The fans have spoken and have voted Dan Jennings as a Left Handed Starter for Waterloo's 20th Season Fan Favorite Team. Jennings won voting totals, tallied from Facebook, Twitter, and e-mails. Totals are listed below. Jennings played with Waterloo in 2006 and 2007, being named an NWL Postseason All-Star in ’07. Jennings finished his Bucks career with a 6-7 record, a 2.59 EA and 99 strikeouts with 15 games started. Jennings made his Major League Baseball debut with the Miami Marlins on April 30, 2012.
Left-Handed Sterter Votes:
- Dan Jennings – 14%
- Lance Beus – 12%
- Andy Dickinson – 12%
- Jason Faust – 12%
- Josh Habel – 12%
- Zach Minor – 12%
- John Sterling – 12%
- Mike Wisecarver – 12%
This week's vote: Extra Infielder
Choose from the following selections to pick your favorite Bucks Extra Infielder over the past 20 years:
- Ryan Gripp (1999/Creighton) – 1997 NWL Postseason All-Star; .343, 11 HR, 47 RBI; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2009)
- Phillip Hawke (2004/Louisiana-Lafayette) – 2004 NWL MVP; .301, 11 HR, ,41 RBI, 3 SB; Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2011)
- Chris Lotterhos (1996-‘98/Ole Miss) – 1997 NWL Postseason All-Star; .322, 2 HR, 91 RBI, 55 SB; Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2008)
- Cameron Perkins (2011/Purdue) – 2011 NWL Postseason All-Star; .344, 10 HR, 46 RBI, 16 SB
- Seth VonBehren (1998-‘99/Illinois St.) – .299, 8 HR, 88 RBI, 25 SB; Bucks Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2011)
- Chesny Young (2013/Mercer) – 2013 NWL Postseason All-Star; .325, 42 RBI, 12 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, May 13.
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: David Kerian (2013/Illinois)
- Second Baseman: Dan DeMent (1998-’99/UAB)
- Third Baseman: Chad Frk (2000-‘03/Illinois)
- Shortstop: Jason Huisman (1996/Mississippi)
- Outfielder: Shayne Carnes (1995-97/UAB)
- Outfielder: Matt Cepicky (1997/Southwest Missouri St.)
- Outfielder: Adam Boeve (2002-‘03/N. Iowa)
- Right-handed Starting Pitcher: Nic Ungs (2000-‘01/N.Iowa)
- Right-handed Starting Pitcher: Jared Wagoner (2009-’10/Butler)
- Right-handed Starting Pitcher: Jim Magrane (1997-’99/Iowa)
- Left-handed Starting Pitcher: Aaron Jenkins (2004 & ‘06/N.Iowa)
- Left-handed Starting Pitcher: Tim Lavery (1998-‘99/Illinois)
- Left-handed Starting Pitcher: Dan Jennings (2006-‘07/Nebraska)
- Closer: Steve Hecker (1999-2000/Illinois St.)
- Closer: Chad Epperson (2004 & ’06/Iowa Western CC & N. Iowa)
- Extra Infielder
- Extra Outfielder
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