Rawlings Announces 2011 Rawlings Gold Glove® Award Winners

Rawlings in conjunction with the American Baseball Coaches

Association recently announced the 2011 Collegiate and High School Rawlings Gold Glove

Award winners. The Rawlings Gold Glove has been the standard for outstanding defensive

play in the Major Leagues for over half a century. In honor of the award’s 50th Anniversary in

2007, the award expanded to the collegiate and high school levels.

The collegiate and high school Rawlings Gold Glove Awards are awarded to nine players at

each of the following levels: NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, Pacific Association, NAIA, Junior

College Divisions I, II, III, and high school. Winners were announced during each division’s

post-season tournaments.

“Our company is proud to see that defense is being recognized and rewarded at all levels of

play,” said Rawlings President and General Manager Robert Parish. “These elite athletes

deserve tremendous recognition for their fielding skills and contribution to the game of

baseball.”

Nomination and voting for the NCAA Rawlings Gold Glove Awards mirrors that of the

ABCA’s Rawlings College All-American Awards. Coaches can nominate players by

contacting their regional chair. The selection process will culminate at the three divisions’

national baseball tournaments.

The 2011 high school recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award are as

follows:

2011 ABCA/RAWLINGS HIGH SCHOOL GOLD GLOVE TEAM

1B Trevor Gretzky Oaks Christian High School CA

2B Jay Baum Centennial High School CA

3B Javier Baez Arlington County Academy FL

SS Alex Bladino St. Francis High School CA

OF Michael Howard Prescott High School AZ

OF Brian Winbury Scottsdale Christian High School AZ

OF Austin Cousino Dublin Coffman High School OH

P Brandon Liebrant Marist High School GA

C Austin Hedges Jserra High School CA

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