2025 Awards Announced

As the 2025 regular season moves into its final weekend, the Frontier League is proud to honor the 2025 All-Frontier League Team and its 2025 annual award winners. The following individuals and clubs have been recognized by voters from around the league for excellence in the 2025 season:

The Morgan Burkhart Most Valuable Player Award: Anthony Calarco, Schaumburg Boomers

Schaumburg’s Anthony Calarco’s record-setting season propels him to the honor as the Frontier League’s 2025 Morgan Burkhart Most Valuable Player. In addition to setting the league’s all-time single season mark for RBIs, Anthony has set multiple team records for production. His torrid offensive output saw him top the team’s all-time RBI mark before the All-Star break, with the league record toppling on August 14. Anthony was recognized as the league’s Player of the Week twice this season, first for his performance in week five of the season and again for the week ending on August 24.

The Brian Tollberg Pitcher of the Year Award: Braeden Allemann, Québec Capitales

In his first season with the Québec Capitales, Braeden has put up a 0.96 WHIP, with more than 135 strikeouts to just 32 walks. Braeden was the Pitcher of the Week in week five of the season, when he threw the season’s only no-hitter on June 6. His standout performances earned him the starting nod for 2025 All-Star Game.

The Jason Simontacchi Rookie of the Year Award: Ian Battipaglia, Joliet Slammers

Ian Battipaglia punctuates his All-Star debut campaign with the Rookie of the Year award. He was named Frontier League Player of the Week for week 7 of this season, and leads the Slammers in runs, stolen bases, hits and doubles. Ian came to the Frontier League out of Franklin Pierce University, where he was a four-time ABCA All-Region selection.

The Roger Hanners Manager of the Year Award: Patrick Scalabrini, Québec Capitales
After winning his fourth consecutive Frontier League division title, Québec Manager Patrick Scalabrini has been named the Roger Hanners Manager of the Year for the second consecutive season. The Capitales have led the way in the Atlantic Conference’s North Division the full season and enter the playoffs as three-time defending Frontier League champions.

The Bob Wolfe Executive of the Year Award: Martin Boyce, Ottawa Titans.

Martin Boyce has served as Ottawa’s general manager since the club’s inception. Ottawa set multiple attendance records along the way in the 2025 season, highlighted by a home opening crowd of 7,152. Under Martin’s leadership, the Titans have established roots in the Ottawa region, building a brand and organizational culture that are instantly recognizable as their own.

The Fran Riordan Citizenship Award: L.J. Jones, Evansville Otters

L.J. Jones joined the Otters for the 2025 season and quickly demonstrated his interest in the Evansville community. L.J. used his free time to make dozens of community appearances, including leading the Otters' summer reading program by visiting local libraries and making several trips to see patients at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent. L.J. also joined youth clinics when Evansville was on the road.

The Darren Bush Coach of the Year Award: Nick Oddo, Schaumburg Boomers

The Sam Hartsfield Clubbie of the Year Award: Matt Mooney, Gateway Grizzlies

The Robert Ford Broadcaster of the Year Award: Tim Calderwood, Schaumburg Boomers

The Frontier League Trainer of the Year Award: Margaret Rall, Gateway Grizzlies

The Frontier League Writer of the Year Award: Chris Dugan, Observer-Reporter

The Frontier League Umpire of the Year Award: Kevin Furman

The Frontier League would next like to recognize the following 2025 organizational award winners:

Organization of the Year: Schaumburg Boomers
Schaumburg is poised to set their single-season attendance record tonight and is on the verge of being only the second team in league history to average 5,000 fans per home game. The Boomers broke their single-game attendance record three times in 2025. In their 14^th Frontier League season, Schaumburg has established Wintrust Field as a top facility and themselves as an integral part of Chicago’s Golden Corridor.

Field of the Year: Superior Metal Structures and Concrete Field at Historic Grainger Stadium (Down East Bird Dawgs)

Hotel of the Year: Crowne Plaza Albany - The Desmond Hotel (Tri-City ValleyCats)

Now, introducing the 2025 All-Frontier League Team:

Starting Pitcher: Braeden Allemann, Québec Capitales

Relief Pitcher: Tyler Vail, New York Boulders

Catcher: Jason Agresti, New York Boulders

First Base: Hank Zeisler, Florence Y’alls

Second Base: Fritz Genther, New York Boulders

Third Base: Sean Roby, Jr, Sussex County Miners

Shortstop: Kyle Crowl, Québec Capitales

Outfield: Mathieu Vallée, Trois-Rivières Aigles

Outfield: Dom Johnson, Sussex County Miners

Outfield: Victor Castillo, Gateway Grizzlies

Designated Hitter: Anthony Calarco, Schaumburg Boomers