EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern middle infielders Jack Dunn and Alex Erro were each recipients of the 2018 Rawlings "Big Stick" Award, given to the Northwoods League player at each position who had the best batting average during the regular season.
 
Dunn played his summer ball with the Lakeshore Chinooks and hit .316, while Erro played with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders and posted a .348 clip.
 
Dunn had a productive summer with the Chinooks. The Wildcats' shortstop was named the Northwoods League All-Star Game MVP in addition to being a Northwoods League Post-Season All-Star. He led his club in hitting (.316), runs (35) and was second on the team with 54 hits.
 
Erro helped the Dock Spiders capture their first ever Northwoods League title. His .348 clip was tied for highest on the team, while he led the team in hits (62) and RBI (35).
 
To be eligible a player would have needed to have enough plate appearances to qualify for a batting title. A player must have a minimum of 2.7 plate appearances per team game.
 

Position	Player	NWL Team	College	Batting Average
C	Shane McGuire	La Crosse	San Diego	.337
1B	Alex McGarry	Rochester	Oregon State	.318
2B	Augie Isaacson	Duluth	Friends University	.364
3B	Jordan Swiss	Battle Creek	Saginaw Valley State	.339
SS	Jack Dunn	Lakeshore	Northwestern	.316
INF	Alex Erro	Fond du Lac	Northwestern	.348
OF	Tyler Reichenborn	Willmar	Iowa Western	.327
OF	Zach DeLoach	Wisconsin	Texas A&M	.323
OF	Jake Randa	Madison	NW Florida State	.318
DH	Mike Rothenberg	La Crosse	Duke	.326

 

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