By Bob Elliott

Canadian Baseball Network

For the past 21 years we have asked voters from both sides of the border to select the Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian college team. The best of the best with teams playing the majority of their games against American teams.

We decided to name an all-Canadian team despite the fact the spring season was cut short due to the COVID-19 virus. Rather than a 60-game season teams were fortunate to play 20.

This year despite the shortened season we have 62 voters made up of 24 coaches, 13 writers, 13 scouts, eight executives, two broadcasters and two former players. from eight provinces. Ten of the voters were from south of the border.

Our Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian college player of the year … David Mendham

This is the Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian First Team. and our Honorable Mention list.

Already posted ... the Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian Second Team.

And ... the Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian Third Team.

Most first-place votes on first team: David Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) Connors State Cowboys 54, Logan Hoffman (Meunster, Sask.) Northwestern State Demons, 42, Graham Brunner (Sherwood Park, Alta.) Barton Cougars 37, Tyler Scott (Calgary, Alta.) Bryan College Lions 34, Owen Diodati (Niagara Falls, Ont.) Alabama Crimson Tide (33), Taisei Yahiro (Abbotsford, BC) Yavapai College Roughriders (30), Ari Sechopoulos (Windsor, Ont.) College of Charleston Cougars (26).

Most first-place votes on our Second Team: RHP Ben Abram (Georgetown, Ont.) of the Oklahoma Sooners 23, Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) Cal State Northridge Matadors 19, Antoine Jean (Montreal, Que.) Alabama Crimson Tide 18, Cooper Davis (Mississauga, Ont.) Vanderbilt Commodores 17, Tyler McWillie (Waltrous, Sask.) Colby Trojans 17, Chris Procopio (Toronto, Ont.) Monroe Tribunes 16, Tyler Small (Mississauga, Ont.) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norse 15, Malik Williams (Toronto, Ont.) Lipscomb Bison 14, Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.) Arkansas State Red Wolves 13 and Ryan Humeniuk (Stonewall, Man.) Louisiana-Monroe Ragin’ Cajuns 12.

Most first-place votes on our Third Team: Trei Cruz (Houston, Tex.) Rice University Owls 14, Daniel Carinci (Ajax, Ont.) Kansas State University Wildcats 12, Jacob Ervin (Mississauga, Ont.) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norse 10; Evan Magill (Ajax, Ont.) of the Monroe Tribunes nine, Jordan Nwogu (Ottawa, Ont.) Michigan eight and Matt Coutney (Edmonton, Alta.) Old Dominion Monarchs seven.

First, Second and Third teams by province: Ontario 22, Quebec 4, Alberta 5, British Columbia 3, Saskatchewan 3 and Manitoba 1.

First, Second and third team by graduating teams: Ontario Blue Jays 8, Toronto Mets 6, Okotoks Dawgs 3, Ducs de Longueuil 2, Great Lakes Canadians 2, Vauxhall Academy 2, Abbotsford Cardinals 1, Academy Baseball Canada 1, Calgary Bandits 1, Diamants de Québec 1, Episcopal High (Houston) 1, Muenster Red Sox 1, Ontario Nationals 1, Ontario Royals 1, Ontario Terriers 1, Pioneer HS (Ann Arbour, Mich.) 1, Prairie Baseball Academy 1, Prospects Academy 1, Rocket de Coaticook 1, Saskatoon Diamondbacks 1, Spruce Grove White Sox 1, St. Francis Academy 1, Team Ontario Astros 1, Team Saskatchewan 1, Victoria Eagles 1.

Okotoks Dawgs LHP Graham Brunner (Sherwood Park, Alta.)

First Team

Left-handed starter _ Graham Brunner (Sherwood Park, Alta.) Barton Community College Cougars.

Brunner made six starts and only once did he allow more than one run in an outing. He gave up three runs in 3 1/3 as he didn’t pick up a decision in a 9-6 win against Western Nebraska as he walked five and fanned five. Brunner led all Canucks with 47 strikeouts, one more than Garrett Hawkins (Biggar, Sask.) of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds.

Brunner recorded wins against Rose State by a 14-4 score (allowing one earned run in five innings, walking one, striking out four), facing the Kansas Wesleyan JVs in a 14-3 romp (four scoreless, two walks, seven whiffs), a 3-2 win against the Hutchinson Blue Hens (giving up one unearned run in seven innings, walking one, striking out 10) and knocking off the Colby Trojans (one run in seven innings, walking three, with 13 strikeouts).

His other start was his season debut, facing Carl Albert State College (four scoreless, three walks, eight strikeouts) in a 2-0 setback which didn’t see him gain a decision.

An Okotoks Dawgs grad, Brunner pitched for coaches Jeff Duda, Val Helldobler and Tyler Hollick.

Logan Hofmann (Muenster, Sask.) doing an interview in an empty stadium — as empty as the opposing team’s earned run column.

Right-handed starter _ RHP Logan Hofmann (Muenster, Sask.) of the Northwestern State University of Louisiana Demons.

Hofmann wasn’t the best college starter from Muenster, or the No. 1 man from Saskatchewan, or Louisiana or Canada. No he was more than that -- he was the most impressive NCAA Division I pitcher south of the border, working 28 scoreless innings in the shortened season.

Being a hit sensation as No. 1 in the nation, he made four starts pitching: seven scoreless (two hits, eight strikeouts) in an 11-0 opening-night win against Wichita State ... eight innings allowing two unearned in an 8-2 win against North Alabama (10 strikeouts) ... eight scoreless in a 3-0 victory over Eastern Illinois (four hits, career-high 11 strikeouts) ... and five innings (one unearned run, nine whiffs) in a 7-1 win against Abilene Christian.

Hofmann began to roll in the summer of 2019 with the Falmouth Commodores (3-1, 3.54) and earned a berth in the Cape Cod League all-star game, fanning two in his scoreless inning. He was selected in the fifth round by the Pittsburgh Pirates and given a $125,000 US bonus.

