The fans have spoken and have voted current Bucks' Field Manager Travis Kiewiet as the Field Manager for Waterloo's 20th Season Fan Favorite Team.  Kiewiet was named the NWL’s 2013 Manager of the Year after leading the Bucks to the best record in the league at 51-19.  Waterloo set a new NWL record for wins in a season, surpassing the Rochester Honkers’ record of 50 which was set in 2006.  Kiewiet has been the skipper of the Bucks since 2012 and owns an 85-54 (.612) overall record.

Voting totals, tallied from Facebook, Twitter, and e-mails, are below:

• Travis Kiewiet – 60%
• Eric Snider – 30%
• Darrell Handelsman – 10%

This week's vote:  Catcher.

Choose from the following selections to pick your favorite Bucks Catcher over the past 20 years:

• Austin Barrett (2012/Mercer) – 2012 NWL Postseason All-Star; .335, 7 HR, 29 RBI, 11 D
• Tim Gradoville (2001/Creighton) – Called up by Philadelphia Phillies in '06; 2001 Bucks Hall of Fame Inductee; .244, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 10 SB
• Joe Lancaster (1997-'99/Austin Peay) – 1997 NWL Postseason All-Star; .313, 3 HR, 54 RBI, 7 SB
• Jeff Lanning (2006-'07/Nebraska & New Orleans) – 2006 NWL Postseason All-Star; .286, 4 HR, 38 RBI, 8 SB
• Ben Margalski (2000/Southwest Missouri St.) – 2000 NWL Postseason All-Star; .280, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 12 SB
• Aaron Nieckula (1996-'97/Illinois) – 1996 NWL Postseason All-Star; .259, 5 HR, 36 RBI, 21 SB
• Luis Rivera (1995/Florida Southern) – 1995 NWL MVP; .437, 107 H, 60 RBI, 143 TB
• Curtis Thigpen (2002/Texas) – MLB Debut with Toronto Blue Jays on 6/6/07; .216, 4 RBI, 1 SB

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, January 28.

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 20^th 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
• First Baseman
• Second Baseman
• Third Baseman
• Shortstop
• Outfielder
• Outfielder
• Outfielder
• Right-handed Starting Pitcher
• Right-handed Starting Pitcher
• Right-handed Starting Pitcher
• Left-handed Starting Pitcher
• Left-handed Starting Pitcher
• Left-handed Starting Pitcher
• Closer
• Closer
• Extra Infielder
• Extra Outfielder
• Extra Player