EL1 Trenton Thunder

Thunder Give Community Service and Fan Favorite Awards

Published on August 31, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


(Trenton, NJ) - The Trenton Thunder, Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, announced today that C Joe Muich has been named the 2008 Samuel Plumeri, Sr. Community Service Award Winner and that IF Kevin Russo was named the Hamilton Jewelers Fan Favorite Award Winner. They were presented the awards in an on-field ceremony prior to the game against Connecticut on Sunday evening at Mercer County Waterfront Park.

Muich has been an active participant in the Thunder's Grand Slam We Care Foundation activities. He helped coach at Thunder youth clinics and camps and has been a regular volunteer for community outreach opportunities around the ballpark and greater Trenton community. On the field, Muich has appeared in 44 games for the Thunder and is batting .220.

"Joe has done all we asked of the players this year - he's made appearances in the community, coached at our youth clinics, caught first pitches before games and signed as many autographs as anyone," said Thunder Director of Public Relations Bill Cook.

Muich joins Brad Tweedlie (1999), Marty McLeary (2000), Josh Garrett (2001), Mike Griffin (2002), Brian Myrow (2003), Jason Grove (2004), Ben Julianel (2005), Jason Brown (2006) and Jason Jones (2007) as winners of the Sam Plumeri Sr. Community Service Award.

Trenton Thunder Fan Favorite award winner, Kevin Russo, is batting .312 in 69 games for the Thunder this season.

Previous winners of the Hamilton Jewelers Fan Favorite Award are: Joe Perona (1994), Lou Merloni (1995), Walt McKeel (1996), Rick Betti and Randy Brown (1997), Sal Urso (1998), David Eckstein (1999), Andy Hazlett (2000), Virgil Chevalier (2001), Jerry Salzano (2002), Aaron Rifkin (2003), Jason Grove (2004), Shelley Duncan (2005), Justin Christian (2006) and Scott Patterson (2007).

"Both Joe and Kevin have been integral parts of the team and the community," said Thunder Vice President of Marketing and 15 Year Thunder employee Eric Lipsman. "We are happy to have them as part of the Thunder family and it's been our privilege to have them as part of our organization. We are lucky to have partners like Hamilton Jewelers to share in this award."

The Samuel Plumeri Sr. Community Service Award winner is chosen by Thunder Management while the Hamilton Jewelers Fan Favorite winner is chosen by fan voting at the AAA Guest Services Center at Waterfront Park throughout the season.

The Thunder will conclude the 2008 regular season on Monday afternoon at 1:05 PM in Trenton. The 2008 Eastern League playoffs will begin in Trenton on Wednesday, September 3 at 6:05 PM.

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