The former Muenster Red Sox, Team Saskatchewan ace, who earned Canadian Baseball Network Second Team honours in 2019, pitched for coaches Greg Brons and Chad Hofmann.

Former Abbotsford Cardinals reliever Taisei Yahiro (Abbotsford, BC) gained First Team honours.

Reliever _ Taisei Yahiro (Abbotsford, BC) Yavapai College Roughriders.

Yahiro appeared in nine games for the Roughriders and did not allow a run against U.S. competition. The only run he allowed came in a two-inning stint against Thompson Rivers Wolfpack from Kamloops, BC. Zac Comeault (Pitt Meadows, BC) doubled, while Tate Larson (Penticton, BC) and Koll Cherkowski (Calgary, Alta.) each singled for the Wolfpack.

He had scoreless outings in relief against Glendale (one inning two strikeouts) in an 11-1 win, Phoenix (2 1/3 innings, four strikeouts) in a 1-0 win, South Mountain (1 2/3 innings, two walks) in a 4-2 loss and Chandler-Gilbert (one inning) in a 4-2 win. In his final outing of the spring, he started against Mesa, pitching six scoreless (five whiffs).

The former Abbotsford Cardinal pitched for coach Corey Eckstein.

Ex-Ontario Blue Jay INF Max Hewitt (Midhurst, Ont.) was the choice behind the plate.

Catcher _ Max Hewitt (Midhurst, Ont.) of the Oklahoma State University Cowboys.

Hewitt opened the season with a two-hit game, including a double, in the season opener against Grand Canyon and in the series finale went 3-for-3. Next came a three-game set with UT Rio Grande Valley where he went 8-for-14 (.571) with a double, triple and five RBIs. Facing Illinois he was 2-for-4, had a base hit against Texas A&M and went 3-for-5 with a double, knocking in three runs against Missouri State. He had one hit in the three-game BYU series and was 4-for-8 (.500) with two doubles against Saint Louis.

Hewitt appeared in 33 games with 19 starts in 2019, making 17 starts at shortstop and two at third. Coach Josh Holliday went looking for an everyday catcher -- bringing in LSU transfer Brock Mathis — Hewitt answered the call. He had five doubles, a triple and 10 RBIs, hitting .410 and a 1.004 OPS.

The Ontario Blue Jays grad played for coach Mike Steed, earned Canadian Baseball Network First Team honours with the Connors State Cowboys in 2017.

Great Lake Canadians grad Ari Sechopoulos (Windsor, Ont.)

First base _ Ari Sechopoulos (Windsor, Ont.) of the College of Charleston Cougars.

Sechopoulos started all 14 games, hitting .360 with six doubles, two triples, two homers and a team-high 20 RBIs. He struck out twice in 61 plate appearances. He started the season well as he hit a two-run homer in the season opener, a 5-4 win against Iona, and then he went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs in a 12-1 win against Iona.

He then proceeded to drive in three with a double and a triple in a 14-4 thumping over Youngstown State and knocked in three with a double in a 4-1 triumph over the Xavier Musketeers. He added a two-run homer in an 11-2 victory against Clemson and drove in the eventual winner (two-run single) in the Cougars’ nine-run comeback against Evansville, a 9-5 win.

In his four years at Charleston he hit 18 home runs in 160 games. Granted citizenship, Sechopoulos played for the Greek National Team that finished second in the European Championship qualifier in Dublin, Ireland. He played for the Great Lake Canadians and coaches Chris Robinson and Adam Stern.

Second base _ Tyler Scott (Calgary, Alta.) Bryan College Lions.

Scott sat atop his team’s hitting stats, batting .417 with four doubles, a triple, four homers, 15 RBIs and a 1.280 OPS.

The second baseman had three-hit games against Rio Grande (3-for-4, with a homer and three RBIs) and Union (triple). And two hits facing Campbellsville (RBI double), IU Kokomo (solo homer), Kentucky Christian (two-run homer), Middle Georgia State and Union (solo homer).

Scott played for the Vauxhall Academy Jets and coach Les McTavish.

Ontario Nationals David Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) played summer ball with the Savannah Bananas.

Third base _ David Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) of the Connors State Cowboys.

Mendham, the son of Intercounty legend Dan Mendham, had 36 hits in 21 games, batting .493 (36-for-73) with 10 doubles, four homers, 26 RBIs and a 1.401 OPS.

Facing Eastern Oklahoma State, Mendham had four hits (double, RBI). He had three-hit games in an 8-1 triumph over Oklahoma Christian (double, three RBIs), a 12-2 win against Southern Nazarene (double) and a 15-5 win against Rose State (three RBIs).

He had two-hit games in an 11-1 win against Arkansas Tech (three RBIs), a 13-3 win facing Oklahoma Christian (double, RBI), a 10-0 whomp against Oklahoma Wesleyan (homer, three RBIs), a 5-2 win against TCS Postgrad (double, solo homer), in a rare 10-7 loss to Rose State (double, solo homer), a 19-13 defeat against Arkansas Tech (RBI), in an 8-3 loss to Eastern Oklahoma State (RBI double), in a 16-4 win over Oklahoma Wesleyan (double, two RBIs) and a 10-9 loss to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (solo homer).

Mendham, who played for coach Shawn Gillespie and the Ontario Nationals, earned Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian Third Team honours in 2019. Shawn Travers helped place Mendham at Connors.

Toronto Mets alum Ben Jones (right), shown here with his brother Matt, who has played in the Minnesota Twins organization, is the shortstop on CBN’s All-Canadian 1st Team.

Shortstop _ Ben Jones (Toronto, Ont.) Mineral Area College Cardinals.

Jones batted .549 (28-for-51) with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, 14 RBIs and a 1.427 OPS in 14 games.

He led the team in hits, batting average and on-base average, was second in RBIs and slugging, while finishing third in doubles and home runs.

In his final game before the season was shut down, he went 5-for-5 in a 16-11 loss to Metropolitan as he tripled, homered and drove in six runs.

