Hawn Delphi junior Austin Hawn was named the recipient of the Caleb Dimmich Memorial Sportsmanship Award which is given annually to a Colt World Series participant in honor of the former Benton Central standout who helped Hoosier North win its first CWS championship in 1992.

Dimmich, a 1995 BC graduate who died in a tragic farm accident on July 5, 1999, is remembered as being the leading hitter on the '92 Hoosier North team.

The sportsmanship award is given and presented by David and Kristin Dimmich, Caleb's parents, as a gesture to promote and affirm the spiritual and moral standards that Caleb Dimmich demonstrated.

In order to earn the award, a coach from each of the ten participating Colt World Series teams is asked to nominate a player from his team that might be deserving of the award.

In nominating Hawn for the award, Hoosier North coach Matt Huckstep wrote, "Off the field, Austin is an exemplary teammate. As coaches, we wish we had 18 kids with the same great attitude and work ethic as Austin."

Hawn was Hoosier North's starting pitcher against eventual champion Santa Clara, Calif., and final four qualifier Greensboro, N.C. He also did batting cleanup and played both right field and first base in the series.

After his death, Dimmich was honored by both his former high school and by Indiana Wesleyan University, where he was entering his senior year. Both schools retired his jersey during special ceremonies in December 1999. The ceremony at IWU was the first time in the 80- year history of the university it had ever done so to honor a fallen student, in addition to awarding a scholarship in his name each year to a deserving student manager.

David Dimmich wrote in a letter to Hawn that he "wasn't chosen for this award because of his athletic ability. He was selected because of the character traits he has exhibited to this point in his young life."

Hawn is the son of David and Julie Hawn of Delphi and participates in both basketball and baseball at his school.