Core Playoff Player Of The Year / Candidates / 2025
The candidates listed below have been nominated for Playoff Player Of The Year and are listed alphabetically (first name).  Their nominations are a result of formula based on the following categories: R%, RBI%, Avg, Slg, BB%. Total ABs are taken into consideration as well.  A player is required to have a minimum of 21 ABs (including BBs) to qualify. The winner will be announced in the Softball America - Year In Review magazine.
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	G	AB	R	R%	H	1B	1B%	2B	2B%	3B	3B%	HR	HR%	RBI	RBI%	Avg	Slg	BB	BB%	Pts
Alex Freeman	12	44	25	57	27	8	18	13	30	3	7	3	7	27	61	614	1250	0	0
Anthony Rubas	10	31	23	74	25	14	45	3	10	1	3	7	23	29	94	806	1645	4	11
Brandon Birkhead	10	39	26	67	31	8	21	6	15	1	3	16	41	43	110	795	2231	0	0
Brian Dart	12	36	25	69	22	9	25	6	17	0	0	7	19	29	81	611	1361	0	0
Greg Lesher	7	28	17	61	17	7	25	3	11	0	0	7	25	22	79	607	1464	0	0
Jarrett Kerns	17	60	35	58	41	15	25	13	22	1	2	12	20	42	70	683	1533	3	5
Joey Pittman	10	32	15	47	25	9	28	9	28	2	6	5	16	32	100	781	1656	0	0
Jon Poore	12	37	19	51	25	15	41	3	8	2	5	5	14	25	68	676	1270	1	3
Nate Evans	6	22	15	68	16	7	32	9	41	0	0	0	0	9	41	727	1136	0	0
Sean Murphy	7	24	11	46	14	3	13	3	13	0	0	8	33	19	79	583	1708	0	0
Tom Koelzer, Jr.	6	23	14	61	12	3	13	3	13	1	4	5	22	19	83	522	1391	0	0
The player rankings listed below are a result of formula based on the following categories: R%, RBI%, Avg, Slg, BB%.  Total ABs are taken into consideration as well.  Point totals are listed.
	G	AB	R	R%	H	1B	1B%	2B	2B%	3B	3B%	HR	HR%	RBI	RBI%	Avg	Slg	BB	BB%	Pts
Sean Nonemacher	22	83	52	63	56	39	47	11	13	3	4	3	4	23	28	675	988	2	2	574
Brandon Smith	7	21	9	43	14	9	43	2	10	0	0	3	14	12	57	667	1190	0	0	572
Bryan Bart	6	24	8	33	18	18	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	750	750	2	8	529
Dennis D'Angelo	13	41	27	66	25	16	39	7	17	1	2	1	2	9	22	610	902	1	2	526
Bill Brancato	21	74	37	50	43	30	41	7	9	6	8	0	0	38	51	581	838	5	6	525
Anibal Negron	5	18	5	28	11	7	39	2	11	2	11	0	0	9	50	611	944	3	14	520
Nick Pigott	12	37	16	43	24	15	41	5	14	1	3	3	8	8	22	649	1081	0	0	519
Scott Chmura	7	21	7	33	14	10	48	2	10	1	5	1	5	9	43	667	1000	0	0	519
Ryan Catania	13	39	23	59	24	18	46	4	10	1	3	1	3	13	33	615	846	0	0	515
Matt Pinnel	6	22	8	36	16	14	64	2	9	0	0	0	0	3	14	727	818	1	4	511
Nick Cataldi	6	20	12	60	12	8	40	3	15	0	0	1	5	4	20	600	900	1	5	511
Adam Lightkep	9	26	14	54	16	12	46	4	15	0	0	0	0	10	38	615	769	1	4	509
Mike Giantomaso	7	21	8	38	15	13	62	2	10	0	0	0	0	5	24	714	810	0	0	507
Roc Akers	12	42	20	48	27	19	45	7	17	1	2	0	0	12	29	643	857	0	0	505
Scott Gerhart	7	23	9	39	12	8	35	1	4	0	0	3	13	12	52	522	957	3	12	497
Ian Cuozzo	9	23	11	48	11	5	22	2	9	0	0	4	17	16	70	478	1087	0	0	497