Jones had three hits facing Southwest Mississippi in a 6-2 loss (double), a 28-4 romp over Kellogg (two RBIs) and a 12-2 win against Metropolitan (RBI). Plus he had two-hit games in a 10-0 win over Southwest Mississippi (double), a 4-2 loss to Copiah-Lincoln, an 8-5 loss to Copiah-Lincoln (RBI), a 13-2 loss to Metropolitan (double) and a 13-3 loss to Metropolitan.

Jones played for the Toronto Mets and Chris Kemlo.

Outfielders _ Owen Diodati (Niagara Falls, Ont.) of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide, Brayden Cust (Edmonton, Alta.) of the Colby Community College Trojans and Alex Bedard (Levis, Que.) Southwestern Oklahoma State University Bulldogs.

Diodati hit .309 (17-for-55) with three doubles, a triple and five home runs in his 17 games, adding 22 RBIs. The freshman led the team in RBIs and multi-RBI games (seven), while sitting second in home runs. He led SEC freshmen in RBIs and slugging (.673) while tying for the lead in home runs.

On opening weekend against Northeastern, he batted .667 (6-for-9) with a double, triple, three home runs, eight RBI, six runs and four walks. His two home runs in the season opener were a first by a freshman in an opener since 2016.

Diodati played for Chris Robinson and Adam Stern’s Great Lakes Canadians. He was selected in the 29th round in the 2019 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays but chose to attend Alabama. His honours included freshman All-American from Collegiate Baseball News, SEC Co-Freshman of the Week and SEC First-Year Academic Honour Roll. He also played for Mike McRae’s Niagara Falls Falcons and was one of six players that played on five straight OBA champs.

Cust led all Canuck hitters with seven homers, one more than teammate Zach Olson (Red Deer, Alta.), Sam Chaput (Boisbriand, Que.) of Emporia State Hornets and Evan Magill (Ajax, Ont.) of Monroe Community College Tribunes. Plus he was second behind Ryan Humeniuk (Stonewall, Man.) of Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks, who had a 1.710 OPS. Cust was at 1.598.

He had three-hit games in an 8-7 loss to Midland (double), in a 17-6 triumph against Otero (two triples, home run, three RBIs), a 20-0 win against CSU (triple, homer, two RBIs), a 10-8 loss to Dodge City (double, solo homer) and a 19-14 win over Barton (two homers, four RBIs).

Cust delivered two hits in an 8-7 win against Otero (triple, three RBIs), an 11-3 win over CSU (double), a 17-3 romp over Dodge City (homer, two RBIs) and a 14-13 loss to Dodge City (homer, two RBIs).

He played for coach Cam Houston and the Prospects Academy.

Former Diamants de Quebec’s Alex Bedard (Levis, Que.)

Bedard kicked off the 2020 season with the first home run in all of NCAA ball on Jan. 31 and never looked back. Besides his solo homer, he also tripled against Pittsburg State. Although his senior season was limited to 18 games, he had at least one hit in 14 games with two five-hit games both against East Central -- 5-for-6 (RBI) and 5-for-6 (two doubles). He led the Great American Conference in batting average (.485), hits per game, runs per game and stolen bases (14-for-18) while anchoring one of the top hitting teams in the conference from his leadoff position.

Bedard had three hits against Southeastern Oklahoma (RBI) and Arkansas-Monticello (double, three RBIs), plus he had two-hit games against Southeastern Oklahoma, Arkansas-Monticello (RBI), Southern Arkansas (double) and Oklahoma Baptist.

Bedard’s team was in contention for a spot in the postseason and on pace for their third consecutive 20-win season when play was halted due to COVID-19. He became the sixth SWOSU baseball player named SWOSU’s Male Athlete of the Year. Bedard was fourth among Canadians in hits with 32 behind David Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) Connors State Cowboys, Adam Rossit (Stoney Creek, Ont.) Westcliff Warriors and Drew Reilly (Cambridge, Ont.) Keiser Seahawks.

Twice Bedard, who played for Diamants de Québec in Ligue de junior élite du Québec and coach Dominik Walsh, was Canadian Baseball Network all-college Second Team member in 2018, while gaining honourable mention in both 2017 and 2019.

Ontario Royals Ryan Dos Santos (Mississauga, Ont.)

Designated hitter _ Ryan Dos Santos (Mississauga, Ont.) Dodge City Conquistadors.

Dos Santos batted .366 with two doubles, three triples, six RBIs and a 1.170 OPS.

He had two-hit games in an 18-10 loss to El Paso, a 22-20 win over Lamar (two RBIs), a 12-11 win over Frank Phillips (double, RBI) and in a 14-13 win against Colby (solo homer).

Dos Santos played for the Ontario Royals and coach Matt Mills.

2020 Second Team

Left-hander _ Antoine Jean (Montreal, Que.) of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide.

Jean did not take the usual path Canadian high schoolers follow when they go to play university ball. Usually Year I is sit observe, listen, Year II sees more mound time and Year III you are a solid contributor. Jean made four starts and led Alabama in wins going 3-0 with a 3.18 ERA as he struck out 17 in 17 innings. His three walks tied for the third-fewest in the SEC among qualifying pitchers

He gained the win in his debut against Northeastern, working four innings and allowing four hits and three runs (two earned) with a walk and two strikeouts. He was drafted in the 17th round in 2019 by the Minnesota Twins.

Jean, who played for Academy Baseball Canada and coaches Max Hockhoussen and Robbie Fatal, gained freshman All-American honours from Collegiate Baseball News and had a spot on the SEC First-Year Academic Honour Roll this spring.

Victoria Eagles’ grad Connor Irvine (Victoria, BC)

Right-hander _ Connor Irvine (Victoria, BC) Lassen Community College Hustlin’ Cougars.

Irvine was the workhorse of all the Canuck pitchers who headed south. He pitch 42 innings in seven starts to lead all Canadians, as he walked 12 and fanned 34. He was 4-0 with a find-it-if-you-can ERA of 2.14.

He beat the College of the Redwoods 18-5 pitching 6 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run, while striking out three, the College of the Siskiyous 5-1, a two-hit complete game win, as he fanned six, Butte College 4-3 as he worked six innings, allowing three runs on five hits, while fanning five and Porterville by a 12-0 score pitching four scoreless, as he allowed one hit.

