Waterloo, Iowa – The Waterloo Bucks have announced today’s youth baseball camp has been cancelled. The team has placed their field tarp on the infield and it will remain there throughout the afternoon due to impending rain in preparation of tonight’s game versus the Willmar Stingers.
The next Bucks baseball camp is slated for Saturday, August 2. The camp is open to children ages 17 and under and will begin at noon at renovated Riverfront Stadium. The cost to attend is $15 per person. Bucks players will run the camp. Individuals interested in attending the clinic may arrive at 11:45 am on the day of the camp with the entry fee and a baseball glove. Each participant must fill out a Player Information Sheet/Waiver, which will be available on the day of the camp. For more information, contact the Bucks office at (319) 232-0500.
Later that day, the Bucks will take on the Battle Creek Bombers at 7:05 pm at Riverfront Stadium.
Tonight’s Bucks game versus Willmar is still scheduled to start at 7:05 pm, despite any impending poor weather conditions. 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.