Awards
2022 EOBA Awards:
Rep. Junior Player of the Year (Peewee and below)Blake Bowers (Peterborough)
Rep. Senior Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Josh Machado (Whitby)
House League Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
Bennett Foy (Whitby)
House League Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Nick Albrecht (Whitby)
Pitcher of the Year (Mosquito and above)
Brett Crowley (Peterborough)
True Spirit (given to a female HL player, Major Mosquito age and up)
Sophie Taha (Whitby)
Female Rep. Player of the Year (Mosquito and above)
Annabelle Spittal (Ajax)
Junior Umpire of the Year (Level 1 & 2)
Gabriella DiFalco (Whitby)
Senior Umpire of the Year (Level 3 or above)
Trevor Porter (Pickering)
Rep. Junior Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Mike Jones (Whitby)
Rep. Senior Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Chris Lisle (Quinte)
House League Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Jillian Dempsey (Whitby)
House League Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Clayton Ross (Quinte)
Team of the Year (All Series)
Peterborough Tigers 13U AAA
Troy May Person of the Year
Jim Lutton (Oshawa)
Ed and Vi Christopher Award (House League Volunteer of the Year)
Lee Ann Hickerson (Quinte)
W.J. Woodland Award (Rep Volunteer of the Year)
Bill van Boxtel (Quinte)
EOBA Volunteer of the Year
Anita Barnard (Whitby)
Association of the Year
Whitby Canadians
2021 EOBA Awards:
Rep. Junior Player of the Year (13U & Below)
Christopher DesLauriers (Whitby Canadians)
Rep. Senior Player of the Year (14U & Above)
Ryan McGivney (Whitby Canadians)
House League Player of the Year (13U & Below)
Andy Stone (Whitby)
Pitcher of the Year (10U & Above)
Matthew Gaspar (Whitby Canadians)
Rep Female Player of the Year (10U & Above)
Zoe McGregor (Oshawa Legionaires)
Junior Umpire of the Year (Level 1 & 2)
Liam Thomas (Quinte)
Senior Umpire of the Year (Level 3 or Above)
Sheldon Peterson (Whitby)
Rep Junior Coach of the Year (13U & Below)
Andrew Haines (Whitby Canadians)
Rep Senior Coach of the Year (14U & Above)
Ryan Hagerman (Peterborough Tigers)
House League Coach of the Year (13U & Below)
Matt Miksza (Whitby)
House League Coach of the Year (14U & Above)
Will Burke (Whitby)
Team of the Year (All Series)
Whitby Canadians 15U AA
Troy May Award
Brian Gillan (Oshawa Legionaires)
Ed & Vi Christopher Award (House League Volunteer of the Year)
Emma Holmes-Demille (Quinte West)
W.J. Woodland Award (Rep Volunteer of the Year)
Chad Crawford (Quinte Royals)
EOBA Executive Member of the Year
Brian MacIntyre (Whitby)
Association of the Year
Whitby Canadians
This year the EOBA presented MVP & MIP Certificates to Individual Teams based on coaching staff selections. Below are the Award Recipients for 2021.
Northumberland 10U
Most Valuable Player - Nolan Landry
Oshawa 9U
Most Improved Player – Elliott Ward
Oshawa 11U
Most Improved Player – Thomas Habec
Most Valuable Player – Zoe McGregor
Oshawa 11U AAA
Most Improved Player – Jackson Scero
Most Valuable Player – Evan Service
Oshawa 13U A
Most Improved Player – Owen Roach
Most Valuable Player – Austin Dawson-North
Oshawa 14U AAA
Most Valuable Player – Owen Weales
Peterborough 8U
Most Improved Player – Finn O’Grady
Most Valuable Player – Patrick O’Brien
Peterborough 14U
Most Improved Player – Joe Lucas
Most Valuable Player – Jud McGowan
Peterborough 18U Elite
Most Improved Player – Jack Young
Most Valuable Player – Logan Kelly
Pickering 9U
Most Valuable Player – Michael Mandarello
Quinte 9U
Most Improved Player – Carter Madill
Most Valuable Player – Michael Ampuero
Quinte 11U
Most Improved Player – Tucker Allen
Most Valuable Player – Hank Martin
Quinte 12U
Most Improved Player – Hudson Grimmon
Most Valuable Player – Taite Crawford
Quinte 13U
Most Improved Player – Carter Rowles
Most Valuable Player – Nolan Reitzel
Quinte 14U
Most Improved Player – Christian Fonger
Most Valuable Player – Mitchell Sills
Uxbridge 10U
Most Improved Player – Jaxson Pinguet
Most Valuable Player – Braedyn Davis
Whitby 8U T1
Most Improved Player – Jacob Weir
Most Valuable Player – Nathan McCawley
Whitby 8U T2
Most Improved Player – Liam Lewis
Most Valuable Player – Luke Petrovich
Whitby 9U T1
Most Improved Player – Hunter Nolan
Most Valuable Player – Curtis Brown Jr.