Irvine pitched for the Victoria Eagles and coach Charlie Strandlund in 2019.

Reliever _ Ben Abram (Georgetown, Ont.) Oklahoma University Sooners.

After making the Big 12 All-Freshman Team in 2019 (15 games, 13 starts) Abram worked mostly out of the bullpen last spring. He went 6-4 with a 4.24 ERA with 52 strikeouts in 63 2/3 innings in 2019.

In his only start he pitched five scoreless in a 14-1 win against Texas Southern. He allowed two hits with five strikeouts. He allowed one run in the other five innings he pitched for an 0.90 ERA. He struck out 13 men in 10 innings.

Abram pitched for the Ontario Terriers and coaches Scott VandeValk and Dean Dicenzo.

Catcher _ Garrett Takamatsu (Burlington, Ont.) University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos.

Takamatsu batted .384 with a 1.127 OPS, hitting five doubles, a triple, four homers and 16 RBIs in 19 games. He led the team in hits (28), RBIs, shared the lead in homers, was second in average, slugging mark (.644), on-base percentage (.483) and OPS, and third in doubles.

Takamatsu had his best game against East Central when he went 4-for-5 with an RBI. He also had three-hit outings against Newman (solo, homer) and Fort Hays State (double, RBI).

He had two-hit games playing Oklahoma Baptist (double, RBI), Metro State (solo homer), Metro State (double, RBI), Newman (two RBIs) and Fort Hays State.

Takamatsu, who earned Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian Third Team honours in 2019, played for the Ontario Blue Jays and Mike Steed.

Former Ontario Astros 1B Graeham Luttor (Toronto, Ont.)

First base _ Graeham Luttor (Toronto, Ont.) Midway University Eagles and Tyler McWillie (Waltrous, Sask.) Colby Community College Trojans (tie).

On the season, Luttor hit .346 with five doubles, four homers, 13 RBIs and a 1.187 OPS in 19 games.

His first inning run-scoring double helped Midway to a 3-2 win over Sienna Heights. He hit a 1-2 pitch for his fourth homer in an 8-3 win against Rio Grande, had a run-scoring single in a 9-6 win over Rio Grande and singled in a run in a 16-3 romp over Bethel. He also hit a 2-1 pitch over the left field fence for his third bomb in a 7-1 win over Rio Grande.

He was also named to the Midway Athletic Director’s Honour Roll for the spring 2020 semester. To earn a spot, the student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Luttor played for the Team Ontario Astros and coach Jason Booth.

McWillie, who one voter proclaimed had the “best baseball name on the ballot,” batted .400 with a double, a triple, two homers and six RBIs for a 1.189 OPS in 16 games.

McWillie had a pair of hits in a 17-3 loss to Odessa, again in a 12-8 loss to New Mexico Military Institute, in a 5-4 loss to NMMI (triple) and CSU Club.

He homered in a 17-3 win over Dodge City, knocking in three, and he belted a two-run shot in an 11-0 win over CSU Club.

McWillie is an Okotoks Dawgs grad and played for coaches Jeff Duda, Val Helldobler and Tyler Hollick.

Former Ontario Blue Jay Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.)

Second base _ Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.) Arkansas State Red Wolves.

Hicks started all 16 of the Red Wolves contests finishing with a .327 batting average. He led Arkansas State in slugging percentage (.636), on base percentage (.526) and home runs (four). He had a team-high 18 walks, which were the most in the Sun Belt Conference and ninth most in the NCAA.

He had 18 hits, three doubles and one triple on the year driving in 10. Hicks had a team-high 35 total bases. The 2020 NCAA baseball season was cancelled on March 12, 2020, due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

He is a transfer from Mineral Area where he hit .370 with seven home runs and 31 RBIs in 2019.

A Toronto Mets grad, Hicks, who earned Canadian Baseball Network First Team honours in 2019, played for Chris Kemlo and Rich Leitch..

Third base _ Déric Lamonagne (Saint-Amable, Que.) Clarendon College Chaparrals.

Lamonagne hit .328 with four doubles, two triples, three homers and 20 RBIs while compiling a 1.048 OPS.

He had three hits playing Rose State (two doubles, RBI), Ranger (three RBIs), Redlands, Redlands (two homers, four RBIs) and Howard (triple, three RBIs). He also had two hits facing Tyler (double, solo homer) and Redlands (RBI).

Lamontagne, a Canadian Baseball Network honourable mention in 2019, played for Ducs de Longueuil under coaches Louis-Karl Pedneault and Dominic Simard.

Former Ontario Blue Jays SS Tyler Small (Mississauga, Ont.)

Shortstop _ Tyler Small (Mississauga, Ont.) of the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Golden Norse.

It didn’t matter that it was a small sample size for Small, who batted .426 (23-for-54) with five doubles, a triple, three homers and 15 RBIs. He had a 1.230 OPS in 16 games.

He had three-hit games against Metropolitan Community College in a 12-2 win (double, triple, two RBIs), in a 16-6 loss to Eastern Oklahoma State (two RBIs), Carl Albert State (two solo homers) and in an 11-4 win over Arkansas Baptist (two RBIs).

Small had a two-hit game in a 15-9 win over Hutchinson (home run, four RBIs),

The Ontario Blue Jays graduate, earned Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian Third Team honours in 2019, and played for coaches Shawn Travers, Joey Ellison and Mike Steed.

Former Toronto Mets OF Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) makes us think of that old school yard line …”Over the fence is out!”

Outfielders _ Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) of the Cal State Northridge Matadors, Ryan Humeniuk (Stonewall, Man.) University of Louisiana-Monroe, Cooper Davis (Mississauga, Ont.) Vanderbilt Commodores.

Clarke led the Matadors in home runs (three), average (.400), slugging (.775), on-base percentage (.529) and stolen bases (five) in 15 games, starting 12 games in centre, as well as finishing first in the Big West in on-base percentage and slugging percentage, plus second in stolen bases and home runs, as well as third in average and 10th in doubles (four).

