CRBL Season Review

Final 2022 CRBL Standings

CRBL League Standings

PosTeamWLPctGBRSRADiffHomeRoadL10Strk
11620.889013839998-0-08-2-010-0-0W11
21530.833112123988-2-07-1-08-2-0L1
31350.722311172397-3-06-2-06-4-0W2
41260.667410358450-0-012-6-08-2-0W3
51080.556612982476-4-04-4-06-4-0L1
6990.500770109-397-9-02-0-04-6-0L1
78100.44481019837-10-01-0-04-6-0W1
83150.1671351130-792-5-01-10-02-8-0L4
83150.1671350180-1303-7-00-8-02-8-0L5
101170.0561544127-830-2-01-15-00-10-0L17
*For the 2022 season, divisions were eliminated*

2022 CRBL Championship

Jordan Steinmetz was named game MVP, becoming the 5th Tilden player to win the award since it was instituted in 1998.


2022 Noteworthy Performances & Milestones

Hitting

  • Jim Thill of the Eau Claire Bears became the CRBL’s all-time leader in triples. For the 2022 season, he hit 2 triples, giving him 15 for over his 22-year career. The all-time triples leaders had been Hall of Famer Roger Bergeron and long-time Bear, Brian Menard.
  • Matt Miller of the Eau Claire Bears became the CRBL’s all-time leader in steals with 147. His 3 stolen bases on the year broke a tie of 144 with former Whitehall great Tyler Manley.
  • With 16 RBI’s in 2022, Todd Lasher of the Eau Claire Bears moved into second place all-time with 348. The all-time RBI leader is Hall of Famer Scott Stuckert with 365.
  • With 8 runs scored, Andy Niese of the Eau Claire Rivermen moved into second place all-time with 422. The all-time leader in runs scored is future Hall of Famer Chuck Hall with 448.
  • On Sunday, July 24th at Cadott, Osseo’s Brandt and Ryan Freitag each hit two home runs in the Merchant’s 14-1 victory over the Cadott Red Sox. In doing so, they became the first father-son combo to hit multiple home runs in the same CRBL game.

Pitching

  • The Eau Claire Rivermen’s Tyler Gray hurled 78.1 innings this season, leading the CRBL and becoming the third pitcher in league history to go over 1,000 innings for a career. Tyler now has 1,073.2 innings over his outstanding 17-year reign. The all-time leader is Hall of Fame Iron Man Russ Nelson, who logged 1,770.1 innings over his 35-seasons of play.
  • Additionally, Tyler led the CRBL with 81 strikeouts while also becoming the third pitcher in CRBL history to over 1,000 punch-outs. Over his career, Tyler now has 1,057 K’s. The all-time leader is the aforementioned Russ Nelson with 1,163.
  • Osseo’s Luke Eide notched a no-hitter on July 24th during the Merchants 7-inning, 14-1 victory over the Cadott Red Sox at Cadott. It was the 66th no-hitter in CRBL history and 2nd of Eide’s 8-season career.

Managerial

  • Eau Claire Rivermen player/manager Andy Niese became the CRBL’s all-time leader in managerial wins with 187, breaking the former mark of 186 held by Hall of Fame and Augusta legend Jan Krueger. With the Rivermen’s 8 wins in 2022, Niese now has 188 on his CRBL career.
  • Niese also has now managed 330 games over is 18 seasons as a player/manager, good for 2nd place all-time. CRBL Hall of Famer Scott Stuckert is the clubhouse leader with an incredible 486 game managed over his venerable 27-seasons leading Bloomer.

Hitting Statistical Leaders

PlayerTeamHABAVG. (min 44 AB’s)
Jordan SteinmetzTilden Tigers2746.587
Cooper KapankeEau Claire Cavaliers2146.457
Todd LasherEau Claire Bears2657.456
Drew SteinmetzTilden Tigers1944.432
Andy NieseEau Claire Rivermen2149.429
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants2359.390
Nolan HutzlerChippewa Falls LumberJacks2359.390
Matt MartineauChippewa Falls LumberJacks2361.377
Lance LettnerEau Claire Rivermen2157.368
Matt MillerEau Claire Bears1952.365
PlayerTeamAt-Bats
Jim ThillEau Claire Bears62
Nolan BaierTilden Tigers61
Matt MartineauChippewa Falls LumberJacks61
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants59
Nolan HutzlerChippewa Falls LumberJacks59
Corey PoirerBloomer Woodticks58
PlayerTeamHits
Jordan SteinmetzTilden Tigers27
Todd LasherEau Claire Bears26
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants23
Nolan HutzlerChippewa Falls LumberJacks23
Matt MartineauChippewa Falls LumberJacks23
Cooper KapankeEau Claire Cavaliers21
Andy NieseEau Claire Rivermen21
Lance LettnerEau Claire Rivermen21
PlayerTeamDoubles
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants6
Noah HansonTilden Tigers6
Nolan HutzlerChippewa Falls LumberJacks6
Todd LasherEau Claire Bears5
Nolan MatsonOsseo Merchants5
Brendan McCabeBeef River Bullfrogs5
Jon SchochTilden Tigers5
Jack ShirpkeEau Claire Bears5
PlayerTeamTriples
Lucas SteinmetzTilden Tigers2
Jim ThillEau Claire Bears2
PlayerTeamHome Runs
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants3
Brandt FreitagOsseo Merchants2
Nate HayesEau Claire Bears2
Alec JohnsonEau Claire Rivermen2
Austin LeMayTilden Tigers2
Jon SchochTilden Tigers2
Carson WindeshausenEau Claire Rivermen2
PlayerTeamRBI’s
Jon SchochTilden Tigers22
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants17
Todd LasherEau Claire Bears16
Cole ZwiefelhoferTilden Tigers15
Ben SteinmetzTilden Tigers14
Carson WindeshausenEau Claire Rivermen14
PlayerTeamRuns Scored
Jordan SteinmetzTilden Tigers21
Ben SteinmetzTilden Tigers20
Nolan BaierTilden Tigers18
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants16
Matt MartineauChippewa Falls LumberJacks16
Drew SteinmetzTilden Tigers16
PlayerTeamStolen Bases
Tristan HableJim Falls Sturgeons15
Nate KentEau Claire Bears13
Lance LettnerEau Claire Rivermen9
Chad KronCadott Red Sox8
Caden EricksonEau Claire Cavaliers7
Conor O’ReillyEau Claire Cavaliers6
PlayerTeamWalks
Todd WienkesOsseo Merchants17
Nate KentEau Claire Bears14
Matt MartineauChippewa Falls LumberJacks14
Andy NieseEau Claire Rivermen14
Nate HayesChippewa Falls LumberJacks13

