A University of Illinois product was inducted into the Waterloo Bucks (Northwoods League) Hall of Fame this year. You’ll have to go back a few years for this one but Tim Lavery who graduated from the U of I in 1999 was inducted in this year’s annual Bucks’ Hall of Fame banquet.
Lavery had some pretty impressive stats for the summer league Waterloo Bucks that still hold up even today.
From Summer Ball:
In the ’98 campaign, Lavery won nine games, started 12, and finished with a 1.87 ERA. For his efforts, the Naperville, Illinois native was named to that season’s NWL All-Star Team. Lavery’s nine wins in ’98 ties him for the second most in a single-season in Waterloo’s record books. In addition, Lavery owns the Bucks’ fifth best single-season ERA and is tied for 10th for games started in a season. His 10 career wins places him sixth in Waterloo team history…
Lavery was drafted by the Cubs after college ball and played professionally until 2002.
Congrats to Tim!