Kelowba Falcons91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ slugger Trent Tinglestad has been named the West Coast League91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s most valuable player for 2018.

The Marysville, Wash., native led the circuit in home runs this summer with nine and had a .350 batting average in 44 games. Tinglestad helped lead the Falcons to the team91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s second WCL championship series appearance in franchise history.

It91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s the second time that a Falcons91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ players has been named MVP. Hunter Villanueva won the award in 2015.

BREAKING NEWS: Our boys have won TWO major awards as win the league MVP and Manager Bryan Donohue is named Coach of the Year! Photos: Congrats guys!!

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Coach of the year honors were shared by the Falcons91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ Bryan Donohue and Justin Barchus of the Portland Pickles.

In his third season, Donohue guided the Falcons to the post-season, capped off by an appearance in the WCLCS. He91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s the second Falcons manager to win the award after Billy Clontz was honoured in 2015.

Kelowna and Bellingham Bells were co-recipients of the Jim Dietz Team Sportsmanship Award.

Five Falcons were also named WCL all-star teams. Tinglestad, third baseman Taylor Wright and relief pitcher Cal Hehnke made the first squad.

First baseman Dan Pruitt and starting pitcher Trevor Brigden, a senior with the Okanagan Coyotes, were named to the second team.

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