Woodhaven’s Colin Czajkowski named MHSBCA’s Mr. Baseball for 2019
The season may be over, but there’s still hardware to give out.
Colin Czajkowski of Brownstown Woodhaven was named the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches’ Mr. Baseball for 2019, picking up his award at the All-Star Game banquet on Wednesday night.
He’s slated to play in this year’s MHSBCA East-West All-Star Baseball Classic at Comerica Park Thursday night (weather permitting).
Signed to play next year for the University of Michigan, Czajkowski went 11-1 on the mound, with an ERA of 0.42, six shutouts and a save, striking out 123 and walking 25, allowing just 10 runs total and four earned runs in 66 innings pitched. Opponents hit a paltry .117 against him, and got on base at just a .224 clip.
As a hitter, Czajkowski posted a .404 average (.503 on-base percentage, .596 slugging, 1.099 OPS), walking 24 times and striking out just 12. He scored 45 runs and drove in 47, finishing with 14 doubles, one triple and two home runs.
Earlier in the spring, Czajkowski also brought home the Gatorade Michigan Baseball Player of the Year award.
Previous winners of the MHSBCA Mr. Baseball award:
2018 — Spencer Schwellenbach, Saginaw Heritage
2017 — Sam Weatherly, Howell
2016 — Tommy Henry, Portage Northern
2015 — Nick Plummer, Birmingham Brother Rice
2014 — Zack McGuire, Sterling Heights Stevenson
2013 — Carmen Benedetti, Grosse Pointe South and Jackson Lamb, Temperance-Bedford
2012 — Justin Alleman, Holt and Alex Darr, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett
2011 — Eric Haase, Dearborn Divine Child
2010 — Alex Zeiher, Saline
2009 — Daniel Fields, University of Detroit Jesuit
2008 — Tyler Mills, Mt. Pleasant and William Arnold, Mt. Pleasant
2007 — D.J. LeMahieu, Birmingham Brother Rice
2006 — Dan Holcomb, Homer and Dale Cornstubble, Homer
2005 — Zack Putnam, Ann Arbor Pioneer
2004 — Doug Pickens, Birmingham Brother Rice
2003 — Nick Thurman, Warren Mott
2002 — Chris Getz, Grosse Pointe South and Randy Frye, Lake Orion
2001 — Jon Koch, Berrien Springs
2000 — Nate McLouth, Whitehall and Scott Koerber, Grosse Pointe North
1999 — Casey Rogowski, Redford Catholic Central
1998 — Drew Henson, Brighton
1997 — Ryan Kyes, Detroit Country Day
1996 — Matt Sheets, Jenison
1995 — J.J. Putz, Trenton
1994 — Dave Kauflin, Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley
1993 — Jason Middlebrook, Grass Lake
1992 — Derek Jeter, Kalamazoo Central
1991 — Ron Hollis, Brighton
1990 — Aaron Knieper, Saginaw Nouvel Catholic
1989 — Steve Nowak, Gaylord St. Mary
1988 — Steve Avery, Taylor Kennedy
1987 — Dan Hilliard, Monroe
1986 — Mike Ericson, Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher