www.stma.org December 2015 | SportsTurf 45
STMA and Minor League Baseball (MiLB)
announced the winners of the Sports Turf
Manager of the Year program, a program
they have co-partnered on since 2000.
THE WINNERS ARE:
Short Season or Rookie: Spokane Indians,
Sports Turf Manager David Yearout
Class A: Ft. Wayne Tincaps, Sports Turf
Manager Keith Winter
Class AA: Springfield Cardinals, Sports
Turf Manager Brock Phipps
Class AAA: Syracuse Chiefs, Sports Turf
Manager John Stewart
At the conclusion of the season, each
of the 16 MiLB leagues vote on the top
sports turf manager from their league.
The league winners are invited to enter
the Sports Turf Manager of the Year pro-
gram, sponsored by STMA and MiLB. The
applicants submit their cultural practices,
staffing, events, game day routine and
equipment utilization, plus photos docu-
menting events on the field. In addition,
letters from the teams' general manager
and league presidents are included in the
submittals.
Me m b e r s o f t h e S T M A Aw a r d s
Committee independently score each
entry, and the results are compiled by
the STMA Headquarters. Awards are
presented to the winners in each classi-
fication during an awards luncheon, held
in Nashville on December 7, during the
Baseball Winter Meetings. Winners are
also recognized during the STMA Awards
Banquet on January 22, which will be in
San Diego at the conclusion of its 27th
Annual Conference and Exhibition. ■
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STMA announces its MiLB Sports
Turf Manager of the Year winners
Ft. Wayne TinCaps' Parkview Field
Northwest/Pioneer League All-Star Game at Spokane's Avista Stadium