He also topped the team charts with six multiple-hit games. Facing Grand Canyon, he homered in a win, was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a home run against No. 17th ranked Central Florida and tripled, homered and drove in two runs against Gonzaga. He was named to the Big West All-Academic Team.

Clarke played for the Toronto Mets and coaches Chtis Kemlo and Rich Leitch. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 36th round in 2018.

Okotoks Dawgs grad Ryan Humeniuk (Stonewall, Man.)

Humeniuk led Louisiana-Monroe hitting .410 with a pair of doubles, a triple, three homers and 14 RBIs for a 1.710 OPS. Humeniuk bested Brayden Cust (Edmonton, Alta.) of the Colby Trojans with the highest OPS.

Besides going against Illinois State and having a 6-for-7 day (double, RBI), he faced the Grambling State Tigers and was 4-for-6 (double, triple, four RBIs).

He also managed three-hit days against Southeast Missouri (double, three RBIs) and Southeastern Louisiana (homer, three RBIs), plus two-hit games against the Grambling (RBI), Illinois State (solo homer), McNeese State and Ole Miss.

An Okotoks Dawgs grad, who played for coaches Jeff Duda, Val Helldobler and Tyler Hollick. he earned aCanadian Baseball Network all-Canadian college team honourable mention in 2019 and was a Second Team member in 2018.

Davis reached base in 16 of 18 games for Vanderbilt, with a team-high 24 hits -- including eight multi-hit games -- and two triples.

He opened the season with a nine-game hit streak and reached base the first 14 games. His best game was probably when he went 3-for-4 facing Dayton and stole a pair of bases.

Davis, who gained Canadian Baseball Network Third team honours in 2019, played for the Ontario Blue Jays and coaches Dan Bliewas and Shawn Travers.

Designated hitter _ Chris Procopio (Toronto, Ont.) Monroe Community College Tribunes and Malik Williams (Toronto, Ont.) of the Lipscomb University Bison (Tie).

Procopio hit an even .400 in 12 games with two doubles, two homers, six RBIs and a 1.153 OPS.

He went deep against Louisburg in a 9-4 loss as he went 3-for-3 with the solo shot and in a 23-3 win against Anne Arundel, as he singled and hit a three-run homer. Procopio had three, two-hit games facing Louisburg, a 16-6 loss (a double), a 6-1 win over Suffolk County and Danville Area (RBI double).

He played for the Brampton Royals and coach Frank Fascia.

Former Ontario Blue Jays Malik Williams (Toronto, Ont.)

Williams had 19 hits in 16 games, batting .297 with a double, four homers, 14 RBIs and an .887 OPS.

His four home runs were the most on the team and was tied for second in the Atlantic Sun conference. He was fourth in the ASUN when it came to knocking in runs.

He had two hits against the Bowling Green State Falcons (solo homer), Ohio State (RBI), Ohio State, Middle Tennessee, Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech (home run, three RBIs). He hit his other homers against Bowling Green and Bradley.

Williams, who played for the Ontario Blue Jays and coaches Sean Travers and Mike Steed, earned Canadian Baseball Network Second Team honours in both 2019 and 2018.

PBA’s Evan Wilde (Airdie, Alta.) of Cloud County.

2020 Third Team

Left-hander _ Evan Wilde (Airdrie, Alta.) Cloud County Community College TBirds.

Wilde was anything but ... walking seven men in 21 1/3 innings. He made three starts in five games, going 3-0.

He won three starts in a row: a 5-4 triumph against Seminole State (allowing one run on two hits and a walk in 3 1/3 innings of relief as he struck out five), a 9-2 win against Marshalltown (one run on four hits, while striking out nine in six innings) and a 3-1 win over Seward County (one unearned run on three hits, nine strikeouts in six innings).

Wilde pitched two innings in an 11-3 win over the Kansas Wesleyan JVs, walking three and striking out three, then he worked four innings allowing one run in an 11-1 win over Butler.

A Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs grad, Wilde pitched for coach Todd Hubka and before that the Calgary Bandits and coach Mark Zarkowski.

Right-hander _ Jordan Marks (Bright’s Grove, Ont.) Upstate University of South Carolina Spartans.

Marks made four starts and allowed five runs in in 25 2/3 innings. He pitched 7 1/3 scoreless against Long Island allowing four hits and a walk, while striking out nine. He backed that outing up with seven innings allowing zero earned runs (three unearned) on five hits, while fanning six.

Later against Western Kentucky, he pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out 10. And in his fourth outing, he pitched 5 1/3 innings against Western Carolina giving up five runs -- three earned -- on eight hits, as he struck out four.

Marks, who walked three and struck out 29 with a 1.75 ERA, is a Great Lake Canadians grad, who pitched for Adam Stern, Adam Arnold and Chris Robinson.

Toronto Mets grad Jonah Offman (Toronto, Ont.) of the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays.

Reliever _ Jonah Offman (Thornhill, Ont.) of the John Hopkins Blue Jays.

Offman made four appearances on the mound, making one start, pitching to an ERA of 1.72 in 15 2/3 innings. He struck out 26 batters.

He recorded a save against Stevens, pitching four scoreless innings with nine strikeouts and earned the win facing Plymouth State pitching six innings and striking out six.

Against St. John, Fisher allowed two runs in 2/3 of an inning and pitched six scoreless facing Roanoke, as he fanned 10.

Offman, who pitched for the Toronto Mets and coach Chris Kemlo, earned a 2020 CoSIDA All-Academic award and twice was on the Centennial Academic Honour Roll.

Catcher _ Evan Magill (Ajax, Ont.) of the Monroe Community College Tribunes.

Magill was tied for second among Canucks in the home run race with six, one behind leader Brayden Cust (Edmonton, Alta.) of the Colby Trojans. Sam Chaput (Boisbriand, Que.) of Emporia State Hornets, Colby’s Zach Olson (Red Deer, Alta.), and Magill were tied.

