2024 - 2025 Season 
Junior ECB Award Winners

Team Awards

U11 Hurricanes  
Most Improved Player – Judah Potgieter 
Most Valuable Player – Robbie McClune 
Coach's Award – Corey Comber  

U11 Puma Cubs
Most Improved Player – Kelly-Rae Kostopoulos 
Most Valuable Player – Orla McDonagh 
Coach's Award – Adelaide Croul 

U11 Thunder 
Most Improved Player – Oscar Moore 
Most Valuable Player – Jack Croeser 
Coach's Award – Braxton Sims 

U11 Tsunamis
Most Improved Player – Evan Kelly 
Most Valuable Player – Callan McKinnie 
Coach's Award – Reighnan Bantom 

U13 Cubs
Most Improved Player – Tyler Payne 
Most Valuable Player – George Whittaker 
Coach's Award – Alex Garcia - Curtis 

U13 Cyclones
Most Improved Player - Tristan Hand 
Most Valuable Player - Daniel Barry 
Coach's Award - Benji Davies 

U13 Pegasus
Most Improved Player – Olivia Job 
Most Valuable Player – Ruby Campbell 
Coach's Award – Pippa Atkinson 

U15 Hornets
Most Improved Player – Regan Viviers 
Most Valuable Player - Christian Kruger 
Coach's Award - Nathan Hand  

U15 Small Sox
Most Improved Player - Cohen McDonagh 
Most Valuable Player - Connor Mackessack 
Coach's Award - Cooper Adkins 

U15 Angels
Most Improved Player – Bayley Swanepoel 
Coach’s Award – Jessica Smith 
Coach's Award – Bethany Marriott 

U17 Jaguars
Most Improved Player – Kate Smith 
Most Valuable Player - Denise Swanepoel 
Coach's Award - Freya Williams 

U19 Bombers
Most Improved Player – Cooper Sims 
Most Valuable Player - Zach Adkins 
Coach's Award – Cody Taylor 

Club Awards (selected by nominations)

U5-U7: New Promising Player T-Ball - Jaelen Quinn
U7-U9 Most Improved Player T-Ball– Carter Robinson 
U7-U9 Most Promising Player T-Ball – Hannah McClune 
U5-U9 Most Promising New T-Ball Coach – Jesse Harris 
U11 Most Improved Player – Leroi Soukkhaphanh  
U11 Most Promising Player –  Jack Croeser 
U11-U13 Rookie Sox: Most Improved Player Girl – Lara Pojar 
U11-U13 Rookie Sox: Most Improved Player Boy – Tristan Hand 
U11-U13 Rookie Sox: Most Promising Girl – Ruby Campbell
U11-U13 Rookie Sox: Most Promising Boy – Daniel Barry 
U15–U19 Most Improved Player Girl – Jessica Smith 
U15–U19 Most Improved Player Boy – Jack Baker 
U15–U19 Most Promising Girl – Denise Swanepoel 
U15–U19 Most Promising Boy – Nathan Grobbelaar 

Top Junior Manager – Corrine Whittaker (U13 Cubs) 
Scorer of the Year – Junior Team – Kelvin Chiles 
Umpire Cup (club wide award) – Ethan Fox 
Most Promising NEW Junior Coach – Shak James & Vasek Bures 
Top Junior Coach – Bridget Baker 
U11-U19 Most Improved Junior Team – U11 Thunder 
Junior Outstanding Team Achievement: U19 Bombers 
U11-U19 Top Junior Team – U15 Small Sox 
U11-U19 Club Junior Personality Award – Kaelee (Bob) Compton 
Nathan’s Way: Sportsmanship Award – Cooper Sims and Freya Williams 

Club Awards (statistic based awards)

U13–U15 Top Junior Batter Boy - Joash Murray 
U13–U15 Top Junior Batter Girl - Jessica Smith
U13–U15 Top Junior Pitcher Boy - Kaleb Taylor 
U13–U15 Top Junior Pitcher Girl - Marissa Patel  
U13–U15 Top Junior Catcher Boy - Cohen McDonagh 
U13–U15 Top Junior Catcher Girl - Jessica Smith 
U17–U19 Top Junior Batter Boy - Jack Baker 
U17–U19 Top Junior Batter Girl - Tamika Bonthuys 
U17–U19 Top Junior Pitcher Boy - Zach Adkins 
U17–U19 Top Junior Pitcher Girl - Neve Cadness-Aspinall 
U17–U19 Top Junior Catcher Boy - Cody Taylor 
U17–U19 Top Junior Catcher Girl - Tamika Bonthuys 

U11 – U19 Top Junior Girl – Denise Swanepoel 
U11 – U19 Top Junior Boy – Jack Baker 


Congratulations to all our ECB Juniors for a fantastic season!

