Waterloo, Iowa – The Waterloo Bucks have announced that Riverfront Stadium will host three double header high school baseball games this summer. The games will coincide with an already busy Riverfront schedule consisting of Bucks games and high school tournaments.
On June 23, Anamosa H.S. and Waverly-Shell Rock H.S. will play a double header beginning at 5:30 pm. The next day, June 24, Dike-New Hartford H.S. will tangle with Union H.S. in a pair of games starting at 5:30 pm. On July 7, Gladbrook-Reinbeck H.S. will face Janesville H.S. in a double header starting at 5:30 pm.
Tickets will be available at the gate at $5 for adults and $4 for students. Ages five and under will be free.
The Bucks, the winningest team in all of summer-collegiate baseball over the past two years, will open the 2015 season on the road versus the Alexandria Blue Anchors on May 26, but return to Waterloo for their home opener versus the Mankato MoonDogs on May 28. Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks in the off-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 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. For more information, visit www.waterloobucks.com.