Magill batted .306 with a double, 19 RBIs and a 1.238 OPS. He had two-hit games in a 5-1 loss to Louisburg (solo homer) and Anne Arundel (two homers, six RBIs).

He played for the Toronto Mets and coach Chris Kemlo.

Spruce Grove White Sox and St. Francis Academy grad 1B Matt Coutney (Edmonton, Alta.) of Old Dominion.

First base _ Matt Coutney (Edmonton, Alta.) Old Dominion Monarchs.

Coutney hit .286 with two doubles, two homers and 17 RBIs as he compiled an .835 OPS in 16 games.

He started all 16 games at first base, recording a double and a single to produce a season-high four RBIs in the Monarchs’ 11-1 win over Rutgers, after getting two hits and an RBI earlier in the series in an 8-7 win. Coutney doubled, singled and knocked in a pair of runs in a 17-1 win over VMI, He had six multi-hit games.

He was elected to the Virginia All-State University Division Second Team, as voted on by the Virginia Sports Information Directors.

Coutney, who played with the Spruce Grove White Sox, and the St. Francis Academy under Rob Boik, earned Canadian Baseball Network Second Team all-Canadian honours in 2018 and 2019.

Former Toronto Met, K-State’s Daniel Carinci (Ajax, Ont.)

Second base _ Daniel Carinci (Ajax, Ont.) Kansas State University Wildcats.

After making one start at Alabama and transferring, Carinci batted .373 with seven doubles, four RBIs and a .901 OPS.

He led K-State in hitting and tied for the team lead with 22 base hits registering six multi-hit games with a pair of three-hit efforts: against Missouri and Fairleigh Dickinson. He drove in a season-high three runs in a 20-1 victory against FDU and doubled in five of the season’s final six games while recording a base hit in six of the final seven games of the year.

Carinci, who played for the Toronto Mets and coach Chris Kemlo, put together a season-long eight consecutive-game hit streak and a 14-game on-base streak to begin the year. In the field, he did not commit an error.

Ducs de Longueuil and Rocket de Coaticook alum Anthony Quirion (Dixville, Que.) of the Lamar Cardinals.

Third base _ Anthony Quirion (Dixville, Que.) Lamar Cardinals.

He started all 17 games, hitting .324 with a .500 slugging mark and a .342 on-base average. The season ended with him having a nine-game hit streak, and he hit .410 over the last 10 games with a .615 SLG and a .419 OBP.

Overall, he had 22 hits, including three doubles and three home runs with 18 RBIs. He had five multi-hit and five multi-RBI games including a career-best 5-for-5 against Prairie View A&M and a career-best five RBIs against No. 23 ranked Tulane. He finished fourth in the Southland Conference in home runs and second in RBIs. He finished second on the team in average, tied for second in doubles, first in total bases (34), first in slugging percentage, second in total hits and third in on-base percentage.

Quirion earned Canadian Baseball Network Third Team honours in 2017 and 2018. This spring he was named Pre-Season Second Team All-Southland Conference at third base and Pre-Season All-SLC by Perfect Game Scouting Service.

Quirion, who last spring earned Canadian Baseball Network Third Team honours, has played for Ducs de Longueuil and coach Mathieu Adam as well as Rocket de Coaticook and Guy Ainslie.

Shortstop _ Trei Cruz (Houston, Tex.) Rice University Owls.

The Toronto-born Cruz, and the son of former Blue Jays OF Jose Cruz, Jr., batted .328 with seven doubles, a homer and eight RBIs for a .987 OPS in 16 games. He had seven doubles, four behind the Canuck leader Tyler D’Alessandro (London, Ont.) Salem Tigers.

Like his grandfather Jose (2,251 hits in 2,353 games over a 19-year career) and his father Jose, Jr. (1,167 hits in 1,388 games over a 12-year career), Trei has the hitting gene, finishing second on the team in batting (19-of-58) when the season came to an early end. He led the Owls in doubles, runs (nine) and RBIs. He ranked among the Conference USA leaders in walks (18) for a team-best on-base percentage.

He recorded more walks than strikeouts, had six multi-hit games, including four hits against crosstown rival Houston to tie his career-high, including two doubles. He hit a home run for a three-RBI day against Missouri State, drove in two-plus runs in a game three times and hit .320 with runners on base. He played 137 of the Owls 139 defensive innings in the field (98.6%) and made just three errors.

Ontario Blue Jays grad OF Jacob Ervin (Mississauga, Ont.) of the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norse

Outfielders _ Jacob Ervin (Mississauga, Ont.) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Golden Norse; Jordan Nwogu (Ottawa, Ont.) University of Michigan Wolverines and Dayton Peters (Abbotsford, BC) Mineral Area Cardinals.

Ervin hit .475 with four doubles, a triple, two homers and 19 RBIs with a 1.287 OPS.

His best games were a 12-2 triumph over Metropolitan (double, three RBIs) and a 10-9 win against Connors State (double, triple, four RBIs).

Ervin had two-hit games in a 4-3 win against Metropolitan (double, RBI), a 10-6 loss to Eastern Oklahoma State (solo homer), an 11-2 win against Carl Albert State (RBI) and a 7-0 win against Arkansas Baptist (double, three RBIs).

A grad of the Ontario Blue Jays, Ervin played for coach Joe Ellison and Mike Steed, after playing for Mississauga North Tigers and the best groundskeeper/convenor in Mississauga (north of Burmanthorpe).

Nwogu started all 15 games in the Michigan outfield and led off every game, leading the Wolverines with a .353 batting average, a .456 slugging percentage and two home runs. He finished the season with 24 hits, two home runs and a double.

He started the 2020 campaign -- cancelled after 15 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic -- on an eight-game hit streak. He reached base in all but one game, including 12 straight. He had eight multi-hit games, including a four-hit performance against Cal Poly.

Nwogu went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a double against UConn on February 22 and hit first home run of the season the previous day. He also had a 3-for-4 day with a stolen base against Cal Poly.

