The Votes Are In...

The Warriors closed up their season a few weeks ago at the year-end tourament and the team has voted on year-end awards. All 11 players had a vote, with Manager Colby receiving another vote and Team Chairman Ron Loven receiving the final vote. No player was allowed to vote for himself, so that left 12 available votes for each player, and 11 for Austin.

Without further ado...

Surprise Player of the Year:
A great category because you get votes for a variety of reasons. If a guy like Jason hit .400 on the year with no homers and 4 strikeouts, he might get a few votes. Or, if Jason hit .700 with 6 homers and 50 rbi, he'd probably get a few votes. Because of the strong year by the team, everyone who received votes this year was because of their successful campaign. Eight of the eleven players received votes with six people getting multiple votes. Three different people got first place votes and two of those had at least four first-place votes.

Adam Hey - Hard to argue with that logic. Adam received eight first-place votes, two second-place votes and 46 points. He hit .452 on the year a staggering 84% improvement over last year's .246 average. He also walloped a three-run homer, his first career homerun, scored 27 times and drove home 21. He learned a little patience too, drawing five walks. He also fielded all six outfield chances without an error. Great year from Adam.

Jamy Antoine runner-up, 38 points

Outfield Gold Glove:
This had been hotly contested the past couple of years with several players deserving. This year, all four regular outfielders received multiple votes with three of them receiving multiple first-place votes. The top two vote-getters each had ten or more total votes and four or more first-place votes.

Jason Merritt - Jason had another fine campaign in the outfield as he garnered seven first-place votes and 46 points. He only had 36 chances this season, but he made good on 34 of them. He played such a solid game all year, that I wondered if voters would forget about him just because he flew under the radar. This team gold glove will fit nicely on his mantle next to his league gold gloves from the past two seasons.

Jamy Antoine runner-up, 36 points

Infield Gold Glove:
Another great vote. Last year, Lee Valle ran away with the award, but this year it was tight. Two players were named on every available ballot, Austin Colby and Jeff Tenney. Each had at least four first-place votes. This vote came down to the final voter as the two players were separated by just three points. Five total players received multiple votes and all five had at least four votes.

Austin Colby - Austin had seven first-place votes and 45 overall points. He played a lot more shortstop this year than last year which probably helped his cause. He played his purest infield in years, making just two errors for the entire season. He also managed to lead the team with 35 assists and also had 25 putouts. Just a solid all-around defensive season for Austin.

Jeff Tenney runner-up, 42 points

MVP:
This award was nearly unanimous, as just three players received first-place votes, two receiving multiple votes. In a sort of oddity this year, one player received six third-place votes, but zero first or second-place votes.

Austin Colby - Austin had his best offensive year since 2003 and the team responded giving him 10 of the possible 11 first-place votes and 53 overall points. He led the team in nearly everything and hit a very legit .761 on the season with 70 rbi. This is Austin's fifth MVP since 2003.

Jeff Tenney runner-up 40 points

A great season for the team with some great individual performances. Great job everyone and I look forward to next year!!!