Franklin coach Zach Brown (foreground, left) embraces sophomore Owen Pennini after the Panthers lost to King Philip 2-1 in the Division 1 Elite 8 in Wrentham on June 9, 2025.

Watch out for his curveball. Franklin senior pitcher Zach Winer was voted the 2025 Daily News Fans Baseball Player of the Year. He received 32.38 percent of the more than 1,100 votes.

The University of Virginia commit had plenty of highlights, enough highlights to make him the 2025 Courier News Baseball Player of the Year. For the second straight season, a Highlander is CN ...