Tuxedo)
Volunteer of the Year: Stephen Ceslak (La Salle/Macdonald)
Derrick Dubell Grassroots Umpire of the Year: Nate Grant (Winnipeg South)
Ron Shewchuk High Performance Umpire of the Year: Blake Swedlo (Bonivital)
Larry Nicholls Umpire Award of Merit: Ferlin Asham (Brandon)
Honour Society: Jack Reynolds (Brandon), Vic Fron (Posthumous) (Dauphin), Andy Boehm (Portage), Neil Andrews (Posthumous) (Brandon)
Region of the Year - Brandon

2021 Award Winners

Grassroots Team of the Year: 15U AA Bonivital White Sox
High Performance Minor Team of the Year: 18U AAA Winnipeg South Wolves
High Performance Major Team of the Year: Elmwood Giants Junior AAA
Grassroots Coach of the Year: Kelly Wiens (Kleefeld)
High Performance Coach of the Year: Jeff Bouchard (Winnipeg South)
13U Player of the Year: Logan Patterson (Winnipeg South)
15U Player of the Year: Jack Lussier (Bonivital)
18U Player of the Year: Donavan Collier (Winnipeg South)
Junior Player of the Year: Tyler Smith (Elmwood)
Female Player of the Year: Payton McNish (Midwest)
Volunteer of the Year: Tony Staruch (Winnipeg South)
Umpire Award of Merit: Dave Forde (Winnipeg/Carillon)
Derrick Dubell Grassroots Umpire of the Year: Tyson Plett (Carillon)
Honour Society: John Kroeker (Stonewall/Interlake), Fred Shipley (Interlake), Gord Sawatzky (Altona), Conley Kehler (Altona), Kristal Benton (St. James), Wes Penner (Winnipeg South)
Region of the Year - Carillon

2020 Awards - Cancelled Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

2019 Award Winners

Grassroots Team of the Year: 18U Altona Bisons
High Performance Team of the Year - Minor: 13U AAA Bonivital Blacksox
High Performance Team of the Year - Major: Elmwood Giants Junior
Grassroots Coach of the Year: Doug Lockhart (Winnipeg)
High Performance Coach of the Year: Ed Kulyk (Elmwood)
13U Player of the Year: Luke Wagner (Bonivital)
15U Player of the Year: Conor Geekie (Strathclair)
18U Player of the Year: Joey Moffatt (Portage)
Junior Player of the Year: Tyler Wood (Elmwood)
Senior Player of the Year: Colten Boudreau (Elmwood)
Challenger Player of the Year: Brady Dzwinchuk (North Winnipeg)
Female Player of the Year: Brittney Langlais (Garson)
Volunteer of the Year: Lori Vassart (Winnipeg South)
Youth Umpire of the Year: Avery Smart (Brandon)
Umpire Award of Merit: Kevin Lelievre (Portage)
Honour Society: Faron Asham (Brandon), Bob Alm (Dauphin), Ken Sharpe (Minnedosa)
Region of the Year - Midwest

2018 Award Winners

Grassroots Team of the Year - 14U Girls Team Manitoba
H/P Team of the Year (Minor) - 13U Brandon Marlins
H/P Team of the Year (Major) - Morden Mohawks
Grassroots Coach of the Year - Dean Sproule (Niverville)
High Performance Coach of the Year - Dave Martine (Brandon)
13U Player of the Year - Hugh Montgomery (Bonivital)
15U Player of the Year - Juni Song (Winnipeg South)
18U Player of the Year - Shayne Campbell (Bonivital)
Junior Player of the Year - Nik Kauenhofen (Carillon)
Senior AA Player of the Year - Chris Moffatt (Morden)
Challenger Player of the Year - Alyssa White (Winnipeg)
Female Player of the Year - Brittney Langlais (Garson)
Volunteer of the Year - Roger and Gail Langlais
Youth Umpire of the Year - Ethan Holland (Red River Valley)
Umpire Award of Merit - Murray Lawrance (Steinbach)
Honor Society - Gerry Ouellette (Red River Valley), Gerald Palidwor (Springfield) and Ron Shewchuk (Minnedosa)
Region of the Year - Carillon

2017 Award Winners

Grassroots Team of the Year - Labroquerie 15U AA
High Performance Team of the Year (Minor) - 17U Team Manitoba/Canada Summer Games
High Performance Team of the Year (Major) - St. James A's Junior Team No picture
Grassroots Coach of the Year - Jeremy Culleton (Vassar) Accepted by Louis Cote
High Performance Coach of the Year - Faron Asham (Canada Summer Games)
Challenger Player of the Year - Brett Hutton - Accepted by Ross Bottle
Female Player of the Year - Jamie Johnson (Arborg)
13U Player of the Year - Dillan Thiessen (Altona)
15U Player of the Year - Dawson Tanner (La Broquerie)
18U Player of the Year - John Patmore (Pipestone)
21U Player of the Year - Cole Armstrong (St. James) No picture
Senior Player of the Year - Ryan Shaw (Rivers) Accepted by Aaron Tycoles
Volunteer of the Year - Bobbi Bottle (Challenger)
Youth Umpire of the Year - Carter Williamson (Dauphin)
Larry Nichols Umpire Award of Merit - the late Marty Flett (Ebb and Flow) Accepted by Matthew Flett (son)
Honour Society - Patti Hacault (Bruxelles)
Honour Society - Mike Johnson (Baldur)
Honour Society - Brian Hodgson (Winnipeg)
Honour Society - Marvin Mills (Boissevain)
Region of the Year - North Winnipeg Minor Baseball

For more Photos and Bios of the Winners, contact Haley Hayward, Baseball Manitoba's Media and Communications Coordinator, at baseball.media@sportmanitoba.ca.

All past award winners can be found in the White Section (1) of our handbook, linked here.