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11/03/2008 3:00 PM ET
Sports Turf Managers of the Year
Alley, Phipps, Burgess, Hinojosa receiving awards at Baseball Winter Meetings
Minor League Baseball
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 Albuquerque's Jarad Alley was named Triple-A Sports Turf Managers of the Year. (Albuquerque Isotopes)
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jarad Alley (Triple-A), Brock Phipps (Double-A), Greg Burgess (Class A) and Israel
Hinojosa III (Short-Season/Rookie) have been named classification winners in the annual Sports Turf Managers of
the Year Awards, sponsored by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA). The classification honorees,
chosen from the league winners, will be honored at the Baseball Winter Meetings™ next month at the Las Vegas
Hilton.
Alley, who tends to Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, N.M., and Phipps, who oversees the playing surface at
Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo., were also their respective league's winner in 2007. Fluor Field at the West
End, the home of the Greenville Drive, is where Burgess plies his trade. Hinojosa III made Pioneer Park in
Greeneville, Tenn., the best field in the Appalachian League.
The STMA provides educational opportunities and support so that sports turf managers can provide the best
sports surfaces for all levels of play. Sports turf managers are experts on the field and partners of the game.
Opie Cheek is the Florida State League winner for the fifth straight year. Jake Tyler took home International
League honors for the third consecutive season. Eric Blanton (Eastern League) and Chris Ball (Carolina League)
are repeat winners from 2007. The league winners:
| League | Winner | Club |
| IL | Jake Tyler | Toledo |
| PCL | Jarad Alley | Albuquerque |
| MEX | Martin Vidal Miranda | Mexico City |
| EL | Eric Blanton | New Hampshire |
| SOU | Matt Taylor | Mississippi |
| TEX | Brock Phipps | Springfield |
| CAL | Lance Motch, Jr | San Jose |
| CAR | Chris Ball | Myrtle Beach |
| FSL | Opie Cheek | Clearwater |
| MWL | Eddie Warczak | Wisconsin |
| SAL | Greg Burgess | Greenville |
| NYPL | Dan Stricko | Mahoning Valley |
| NWL | Brennan Prestley | Spokane |
| APP | Israel Hinojosa III | Greeneville |
| PIO | Nephi Peterson | Orem |
| GCL | Chris Connell | GCL Yankees |
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.
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