PLWS Awards
Annually at the Printscape PONY League World Series, players who excel on the field amongst the class of the best players in the world, receive awards for their accomplishments.
Rogers Base Company Stolen Base Champion
This award is presented to the “top runner” at the Printscape PONY League World Series who meets the following criteria:
- All World Series games are included
- Goes to player with most stolen bases
- Tiebreaker: most steals of third, then most steals of second, then most steals of home
The 2025 Rogers Base Company Stolen Base Champion is Gavin Stock from South Hills, PA. Stock stole six bases over three games.
Previous Winners
2025 - Gavin Stock, South Hills, PA
2024 - Misael Acosta, Bronx, NY
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS BATTING CHAMPION
This award is presented to the “top hitter” at the Printscape PONY League World Series who meets the following criteria:
- All World Series games are included
- Players must have a minimum of eight plate appearances, not necessarily “at-bats”
- Goes to the player with the best batting average
- Tiebreaker: total bases
The 2025 DICK'S Sporting Goods Batting Champion is John De Los Santos from Corpus Christi, TX. Leon finished the World Series 11-17 with four RBIs.
Previous Winners
2025 - John De Los Santos, Corpus Christi, TX
2024 - Alex Leon, Palmview, TX
2023 - Ayden Vieth, Covina, CA
2022 - Aiden Revette, Bay County, MI
2021 - Hunter Garvin, Youngstown, OH
2019 - Christian Gamboa, Brownsville, TX
2018 - Rikendy Martinez, Yaguate, DR
2017 - Nicholas Popielarczyk, Washington, PA
2016 - Jay Woolfolk, Chesterfield, VA
2015 - Chun En, Chinese Taipei
2014 - Heliot Ramos, Levittown, PR
2013 - Javier Lopez, Los Mochis, MX
2012 - Yu-Chuan Wang, Chinese Taipei
2011 - Ku-Fan Wang, Chinese Taipei
2010 - Ryan Hall, Chesterfield Co., VA
2009 - Luis Touron, Tamiami, FL
2008 - Henry Knez, Tamiami, FL
2007 - Jared Pinson, Kingwood, TX
2006 - Danny Leon, Simi Valley, CA
2005 - Miguel Pagan, Caguas, PR
2004 - Jarrett Didrick, East Cobb, GA
2003 - J.C. Rodriguez, New York, NY
2002 - Eddie Murray, Norwalk, CA
2001 - Sean Mitchell, Chesterfield Co., VA
2000 - Chris Atwell, Garland, TX
DICK'S Sporting Goods ERA Award
This award is presented to the “top pitcher” at the PONY League World Series who meets the following criteria:
- All World Series games are included
- Players must pitch a minimum of 4 innings (12 total outs)
- Goes to the pitcher with the lowest ERA
- Tiebreakers: most innings (total outs), then fewest hits, then fewest walks
The 2025 DICK'S Sporting Goods ERA Award winner is Jonah Koontz from South Hills, PA. Koontz allowed zero earned run overs 6.1 innings pitched and struck out 10 batters.
Previous Winners
2025 - Jonah Koontz, South Hills, PA
2024 - Sebastian Quiles, Guaynabo, PR
2023 - Luis Guajardo, Monterrey, MX
2022 - Israel Herrera, Monterrey, MX
2021 - Javier Garcia, Brownsville, TX
2019 - Edwin Cervantes, Guasave, MX
2018 - Sin-Jie Wu, Taipei County, CT
2017 - Justin Naylor, Washington, PA
2016 - Tzu Wei, Chinese Taipei
2015- Cheng Chen, Chinese Taipei
2014 - Joey Jarneski, Hilo, HI
2013 - Luis Antonio Acosta, Los Mochis, MX
2012 - Jay Rohman, Long Beach, CA
2011 - Mason Bruce, Lafayette, IN
2010 - Michael Day, Chesterfield Co., VA
2009 - Joe Jimenez, Toa Baja, PR
2008 - Chase DeJong, Long Beach, CA
2007 - Anthony Stewart, Tujillo Alto, PR
2006 - Shota Suzuki, West Tokyo, Japan
2005 - Wu Huang, Chinese Taipei
2004 - Jake Davies, East Cobb, GA
2003 - Kyle Christensen, Lakewood, CA
2002 - Taylor McInnis, Port Neches, TX
2001 - Jarrod Wells, Washington, PA
2000 - Chris Durbin, West Covina, CA
John D. Voytek Memorial Award
Every year since 1989, the Voytek family has presented an award to the leading hitter on the Washington County, PA, entry in the PONY League World Series. The award is based on the same guidelines as the Batting Champion. John Voytek delivered two hits in the 1955 PONY World Series championship game victory. Each year, following Washington’s final game, Nathan Voytek, John’s son, former PLWS participant and umpire, and current President of Tournaments, Inc., presents the award, along with his family, to the host team’s leading hitter.
The 2025 John D. Voytek Memorial Award winner is Carson Simmers. Simmers finished the World Series hitting 7-14 with one RBI.
Previous Winners
2025 - Carson Simmers
2024 - Bryan Schmeltz
2023 - Troy Stimpson
2022 - LJ Zidek
2021 - Cameron Dames
2019 - Tyler Johnson
2018 - Ryan Silver
2017 - Nicholas Popielarczyk
2016 - Dalton Bedillion
2015 - Danny Boardley
2014 - Kyle Steele
2013 - Garret Briant
2012 - Evan McDaniel
2011 - Jonathan Spina
2010 - Mason Tillery
2009 - Corey Hunsberger
2008 - Zack Kovalak
2007 - Zack Barnes
2006 - Ross Songer
2005 - Evan Bulkowski
2004 - Alex Kazmierczak
2003 - Andrew Sweat
2002 - Eric Shargots
2001 - Jordan Linck
2000 - Tim DiSalvio
