Final 1997 MIAA Baseball Report

League Overall League Only
W    L        W    L     T    AB-H Avg.
Hope 16 2 24 14 0 520-164     .315
Alma 10 8 13 19 1 469-135 .288
Olivet 10 8 22 17 0 530-149 .281
Adrian 9 9 21 20 0 489-155 .317
Calvin 9 9 14 20 0 423-104 .246
Albion 6 12 15 23 0 454-124 .273
Kalamazoo    3 15 4 27 0 460-113 .246

Batting Leaders: 1. Dan Slagle, Adrian, 467-21-.447; 2. Steve Vance, Alma, 54- 24-.444; 3. Chad Ruby, Hope, 52-23-.442; 4. Jason Donkin, Olivet, 60-26-.433; 5. Aaron Klotz, Adrian, 63-26-.413; 6. Nate Keskes, Albion, 43-17-.395; 7. Dean Esteves, Hope, 64-25-.391; 8. Ken Milliman, Olivet, 59-23-.390; 9. Chris Dubbs, Adrian, 54-21-.389; 10. Scott Menard, Alma, 62-24-.387.

RBI Leaders: 1. Dean Esteves, Hope, 24; 2. Scott Swearengin, Olivet, 18; 3. Ken Milliman, Olivet, 17; 4. Scott Heymoss, Alma, 13; 5. David Lefere, Albion, 12.

Total Base Leaders: 1. Dean Esteves, Hope, 38; 2. Scott Menard, Alma, 35; 3. Aaron Klotz, Adrian, 34; 3. Steve Vance, Alma, 34; 5. Chad Ruby, Hope, 33.

Most Doubles: 1. Andy Meteer, Alma, 7; 2. Aaron Klotz, Adrian, 6; 2. Scott Thomas, Alma, 6; 2. Jason Donkin, Olivet, 6.

Most Triples: 1. Randy Browne, Adrian, 4; 2. Nate Keskes, Albion, 3; 3. Jamey Palazeti, Albion, 2.

Most Home Runs: 1. Tim Czarnecki, Albion, 3; 1. Dean Esteves, Hope, 3; 1. Ben Fellows, Hope, 3; 4. Dan Slagle, Adrian, 2; 4. Scott Menard, Alma, 2; 4. Steve Vance, Alma, 2; 4. Chad Ruby, Hope, 2.

Most Runs Scored: 1. Scott Menard, Alma, 16; 1. Chad Ruby, Hope, 16; 3. Aaron Klotz, Adrian, 15; 3. Matt Klein, Hope, 15; 3. Jason Donkin, Olivet, 15.

Most Stolen Bases: 1. Scott Menard, Alma, 10; 2. Brad Dykstra, Calvin, 6; 3. Nate Greenwood, Albion, 5; 3. Dan Meysar, Calvin, 5; 3. Jeff Dillingham, Kalamazoo, 5.

Earned Run Average: 1. Adam Labbe, Hope, 37-6-1.14; 2. Mike Jessee, Adrian, 41-8-1.37; 3. Eric Lewis, Olivet, 52-14-1.88; 4. Ryan Ignasiak, Albion, 25-7-1.96; 5. Tyson Herrington, Adrian, 36-11-2.14; 6. Mike Muller, Olivet, 24-8-2.33; 7. Matt Vriesenga, Hope, 44- 15-2.39; 8. Andy Jacobson, Alma, 42-16-2.67; 9. Josh McManis, Hope, 30-12-2.80; 10. Joe Poot, Alma, 40-17-2.98.

Pitching Victories: 1. Matt Vriesenga, Hope, 6-0; 2. Adam Labbe, Hope, 5-0; 3. Josh McManis, Hope, 4-1; 3. Jason Curtis, Olivet, 4-1; 5. Eric Lewis, Olivet, 4-2.

1997 All-MIAA Baseball Team:  C, *Steve Vance, Alma; 1B, *Scott Swearengin, Olivet; 2B, *Aaron Klotz, Adrian; SS, *Dean Esteves, Hope; 3B, *Chad Ruby, Hope; OF, **Scott Menard, Alma; OF, *Dan Mesyar, Calvin; OF, *Ken Milliman, Olivet; DH/UT, *Chris Dubbs, Adrian; P, *Joe Poot, Alma; P, *Adam Labbe, Hope; P, *Matt Vriesenga, Hope.

* Denotes number of years All-MIAA