Dayton was not the only Peters on our all-Canadian ballot. Dayton and Tristan Peters, of Chandler-Gilbert, combined to hit six doubles, three triples, six homers, 25 RBIs and combined to hit .377. Dayton had an OPS of 1.296 with three doubles, a triple, four homers and 19 RBIs.

His best game production-wise might have been a 28-4 win over Kellogg when he went 4-for-5 (two homers, four RBIs).

Dayton managed three-hit outings in a 13-3 win against Frontier (double, homer, seven RBIs) and had a pair of hits in an 8-1 win against Bevill State (double, two RBIs) and in a 13-3 loss to Metropolitan.

He played for the Vauxhall Academy Jets and coach Les McTavish.

Former Saskatoon Diamondbacks DH Nolan Machibroda (Saskatoon, Sask.)

Designated hitter _ Nolan Machibroda (Saskatoon, Sask.) Southeastern University Fire.

Machibroda had two doubles, three homers and 15 RBIs in 24 games, while hitting .286 with an .896 OPS.

He was 3-for-5 against Thomas and enjoyed two hits playing Ave Maria. Machibroda hit a three-run homer facing Grand View, a solo shot against Warner and a homer, a base hit and five RBIs against Ave Maria.

Machibroda played for the Saskatoon Diamondbacks and coach Matt Kosteniuk, as well as being with Team Saskatchewan, Canada Cup winners in 2016 with coaches Greg Brons, Neil Hogg and Kosteniuk.
of the Texas Longhorns our inaugural year.

Honourable Mention

Left-handers _ Jared Spearing (Winnipeg, Man.) UBC Thunderbirds, Braden Babcock (Oshawa, Ont.) McCook Indians, Adam Tulloch (Toronto, Ont.) Central Florida Patriots.

Voting (on 5-3-1 basis; first-place votes in brackets): Brunner (37) 221, Jean (18) 122, Wilde (2) 74, Spearing (2) 57, Babcock (1) 38, Tulloch (1) 13.

(Five players received less than 10 points)

Right-handers _ Garrett Hawkins (Biggar, Sask.), UBC, Eric Cerantola (Oakville, Ont.) Mississippi State Bulldogs, Noah Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.) Liberty Flames, Jacob Kush (Guelph, Ont.) Canisius Golden Griffins, William Sierra (Montreal, Que.) Yavapai Roughriders, Fynn Chester (Victoria, BC) Salt Lake Bruins, Garrett Goodall (Nanaimo, BC) Embry Riddle Aeronautical Eagles, Taylor Lepard (Leaside, Ont.) Keiser Seahawks, Conor Angel, (Lachine, Que.) Louisiana at Lafayette Rajin’ Cajuns, Daniel Gore (Tecumseh, Ont.) Madonna Crusaders.

Voting (first-place votes in brackets): Hofmann (42) 234, Irvine (6) 78, Marks (2) 55, Hawkins (1) 34, Cerantola (2) 27, Skirrow 27, Kush (4) 25, Sierra (1) 23, Chester (1) 16, Goodall (2) 14, Lepard 8, Angel (1) 6, Gore 6.

(Three players received less than six votes.)

Relievers: Adam Maier (North Vancouver, BC) UBC Thunderbirds, Barry Craine (Surrey, BC) UBC Thunderbirds, Nik Cardinal (Bonnyville, Alta.) California State University-Fresno Bulldogs.

Voting (first-place votes in brackets): Yahiro (29) 194, Abram (23) 161, Offman (4) 105, Maier (3) 56, Craine (1) 13, Cardinal (1) 7.

(Five players received less than six votes.)

Catchers _ Nick Seginowich (Victoria, BC) Angelo State Rams, Connor Dykstra (Chilliwack, BC) Galveston Whitecaps, Zac Fascia (Brampton, Ont.) Purdue Boilermakers, Gavin Logan (Oyen, Alta.) Linn-Benton Roadrunners.

Voting (on 5-3-1 basis; first-place votes in brackets): Hewitt (29) 187, Takamatsu (8) 115, Magill (9) 94, Seginowich (10) 94, Dykstra (2) 34, Fascia (3 3) 26, Logan (1) 10.

(Four players received less than 10 votes.)

First base _ Mathieu Sirois (Quebec City, Que.) Clarendon Chaparals, Blake Buckle (Milton, Ont.) Northwest Florida State Raiders, Blake Gallagher (Fredericton, NB) Minot State Bison.

Voting (on 5-3-1 basis; first-place votes in brackets): Sechopolous (26) 180, McWillie (19) 119, Luttor (9) 119, Coutney (7) 70, Sirois (1) 34, Buckle (1) 12, Gallagher (1) 10.

Second base _ Leo Markotic (Mississauga, Ont.,) efferson Vikings, Jaden Parsons (Vernon, BC) Cloud County TBirds, Cole Tucker (Mount Pearl, NL) Niagara Purple Eagles, Mike Fitzsimmons (Chilliwack, BC) UBC Thunderbirds.

Voting (on 5-3-1 basis; first-place votes in brackets): Scott (34) 202, Hicks (12) 153, Carinci (12) 118, Markotic (2) 46, Parsons 12, Tucker 11, Huggins (1) 10, Fitzsimmons (1) 5.

(Two players received less than five votes).

Third base _ Hunter James (Stratford, Ont.) Northwestern Ohio Racers, Daniel Lichty (Denfield, Ont.) Huntington Foresters, George Farid (Mississauga, Ont.) Mississippi Choctaws, Peter Hutzal (Calgary, Alta.) Marshall Thundering Herd, Mason Glowacki (Kelowna, BC) East Central Tigers.

Voting (on 5-3-1 basis; first-place votes in brackets): Mendham (54) 283, Lamonagne 86, Quirion (3) 56, James 44, Lichty 34, Farid (2) 22, Hutzel (3) 21, Glowacki 8.

(Two players received less than eight votes)

Shortstop _ INF Grant Okawa (Mississauga, Ont.) Jamestown Jimmies, Adam Rossit (Stoney Creek, Ont.) Westcliff Warriors, Jonah Weisner (Mission, BC) Allen County Red Devils, Jaden Parsons (Vernon, BC), Cloud County TBirds, Aidan Huggins (Edmonton, Alta.) Illinois State Redbirds.