​​​​​​​Photo Credit - Bridget Baker​​​​​​​www.capturedbybridget.co.nz

​​​​​​​2024 - 2025 Season 
Senior ECB Award Winners

Team Awards


Club Awards

2024 - 2025 Season 
NHSA Award Winners 

U11 Plate Winners: ECB Puma Cubs
U11 Plate Runner up: ECB Tsunamis
U15 Boys Winners:  ECB Small Sox
U15/17 Girls Runner up: ECB Jaguars
U17/19 Boys Winners: ECB Bombers
Div 1 Women Winners: ECB Jaguars
Div 3 Women Runner up: ECB Phoenix
Prem Reserve Women Runner up: ECB Panthers
Prem Reserve Men Runner up: ECB Prem Reserve Men

NHSA Awards - to come


NHSA Representative Softball
NFC Women - Fergus McAlpine Head Coach
Heartland Mens - Harrison Baker, Jack Baker and Andie McDowell (Scorer)
Heartland Womens - Daina Braizer, Hannah Crewe, Jessica Taylor, Neve Cadness-Aspinall 
U19 Girls - Lucy Cadness-Aspinall, Jessica Taylor
U19 Boys - Zach Adkins, Jack Baker, Cameron Schmidt, Tyrone Crewe (Assistant Coach) and Andie McDowell (Scorer)
U17 Girls - Denise Swanepoel, Neve Cadness-Aspinall, Freya Williams, Audrey Cadness (Manager) and Samantha Winters (Physio)
U17 Boys - Zach Adkins
U15 Girls Pango - Neve Cadness-Aspinall, Freya Williams, Jessica Smith, Jaime Smail, Ruby Campbell, Bayleigh Swanepoel and Troy Smail (Assistant Coach)
U15 Girls Kokowhai
- Bayleigh Swan
U15 Boys Pango - Kaleb Taylor, Joash Murray, Wilbur Congalton and Archie Dew. 
U15 Kokowhai
- Cooper Adkins, Shaih Bantom, Cohen McDonagh, Connor Mackessack and Kelvin Chiles (Scorer)

Rep Tournament Achievements
U19 Boys Tournament Team - Jack Baker
U17 Girls Tournament Team - Denise Swanepoel 
U15 Girls Tournament Team - Neve Cadness-Aspinall
​​​​​​​Cameron Duncan U15 Girls MVP - Freya Williams representing NH

​​​​​​​Softball New Zealand
U23 Major Sox Assistant Coach - Fergus McAlpine
U15 Developing Sox training squad - Neve Cadness-Aspinall

ECB Players Representing other associations
Counties Manukau NFC Women - Daina Braizer
​​​​​​​Rotorua Heartland Women - Michelle Kean, Andrew Charnley (Assistant Coach) and Kelvin Chiles (Scorer)

Harbour Sports Excellence Award 2024
Volunteer of the year - Andrew Charnley Finalist


Our Softball NZ recognised Scorers: 

  • Andie McDowell: Level 5
  • Kelvin Chiles: Level 4
  • Suzette Taylor: Level 4

Our Softball NZ recognised Umpires/Orange shirts: 

  • Bridget Baker: Level 4
  • Chris Murdoch: Level 4
  • Colter Drummond - Hay: Level 3
  • Daina Brazier: Level 3 (leveled up 2025)
  • Andrew Charnley: Level 2
  • Carlos Vega: Level 2
  • Kelvin Chiles: Level 2
  • Tracey Vanderwalt: Level 2
  • Jo Wannenburg: Level 1
  • Ethan Fox: Level 0
  • Jaime Smail: Level 0
  • Tracey Foley: Level 0
  • Wilbur Congalton: Level 0