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2011 Season Award Winners Selected

During its regular Fall Meeting, the Chicago Suburban Baseball League managers selected its 2011 season award winners. This year's winners are:

Josh Axelson, Oswego Cats - Position Player of the Year

Brandon Duffy, Lexington Snipes – Pitcher of the Year

Tyler Newsome, Crestwood Panthers – Iron Man of the Year

Josh Axelson, Oswego Cats – Newcomer of the Year

Brian Lorenz, Crestwood Panthers – Collegiate Pitcher of the Year

Tom Lally, Crestwood Panthers – Collegiate Player of the Year

Ken Pickerill, Oswego Cats - Manager of the Year (unanimous selection)

Bill Lopina - Umpire of the Year

In addition, the managers voted to elevate the Homestead Ranchers from Associate Membership to Full Membership. The Ranchers will compete in the North Division and the Lexington Snipes will be moved to the South Division. This year, each team will play 31 games in the CSBL: four games against its division opponentsw and three games against teams in the other division.

O'Callaghan at his 2008 Induction into Chicago Suburban Baseball League Hall of Fame

O'Callaghan Selected to WSBL Hall of Fame

Paul O'Callaghan, coach of the Lombard Orioles, was selected for the Wisconsin State Baseball League Hall of Fame. O’Callaghan helped Lombard to six championships in his then years as an active player. A catcher, he was named to the first WSL all-league team in 1999 and 2001. “OC” was a career .304 hitter in the WSL, whose best years were 1992 (.375) and 2003 (.364). He posted four errorless seasons and finished with a .989 career fielding percentage. In addition to playing for 10 years, he helped coach the Orioles for seven years. Between playing and coaching, he was a part of thirteen Lombard championships. “He’s a throw back guy who played the old fashioned way – he played hard, he played sick and he played hurt," said Lombard Oriole manager Jeff Vukovich. "He loves the game. He was the team leader in the ‘90’s and now that he is coaching, he is a great communicator with the young kids.”

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