Whitby 9U T2
Most Improved Player – Tanner Briden
Most Valuable Player – Noah Ashton
Whitby 10U T1
Most Improved Player – Gavin Sheehan
Most Valuable Player – Christopher DesLauriers
Whitby 10U T2
Most Improved Player – James Smith
Most Valuable Player – Jackson Calligaro
Whitby 10U T3
Most Improved Player – James Bingleman
Most Valuable Player – Elliott Bonniot
Whitby 11U T1
Most Improved Player – Corby Quiambao
Most Valuable Player – Lucas Hudson
Whitby 11U T2
Most Improved Player – Iain Glendenning
Most Valuable Player – Marcus Persaud
Whitby 11U T3
Most Improved Player – Nathan Anderson
Most Valuable Player – Rylan Jones
Whitby 12U T1
Most Improved Player – Owen Lynch
Most Valuable Player – Alexander Piccoli
Whitby 12U T2
Most Improved Player – Preston Canning
Most Valuable Player – Andrew Gordon
Whitby 12U T3
Most Improved Player – Alex Capucho
Most Valuable Player – Connor Raymond
Whitby 13U T1
Most Improved Player – Evan Walker
Most Valuable Player – Caleb Dalton
Whitby 13U T2
Most Improved Player – Jack Vickery
Most Valuable Player – Josh Whitwell
Whitby 13U T3
Most Improved Player – Collin Macht
Most Valuable Player – Nicholas Hayne
Whitby 14U T1
Most Improved Player – Luke Bakker
Most Valuable Player – Easton Joss
Whitby 14U T2
Most Improved Player – Joshua Machado
Most Valuable Player – Griffin Johnson
Whitby 14U T3
Most Improved Player – Quinn Haynes
Most Valuable Player – Nick Szabo
Whitby 15U Elite
Most Improved Player – Adam Ho
Most Valuable Player – Brock Grainger
Whitby 15U T2
Most Improved Player – Thomas Paddick
Most Valuable Player – Ryan McGivney
Whitby 15U T3
Most Improved Player – Matthew Sims
Most Valuable Player – Nick Persaud
Whitby 16U Elite
Most Improved Player – Adam Rich
Most Valuable Player – Jalal Latif
Whitby 16U T2
Most Improved Player – Declan Collins
Most Valuable Player – Matthew Laflamme
Whitby 16U T3
Most Improved Player – Daelan Walsh
Most Valuable Player – Connor Candolini
Whitby 17U Elite
Most Improved Player – Lucas Brockstein
Most Valuable Player – Darcy D’Souza
Whitby 18U Elite
Most Improved Player – Connor Tourout
Most Valuable Player – Connor Broughton
Whitby 22U Elite
Most Improved Player – Liam Briggs
Most Valuable Player – Cole Romain
2020 EOBA Awards:
Due to Covid, EOBA did not select Award winners in 2020.2019 EOBA Awards:
Rep. Junior Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
Ben Schultz (Whitby)
Rep. Senior Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Tyler Robichaud (Oshawa)
House League Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
Dylan Jenkins (Oshawa)
House League Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Adam Bevis (Whitby)
Pitcher of the Year (Mosquito and above)
Aaron Brennan (Quinte)
True Spirit (given to a female HL player, Major Mosquito age and up)
Nidhi Farmeh (Pickering)
Female Rep. Player of the Year (Mosquito and above)
Jorja Sandilands (Whitby)
Junior Umpire of the Year (Level 1 & 2)
Aidan Crowley (Northumberland)
Senior Umpire of the Year (Level 3 or above)
Matt Robinson (Oshawa)
Rep. Junior Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
David White (Whitby)
Rep. Senior Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Scott Cawker (Oshawa)
House League Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Graig Andrew (Pickering)
House League Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Brian Broughton (Pickering)
Team of the Year (All Series)
Oshawa Legionaires 21u & Whitby Chiefs 15u AAA
Troy May Award
Bryson Truax (Whitby)
Ed & Vi Christopher Award (House League Volunteer of the Year)
Nicole Martin (Pickering)
W.J Woodland Award (Rep Volunteer of the Year)
Jim Walerowich (Clarington)
Volunteer of the Year
Matt Steele (Kingston)
Association of the Year
Oshawa Legionaires
2018 EOBA Awards
Rep. Junior Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
Brandon Marimuthu (Whitby)
