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Warriors' J.J. Robinson Named West Group Player of the Year Again

Warriors' J.J. Robinson Named West Group Player of the Year Again

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – Lewis-Clark State senior first baseman J.J. Robinson has been voted the NAIA West Grouping North Division Player of the Year for the second season in a row after leading his team to its seventh straight regular-season title, the league office announced Monday.

Robinson, a product of Colfax, Wash., is the first back-to-back Player of the Year since College of Idaho’s Izaac Garsez in 2011-12. During the regular season, led the division in home runs (19), doubles (15), RBI (62), hits (63) and slugging percentage (.730). He was also second with a .341 batting average and finished the regular season on a 13-game hit streak, during which he slugged eight home runs.

He and Pitcher of the Year Connor Noble, a University of British Columbia senior, headed the 18-person All-Group team. During his final campaign, Noble posted a 7-2 record and 1.93 earned-run average over 79 1/3 innings and 11 total starts. He struck out 63 compared to just 13 walks and held opponents to a .233 batting average.

Oregon Tech’s Matt Miles and British Columbia’s Chris Pritchett were voted Co-Coaches of the Year.

Eight Gold Glove awards were also announced. Jackson Smith, Corban’s senior catcher, became a back-to-back winner to headline that group.

Lewis-Clark State, which went 22-8 in circuit play, and UBC, which went 22-11 to finish second, led the way with five All-Group selections each. College of Idaho, which won the Group Tournament on Sunday, had four.

Robinson, Noble, Smith and College of Idaho pitcher Zach Draper were the only back-to-back selections. Draper – who pitched a complete-game seven-hitter in which he allowed just seven hits, struck out eight and didn’t issue a walk in the tourney opener Saturday against OIT – has compiled a 5-6 record with a 2.89 ERA in 87 1/3 innings over 13 starts. He also has a Group-high 90 strikeouts and only 13 walks.

The complete list of honorees is below:

Player of the Year – J.J. Robinson, SR, Lewis-Clark State
Pitcher of the Year – Connor Noble, SR, British Columbia
Co-Coaches of the Year – Matt Miles, Oregon Tech; Chris Pritchett, British Columbia

FIRST TEAM
Name Institution YR Pos. Hometown
J.J. Robinson Lewis-Clark State SR 1B Colfax, Wash.
Kai Fong Oregon Tech SO 2B Waipio, Hawaii
Seaver Whalen Lewis-Clark State SR SS Vancouver, Wash.
Mitch Robinson British Columbia JR 3B Surrey, B.C.
Vinny Martin British Columbia SR IF Pender Island, B.C.
Bobby Wright College of Idaho SR IF Las Vegas, Nev.
Austen Butler British Columbia FR OF Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Tyler Yorko British Columbia SR OF Burnaby, B.C.
Cole Mansanarez College of Idaho SR OF Blackfoot, Idaho
Raymond Pedrina Lewis-Clark State JR OF Kapolei, Hawaii
Connor Noble British Columbia SR SP Vancouver, B.C.
Zach Draper College of Idaho SR SP Salt Lake City, Utah
Connor Brogdon Lewis-Clark State SR SP Madera Ranchos, Calif.
Doug Molzahn Oregon Tech JR SP Coos Bay, Ore.
Riley O’Brien College of Idaho SR RP Shoreline, Wash.
Jackson Smith Corban SR C Salem, Ore.
Cooper Goldby Lewis-Clark State SR C Yuba City, Calif.
Alex Poltz Oregon Tech JR DH Auburn, Wash.

GOLD GLOVES
Pitcher: Rilyn Lewchuk, JR, Corban
Catcher: Jackson Smith, SR, Corban
First Base: Vinny Martin, SR, British Columbia
Second Base: Hunter Hanson, SR, College of Idaho
Shortstop: Kyle McComb, JR, British Columbia
Left Field: Ethan Bragg, JR, Corban
Center Field: Michael Kilpatrick, SR, Oregon Tech
Right Field: Naz Thibodeaux, SR, Oregon Tech
 

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