The club hosted their annual awards night at Ashton Gate last night, with the largest ever attendance as befits the club’s most successful season ever. All four teams made the playoffs, for the first time in club history, with the Brunels getting all the way to the Semi Final in their first ever foray into the postseason.
Andy Bergh, Luca McCurdy, Sam Lacey and Will Marshall (joint) and Rohan Ninawe took home the team MVP awards – four of the five being pitchers indicative of the effect a good pitcher has on a team. The one non-pitcher, Luca McCurdy, nearly swept the board for the Bats however! The outfield slugger won 8 of the 12 possible team categories, including tying the Bats (and indeed, club) Home Run record with 6, a mark not reached since 2013, and one better than he did last year when he broke the Buccaneers record!
Also entering the Home Run record books was Matthew Klein of the Brunels, his two home runs being more than anyone has managed for the development team in a single season. Olivia Spooner took home club Rookie of the Year in addition to the Brunels’ Most Improved Player award (and the batting title!).
The Chairman’s Award, for service to the club off the field, was earned by Jamie Hartley for his services to scoring, grounds keeping and basically anything else the club needed from him in 2026!
The club’s youth section, the Bristol Bolts, received their own awards from Youth Manager Andre Shlimon. Bolts awards tend to recognise plays and moments across the season rather than individuals, and congratulations go to the award winners Nathan Goodhew, Hector Tapsell-Gunner, Jack Stone, Jacob Wade, Nathan Gregory, Seb White and Casey Bathgate for their efforts. In true Bolts style, the Players’ Player of the Year award vote ended in a four-way tie, with Casey Bathgate, Nathan Goodhew, Nate Higton and Jacob Wade all receiving joint plaudits from their peers.
The Club Awards page has been updated with the full list of winners.
