Season's Best Fielders Selected by PL
"Ball hawk" is a good name for the members of the defensive elite, the players who make leather shine. The fielders who crashed the wall, leaped in the air, and dived in the hole better than any others during 2023 have been tabbed as the Patriot League's Best Defender Award winners. Here are this year's best:

Pitcher: <Jeremy Emery:player#5085> (<Maryland Bridegrooms:team#76>)
Catcher: <Mike Brown:player#1360> (<Maryland Bridegrooms:team#76>)
First Baseman: <Rob Shirey:player#2669> (<Pennsylvania Railroaders:team#4>)
Second Baseman: <Kevin Nelson:player#1523> (<Georgia Titans:team#94>)
Third Baseman: <Ian Messer:player#521> (<Ohio Knights:team#79>)
Shortstop: <Butch Howard:player#242> (<Virginia Diamond Club:team#93>)
Left Fielder: <Art Richards:player#3259> (<Georgia Titans:team#94>)
Center Fielder: <Ron Ellis:player#3010> (<New Jersey Athletics:team#80>)
Right Fielder: <Stan Turner:player#4811> (<New York Twin Towers:team#78>)
