Ryan Keur, general manager of the Burlington Royals, has been named the Appalachian League’s Executive of the Year for an unprecedented third consecutive season, the league announced.

Keur, who finished his third season as general manager and his sixth year overall with the team, is an Elon graduate.

“It is a testament of what he and his staff accomplished and it has much more meaning coming from his peers,” league president Lee Landers said. “This is an organization that has fun together and that was seen throughout the year.”

The Burlington team also received the league’s Promotional Organization of the Year distinction that goes to the club that demonstrates unique marketing ideas, in-game and on-field promotions and creative work within the community. The Royals also won the award in 2015.

“All these are full organization awards,” Keur said Tuesday night. “It’s the Burlington Royals at the end of the day.”

First-year assistant general manager Miranda Ervin and director of operations Mikie Morrison also factor into the awards, Keur said.

“She was excited because she was involved and she was the new (person) in the whole operation,” Keur said of Ervin.

Keur, 27, said regular enhancements at city-owned Burlington Athletic Stadium have continued a strong partnership between the team and the city.

The Royals had average announced attendance of 1,492 for 33 openings for a total of 49,227 (third-highest in the league). That’s the highest total for Burlington since the 1993 championship season of the Burlington Indians.

Total attendance increased by about 7 percent from 2015 despite one less opening (because of a postponement), charitable contributions exceeded $25,000, and community appearances numbered close to 100. The team reports that revenues were at an all-time high.

“We had a lot of fun at the ballpark,” Keur said. “It’s definitely a good thing to head into 2017.”

On the field, the Royals were the Appalachian League runners-up for the second time in five seasons. The 42-26 regular-season record marked the most wins in the 10-season affiliation with the parent Kansas City Royals.

The team’s promotions might have been highlighted by the Social Media Weekend when players and staff wore “emoji jerseys.”

According to the team, between-innings activities that in larger venues might have been on display on a jumbotron or video board — such as a “kiss cam” and “hidden ball scramble” — were executed in other manners with positive responses.

The league’s awards were voted on by general managers, umpires and the league office.

Awards will be presented at the league’s fall meetings. By winning the awards, Keur and the Royals will be nominees for Minor League Baseball honors that are presented at the winter meetings, which will be held in December in National Harbor, Md.

Other Appalachian League awards went to the Blair Hoke, general manager of the Pulaski Yankees (Female Executive of the Year), the Greeneville Astros (community service) and the Danville Braves (Patriot Award for commitment to military veterans).