2022 CRBL Team Hitting Statistics

TeamHitsAt-BatsTeam Avg
Tilden Tigers176540.326
Eau Claire Bears181581.312
Eau Claire Cavaliers171551.310
Eau Claire Rivermen158542.292
Chippewa Falls Lumberjacks158551.287
Osseo Merchants150543.276
Cadott Red Sox115481.239
Jim Falls Sturgeons121511.237
Beef River Bullfrogs112499.224
Bloomer Woodticks107500.214
League Totals1,4495,299.273

Pitching Statistical Leaders

PlayerTeamERIPERA (min 18 IP’s)
Luke EideOsseo Merchants2500.36
Zach ThiesseOsseo Merchants229.10.61
PJ LeQuiaTilden Tigers446.10.78
Lucas CostleyEau Claire Cavaliers5381.18
Joel ZachowEau Claire Bears843.11.66
Chevy TollefsonEau Claire Bears1149.12.01
Noah HansonTilden Tigers728.22.20
Alex ByomOsseo Merchants1144.12.23
Tyler GrayEau Claire Rivermen2378.12.64
Will JacobsonJim Falls Sturgeons1752.12.92
PlayerTeamIP
Tyler GrayEau Claire Rivermen78.1
Curtis DachelBloomer Woodticks63.2
Alex SchmidtCadott Red Sox56
Will JacobsonJim Falls Sturgeons52.1
Luke EideOsseo Merchants50.0
PlayerTeamWins
PJ LeQuiaTilden Tigers7
Tyler GrayEau Claire Rivermen6
Alex ByomOsseo Merchants5
Luke EideOsseo Merchants5
Zach ThiesseOsseo Merchants5
Chevy TollefsonEau Claire Bears5
Dylan WatersChippewa Falls Lumberjacks5
PlayerTeamWin % (mim 5 decisions)
PJ LeQuiaTilden Tigers1.000 (W- 7 L- 0)
Zach ThiesseOsseo Merchants1.000 (W- 5 L- 0)
Alex ByomOsseo Merchants.833 (W- 5 L- 1
Dylan WatersChippewa Falls Lumberjacks.833 (W- 5 L- 1
Luke EideOsseo Merchants.714 (W- 5 L- 2)
Chevy TollefsonEau Claire Bears.714 (W- 5 L- 2)
PlayerTeamStrikeouts
Tyler GrayEau Claire Rivermen81
Luke EideOsseo Merchants74
Alex ByomOsseo Merchants58
Curtis DachelBloomer Woodticks57
Joel ZachowEau Claire Bears46
PlayerTeamSaves
Jesse UrbanekEau Claire Rivermen2
Ten pitchers tied with1
PlayerTeamShutouts
Luke EideOsseo Merchants3
Chevy TollefsonEau Claire Bears2
Dylan WatersChippewa Falls Lumberjacks2
Joel ZachowEau Claire Bears2
PlayerTeamK’s/9 IP (min 18 IP’s)
Luke EideOsseo Merchants13.32 (74 K/50 IP)
Alex ByomOsseo Merchants11.78 (58 K/44.1 IP)
Jesse UrbanekEau Claire Rivermen11.17 (24 K/19.1 IP)
Lucas CostleyEau Claire Cavaliers9.71 (41 K/38 IP)
Joel ZachowEau Claire Bears9.55 (46 K/43.1 IP)
TeamEarned RunsInnings PitchedTeam ERA
Osseo Merchants161361.06
Tilden Tigers301312.06
Eau Claire Bears391392.53
Chippewa Falls Lumberjacks47134.23.14
Eau Claire Cavaliers52127.23.67
Jim Falls Sturgeons661304.57
Eau Claire Rivermen73136.24.81
Bloomer Woodticks81134.15.43
Beef River Bullfrogs89126.26.32
Cadott Red Sox118120.18.83
League Totals6111,313.14.18