Eastern Illinois Baseball League has announced their awards for the 2023 season. Kyle Czarnecki of the Buckley Dutchmasters earned the Dick Franzen Award for being the season’s batting champion with a .524 average in 52 plate appearances. Czarnecki collected 22 hits in 42 at bats, collecting 17 RBI's and 1.391 OPS. Nolan Roseman of the Royal Giants was voted the recipient of the Virgil Scheiwe Award for Pitcher of the Year. Roseman went 6-0 on the year with a league leading 1.21 ERA over 29.2 innings. Roseman was 2nd in the league with 48 strikeouts and a league leading 0.81 WHIP. The winner of the Ralph Loschen Award for Most Outstanding Player went to Buckley First Baseman Quentin Hatfill. Hatfill led the league in both home runs (3) and runs batted in (26). Hatfill batted .415 and collected 5 double and a triple with a .500 On Base average and a .717 Slugging Percentage. The Dutchmaster veteran played in all 16 games, also anchoring the Dutchmaster infield defense that turned 11 double plays.
