The St. John’s Amateur Baseball League handed out its awards for the past season on Saturday night. Gerald Butt of Gonzaga Vikings was named the Most Valuable player in the senior loop. Danny Rice of Holy Cross claimed the MVP award in the intermediate loop. The league also for the first time in 15 years inducted four people into the St. John’s Baseball Hall of Fame. Craig Butler a pitcher with Feildians, Peter Wakeham a pitcher with Holy Cross and Guards, Tony Meaney a catcher with Gonzaga and Steve Phillips a player with Gonzaga, a baseball executive , coach and umpire were all named to the hall of fame.
The league also handed out an award to long time baseball umpire Dave Buckingham for his dedication to the umpiring in the province. It was also announced that the umpires room at St Pats Ball Park will be now known as the Dave Buckingham room.
