2 Lunkers win fielding awards

ROCHESTER - Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers catcher Hunter Nolen and outfielder Will Piwnica-Worms have been selected by the Northwoods League as recipients of 2009 Rawlings Finest in the Field Awards that recognizes the top fielders at each position.

Nolen, from the University of Northern Colorado, had a fielding percentage of .997. Piwnica-Worms, of Duke University, fielded at a .991 clip.

To qualify for an award a player needs to appear in at least two-thirds (46) of the scheduled games at a given position, with the exception of catcher, which is one-half (34) of the scheduled games. For pitchers, the individual that had the most total defensive chances without committing an error earns the top ranking.

2009 Rawlings Finest in the Field recipients

Catcher: Hunter Nolen, Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers, Univ. of Northern Colorado, .997

First base: Nick O'Shea, Green Bay Bullfrogs, University of Minnesota, .988

Second base: Robert Abel, La Crosse Loggers, University of San Francisco, .978

Shortstop: Austin Knight, La Crosse Loggers, Dallas Baptist University, .974

Third base: Jayson Langfels, Alexandria Beetles, Eastern Kentucky University, .961

Outfielder: Boomer Collins, La Crosse Loggers, University of Nebraska, 1.000

Outfielder: Chad Wright, Wisconsin Woodchucks, University of Kentucky, .993

Outfielder: Will Piwnica-Worms, Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers, Duke University, .991

Pitcher: Craig Gullickson, Green Bay Bullfrogs, Clemson University, 1.000

Pitcher: Matt Jansen, Madison Mallards, Purdue University, 1.000