The fans have spoken and have voted Austin Barrett as the Catcher for Waterloo's 20th Season Fan Favorite Team.  Barrett was a 2012 Northwoods League Postseason All-Star in 2012, after hitting .335 with seven home runs.  The Mercer University product drove in 29 and hit 11 doubles.

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

• Austin Barrett – 39%
• Ben Margalski – 10%
• Luis Rivera – 10%
• Joe Lancaster – 8%
• Jeff Lanning – 8%
• Tim Gradoville – 8%
• Aaron Nieckula – 8%
• Curtis Thigpen – 8%

This week's vote:  Outfielder.

Choose from the following selections to pick your favorite Bucks Outfielder over the past 20 years (keep in mind, you will have three other opportunities to vote for outfielders as we get closer to our 2014 Home Opener):

• Adam Boeve (2002-’03/N. Iowa) – 2002 NWL Postseason All-Star; .248, 26 RBI, 56 SB; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2012)
• Kent Brown (1996/Austin Peay St.) – 1996 NWL  Postseason All-Star; .286, 21 RBI, 40 SB; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2010)
• Mike Byas (1995-’96/Southwest Missouri St.) – 1996 NWL Postseason All-Star; .321, 59 RBI, 60 SB
• Shayne Carnes (1995-’97/UAB) – 1997 NWL MVP; 1995, ’96, & ’97 NWL Postseason All-Star; .337, 21 HR, 152 RBI, 19 SB
• Bartt Carney (1995/Indian Hills CC) – .290, 19 RBI, 38 RBI; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2009)
• Matt Cepicky (1997/Southwest Missouri St.) – MLB Debut with Montreal Expos on 7/31/02; 1997 NWL Postseason All-Star; .342, 10 HR, 53 RBI
• Jeff Duncan (1998/Iowa St./Arizona St.); MLB Debut with New York Mets on 5/20/03; .386, 24 HR, 22 RBI; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2008)
• Robert Matlock (2006/Freed-Hardeman) – 2006 NWL Midseason All-Star; .277, 18 RBI, 18 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:  Austin Barrett (2012/Mercer)
• 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