2024 - 2025 Season 
Junior ECB Award Winners

Team Awards

U11 Hurricanes  
Most Improved Player – Judah Potgieter 
Most Valuable Player – Robbie McClune 
Coach's Award – Corey Comber  

U11 Puma Cubs
Most Improved Player – Kelly-Rae Kostopoulos 
Most Valuable Player – Orla McDonagh 
Coach's Award – Adelaide Croul 

U11 Thunder 
Most Improved Player – Oscar Moore 
Most Valuable Player – Jack Croeser 
Coach's Award – Braxton Sims 

U11 Tsunamis
Most Improved Player – Evan Kelly 
Most Valuable Player – Callan McKinnie 
Coach's Award – Reighnan Bantom 

U13 Cubs
Most Improved Player – Tyler Payne 
Most Valuable Player – George Whittaker 
Coach's Award – Alex Garcia - Curtis 

U13 Cyclones
Most Improved Player - Tristan Hand 
Most Valuable Player - Daniel Barry 
Coach's Award - Benji Davies 

U13 Pegasus
Most Improved Player – Olivia Job 
Most Valuable Player – Ruby Campbell 
Coach's Award – Pippa Atkinson 

U15 Hornets
Most Improved Player – Regan Viviers 
Most Valuable Player - Christian Kruger 
Coach's Award - Nathan Hand  

U15 Small Sox
Most Improved Player - Cohen McDonagh 
Most Valuable Player - Connor Mackessack 
Coach's Award - Cooper Adkins 

U15 Angels
Most Improved Player – Bayley Swanepoel 
Coach’s Award – Jessica Smith 
Coach's Award – Bethany Marriott 

U17 Jaguars
Most Improved Player – Kate Smith 
Most Valuable Player - Denise Swanepoel 
Coach's Award - Freya Williams 

U19 Bombers
Most Improved Player – Cooper Sims 
Most Valuable Player - Zach Adkins 
Coach's Award – Cody Taylor 

Club Awards (selected by nominations)

U5-U7: New Promising Player T-Ball - Jaelen Quinn
U7-U9 Most Improved Player T-Ball– Carter Robinson 
U7-U9 Most Promising Player T-Ball – Hannah McClune 
U5-U9 Most Promising New T-Ball Coach – Jesse Harris 
U11 Most Improved Player – Leroi Soukkhaphanh  
U11 Most Promising Player –  Jack Croeser 
U11-U13 Rookie Sox: Most Improved Player Girl – Lara Pojar 
U11-U13 Rookie Sox: Most Improved Player Boy – Tristan Hand 
U11-U13 Rookie Sox: Most Promising Girl – Ruby Campbell
U11-U13 Rookie Sox: Most Promising Boy – Daniel Barry 
U15–U19 Most Improved Player Girl – Jessica Smith 
U15–U19 Most Improved Player Boy – Jack Baker 
U15–U19 Most Promising Girl – Denise Swanepoel 
U15–U19 Most Promising Boy – Nathan Grobbelaar 

Top Junior Manager – Corrine Whittaker (U13 Cubs) 
Scorer of the Year – Junior Team – Kelvin Chiles 
Umpire Cup (club wide award) – Ethan Fox 
Most Promising NEW Junior Coach – Shak James & Vasek Bures 
Top Junior Coach – Bridget Baker 
U11-U19 Most Improved Junior Team – U11 Thunder 
Junior Outstanding Team Achievement: U19 Bombers 
U11-U19 Top Junior Team – U15 Small Sox 
U11-U19 Club Junior Personality Award – Kaelee (Bob) Compton 
Nathan’s Way: Sportsmanship Award – Cooper Sims and Freya Williams 

Club Awards (statistic based awards)

U13–U15 Top Junior Batter Boy - Joash Murray 
U13–U15 Top Junior Batter Girl - Jessica Smith
U13–U15 Top Junior Pitcher Boy - Kaleb Taylor 
U13–U15 Top Junior Pitcher Girl - Marissa Patel  
U13–U15 Top Junior Catcher Boy - Cohen McDonagh 
U13–U15 Top Junior Catcher Girl - Jessica Smith 
U17–U19 Top Junior Batter Boy - Jack Baker 
U17–U19 Top Junior Batter Girl - Tamika Bonthuys 
U17–U19 Top Junior Pitcher Boy - Zach Adkins 
U17–U19 Top Junior Pitcher Girl - Neve Cadness-Aspinall 
U17–U19 Top Junior Catcher Boy - Cody Taylor 
U17–U19 Top Junior Catcher Girl - Tamika Bonthuys 

U11 – U19 Top Junior Girl – Denise Swanepoel 
U11 – U19 Top Junior Boy – Jack Baker 


Congratulations to all our ECB Juniors for a fantastic season!

