The fans have spoken and have voted Aaron Jenkins as the LHP Starter for Waterloo's 20th Season Fan Favorite Team. Jenkins won voting totals, tallied from Facebook, Twitter, and e-mails. Totals are listed below: Jenkins was the 2006 Northwoods League Postseason All-Star. He went 7-6, had an earned run average of 2.94, started in 13 games and had 166 strikeouts. In 2012, Aaron was the Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee.
- Aaron Jenkins– 17%
- Dan Jennings– 13%
- Willie Collazo– 12%
- Jason Faust– 12%
- Jon Huffman– 12%
- Tim Lavery– 12%
- Taylor Massey– 12%
- Mike Wisecarver–12%
This week's vote: Closer
Choose from the following selections to pick your favorite Bucks Closer over the past 20 years:
- Joe Balbas (2006/Albertson Coll.) – 11 SV, 4-4, 31 K, 0-2
- Adam Dian (2013/Temple) – 2013 NWL Postseason All-Star; 8 SV, 0.35, 48 K, 2-0
- Chad Epperson (2004 & ’06/Iowa Western CC & N. Iowa) – 2004 NWL Postseason All-Star; 15 SV, 1.87, 35 K, 4-3; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2012)
- Steve Hecker (1999-2000/Illinois St.) – 1999 NWL Postseason All-Star; 24 SV, 3.15, 54 K, 3-3; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2006)
- Jimmy Journell (1997/Illinois) – MLB Debut with St. Louis Cardinals on 6/29/03; 1997 NWL Postseason All-Star; 9 SV, 2.88, 39 K, 0-2
- Kyle Kramp (2011-’13/Butler) – 12 SV, 5.40, 68 K, 4-9
- Bob Lackovic (2008-‘09/Creighton) – 16 SV, 2.83, 52 K, 5-3
- Luke Putz (2010/Minnesota St.) – 12 SV, 3.85, 34 K, 1-3
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 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-'0/N.Iowa)
- Right-handed Starting Pitcher
- Right-handed Starting Pitcher
- Left-handed Starting Pitcher: Aaron Jenkins (2004-'06/N.Iowa)
- Left-handed Starting Pitcher
- Left-handed Starting Pitcher
- Closer
- Closer
- Extra Infielder
- Extra Outfielder
- Extra Player