1996 Prairie League Leaders
1996 Prairie League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1996 Prairie League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Tirpack | Aberdeen Pheasants | .404 | 120 | 297 |
| Brian Cornelius | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | .388 | 118 | 304 |
| Brad Strauss | Minot Mallards | .365 | 105 | 288 |
| Sean McKamie | Southern Minny Stars | .355 | 102 | 287 |
| Wayne Weinheimer | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | .355 | 76 | 214 |
| Daryl Boston | Regina Cyclones | .352 | 95 | 270 |
| Ray Moon | Dakota Rattlers | .348 | 93 | 267 |
| Paul List | Minot Mallards | .342 | 103 | 301 |
| Kevin Nalls | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | .341 | 72 | 211 |
| Luke Smith | Aberdeen Pheasants | .341 | 76 | 223 |
| Tom Smith | Green Bay Sultans | .340 | 82 | 241 |
| Kyle Billingsley | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | .338 | 77 | 228 |
| Ed Gerald | Aberdeen Pheasants | .335 | 106 | 316 |
| Ty Griffin | Grand Forks Varmints | .326 | 87 | 267 |
| Andre Johnson | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | .326 | 91 | 279 |
| Kevin Schula | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | .325 | 66 | 203 |
| Kory Witmer | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | .324 | 93 | 287 |
| John Cann | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | .323 | 76 | 235 |
| Gary Collum | Minot Mallards | .322 | 100 | 311 |
| Pat Wright | Southern Minny Stars | .322 | 88 | 273 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Tirpack | Aberdeen Pheasants | 120 | 30 | 1 | 18 |
| Brian Cornelius | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 118 | 16 | 3 | 18 |
| Ed Gerald | Aberdeen Pheasants | 106 | 17 | 3 | 22 |
| Brad Strauss | Minot Mallards | 105 | 16 | 2 | 27 |
| Jamie Hoffner | Grand Forks Varmints | 104 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul List | Minot Mallards | 103 | 20 | 2 | 24 |
| Sean McKamie | Southern Minny Stars | 102 | 18 | 3 | 8 |
| Gary Collum | Minot Mallards | 100 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Gordon Powell | Grand Forks Varmints, Regina Cyclones | 99 | 23 | 7 | 7 |
| Wayne Weinheimer | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns, Brainerd Bobcats | 97 | 23 | 3 | 11 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | HR |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Strauss | Minot Mallards | 27 |
| Paul List | Minot Mallards | 24 |
| Jay Reid | Minot Mallards | 24 |
| Ed Gerald | Aberdeen Pheasants | 22 |
| James Wambach | Grand Forks Varmints | 20 |
| Mel Wearing | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs, Regina Cyclones | 19 |
| Brian Cornelius | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 18 |
| Randy Kapano | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 18 |
| Tom Smith | Green Bay Sultans | 18 |
| Ken Tirpack | Aberdeen Pheasants | 18 |
| Brian Giles | Minot Mallards | 16 |
| Todd Vanek | Minot Mallards | 16 |
| Mark Charbonnet | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs, Southern Minny Stars | 15 |
| Andre Johnson | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | 15 |
| Steve Phillips | Aberdeen Pheasants | 15 |
| Larry Hisle | Grand Forks Varmints | 13 |
| Pat Wright | Southern Minny Stars | 13 |
| Lee Heath | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs, Regina Cyclones | 12 |
| Shawn Wooten | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 12 |
| Ernest Castro | Southern Minny Stars | 11 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | 2B |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Tirpack | Aberdeen Pheasants | 30 |
| Steve Phillips | Aberdeen Pheasants | 25 |
| Kyle Billingsley | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | 24 |
| Ty Griffin | Grand Forks Varmints | 24 |
| Mark Charbonnet | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs, Southern Minny Stars | 23 |
| Robert Howell | Grand Forks Varmints | 23 |
| Gordon Powell | Regina Cyclones, Grand Forks Varmints | 23 |
| Jay Reid | Minot Mallards | 23 |
