GABORONE, Botswana – The World Baseball Softball Confederation revealed the Annual WBSC Baseball and Softball Award Winners for the 2014-2017 quadrennial.
Representatives from 17 nations were honoured at the WBSC Congress Gala held in the Gaborone International Convention Centre, with Japan representatives earning a leading six WBSC awards, while the U.S. earned five, Canada four, and Cuba and New Zealand three.
WBSC Annual Award Winners represented Botswana, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, United States and Venezuela.
The host of the WBSC World Baseball Softball Congress in capital city Gaborone — the Botswana Softball Association — was named the 2017 Softball Federation of the Year for “providing an excellent world stage that united baseball’s and softball’s leaders.”
Player of the Year:
Year |
Baseball Player |
Softball Player |
2017 |
Triston Casas (USA) |
Nathan Nukunuku (NZL) |
2016 |
Loidel Chapelli (CUB) |
Jessica Moore (USA) |
2015 |
Shohei Otani (JPN) |
Sean Cleary (CAN) |
2014 |
Ayami Sato (JPN) |
Yukiko Ueno (JPN) |
National Team Coach of the Year:
Year |
Baseball |
Softball |
2017 |
Andy Stankiewicz (USA) |
Mark Sorenson (NZL) |
2016 |
Gerty Damián (CUB) |
Ken Eriksen (USA) |
2015 |
In Sik Kim (KOR) |
John Stuart (CAN) |
2014 |
Koichi Okura (JPN) |
Reika Utsugi (JPN) |
Umpire of the Year:
Year |
Baseball |
Softball |
2017 |
Jorge Niebla (CUB) |
Scott McLaren (CAN) |
2016 |
Edgar Estivison (PAN) |
Gianluca Magnani (ITA) |
2015 |
Hua Wen Chi (TPE) |
Jose Chaparro (PUR) |
2014 |
Maite Bullones (VEN) |
Hideko Okano (JPN) |
National Federation of the Year:
Year |
Baseball |
Softball |
2017 |
Nicaraguan Federation of Baseball (FENIBA) |
Botswana Softball Association/New Zealand Softball Association |
2016 |
Mexican Baseball Federation (FEMEBE) |
USA Softball |
2015 |
Hong Kong Baseball Association |
Softball Canada |
2014 |
Czech Baseball Association |
Peruvian Federation of Softball (FDPS) |