Voting (on 5-3-1 basis; first-place votes in brackets): Jones (19) 137, Small (15) 130, Cruz (14) 96, Okawa (4) 70, Rossit (6) 65, Weisner (3) 34, Parsons (1) 16, Huggins 12.

(Two players received less than 11 votes)

Outfielders _ Tyler D’Alessandro (London, Ont.) Salem Tigers, Nick Howie (Oakville, Ont.) Eastern Kentucky Colonels, Zach Olson (Red Deer, Alta.) Colby Trojans, Drew Reilly (Cambridge, Ont.) Keiser Seahawks, Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta,) Colby Trojans, Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) Chandler-Gilbert Coyote, Mathieu Vallée (Saint-Joseph-Du-Lac, Que.) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norse, Sam Chaput (Boisbriand, Que.) Emporia State Hornets, Clayton Loranger (Edmonton, Alta.) Cloud County TBirds, Ethan Pasco (Niagara Falls, Ont.) Monroe Tribunes, Marc Lebreux (Sainte-Anne Que.) Virginia Cavileers, Danny Berg (Saskatoon, Sask.) Lynn Knights, Liam Whalen (Toronto, Ont.) Southwestern Moundbuilders, Kodai Yaoita (Victoria, BC) San Mateo Bulldogs, Jakob Newton (Oakville, Ont.) Florida Tech Panthers, Noah Geekie (Strathclair, Man.) Barton Bulldogs, Andy Leader (Kitchener, Ont.) Canisius Golden Griffins.

Voting (on 5-3-1 basis; first-place votes in brackets): Diodati (33) 198, Cust (24) 166, Bedard (19) 147, Clarke (19) 140, Humeniuk (12) 115, Davis (17) 104, Ervin (11) 83, Nwogu (8) 75, D. Peters (4) 76, D’Alessandro (4) 61, Howie (7) 56, Olson (6) 55, Reilly (3) 44, Zdunich (1) 42, T. Peters (4) 39, Vallee (2) 38, Chaput (3) 37, Loranger (2) 33, Pasco (3) 30, Lebreux (1) 24, Berg 13, Whalen (1) 10, Yaoita (7), Newton (1) 6, Geekie 6, Leader 6.

(Eight players received less than six votes)

Designated hitter _ Owen Napieralski (Delta, BC) LSU-Shreveport Pilots, Noah Or (Vancouver, BC), UBC Thunderbirds, Adam Cook (Cambridge, Ont.) LSU Alexandria Generals, Brayden Cust (Edmonton, Alta.) of the Colby Trojans.

Voting (on 5-3-1 basis; first-place votes in brackets): Dos Santos (16) 122, Williams (14) 112, Procopio (16) 112, Marhiboda (5) 83, Napieralski (6) 72, Or (3) 31, Cook (1) 15, Cust (1) 5.

(Three players received less than five votes)

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The list of winners of Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Year (most first-place votes for the All-Canadian team):

2020 _ INF David Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) of the Connors State Cowboys, who had 54 of 62 first-place votes (87.1).

2019 _ LHP Ryan Johnson (Winnipeg, Man.) of Lubbock Christian Chaps, he had 54 of 59 first-place votes (91.5%).

2018 _ DH Edouard Julien (Quebec City, Que.) of the Auburn Tigers, who garnered 43 of 52 ballots (82.7%).

2017 _ OF Christopher Acosta-Tapia (Laval, Que.) of Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles, received first-place votes from 41 of 51 (80.3%) voters.

2016 _ LHP Guillaume Blanchette (St-Constant, Que.) of Lubbock Christian Chaparrals 51 of 51 (100%) first-place votes.

2015 _ 3B Connor Panas (Toronto, Ont.) of the Canisius Golden Griffins, 33 of 45 ballots (73.3).

2014 _ 2B-OF Craig-St. Louis (Gatineau, Que.) of the Seminole State Trojans, 50-for-59 (84.7).

2013 _ LHP Ryan Kellogg (Whitby, Ont.) of the Arizona State Sun Devils, 50-for-65 (76.9).

2012 _ 2B Maxx Tissenbaum (Toronto, Ont.) of the Stony Brook Seawolves, 40-for-58 (69).

2011 _ OF Chase Larsson (Vancouver, BC), of the Cameron Aggies, 39 of 41 votes (95.1).

2010 _ OF Marcus Knecht (North York, Ont.) of the Connors State Cowboys, 49 of 51 (96.1).

2009 _ 3B Jesse Sawyer (Calgary, Alta.) of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, 33 for 49 (67.3).

2008 _ DH Mike Gosse (Pitt Meadows, BC) of the Oklahoma Sooners, 35 of 42 (83.3).

2007 _ 1B Kevin Atkinson (Surrey, BC) of the New Mexico Jr. College Thunderbirds, 55 for 62 (88.7).

2006 _ OF Jon Baksh (Mississauga, Ont.) of the Florida Tech Panthers, 40 of 63 (63.5).

2005 _ 1B Karl Amonite (Woodslee, Ont.) of the Auburn Tigers, 55 for 62 (88.7).

2004 _ OF Charlie MacFarlane (Lantzville, BC) of the Cumberland Bulldogs, 36 for 45 (80).

2003 _ C Aaron McRae (Delta, BC) of the LSU-Shreveport Pilots, 37 for 49 (75.5).

2002 (tie) _ OF Ryan Kenning (North Vancouver, BC) of the New Mexico State Aggies and RP-SS Jesse Crain (Toronto, Ont.) of the Houston Cougars, nine first-place votes on 18 ballots (50%) in 2002.

2001 _ LHP Jeff Francis (North Delta, BC) of the British Columbia Thunderbirds, six of seven (85.7).

2000 _ OF Ben Emond (Farnham, Que.) of the Texas Longhorns our inaugural year.

Elliott: 2020 CBN All-Canadian team, plus Honourable Mentions