After another fantastic regular season… The Bristol Knights fell just short in the playoffs. The team had some standout performances on the year that truly deserve noting… thus the 2017 team awards. These were picked by manager Brian LaRochelle, and agreed upon by GM Scott Dickens. Congrats guys.

MVP:
Kyle Lentini – .436 BA, 12 RBI, 16 Runs, 7 SB, .545 SLG, 1.053 OPS, .508 OBP, 24 H, 8 BB, 8 K

Cy Young… Tie:
Chris McGrath – 0.76 ERA, 6W-0L, 36 2/3 IP, 37 K, 2 CG, 15 BB, undefeated on year
Earl Oakes – 0.44 ERA, 5W-0L, 32 IP, 35 K, 1 SV, 14 BB, undefeated on year

Knights Slugger:
Steve Clout – .324 BA, 17 RBI, 14 Runs, 1 SB, .382 SLG, .716 OPS, .333 OBP, 22 H, 2 BB, 3 K

Rookie of the Year:
Mike Castellani – 0.58 ERA, 4W-1L-1T, 36 IP, 50 K, 2 SV, 2 CG, 10 BB
& 1.000 BA, 1.000 SLG, 2.000 OPS, 1.000 OBP, 1AB, 1 H

Gold Glove Award:
Marco Ross – played almost everywhere well, fantastic defense

Knights Teammate Award:
Scott Dickens – Retiring from active playing after 15 seasons, after starting the team and maintaining much of the day to day running of the team over that time… Scott is passing along many of the responsibilities to the other coaches, but will still be involved and was recently asked to be the new CTL President (which he accepted).

Performance of the Year… Tie:
Mike Castellani – 1 hitter (2 outs from No-No) vs Ridges at Muzzy with 13 K
Tyler Favreau – 3/3 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI in playoff game vs Elmers