SCOTS coach Seam Meldrum and young gun Billy Parsons were the big winners at Friday night’s Bendigo Baseball Association awards night.
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Meldrum won the A-grade most valuable player award with 20 votes, three clear of his teenage team-mate Parsons.
While Meldrum won the major award, Parsons was the most prominent player for the season.
Young enough to play in the under-16s, Parsons was runner-up in the A-grade MVP, runner-up in the B-grade MVP, won the rookie of the year award, won the A-grade batting average with an average of .409, won the John Newman Pitching Award with 0.67 earned run average and won the B-grade coaches award.
The other highlight of the night was the induction of six people into the Bendigo Baseball Association Hall of Fame.
Players Cec Riley, John Polglase, Graham Millar, administrators Terry Evans and Joyce Svanosio and representative John Cameron joined 22 previous inductees in the Hall Of Fame.
A-grade award winners – MVP: Sean Meldrum (Scots) 20 votes. MVP runner-up: Billy Parsons (Scots) 17 votes. Peter Murphy Memorial Perpetual Trophy: Johnathan Taylor (Scots). Umpire award: Berin Marchesani (Scots). Coaches award: Brad Muns (Falcons). Batting: Billy Parsons (Scots) .409. John Newman Pitching Award: Billy Parsons (Scots) 0.67 ERA. Golden Glove catcher: Jayson Strahan (Falcons). Golden Glove first base: Darcy Harrison (Scots). Golden Glove second base: Berin Marchesani (Scots). Golden Glove third base: Darryl Muns (Falcons) and Joel Brownlee (Scots). Golden Glove short stop: Michael Peters (Falcons). Golden Glove left field: Justin Slattery (Falcons). Golden Glove centre field: Nick Whatley (Dodgers). Golden Glove right field: Nigel Close (East). Rookie of the Year: Billy Parsons (Scots).
B-grade award winners – MVP: Jason Harriage (Falcons) 17 votes. MVP runner-up: Billy Parsons (Scots) 13 votes. Batting: Darcy Harrison (Scots) .578. Fielding: Darren Taylor (Scots). Umpires: James O’Keefe (East). Coaches: James O’Keefe (East), Billy Parsons (Scots), Jason Harriage (Falcons).
C-grade awards – MVP: Dave Matthews (Scots) 18 votes. MVP runner-up: Myles Wade (Falcons) 16 votes. Batting: Dave Matthews (Scots) .809. Fielding: Mark Davies (Dodgers). Umpires: Sean Pearce (East). Coaches: Don Mitchell (East).
Meanwhile, the BBA A-grade grand final series starts on Sunday.
Minor premier Scots will start hot favourite in the best of three series against Falcons.
Falcons qualified for the grand final after a stirring preliminary final win over Dodgers last Sunday.