Rep. Senior Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Carter Arbuthnot (Oshawa)
House League Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
Logan Ibsen (Whitby)
House League Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Aiden Cole (Pickering)
Pitcher of the Year (Mosquito and above)
Aiden Bansil (Pickering)
True Spirit (given to a female HL player, Major Mosquito age and up)
Brianna Demille (Quinte)
Female Rep. Player of the Year (Mosquito and above)
Abby Dunseith (Pickering)
Junior Umpire of the Year (Level 1 & 2)
Deegan Krawetz (Clarington)
Senior Umpire of the Year (Level 3 or above)
John Allison (Quinte)
Rep. Junior Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Adam Crowley (Peterborough)
Rep. Senior Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Dave Cleary (Quinte)
House League Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Jay Cassidy (Pickering)
House League Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Peter Willems/James Terpstra (Clarington)
Team of the Year (All Series)
Oshawa Junior AAA
Volunteer of the Year - TBA at AGM
EOBA Awards 2017
Rep. Junior Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
Beau Marshall (Peterborough)
Rep. Senior Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Josh Arce (Whitby)
House League Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
Ty Petrou (Pickering)
House League Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Chris Poulakis (Pickering)
Pitcher of the Year (Mosquito and above)
Jacob Ebbs (Whitby)
True Spirit (given to a female HL player, Major Mosquito age and up)
Sydney Held (Kingston)
Female Rep. Player of the Year (Mosquito and above)
Abby Dunseith (Pickering)
Junior Umpire of the Year (Level 1 & 2)
Dawson Steele (Quinte)
Senior Umpire of the Year (Level 3 or above)
Chris Cullum (Oshawa)
Rep. Junior Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Andy Stabler (Peterborough)
Rep. Senior Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Derek Brown (Whitby)
House League Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Mike Stauffer (Whitby)
House League Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Tom Reed (Pickering)
Team of the Year (All Series)
Whitby Midget AAA
Ed & Vi Christopher Award
Dave & Danica Corless (Pickering)
W.J Woodland Award
Joe MacDonald (Pickering)
Volunteer of the Year
Carol Steele (Kingston)
Association of the Year
Whitby
EOBA Awards 2016
Rep. Junior Player of the Year (Peewee and below)Joe Kuin (Peterborough – Major Peewee)
Rep. Senior Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Chase Porter (Oshawa – Junior)
House League Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
Brayden White (Whitby – Peewee)
House League Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Brayden Crosby (Pickering – Midget)
Pitcher of the Year (Mosquito and above)
Cole Iantomasi (Whitby – Major Peewee)
True Spirit (given to a female HL player, Major Mosquito age and up)
Taylor Dusome (Oshawa – Midget)
Female Rep. Player of the Year (Mosquito and above)
Abby Dunseith (Pickering – Major Peewee)
Junior Umpire of the Year (Level 1 & 2)
Matthew Miksza (Whitby)
Senior Umpire of the Year (Level 3 or above)
Larry Orton (Quinte)
Rep. Junior Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Dwayne McMulkin (Pickering/Ajax – Mosquito)
Rep. Senior Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Terry Orr (Kingston Thunder – Minor Midget)
House League Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Jeff Canning (Whitby – Blastball)
House League Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Vanessa Parfit (Oshawa – Bantam)
Team of the Year (All Series)
Peterborough (Major Bantam AA)
EOBA Awards 2015
Rep. Junior Player of the Year (Peewee and below)Colin Mandarich (Pickering-Ajax)
Rep. Senior Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Matt Brash (Kingston)
House League Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
