Waterloo, Iowa – The Waterloo Bucks have announced Tyler Katz will handle broadcasting duties for the organization during the 2022 season.  Katz, who is currently a junior at Virginia Tech, will be the play-by-play broadcaster for both the team’s Northwoods League TV Network webcasts and online audio broadcasts.

Katz is a native of Davie, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, and is in the midst of his junior year at Virginia Tech where he is majoring in Sports Media and Analytics. Tyler is the Media Manager for 3304 Sports, a student run sports media platform at Virginia Tech that covers Tech athletic events through broadcasts, articles, and other mediums. He has also been featured on the ACC Network Extra. Katz currently serves as the public address announcer for Virginia Tech baseball and volleyball. In 2021, Katz was the Broadcast Intern for the Pierre Trappers of the Expedition League.

Katz will broadcast all 36 Waterloo home games on the NWLTV video webcast platform hosted by Stretch Internet.  For Bucks road games, Katz will act as the team’s announcer for the ballclub’s audio broadcasts which will be streamed online at www.waterloobucks.com.

“I’m counting down the days until I get up to Waterloo this summer,” Katz said.  “I’ve never been Iowa, nor Minnesota or Wisconsin, so, I’m excited to see new parts of the country while doing what I love!”

The 2021 Great Plains East Champion Bucks open their 2022 season at home on Monday, May 30 versus the St. Cloud Rox.  Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium, home of the Bucks, welcomed a new state of the art video board in 2016 thanks to a matching grant from the Black Hawk County Gaming Association.  Team ownership has invested nearly $400,000 in stadium improvements since the end of the 2014 season including group outing areas, painted bleachers, public Wi-Fi, sound system, kids zone inflatables, wiffle ball field, and concessions equipment.  Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com or utilizing the Northwoods League Mobile App.

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The Waterloo Bucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 28th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 270 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.waterloobucks.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Bucks as your favorite team.