2025 ORWBL Awards Week Winners Announced

The 2025 ORWBL Awards were announced over the Winter as they were voted on by all 17 ORWBL Managers. Players/Managers received 3 points for a 1st place vote, 2 points for a 2nd place vote, and 1 point for a 3rd place vote. Below are the 2025 ORWBL Regular Season Award Winners!

American League Gold Glove, Brandon Terry: Elkhart's Brandon Terry took home American League Gold Glove honors after dominating the 2025 AL vote en route to his 2nd career Gold Glove award.

National League Gold Glove, Delvin Zinn: The County Line Knights Rookie kicked off Awards Week by winning the Gold Glove Award as he made an immediate impact for County Line on both sides of the ball.

American League Manager of the Year, Brandon Terry: Elkhart's Brandon Terry took home his 1st Manager of the Year Award as he now holds a Rookie of the Year Award, a pair of Gold Gloves, multiple MVP Awards, along with 3 ORWBL World Series titles. This is the 4th different regular season award won by Elkhart's star Left Fielder as he continues to add to his impressive resume. After leading Elkhart to a 29-1 season, this one wasn't close.

National League Manager of the Year, Sam Bull: It was a memorable season for Sam Bull who helped lead the Mechanics to the top seed in the National League. Although their postseason run ended earlier than they had hoped, Bull's leadership helped transform the new look Mechanics back into World Series contenders in their return to ORWBL. After leaving the Knights after 2024, Bull took on the leadership role and we expect the Mechanics to be World Series contenders for many years to come.

American League Comeback Player of the Year, Ethereal Townes: In what was a tough season for Union Mills, Ethereal Townes's emergence was definitely a highlight for BS&B. After losing some talent over the offseason, Ethereal took on the role as the star of BS&B and he responded by transforming into an American League All Star. He had one of the best batting averages in the league as Union Mills will be building the ballclub around Townes in 2026.

National League Comeback Player of the Year, Casey Shultz: After playing in only a pair of series in 2024, Casey Shultz took the league by storm in 2025 as he blossomed into a legitimate MVP candidate for Glen Lee. He quietly had one of the best seasons by any ORWBL player in 2025 and he played a massive role in helping Glen Lee finish the regular season as the #2 seed in the NL. Shultz provided Glen Lee with another Star in an already loaded lineup as the Skeeters will be incredibly tough to beat in 2026 as Shultz & co. continue to emerge.

National League Rookie of the Year, Delvin Zinn: After winning the NL Gold Glove Award, Zinn dominated the Rookie of the Year vote in what was one of the greatest Rookie seasons in ORWBL history that we have ever seen. The former South Bend Cub star took his talents to ORWBL before winning the 2025 Home Run Derby as 2025 was truly the year of Delvin Zinn!

American League Rookie of the Year, Owen Winters: The Valparaiso Volunteers young Outfielder took home the American League Rookie of the Year award as he played a massive role in helping Valpo emerge into contenders. After a tough 1st season in ORWBL, Manager Cole Deardorff brought in some talent over the offseason and it paid out in a huge way. The turnaround of the Valpo Vols was one of the top stories of 2025 as Winters blossomed into a great all around player on both sides of the ball. Look for Winters to build off of his great season as the future is incredibly bright for Valparaiso.

American League Cy Young, Walter Griffin III: Elkhart's Walter Griffin III took home American League Cy Young honors after a landslide vote that wasn't close and for good reason. Walt won all 29 games on the mound for Elkhart during the regular season as his 29 Wins were the most of any ORWBL Pitcher during a 30 game season. Even back during the 42 game season days, 29 wins felt unheard of so this was an incredibly impressive mark for Griffin III. He was a true workhorse on the mound as Elkhart counted on him to do it all on the bump. This was the first time in ORWBL history that a Pitcher has ever won 3 consecutive Cy Young Awards as Griffin III is in the midst of a truly historic stretch.

National League Cy Young, Kade Stone: Just one year removed from winning his 1st National League MVP Award, Glen Lee's Kade Stone took home 2025 NL Cy Young honors. Stone has really emerged as one of the top players in all of the league over the past few years as he joins a small club to have won both an MVP and Cy Young Award. Expect many more of these regular season awards for Stone over the next few years as he has arrived in full force as one of the best around.

American League MVP, Walter Griffin III & Jared Jonkman: We saw some ORWBL history made with the 2025 American League MVP vote as we saw our first ever tie. Elkhart's Walter Griffin III and Maple City's Jared Jonkman finished with the same amount of votes as we saw our first ever AL Co-MVP's. Both players could not have been more deserving of the Award as this is the first MVP for both Walter Griffin III & Jared Jonkman. After dominating the Cy Young vote these past few years, Walter Griffin III was able to change the narrative as Primary pitchers had struggled to win MVP awards historically. Griffin III won 29 games on the mound while also having a top tier hitting season. Meanwhile, Maple City's Jared Jonkman took his game to the next level en route to his 1st MVP Award as he has turned into one of the top two way players in the league. These two joined the likes of Willie Stargel and Keith Hernandez who finished as MLB's National League Co-MVP's in 1979.

National League MVP, Delvin Zinn: County Line's Rookie Delvin Zinn wrapped up one of the most impressive Rookie seasons in ORWBL history by winning the 2025 NL MVP Award as he won 3 out of the 6 National League Awards this year. Zinn won the ORWBL Home Run Derby, the NL Gold Glove, NL Rookie of the Year, and is now an ORWBL MVP winner as the former South Bend Cubs star provided the league with an incredibly cool storyline throughout his inaugural ORWBL campaign. It was truly a season to remember for Zinn who heads into 2026 as one of the most feared players in the league after just one season in the league.