| Wayne Weinheimer | Brainerd Bobcats, Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | 23 |
| Jason Wandler | Dakota Rattlers | 22 |
| Ernest Castro | Southern Minny Stars | 21 |
| Andre Johnson | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | 21 |
| Ariel Martin | Southern Minny Stars | 21 |
| Daryl Boston | Regina Cyclones | 20 |
| Jamie Hoffner | Grand Forks Varmints | 20 |
| Paul List | Minot Mallards | 20 |
| Brad Gay | Aberdeen Pheasants | 19 |
| Luke Smith | Aberdeen Pheasants | 19 |
| Brian Conley | Brandon Grey Owls | 18 |
| Dan Halpern | Dakota Rattlers | 18 |
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | RBI |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Tirpack | Aberdeen Pheasants | 84 |
| Ed Gerald | Aberdeen Pheasants | 81 |
| Paul List | Minot Mallards | 75 |
| Brian Cornelius | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 72 |
| Randy Kapano | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 72 |
| Daryl Boston | Regina Cyclones | 69 |
| Jay Reid | Minot Mallards | 69 |
| Steve Phillips | Aberdeen Pheasants | 67 |
| Lee Heath | Regina Cyclones, Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 63 |
| Andre Johnson | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | 63 |
| Todd Vanek | Minot Mallards | 61 |
| James Wambach | Grand Forks Varmints | 61 |
| Brad Strauss | Minot Mallards | 60 |
| Wayne Weinheimer | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns, Brainerd Bobcats | 60 |
| Sean McKamie | Southern Minny Stars | 58 |
| Shawn Wooten | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 57 |
| Ernest Castro | Southern Minny Stars | 55 |
| Ty Griffin | Grand Forks Varmints | 55 |
| Brian Sosa | Dakota Rattlers, Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 54 |
| Dan Halpern | Dakota Rattlers | 53 |
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linc Mikkelsen | Minot Mallards | 1.26 | 12 | 3 |
| Leo Vasquez | Aberdeen Pheasants | 2.23 | 11 | 2 |
| Mark Matthews | Minot Mallards | 2.30 | 7 | 1 |
| Mark Brincks | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 2.49 | 13 | 3 |
| Collin Kerley | Minot Mallards | 2.86 | 14 | 4 |
| Chad Weisner | Southern Minny Stars | 3.00 | 5 | 5 |
| Johnny Ard | Aberdeen Pheasants | 3.37 | 9 | 4 |
| David Prosser | Dakota Rattlers | 3.59 | 8 | 9 |
| Trey Draper | Dakota Rattlers | 3.70 | 4 | 3 |
| James Gamble | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | 3.70 | 5 | 6 |
| Brian Basteyns | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 3.76 | 5 | 1 |
| Josh Foshie | Brandon Grey Owls | 3.94 | 6 | 7 |
| Rick Wagner | Brandon Grey Owls | 4.00 | 3 | 4 |
| Brian Dubois | Aberdeen Pheasants | 4.26 | 8 | 3 |
| John Shoemaker | Brandon Grey Owls | 4.29 | 2 | 10 |
| Juan Berenguer | Southern Minny Stars | 4.37 | 3 | 7 |
| Troy Cota | Green Bay Sultans | 4.55 | 4 | 3 |
| John Bretza | Brandon Grey Owls | 4.59 | 3 | 8 |
| Marty McDonald | Dakota Rattlers | 4.61 | 6 | 9 |
| Mario Arambula | Regina Cyclones | 4.63 | 5 | 4 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | SV |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Toney | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 17 |
| Craig Baumann | Grand Forks Varmints | 11 |
| David Tellers | Minot Mallards | 11 |
| Brian Binversie | Aberdeen Pheasants | 10 |
| Juan Berenguer | Southern Minny Stars | 9 |
| Ken Osterkamp | Minot Mallards | 9 |
| Eric Miller | Aberdeen Pheasants | 7 |
| Brian Nelson | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns | 7 |
| Brandon Bogges | Dakota Rattlers | 6 |
| Dan Brown | Dakota Rattlers | 5 |
| Troy Evers | Green Bay Sultans | 5 |
| Rob Gaiko | Saskatoon Smokin' Guns, Grand Forks Varmints | 3 |
| Pat Meier | Regina Cyclones | 3 |
| Tommy Taylor | Regina Cyclones | 3 |
| Kurt Thompson | Grand Forks Varmints | 3 |
| Stewart Wilson | Aberdeen Pheasants | 3 |
| Mario Arambula | Regina Cyclones | 2 |
| Ricky Bennett | Regina Cyclones, Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | 2 |
| Brian Huss | Grand Forks Varmints | 2 |
| Bo Magee | Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs, Regina Cyclones | 2 |
