By: Connor Wachtel
MANKATO, Minn. – For the second straight night, the Mankato MoonDogs suffered a rain out at the hands of Mother Nature.
As a result, the MoonDogs and Waterloo Bucks will now play a doubleheader Wednesday with a pair of seven-inning contests starting at 5:05 p.m. with a 30-minute gap scheduled between.
#MoonDogs fans, we have some unfortunate news, Mother Nature has officially suspended our date with @waterloobucks. However, we have good news, we'll have TWICE the fun tomorrow at ISG Field with an improvised 7-inning doubleheader starting at 5:05 p.m.#RainDogs | #MoonDogginIt pic.twitter.com/pA10xUKQGm
— Mankato MoonDogs (@MankatoMoonDogs) July 7, 2021
For any fans with a ticket to Tuesday’s contest, it can be redeemed for any MoonDogs home game throughout the remainder of the 2021 regular season.
The MoonDogs will play host to the Bucks Wednesday for a pair of seven-inning games before hitting the road for a two-game series in Waterloo, Thursday and Friday.
-DOGS-
The Mankato MoonDogs are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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, over 230 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.mankatomoondogs.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the MoonDogs as your favorite team.