Mankato, MN – If you miss MoonDogs season like we do, there are a few more ways to make your way back to The Frank! This Thursday, August 27th there will be the second and last Movies in the Park event this summer at Franklin Rogers Park, presented by MRCI Worksource and Radio Mankato!
The MoonDogs continue to partner with Why Not! Events to bring you Movies in the Park, showing the movie, Monsters University! James P. Sullivan (Sulley) and Mike Wazowski return in the prequel to Monsters Inc. when they were in university, trying to succeed through the scare program! The movie will start at dusk around 8:00pm with lawn games available before the movie starts. There will be no outside food allowed; however concessions will be served at the ballpark, including popcorn for the classic movie viewing experience! We can't wait to see you at The Frank this Thursday for a unique summer wrap up event!
Upcoming up this fall, the MoonDogs will host a Wiffleball tournament on October 3rd and a flag football tournament in early November! Get your teams of 6 or more together, and details will follow in the near future.
Movies in the Park is brought to you by the Mankato MoonDogs in partnership with Why! Not Events, Radio Mankato, and the presenting sponsor, MRCI Worksource. Their mission of "Creating Innovative and Genuine Opportunities for People with Disabilities or Disadvantages to Support Their Community Participation" is reflective in their every day operations.
“The Mankato MoonDogs are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 22nd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2015, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 120 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (OAK). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website." – See more at: http://northwoodsleague.com/mankato-moondogs/2015/08/13/2015-moondogs-mlb-draft-update/#sthash.Mg65ZmTO.dpuf