Photo gallery: Indians honour their top achievers
All four of the club’s active senior teams gained a share of the spoils in their respective leagues, which delighted senior club chairperson Grant Sayers described as “a very strong foundation for the club”.
The Benoni Northerns Indians baseball club enjoyed an impressive senior winter season and honoured their top achievers at their annual prize giving ceremony at the club recently.
The senior first side, Chippewa, coached by Sayers, won the Major A Cup title. Wichita, under the mentorship of Jason Keen, clinched Major B Plate honours.
Sioux, coached by Ivan Emmett and Deon Beukes, captured a Major B league and cup double. The Mohicans outfit, under Warren Kidd’s watch, were crowned Senior Reserve plate winners.
The umpires, scorers and venue curator were also presented with awards in acknowledgement of their service during the season.
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The award winners are:
Mohicans (Senior Reserves) – Best pitcher: Connor Thomas. Fielder: Dylan McQuirk. Batter: Jarrod Hogg. Players Choice: Matthew Pudule. MVP: Matthew Pudule. Wichita (Major B) – Best Pitcher: Alex Howden. Fielder: Shaun Deyzel. Batter: Ross Churchill. Players Choice: Christopher Steyn. MVP: Jacques Groenewald. Sioux (Major B) – Best Pitcher: Colin Sampson. Fielder: Gareth Long. Batter: Dean Beukes. Players Choice: Andrew Barron. MVP: Kyle Weideman. Chippewa (Major A) – Best Pitcher: Rowan Ebersohn. Fielder: Tyler Croft. Batter: Michael Serfontein. Players Choice: Damon King. MVP: Anthony Sayers. Senior Sportsman of the Year: Michael Serfontein. Serfontein Special Award: Anthony Cohill. Dedication Award: Andrew (Facilities). National Representatives: Anthony Sayers (SA U-23 World Cup), Tyler Croft SA U-23 – World Cup, SA Seniors – All Africa Games), Bradleigh Peeters (SA U-23 – World Cup), Damon King (SA U-23 – World Cup, SA Seniors – France, SA Seniors – All Africa Games), Brenton Faulds (SA U-23 – World Cup), Rowan Ebersohn (SA U-23 – World Cup, SA Seniors – France, SA Seniors – All Africa Games ,SA Seniors- Euro Olympic Qualifiers), Richard Greenslade (SA U-23 assistant coach), Kian Schwartz (SA U-18 World Cup- Korea), Corbin Greenslade (SA U-18 World Cup – Korea).
