Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks General Manager Josh Buchholz was selected as the 2010 Northern League Executive of the Year. It marks the second time in three years that Buchholz received the honor. The award is voted on by the league’s managers, executives and media representatives.
Buchholz, who has been the General Manager of Fargo-Moorhead since October 10th, 2005, just helped lead the RedHawks to their second straight league title and fifth since 1998. He continues to exemplify the success of the franchise marking the third time a RedHawks executive received the honors. Buchholz was previously recognized in 2008 and Lee Schwartz first received the honor in 2003.
Behind the leadership of Buchholz, the RedHawks welcomed 183,145 fans through the gates of Newman Outdoor Field in 2010. It was the highest team attendance in over eight seasons and the second straight season with over 180,000 fans. On the field, the ‘Hawks posted the league’s best regular season record for the fourth time in the last six years, and eighth time in franchise history.
Buchholz, a native of Moorhead, MN, has been with the RedHawks for each of the organization’s 15 seasons and before being promoted to general manager had served the previous six years as the Director of Baseball Operations. He joined the club for the RedHawk's inaugural season in 1996 as the Clubhouse Manager and was promoted to Director of Media Relations following the 1997 season.