Cody Runner	6	22	8	36	12	7	32	4	18	0	0	1	5	10	45	545	864	3	12	487
Jason McLaughlin	7	26	16	62	15	9	35	5	19	1	4	0	0	4	15	577	846	0	0	482
Keith Keppley	14	42	16	38	25	19	45	3	7	2	5	1	2	12	29	595	833	1	2	471
Will Hall	6	23	13	57	14	13	57	1	4	0	0	0	0	4	17	609	652	0	0	466
Bob Stanley	7	21	11	52	12	9	43	3	14	0	0	0	0	6	29	571	714	0	0	461
Mike Monarch	8	26	10	38	15	12	46	2	8	0	0	1	4	6	23	577	769	2	7	459
Phil Lipton	14	35	14	40	20	18	51	1	3	0	0	1	3	17	49	571	686	0	0	459
John Erb	10	30	12	40	16	7	23	7	23	1	3	1	3	11	37	533	933	0	0	458
Scott Flaherty	7	20	6	30	12	10	50	1	5	1	5	0	0	6	30	600	750	1	5	453
Tom Rider	8	29	7	24	18	15	52	3	10	0	0	0	0	10	34	621	724	0	0	444
Chase Luxton	18	58	27	47	29	18	31	9	16	1	2	1	2	21	36	500	741	1	2	441
Mark Rothenberger	15	48	14	29	25	15	31	7	15	2	4	1	2	19	40	521	813	0	0	427
Kevin Cwikla	7	22	9	41	12	10	45	1	5	0	0	1	5	5	23	545	727	0	0	425
Ryan Hensman	20	66	20	30	34	24	36	4	6	3	5	3	5	22	33	515	803	0	0	422
Wayne Horger, Jr.	20	57	20	35	30	21	37	7	12	2	4	0	0	15	26	526	719	1	2	421
Chase Hensman	10	29	11	38	15	11	38	3	10	1	3	0	0	10	34	517	690	0	0	417
Mark Cooper	14	40	12	30	20	13	33	6	15	1	3	0	0	16	40	500	700	1	2	411
Mark Sudell	9	29	5	17	17	16	55	1	3	0	0	0	0	9	31	586	621	1	3	409
Pierre Girin	8	23	6	26	12	11	48	0	0	0	0	1	4	9	39	522	652	0	0	398
Gene Schwendeman	6	23	5	22	12	9	39	2	9	1	4	0	0	7	30	522	696	1	4	397
Matt Abramson	8	29	12	41	15	12	41	3	10	0	0	0	0	3	10	517	621	0	0	390
Scott Forsyth	9	30	13	43	15	12	40	3	10	0	0	0	0	5	17	500	600	0	0	390
Joe Berry	9	30	15	50	15	15	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	500	500	0	0	386
Jason Pane	10	34	11	32	15	11	32	3	9	0	0	1	3	13	38	441	618	0	0	369
Nick Pataki	11	34	10	29	12	7	21	0	0	2	6	3	9	15	44	353	735	1	3	352
Jared Taylor	19	60	17	28	26	20	33	4	7	1	2	1	2	15	25	433	583	1	2	351
Gary Thompson	18	54	10	19	24	22	41	1	2	1	2	0	0	16	30	444	500	4	7	346
Tim Frei	14	47	13	28	17	10	21	4	9	0	0	3	6	22	47	362	638	1	2	345
Rae Lombardo	7	22	7	32	10	8	36	2	9	0	0	0	0	3	14	455	545	0	0	339
John Zeits	7	29	8	28	13	13	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	448	448	2	6	339
Eric Adiletto	8	27	10	37	11	8	30	2	7	1	4	0	0	2	7	407	556	1	4	332
Derek Strowhouer	8	25	3	12	12	9	36	3	12	0	0	0	0	4	16	480	600	0	0	326
Bob Stueben	5	18	3	17	7	7	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	28	389	389	4	18	324
KC Ingram	7	22	8	36	8	7	32	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	14	364	500	2	8	322
Christian Butrica	9	31	13	42	10	8	26	1	3	0	0	1	3	7	23	323	452	2	6	312
John Kiefer	8	25	5	20	9	9	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	360	360	5	17	308
Craig Richards	7	22	0	0	9	8	36	1	5	0	0	0	0	4	18	409	455	4	15	297
Casey Condron	8	25	7	28	9	7	28	1	4	1	4	0	0	6	24	360	480	0	0	294
Wilfredo Ramos	6	20	5	25	7	6	30	1	5	0	0	0	0	4	20	350	400	1	5	282