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Published On: February 19th, 2014

The fans have spoken and have voted Nic Ungs as the RHP Starter for Waterloo's 20th Season Fan Favorite Team.  Ungs won voting totals, tallied from Facebook, Twitter, and e-mails. Totals are listed below: Ungs was named Northwoods League postseason All-Star in 2000. He went 8-2 with 4 complete games, had an earned run average of 2.59, along with 77 strikeouts for the season. Ungs was also inducted into the Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.ungs03

  • Nic Ungs – 21%
  • Jim Magrane –13%
  • Chad Mulholland –11%
  • Josh Novotney –11%
  • Bill Tarajack –11%
  • Scott Shaw –11%
  • Brian Hall –11%
  • Brett Weber –11%

This week's vote: Outfielder.

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

  • Adam Boeve (2002-’03/N. Iowa) – 2002 NWL Postseason All-Star; .248, 26 RBI, 56 SB; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2012)
  • 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
  • Drew Davidson (2002/Illinois) – 2002 NWL Midseason All-Star; .285, 3 HR, 41 RBI, 16 SB
  • Davis Hendrickson (2011-’12/Illinois) – .293, 51 RBI, 82 R, 33 SB
  • Kevin Kaczmarski (2012/Evansville) – 2012 NWL Midseason All-Star; .361, 10 HR, 55 RBI, 14 SB
  • Robert Matlock (2006/Freed-Hardeman) – 2006 NWL Midseason All-Star; .277, 18 RBI, 18 SB
  • Joey Register (2008/Texas A&M) – 2008 NWL Midseason All-Star; .259, 10 HR, 32 RBI
  • Creston Whitaker (1999/Illinois) – 1999 NWL Midseason All-Star; .353, 16 RBI, 34 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, February 25.

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
  • Third Baseman: Chad Frk (2001-‘03/Illinois)
  • Shortstop
  • Outfielder: Shayne Carnes (1995-97/UAB)
  • Outfielder
  • Outfielder
  • Right-handed Starting Pitcher: Nic Ungs (2000-‘01/N. Iowa)
  • 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