Sufiyan Elberdi (Whitby)
House League Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Tavish McMillan (Oshawa)
Pitcher of the Year (Mosquito and above)
Alec Brown (Oshawa)
True Spirit (given to a female HL player, Major Mosquito age and up)
Kate Avison (Whitby)
Junior Umpire of the Year (21 Years old and under)
Payton Beckett (Whitby)
Senior Umpire of the Year (22 years older and older)
Ryan Mason (Pickering)
Rep. Junior Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Aaron Gilmoure (Peterborough)
Rep. Senior Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Rich Leitch (Pickering-Ajax)
House League Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Jeff Smyth (Pickering)
House League Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Donald Armstrong (Whitby)
Team of the Year (All Series)
Kawartha Cubs Major Bantam
Ed & Vi Christopher Award
Derek Brown (Whitby)
W.J. Woodland Award
Bill Rourke (Whitby)
EOBA Awards 2014
Rep Pitcher of the Year: Curtis Windsor (Peterborough)Rep Jr. Coach: Mike Hunter (Oshawa)
HL Jr Coach: Derek Allender (Oshawa)
Rep Sr Coach: Gene Dayton (Quinte)
HL Sr Coach: Pat Anson (Kingston)
Rep Jr Player: Ryan Leitch (Ajax-Pickering)
HL Jr Player: Matthew Lewis (Whitby)
Rep Sr Player: Ryan Adamson (Peterborough)
HL Sr Player: Evan Hurtibese (Oshawa)
Jr Umpire: Cory Langstaff (Port Hope)
Sr Umpire: Jim Taylor (Oshawa)
True Spirit: Jessica Weckworth (Whitby)
Team of the Year: Peterborough Tigers Midget
Volunteer: George Brown (Whitby)
Ed Christopher Award: Don Parkinson (Kingston)
W. J. Woodland Award: Sandra Brash (Kingston)
EOBA 2013 Award Winners
Rep Pitcher of the Year: Wes PaquetteRep Jr. Coach: Jon Retter
HL Jr Coach: Malcolm Whiteford
Rep Sr Coach: Chris Rankine
HL Sr Coach: Alex Richter
Rep Jr Player: Nicholas Foley
HL Jr Player: Jake Timal
Rep Sr Player: Justin Gideon
HL Sr Player: Brandon Underwood
Jr Umpire: Zach Wright
Sr Umpire: Bill Fleming
True Spirit: Sydney Holmes
Team of the Year: Pickering-Ajax Cubs Minor Bantam
Volunteer- Ken Babcock
Ed Christopher Award: Earl Chamberlain
W. J. Woodland Award: Scott Arbuthnot
2011 & 2012 Award Winners - Currently not available.
EOBA 2010 Award Winners
REP AWARDS:2010 Rep Team of the Year Mosquito & Below: OMBA Rookie Team
2010 Rep Team of the Year Peewee & Above: Peterboro Minor Bantam
2010 Rep Coach of the Year Peewee & Above: John Smeelen Pickering
2010 Rep Player of the Year Peewee & Above: Brent Wishart, Pickering
2010 Rep Pitcher of the Year Peewee & Above: Connor May, Oshawa
HOUSE LEAGUE AWARDS:
2010 Player of the Year Mosquito & Below: Evan Baker, Oshawa
2010 Coach of the Year Mosquito & Below: Kent Hawley, Kingston Thunder
2010 Player of the Year Peewee & Up: Derek Heath, Pickering
2010 Coach of the Year Peewee & Up: Clinton Sharpe, Pickering
2010 True Spirit Award, Ridley Foley: Kingston Thunder
VOLUNTEERS:
Volunteer of the Year: Gord Mortaley, Belleville
W.J. Woodland Award; Rep Volunteer, Sharon Marraccini, Pickering
Vi Christopher Award; House League Volunteer, Joseph MacDonald, Pickering
UMPIRES:
Junior Umpire of the Year: Clifford Lindsay, Peterborough
Senior Umpire of the Year: Andrew Brown, Pickering
EOBA 2009 Award Winners
Association of the Year WhitbyVi Christopher Award, Ryan Gordon, Whitby
Volunteer of the Year, John Smeelen, Pickering
Junior Umpire of the Year, Brandon Parkinson, Kingston Thunder
Senior Umpire of the Year, Jim Taylor, Whitby
W. J. Woodland Award: Rocco Conti
Rep Awards
Mosquito & Below, Team of the Year, Ajax Minor Mosquito Rep Team
Peewee & Above, Team of the Year, Peterborough Major Peewee Team
Coach of the Year Peewee and Above, Tim McAlpine, Lindsay
Player of the Year Peewee and Above, Tyler Mitchell, Whitby
Pitcher of the Year Peewee and Above, Ryan Adamson, Peterborough
Coach of the Year Mosquito and Below, Chris Szent-Ivany, Pickering
House League Coach of the Year Peewee and Above, Mark Magder, Whitby