​​​​​​​Photo Credit - Bridget Baker​​​​​​​www.capturedbybridget.co.nz

2024 - 2025 Season 
Senior ECB Award Winners

Team Awards

Div 3 Cougars 
Most Improved Player – Kylie Sims
Most Valuable Player – Rachelle Stokes
Coach's Award – Adriana Tomovski

Div 3 Phoenix - Runner up 
Most Improved Player – Emma Cockerton
Most Valuable Player – Tracey Van Der Walt
Coach's Award –   Lily Schiess

Div 3 Pumas 
Most Improved Player – Janine Walker
Most Valuable Player – Jessie Congalton
Coach's Award –Anya Kay

Div 3 Honey Badgers – New Team  
Most Improved Player – Kevin Kelly
Most Valuable Player – Louis Thomson
Coach's Award – Doug Brown

Div 3 Renegades 
Most Improved Player – Colter Prince
Most Valuable Player – Rohan Wallace 
Coach's Award – Dave Transom

Div 3 Rangers 
Most Improved Player – Cooper Sims
Most Valuable Player – Chris Waters
Coach's Award – Stathy Kalogeropoulos

Div 1 Women Jaguars – Winners
Most Improved Player – Taliya Judd
Most Valuable Player – Daina Brazier
Coach's Award – Freya Williams

Div 1 Women Wildcats 
Most Improved Player – Morgan Page
Most Valuable Player – Karen McKinlay
Coach's Award – Melissa Moore

Div 1 Men 
Most Improved Player – Cooper Sims 
Most Valuable Player – Rohan Wallace
Coach's Award – Colter Prince 

Premier Reserve Women Panthers – Runner Up 
Most Improved Player – Freya William
Most Valuable Player – Tara McAlpine
Coach's Award – Gabriella Dew 

Premier Reserve Men – Runner up
Most Improved Player – Zach Adkins
Most Valuable Player – Flynn Ridley
Coach's Award – Jack Baker

Premier Men
Most Improved Player – Flynn Ridley
Most Valuable Player – Harrison Baker
Coach's Award – Adam Peter

Club Awards (selected by nominations)

Social Womens' Most Improved  (The Millar Cup) - Emma Cockerton 
Social Mens' most Improved Player -  Cooper Sims 
Div 1 Women – Most Improved Player – Gabriella Dew 
Div 1 Women – Most Promising Player – Denise Swanepoel 
Premier Reserve Womens' Most Improved Player - Freya Williams 
Premier Reserve Womens' Most Promising Player -  Grace Palmer
Senior Prem Reserve Men – Most Improved Player – Flynn Ridley
Senior Prem Reserve Men – Most Promising Player – Zach Adkins 
Senior Prem Men – Most Improved Player –   Michael Roach 
Senior Prem Men – Most Promising Player –  Rorke Crewe 
Senior NEW Most Promising Player – Doug Brown  

Statistic Based Awards 

Batting: OBP – On Base Percentage, BA – Batting Average, RBI – Runners Batted In  
Catchers: PO – Put Out, A - Assists and CS - Caught Stealing 
Pitcher: ERA – Earn Run Average
 

Top Senior Women Batter (OBP.711 BA.618 RB11) Denise Swanepoel  
Top Senior Men Batter (OBP.444 BA.392 RBI21) Clinton Hand 
Top Senior Women Catcher (PO 53, A 4, CS 2) Grace Palmer 
Top Senior Men Catcher (PO 170, A14, CS 10) Flynn Ridley 
Top Senior Women Pitcher (ERA 5.94) Daina Brazier 
Top Senior Men Pitcher (ERA 2.04) Simon Fitzpatrick 

