Evan Morrison named as IBL Rookie of the Year

The IBL is naming Chatham-Kent's Evan Morrison as Rookie of the Year

The Intercounty Baseball League’s batting champion is also its Rookie of the Year.  

Chatham-Kent's Evan Morrison won the Brian Kerr Memorial Trophy after hitting a league-best .422 in 35 games with the Barnstormers. No other IBL player cracked the .400 mark in 2025.  

Morrison, 22, had 65 hits – second most in the league behind Welland’s Jonah Weisner.  

The all-star second baseman also hit four home runs and drove in 23 while striking out only 11 times, the fewest among qualified batters.  

Morrison is the first Barnstormer to win the award named after Kerr, the former Waterloo Tigers player and Kitchener Panthers manager. London’s Kaiden Cardoso won the award in 2024.  

Congratulations Evan, we are very proud of you.