House League Coach of the Year Mosquito and Below, Dave Bennett, Kingston Thunder
House League Player of the Year Mosquito and Below, Bradley Rodriguez, Pickering
EOBA 2008 Award Winners
Player of the Year Senior Rep: Cole Kaiser - Kingston ThunderPlayer of the Year Junior Rep: Brodie Harkness
Player of the Year Houseleague: Jonathon Ashaver
Volunteer of the Year: Gail Sharpe
Umpire of the Year: Travis Norton
Coach of the Year Junior Houseleague: Christopher D. Wilson
Coach of the Year Senior Houseleague: Scott VanLuven
Coach of the Year Junior Rep: Clare Osborne
Coach of the Year Senior Rep: Jim Sheppard
Pitcher of the Year Junior Rep: Cal Quantrill
Pitcher of the Year Senior Rep: Jordan Prosper
Team of the Year: Whitby Chiefs Peewee
Association of the Year: Cowinners: Ajax and Whitby
Vi Christopher Award: Don Parkinson - Kingston Thunder
W. J. Woodland Award: Matt Steele - Kingston Thunder
EOBA 2007 Award Winners
Rep Junior Player of the Year (Peewee and below)Recipient: Tori Bugg
Rep Senior Player of the Year (Bantam and above)
Recipient: Kris Grant & Keli Grant (co-winners) - Kingston Thunder
House League Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
Recipient: Madison Bertrand
Junior Pitcher of the Year (Peewee and below)
Recipient: Tyson Robinson
Senior Pitcher of the Year (Bantam and above)
Recipient: Tommy Kempt
Umpire of the Year
Recipient: Bernie McGuire
Rep Junior Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
Recipient: Clare Osborne
Rep Senior Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
Recipient: Brian Beatty
House League Coach of the Year
Recipient: Don Parkinson - Kingston Thunder
Team of the Year (All Series)
Recipient: Whitby Minor Peewee AAA
EOBA Volunteer of the Year
Recipient: Carol Steele - Kingston Thunder
Ed Christopher Association of the Year Award
Recipient: Whitby Minor Baseball Association
The Ed and Vi Christopher Award
Recipient: Hank & Karen Evans
EOBA 2006 Award Winners
Rep Junior Player of the Year (Peewee and below)2006 Recipient: Christopher Wachon - Whitby Chiefs
Rep Senior Player of the Year (Bantam and above
2006 Recipient: Andrew Ruck - Whitby Chiefs
House League Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
2006 Recipient: Brandon Parkinson - Kingston Thunder Mosquito
Pitcher of the Year (Mosquito and above)
2006 Recipient: Brett van Pelt - Whitby Chiefs
Junior Umpire of the Year (21 Years old and under)
2006 Recipient: Eric Topolnisky - Whitby Chiefs
Rep Junior Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
2006 Recipient: Clare Osborne - Whitby Chiefs Mosquito AAA
House League Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
2006 Recipient: Rick Zebryk - Whitby Chiefs
Team of the Year (All Series)
2006 Recipient: Whitby Mosquito AAA
Ed Christopher Association of the Year Award
2006 Recipient: Whitby Minor Baseball Association
EOBA 2005 Award Winners
Rep Junior Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
2005 Recipient: Co-winners Kris Grant & Keli Grant - Kingston Thunder Peewee
Rep Senior Player of the Year (Bantam and above
2005 Recipient: Chris Papalia - Oshawa Junior Legionaires
House League Player of the Year (Peewee and below)
2005 Recipient: Brandon Trealeven - Kingston Thunder Mosquito
Pitcher of the Year (Mosquito and above)
2005 Recipient: Kevin Wallace - Oshawa Junior Legionaires
Junior Umpire of the Year (21 Years old and under)
2005 Recipient: Brock Robinson - Ajax
Senior Umpire of the Year (22 Years old and above)
2005 Recipient: Darryl Beckett - Ajax
Rep Junior Coach of the Year (Peewee and below)
2005 Recipient: Greg Beckett - Ajax Spartans Peewee
Rep Senior Coach of the Year (Bantam and above)
2005 Recipient: Al Boyle - Pickering Panthers Bantam
Team of the Year (All Series)
2005 Recipient: Whitby Minor Mosquito AAA
Ed Christopher Association of the Year Award
2005 Recipient: Whitby Minor Baseball Association