Top Senior Coach – Andrew Charnley 
Club Captain Award – Michelle Kean 
Administrator Award - Philippa Munro
Commitment Cup– The Sims Family 
Charnley "Giving Back" Cup – Premier Men Squad 
Scorer of the Year – Senior Teams – Andie McDowell  
Most Promising Scorer - Audrey Cadness 
Club Personality Award – Glenn Schmidt 
Social Women Player of the Year – Tracey Vandewalt  
Social Men Player of the Year – Louis Thomson 
Div 1 Women Player of the Year – Stats ERA 4.28, OBP .645 BA .440, PO 5 A 11 – Michelle Kean 
Premier Reserve Women Player of the Year (ERA 5.94, OBP.566, BA.381, RBI13, PO1, A24) – Daina Brazier 
Premier Reserve Men Player of the Year – (OBP.463 BA 412 RBI23, PO33 A22 – Clint Hand 
Premier Men Player of the Year (OBP.365 BA.212, RBI 1, A 26 PO25) Jack Baker 
Sports Person Award – Michelle Kean 


Congratulations to all our ECB Seniors for a fantastic season!

Photo Credit - Bridget Baker​​​​​​​www.capturedbybridget.co.nz

2024 - 2025 Season 
NHSA Award Winners 

U11 Plate Winners: ECB Puma Cubs
U11 Plate Runner up: ECB Tsunamis
U15 Boys Winners:  ECB Small Sox
U15/17 Girls Runner up: ECB Jaguars
U17/19 Boys Winners: ECB Bombers
Div 1 Women Winners: ECB Jaguars
Div 3 Women Runner up: ECB Phoenix
Prem Reserve Women Runner up: ECB Panthers
Prem Reserve Men Runner up: ECB Prem Reserve Men

NHSA Awards - to come


NHSA Representative Softball
NFC Women - Fergus McAlpine Head Coach
Heartland Mens - Harrison Baker, Jack Baker and Andie McDowell (Scorer)
Heartland Womens - Daina Braizer, Hannah Crewe, Jessica Taylor, Neve Cadness-Aspinall 
U19 Girls - Lucy Cadness-Aspinall, Jessica Taylor
U19 Boys - Zach Adkins, Jack Baker, Cameron Schmidt, Tyrone Crewe (Assistant Coach) and Andie McDowell (Scorer)
U17 Girls - Denise Swanepoel, Neve Cadness-Aspinall, Freya Williams, Audrey Cadness (Manager) and Samantha Winters (Physio)
U17 Boys - Zach Adkins
U15 Girls Pango - Neve Cadness-Aspinall, Freya Williams, Jessica Smith, Jaime Smail, Ruby Campbell, Bayleigh Swanepoel and Troy Smail (Assistant Coach)
U15 Girls Kokowhai - Bayleigh Swan
U15 Boys Pango - Kaleb Taylor, Joash Murray, Wilbur Congalton and Archie Dew. 
U15 Kokowhai - Cooper Adkins, Shaih Bantom, Cohen McDonagh, Connor Mackessack and Kelvin Chiles (Scorer)

Rep Tournament Achievements
U19 Boys Tournament Team - Jack Baker
U17 Girls Tournament Team - Denise Swanepoel 
U15 Girls Tournament Team - Neve Cadness-Aspinall
​​​​​​​Cameron Duncan U15 Girls MVP - Freya Williams representing NH

​​​​​​​Softball New Zealand
U23 Major Sox Assistant Coach - Fergus McAlpine
U15 Developing Sox training squad - Neve Cadness-Aspinall

ECB Players Representing other associations
Counties Manukau NFC Women - Daina Braizer
​​​​​​​Rotorua Heartland Women - Michelle Kean, Andrew Charnley (Assistant Coach) and Kelvin Chiles (Scorer)

Harbour Sports Excellence Award 2024
Volunteer of the year - Andrew Charnley Finalist


Our Softball NZ recognised Scorers: 

  • Andie McDowell: Level 5
  • Kelvin Chiles: Level 5 (leveled up 2025)
  • Suzette Taylor: Level 4

Our Softball NZ recognised Umpires/Orange shirts: 

  • Bridget Baker: Level 4
  • Chris Murdoch: Level 4
  • Colter Drummond - Hay: Level 3
  • Daina Brazier: Level 3 (leveled up 2025)
  • Andrew Charnley: Level 2
  • Carlos Vega: Level 2
  • Kelvin Chiles: Level 2
  • Tracey Vanderwalt: Level 2
  • Jo Wannenburg: Level 1
  • Ethan Fox: Level 0
  • Jaime Smail: Level 0
  • Tracey Foley: Level 0
  • Wilbur Congalton: Level 0