Trevor Brown voted 2016 Barney Nugent Award Winner

Former River Cats catcher recognized for outstanding Spring Training

March 28, 2016

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Catcher Trevor Brown was elected the 2016 Barney Nugent Award winner in a vote by his teammates, coaches and training staff earlier this morning.

The Barney Nugent Award, formerly known as the Harry K. Jordan Award, is named in honor of the Giants' former athletic trainer who worked for the Club from 1993 to 2003. This award is given in recognition of the player in his first big league camp whose performance and dedication in Spring Training best exemplifies the San Francisco Giants spirit, much like Nugent did in his time with San Francisco.

Brown, 24, has batted .324 (11-for-34) with nine RBI in 17 spring contests. He's caught 66.0 defensive innings, the most of any Giants' catcher in camp this spring. Last season, Brown was a late September call-up providing the team depth at catcher. He made his Major League debut on September 19, 2015 and started 12 of the Giants' last 17 games behind the plate. Overall, he hit .231 (9-for-39) with five RBI in 13 games (12 starts) for San Francisco.

Brown was selected by the Giants in the 10th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of UCLA. He spent most of last season with triple-A Sacramento, batting .261 (74-for-283) with 27 RBI in 82 contests. In four minor league seasons, he owns a career average of .244 (272-for-1114) with seven home runs.

With the award, Brown joins current River Cats outfielder Darren Ford (2010) and new River Cats hitting coach Damon Minor (1998), among others.

Barney Nugent was a trainer for the San Francisco Giants from 1993 through 2003. Prior to his time as a Major League trainer, he spent 16 seasons working his way up through the minor leagues. Nugent earned a Master's Degree in Physical Education with an Athletic Training Specialization from Indiana State University. He passed away on February 22, 2014 after an arduous eight month battle with cancer and is survived by his wife of 33 years, Denise. Nugent is remembered as a good friend and was a Giant through the very end of his life.