Altoona Area Baseball Association, Altoona PA

Ron Fiochetta Award

The Ron Fiochetta Award is the highest honor awarded to any player from the AABA Major League.  This award is given annually to a 12-year-old player with above average athletic ability who excels through his/her work ethic and sportsmanship while maintaining a strong willingness to be an outstanding teammate.  All of these traits must be apparent in his/her leadership ability displayed throughout the season. 

This is not an MVP award.  It is an award voted on solely by the umpires and is presented by the umpire-in-chief, Jim Klausman. Past winners include:

1997               Troy Sharabaugh            Sheetz

1998               Jimmy Moschella, III    Wolf Furniture

1999               Nathan George              L.S. Fiore

2000               Brian Shaw                    Cabinetree

2001               Johnny Franco               Masonic Lodges

2002               Zach Aungst                  Masonic Lodges

2003               Derrick Gallardy           Re/Max

2004               Brady Gehret                 Wolf Furniture

2005               Blake Shumate               Masonic Lodges

2006               Stefan Beard                  Cabinetree

2007               Jacob Diviney                Wolf Furniture

                       Adam Wheland              L.S. Fiore

2008               Ryan Knott                     Wolf Furniture