Old Dominion infielder Matt Coutney named top Canadian college player
Old Dominion infielder Matt Coutney has been named the 2022 Canadian school participant of the yr.
The 23-year-old left-handed hitter from Wetaskiwin, Alta., led all Canadian NCAA Division 1 gamers with 27 dwelling runs, 70 runs batted in, 66 runs, 18 doubles and an .808 slugging proportion in 2022.
His .376 batting common was third amongst Canadians.
Coutney, the third Albertan to win the award handed out yearly by the Canadian Baseball Networok, was chosen within the tenth spherical of the 2022 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Angels.
He had a .375 on-base proportion and hit a house run in 9 video games for the Angels’ rookie membership within the Arizona Complex League.
The six-foot-one infielder captured 41 of 52 first-place votes from a panel of scouts, coaches, executives, former gamers, writers and broadcasters.
The Canadian Baseball Network additionally revealed its three All-Canadian groups. The twenty third annual All-Canadian First Team consists of seven NCAA gamers, 4 NJCAA gamers and one NAIA participant.
First Team
LHP – Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.), Michigan Wolverines, NCAA
RHP – Matt Duffy (Burlington, Ont.), Canisius Golden Griffins, NCAA
RP – Matt Wilkinson (Ladner, B.C.), Central Arizona Vaqueros, NJCAA
C – Ryan Leitch (Whitby, Ont.), Marshall Thundering Herd, NCAA
1B – Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.), Old Dominion Monarchs, NCAA
2B – Max Grant (Fredericton, N.B.), Canisius Golden Griffins, NCAA
3B – Brandon Nicoll (Coombs, B.C.), Southern Arkansas Muleriders, NCAA II
SS – Benji Sauve (Mascouche, Que.) Trinidad State Trojans, NJCAA
OF – Tom Poole (Calgary, Alta.), Cloud County Thunderbirds, NJCAA
OF – Logan Grant (Chestermere, Alta.), Bismarck State Mystics, NJCAA
OF – Ethan Hunt (Elginburg, Ont.), Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies, NAIA
DH – David McCabe (Oshawa, Ont.), University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers, NCAA
Second Team
LHP – Campbell Ellis (Georgetown, Ont.), Virginia Commonwealth Rams, NCAA
RHP – Cedric De Grandpre (St. Simon, Que.), Chipola College, NJCAA
RP – Peyton Consigli (Fonthill, Ont.), Canisius Golden Griffins, NCAA; Fynn Chester (Victoria, B.C.), Cal-State Fullerton Titans, NCAA
C – Connor Caskenette (Duncan, B.C.), Cochise College, NJCAA
1B – Nolan Machibroda (Saskatoon, Sask.), Cumberland Phoenix, NAIA
2B – Ricardo Sanchez (Okotoks, Alta.), Barton Cougars, NJCAA
3B – Liam Bushey (Mission, B.C.), Mineral Area College Cardinals, NJCAA
SS – Matteo Porcellato (Pitt Meadows, B.C.), Marian Sabres, NAIA
OF – Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta.), Reinhardt Eagles, NAIA
OF – Cesar Valero (Calgary, Alta.), Sacramento State Hornets, NCAA
OF – Alejandro Cazorla (Okotoks, Alta.), Bossier Parish Cavaliers, NJCAA
DH – Tim Holyk (Nanaimo, B.C.), Miles Pioneers, NJCAA
Third Team
LHP – Antoine Jean (Montreal, Que.), Alabama Crimson Tide, NCAA
RHP – Connor Irvine (Victoria, B.C.), Lassen Hustlin’ Cougs, CCCAA
RP – Nathan Landry (Victoriaville, Que.), Missouri Tigers, NCAA
C – Gavin Logan (Oyen, Alta.), Oregon State Beavers, NCAA
1B – Nash Crowell (Yarmouth, N.S.), Bismarck State Mystics, NJCAA
2B – Garrett Takamatsu (Burlington, Ont.), Central Oklahoma Bronchos, NCAA II
3B – Daniel Lichty (Denfield, Ont.), Huntington Foresters, NAIA
SS – Declan Buckle (Dieppe, N.B.), Minot State Beavers, NCAA II
OF – Caleb Feuerstake (Waterdown, Ont.), McPherson Bulldogs, NAIA
OF – Chris Tani (Oakville, Ont.), Niagara County Thunderbirds, NJCAA
OF – Pier-Olivier Boucher (Saint-Joseph-de-Bauce, Que.), Southern Illinois Salukis, NCAA
DH – Ethan Murdoch (Swift Current, Sask.), McCook Community College, NJCAA
With information from Sportsnet
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