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2027 Season Leaders and Awards
EL Batting
Hits
201 Clarence Davis (CLE)
178 Matt Henderson (CHI)
178 Juan Santos (TB)
Batting Avg
.371 Matt Henderson (CHI)
.331 Clarence Davis (CLE)
3.24 Roberto Cornell (DET)
Homeruns
42 Nelson Vasquez (IND)
34 Scott Winters (CHI)
32 Juan Santos (TB)
RBI
108 Scott Winters (CHI)
104 Gregg Hopper (PHI)
103 Lucio Martinez (BOS)
Stolen Bases
41 Travis Olsen (PHI)
31 Marc Smith (WAS)
29 Tomas Romano (NY)
EL Pitching
Wins
19 Jorge Carrasco (CHI)
19 Eric Parker (CLE)
17 David Adams (PHI)
ERA
2.29 Eric Parker (CLE)
2.83 Nick Grant (CLE)
2.83 Duane Barker (CHA)
Strikeouts
297 Larry de Meza (TB)
225 Orlando Vicenteno (NY)
208 Roberto Perez (CHI)
Saves
39 Greg Gray (DET)
39 Jimmy Parkinson (IND)
37 Andrew Jones (CHI)
WL Batting
Hits
205 Dustin Polk (PHO)
198 Dixon Bodean (DEN)
196 Jose Diaz (OKC)
Batting Avg
.326 Dustin Polk (PHO)
.322 Ron Gilfedder (DAL)
.316 Ernesto Gardilla (SF)
Homeruns
45 Dixon Bodean (DEN)
32 Jamie Boden (DEN)
32 Michael Jennings (KC)
RBI
104 Dixon Bodean (DEN)
104 Tomas Romero (PHO)
95 Vincente Gonzalez (HOU)
Stolen Bases
54 Pancho Sousa (AUS)
49 Ernesto Gardella (SF)
47 Jose Diaz (OKC)
WL Pitching
Wins
18 Diego Camacho (SD)
16 Duane Jones (AUS)
16 Matt Powell (SEA)
ERA
2.19 Marc Birstall (HOU)
2.20 Matt Powell (SEA)
2.38 Duane Jones (AUS)
Strikeouts
289 Marc Birstall (HOU)
268 Will Spencer (LV)
267 Matt Powell (SEA)
Saves
41 Richard Bridgewater (HOU)
41 Davis Robinson (LV)
40 George Webb (PHO)
Batting Champion – Chicago’s Matt Henderson (.371) cruised to the title well ahead of nearest challenger Cleveland’s Clarence Davis (.331). In the west Phoenix 2B Dustin Polk (.326) held off Dallas 1B Ron Gilfedder (.322) to win his first batting title.
Homerun Champion – Indianapolis 1B Nelson Vasquez hit 42 homers to pace the eastern league finishing ahead of Chicago’s LF Scott Winters (34) and TB star Juan Santos (32) while in the west it was a familiar name at the top of the charts, Dixon Bodean winning his fifth straight title with 45 homers, thirteen ahead of teammate Jamie Boden and KC’s Michael Jennings.
Outstanding Hitter – Chicago 1B Matt Henderson (.371, 29HR, 94 RBI, 109 Runs scored) was the unanimous choice in the east while Dixon Bodean (.314, 45HR, 104 RBI, 116 Runs scored) collected yet another outstanding hitter award (his seventh consecutive such award)
Outstanding Pitcher – In the east Eric Parker’s change of scenery (swapping Indianapolis for Cleveland) did wonders for him as he claimed his fourth award with a stellar season (19-5, 2.29 ERA). Over in the west Seattle pitcher Matt Powell (16-9, 2.20 ERA) won the award, finishing just ahead of Austin’s Duane Jones (16-6, 2.38 ERA) and San Diego’s Diego Camacho (18-7, 2.62 ERA) in the voting.
Rookie of the Year – Charlotte 1B and former Las Vegas Gambler Russell Brown (.293, 21HR, 84 RBI) took home the award in the east while Austin speedster SS Pancho Sousa (.281, 3HR, 71 RBI, and an NABL leading 54 SB) took the WL award ahead of fellow speedster, Sanfrancisco’s Ernesto Gardella (.316, 2 HR, 43 RBI + 49 SB).
Manager of the Year – Cleveland manager Pedro Garcia took the award in the east for leading his charges all the way from wildcard team to a World Series victory. In the west the award went to Seattle manager William McDonald who led his team to a division crown before losing in the WLCS.
Glove Wizard Awards EL – P Anastasio Perez (TB) – C Aaron Harris (WAS) – 1B Randy Harrington (BOS) – 2B Anibal Trueba (WAS) – 3B Joseph Davis (BOS) – SS Richie Rambeaux (CLE) – LF Ricardo Saucedo (CHA) – CF Anthony Hopkins (STL) – RF Jose Cintron (IND)
Glove Wizard Awards WL – P Jason McCullough (MIN) – C Christian Wheeler (MIN) – 1B Jamie Boden (DEN) – 2B Barry Carlisle (SJ) – 3B Gary Lee (KC) – SS Eduardo Ruiz (PHO) – LF Quintin Harwood (LV) – CF Tomas Romero (PHO) – RF Mike Massey (SJ)
Interesting Facts - Indianapolis 1B Nelson Vasquez struck out 230 times during the season, a new NABL single season record eclipsing Sergio Woods total of 212 set back in 2016, he also drew 122 walks joining Marshall Ayersome as the only players to have struck out 200+ times while drawing 100+ walks in a season. Tampa Bay pitcher Larry de Meza finished the season on 297 strikeouts, three shy of his third straight 300K season. Washington pitchers Steve Logan and Gabriel Lopez became the first teammates to hurl No-Hitters in the same season.
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