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 Bakerwww.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 Bakerwww.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
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East Coast Bays United Softball Club | North Harbour, New Zealand
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