A heated rivalry is budding among two DMBL batters when it comes to the Kevin Mitchell Award.
A heated rivalry is budding among two DMBL batters when it comes to the Kevin Mitchell Award.
The Listach Award ballot is always a tight fit with only 3 slots to vote for the top rookies.
It might be a runaway winner for the Ben McDonald Award as one candidate checks plenty of boxes for the accolade. But who knows, perhaps a reliever will finally surprise?
Green Lake secured its first championship in franchise history with a 6-3 win in a dramatic Game 7 versus Vancouver in the DMBL Series. SS Willy Adames and 1B Josh Bell, who topped the Gators with 3 HR and 7 RBI in the finals, shared MVP honors.
Poovey Farms punched their ticket to the semi-finals in historic fashion with the first no-hitter in the DMBL playoffs.
After sitting on the sidelines most of the season, Justin Verlander snuck in a few starts, including a single but significant win on the final day of the season.
A see-saw race in the final weeks of the season for the batting title had to go to another decimal point in what's likely the closest batting race in DMBL history.
Despite walking 7 batters, reigning Ben McDonald Award winner Cole Ragans of Poovey Farms added another highlight to his resume combining with Lucas Erceg to throw this season's 3rd no-hitter.
Entering Sunday's doubleheader, there were three different ties involving eight teams across the standings with about a dozen games remaining for most teams.
Five days after becoming the DMBL's 1st 20-game winner in three years, and likely lone 20-game winner this year, Spencer Schwellenbach tightened his vise-like grip on the Ben McDonald Award, twirling Green Lake's 2nd no-hitter of the season.
The days of Rickey Henderson, Tim Raines, and Vince Coleman are long gone. You can blame the "Moneyball" effect of devaluing stolen bases or the rise in analytics generally. Or maybe it's just that chicks dig the long ball.
Green Lake rookie Spencer Schwellenbach became the DMBL's first 20-game winner in three years after a 7-4 win over Blue Ridge on Friday night.
Hunter Greene retired 20 straight batters between issuing two walks en route to throwing Green Lake's first no-hitter, the second in DMBL this season.
Ronel Blanco, Jason Adam, and Tayler Scott combined on a no-hitter Friday night as Merrill Creek blanked Allentown, 6-0 behind two home runs from Alec Burleson.
Jonah Bride joined the likes of Yangervis Solarte and Scooter Gennett in the annals of DMBL history, becoming at least the 13th player to hit for the cycle.
In the closest ballot in five years, Cole Ragans of Poovey Farms became the first rookie in a generation to win the Ben McDonald Award as the DMBL's top pitcher.
Aaron Judge became the four player in DMBL history to win back-to-back Kevin Mitchell Awards, doing it in near unanimous fashion.
Despite being traded midseason, Nolan Jones won the Pat Listach Award as the league's top rookie, becoming the second consecutive No. 1 overall pick to take home the award.
Newark's Shelby Miller finished 2nd to Hopactong's Jhoan Duran for the league in saves but came out on top when it came to the 2024 Eck Award.
Hillsborough continued its recent luck in draft lottery, jumping up to secure the No. 1 overall pick for the third time in the past five years.