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Published On: April 9th, 2014

The fans have spoken and have voted Tim Lavery as the LHP Starter for Waterloo's 20th Season Fan Favorite Team.  Lavery won voting totals, tallied from Facebook, Twitter, and e-mails. Totals are listed below:  Tim was the NWL Postseason All-Star in 1998.  Starting in 13 games, he went 10-1 with an earned run average of 1.74.  In his career, he had 69 strikeouts and was inducted into the Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.lavery pic

LHP Starter Votes:

  • Tim Lavery– 15%
  • Lance Beus– 12%
  • Andy Dickinson–12%
  • Jason Faust– 12%
  • Josh Habel–12%
  • Dan Jennings– 12%
  • Zach Minor– 12%
  • Mike Wisecarver– 12%

This week's vote:  Right-Handed Starting Pitcher

Choose from the following selections to pick your favorite Bucks Right-Handed Starting Pitcher over the past 20 years:

  • Brian Curtin (1999-00/Iowa St.) – 9-6, 3.93, 3 CG, 108 K
  • Derek Lamacchia (2011-12/Quinnipiac) – 8-5, 3.83, 19 GS, 103 K
  • Jim Magrane (1997-99/Iowa) – 1999 NWL MVP; 20-6, 2.64, 9 CG, 245 K; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2009)
  • Danny Muegge (2002/Texas) – 2002 NWL Postseason All-Star; 5-3, 2.04, 3 CG, 41 K
  • Chris Pack (2008-09/Villanova) – 5-9, 4.09, 18 GS, 73 K
  • David Parra (1995-97/N. Iowa) – 1997 NWL Postseason All-Star; 19-5, 3.33, 5 CG, 159 K; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2006)
  • Aaron Rhodes (2013/Florida) – 2013 NWL Postseason All-Star; 5-4, 3.19, 9 GS, 74 K
  • Bill Tarajack (1996 & 98/Illinois & Austin Peay) – 1996 NWL Postseason All-Star; 14-5, 4.18, 5 CG, 144 K; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2014)

 

Let your voice be heard and vote on the Bucks’ Facebook or Twitter page, or e-mail the Bucks at fanfavorite@waterloobucks.com.  Voting ends 11:59 pm CT on Tuesday, April 8th.

Each Wednesday, between now and Waterloo’s Home Opener on May 28, the Bucks are allowing fans to vote for their favorite players or managers in the efforts to create the “Bucks 20th Season Fan Favorite Team.”  Using their Facebook, Twitter, and website platforms, the Bucks will announce a list of nominees at a certain position.  Fans will have until 11:59 pm CT each Tuesday to vote for their choice.  After voting is complete, the Bucks will announce the fan favorite at that position.

The 20-person Fan Favorite team will consist of the following:

  • Field Manager:  Travis Kiewiet (2012-current)
  • Catcher:  Austin Barrett (2012/Mercer)
  • First Baseman
  • Second Baseman: Dan DeMent (1998-’99/UAB)
  • Third Baseman: Chad Frk (2000-‘03/Illinois)
  • Shortstop
  • Outfielder: Shayne Carnes (1995-97/UAB)
  • Outfielder: Matt Cepicky (1997/Southwest Missouri St.)
  • Outfielder: Adam Boeve (2002-‘03/N.Iowa)
  • Right-handed Starting Pitcher: Nic Ungs (2000-‘01/N.Iowa)
  • Right-handed Starting Pitcher: Jared Wagoner (2009-’10/Butler)
  • Right-handed Starting Pitcher
  • Left-handed Starting Pitcher: Aaron Jenkins (2004 & ‘06/N.Iowa)
  • Left-handed Starting Pitcher: Tim Lavery (1998-’99/Illinois)
  • Left-handed Starting Pitcher
  • Closer: Steve Hecker (1999-2000/Illinois St.)
  • Closer
  • Extra Infielder
  • Extra Outfielder
  • Extra Player