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2026 Best Player Picked By S-A
Friday, October 23rd , 2026
He may have less experience than most of his ABA Class A peers, but that didn't slow Eric Breene down at all in 2026.

At the age of 23, the Pueblo first baseman has been named the winner of the Southern A Most Valuable Player Award.

He had a .381 batting average and a .443 on-base percentage this year. In 104 games he piled up 165 hits, 24 doubles, no triples, 36 home runs, 98 RBIs and 90 runs scored.

"I'm blown away by the season I was able to put together," he said. "I'm looking forward to trying to do it all again next year."

He received 24 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. T.J. Cray of the Pueblo Heroes finished second in voting, while Mike Chaloux of the London Werewolves finished third.

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Eric Breene - Pueblo Heroes - 24 - 336
T.J. Cray - Pueblo Heroes - 0 - 216
Mike Chaloux - London Werewolves - 0 - 167
Lance Parrent - Dollywood Partons - 0 - 148
Carlos Quintana - Pueblo Heroes - 0 - 141
Bill Gonzalez - Mexico City Aztecs - 0 - 109
Colt Stovall - Nashua Sweepers - 0 - 99
Patrick Burt - London Werewolves - 0 - 84
Doug Wagner - Mexico City Aztecs - 0 - 39
Steve Amparan - Bangor Lumberjacks - 0 - 30
Jose Martinez - Mexico City Aztecs - 0 - 21
Omar Snell - Mexico City Aztecs - 0 - 6
Justin Hunt - Dollywood Partons - 0 - 5
Nate Raphael - Barrie Admirals - 0 - 5
Paul DeVaul - Pueblo Heroes - 0 - 3
Tim Wetmore - Lake Elsinore Storm - 0 - 3
Adam Davis - Barrie Admirals - 0 - 2
Bill Molohon - Barrie Admirals - 0 - 2
Hedger Nabs N-A Most Valuable Player Award
Friday, October 23rd , 2026
Mike Hedger of the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks had a fine season this year and today he accepted the Most Valuable Player Award for 2026.

The 23-year-old first baseman put up a .330 average and a .400 on-base percentage, piling up 154 hits, 28 doubles, no triples, 31 home runs, 104 RBIs and 82 runs scored.

He received 17 first place votes out of a possible 24. Vinny Torres of the Huntsville Rockets finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while George Gericke of the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks finished third with 2 first place votes.

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Mike Hedger - Grand Rapids Jet Hawks - 17 - 299
Vinny Torres - Huntsville Rockets - 4 - 207
George Gericke - Grand Rapids Jet Hawks - 2 - 187
Ray Geltz - Glace Bay Miners - 0 - 169
Chris McCullough - Tyler Trolls - 0 - 161
Bryan Farhi - Kansas City Dust Devils - 1 - 147
Caleb Herd - Grand Rapids Jet Hawks - 0 - 95
Tyler Renfro - Grand Rapids Jet Hawks - 0 - 50
Rick Gruber - Grand Rapids Jet Hawks - 0 - 44
Alex Benitez - Deltaville Deltas - 0 - 21
Jose Mora - Newark Flyers - 0 - 16
Karl Aitcheson - Grand Rapids Jet Hawks - 0 - 15
Craig Carson - Glace Bay Miners - 0 - 3
Johnny Harris - Newark Flyers - 0 - 2
Great Season For Yule, Wins S-A Pitcher of the Year Award
Thursday, October 22nd , 2026
It was as good as money in the bank when Andy Yule took the hill for Dollywood. He paid his club back with interest this season with a superb 6-2 mark, collecting the Southern A Pitcher of the Year Award for 2026.

The Partons star delighted the hometown fans with a fine 1.23 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 73 innings. Yule surrendered 42 hits and 21 walks and limited opposing batters to a .167 batting average.

He received 14 first place votes out of a possible 24. Mike Pistorio of the Mexico City Aztecs finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while David Procaccini of the Columbus Bowsers finished third with 6 first place votes.

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Andy Yule - Dollywood Partons - 14 - 109
Mike Pistorio - Mexico City Aztecs - 4 - 98
David Procaccini - Columbus Bowsers - 6 - 88
Chris Welch - Dollywood Partons - 0 - 66
Graham Renner - Barrie Admirals - 0 - 16
Jamari Walker - London Werewolves - 0 - 13
Erik Dieckman - London Werewolves - 0 - 9
Nick Kern - Dollywood Partons - 0 - 5
Jae-weong Hyun - Mexico City Aztecs - 0 - 3
Brad Martin - Dollywood Partons - 0 - 1
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Eric Breene - PUH
.381
2 T.J. Cray PUH .366
3 Nate Raphael BA .351
4 Bryan Farhi KC .337
5 Bill Gonzalez MX .333
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
2 tied with
36
1 Eric Breene PUH 36
1 Mike Chaloux LW 36
3 Rick Gruber GR 31
3 2 more tied with   31
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
2 tied with
104
1 Mike Chaloux LW 104
1 Mike Hedger GR 104
3 Jimmy Kronenberger LW 101
4 Eric Breene PUH 98
LEAGUE LEADERS W
Larry Weese - GBM
15
2 Eunice Bamberg GR 14
2 Roy Garcia MX 14
2 Satoshi Nishiyama GR 14
2 2 more tied with   14
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Troy Conner - GBM
1.55
2 Chris Welch DOL 2.22
3 Mike Pistorio MX 2.53
4 Larry Weese GBM 2.70
5 Nick Kern DOL 2.82
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Frank Rivera - LW
171
2 Chris Brown GR 166
3 Dave Golash SRD 164
3 Aaron Kent TAM 164
5 Tom Moore TAM 163
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NORTHERN A STANDINGS
East Division W L PCT GB
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks 88 52 .629 -
Glace Bay Miners 84 56 .600 4.0
Newark Flyers 74 66 .529 14.0
Santa Rosa Desperados 64 76 .457 24.0
Tampa Capitals 60 80 .429 28.0
Cottage City Cannonballers 46 94 .329 42.0
West Division W L PCT GB
Huntsville Rockets 89 51 .636 -
St. Catharines Blue Jays 83 57 .593 6.0
Fremont Ambassadors 76 64 .543 13.0
Tyler Trolls 70 70 .500 19.0
Kansas City Dust Devils 58 82 .414 31.0
Deltaville Deltas 48 92 .343 41.0
SOUTHERN A STANDINGS
East Division W L PCT GB
Dollywood Partons 105 35 .750 -
Pueblo Heroes 96 44 .686 9.0
Columbus Bowsers 78 62 .557 27.0
Bangor Lumberjacks 56 84 .400 49.0
Nashua Sweepers 53 87 .379 52.0
Kalamazoo Comets 39 101 .279 66.0
West Division W L PCT GB
Mexico City Aztecs 91 49 .650 -
Barrie Admirals 83 57 .593 8.0
London Werewolves 74 66 .529 17.0
White Deer Tropics 71 69 .507 20.0
Long Beach Keys 52 88 .371 39.0
Lake Elsinore Storm 42 98 .300 49.0
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