Waterloo, Iowa – The Waterloo Bucks are inviting fans to The Other Place on Ridgeway Avenue on Monday, July 14 for Tip-A-Buck. Starting at 6:00 pm, Bucks players and coaches will act as waiters, serving customers drinks and dinner throughout the evening.
Each table will have a "tip" envelope, where all tips for the Bucks wait staff will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Fans will also have chances to win autographed baseballs, an autographed bat, and other Bucks items through a raffle.
Later in the week, the Bucks will hold their annual “Take the Shirt Off Their Backs for Jerry’s Kids” jersey auction game on Saturday, July 19. That night, as Waterloo hosts the Mankato MoonDogs at 7:05 pm, fans will have a chance to bid on and take home a Bucks player game jersey through a silent auction.
The MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education.
The Other Place – Ridgeway is located at 360 E. Ridgeway Avenue in Waterloo. Bucks players, coaches and front office staff will be available for autographs, photographs, and to answer questions. The general public is welcome to attend the event, which will provide a chance for fans to meet the Bucks.
The Bucks are currently in the midst of a two-game road trip at Willmar before returning home on Thursday for a four-game homestand. For more information, call the Bucks’ Ticket Line at (319) 232-5633. All 72 games may be heard on 1330 AM ESPN (KWLO). Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks during the season by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com.
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The Waterloo Bucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 21st season of summer collegiate baseball, 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 115 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (DET) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Allen Craig (STL) and Ben Zobrist (TB). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League YouTube channel. For more information, visit www.waterloobucks.com.